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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes
Breakout By Geographic Origin (State and Country)

Count of 2008 - 2012 Utility Patent Grants,
As Distributed By Calendar Year of Grant
With Patent Counts Based on Primary Patent Classification

- Explanation of Data -

Rank Ordered Listing of U.S. States and Countries
From Which 1 or More Utility Patents Originated During the Period
Having Primary Classification In

Class 335, Electricity: Magnetically Operated Switches, Magnets, and Electromagnets

( technology class is determined by the primary classification assigned to a patent- see 'Explanation of Data' )
( patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor )

The following table displays U.S. states and countries and counts of utility patents originating from them; patents are distributed by year of patent grant.
(U.S. or Foreign) Code State-Territory or Country 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 12 15 8 12 29 76
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 41 11 10 62
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 10 17 10 3 3 43
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 13 8 8 3 8 40
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 3 6 3 6 21
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 6 2 4 3 5 20
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 1 2 4 6 1 14
(U.S.) OH OHIO 2 2 2 1 7 14
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 3 1 2 0 7 13
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 4 2 2 4 13
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 2 4 3 2 13
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 1 1 5 3 2 12
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 2 2 1 0 5 10
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 1 0 4 4 10
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 2 1 1 2 3 9
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 0 3 3 2 8
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 2 0 2 3 7
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 0 3 1 2 1 7
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 2 1 2 1 6
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 1 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 1 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 3 0 2 0 0 5
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 2 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 1 1 0 2 4
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 1 3 0 0 4
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 0 1 0 3 4
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 68 76 114 70 115 443
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 24 49 41 45 73 232
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 14 23 29 28 38 132
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 2 6 9 11 13 41
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 6 5 9 8 4 32
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 2 4 4 7 11 28
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 5 6 2 3 8 24
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 5 6 4 2 3 20
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 3 2 2 2 4 13
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 3 1 4 3 12
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 0 3 2 5 11
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 3 2 1 1 8
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 1 6 1 8
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 1 2 1 2 6
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 2 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 1 2 0 3
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 0 0 0 3 3
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) VNX VIET NAM 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 67 112 116 122 174 591
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 135 188 230 192 289 1034


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