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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 200, Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers

( 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 19 15 16 14 17 81
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 16 14 10 12 16 68
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 14 9 4 5 7 39
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 8 7 4 9 5 33
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 7 9 7 6 3 32
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 6 4 9 5 5 29
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 4 8 7 8 1 28
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 2 1 5 3 11 22
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 2 5 2 4 5 18
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 3 1 5 3 15
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 2 2 2 5 13
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 4 2 4 2 1 13
(U.S.) OH OHIO 3 3 2 2 3 13
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 3 3 2 2 12
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 4 0 1 3 11
(U.S.) UT UTAH 7 1 1 1 0 10
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 0 5 2 1 9
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 4 0 2 3 9
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 1 2 2 1 8
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 0 3 0 5 0 8
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 3 1 0 2 7
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 1 1 1 2 2 7
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 0 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 0 0 1 2 5
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 2 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 2 1 0 2 5
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 0 0 0 2 4
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 0 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 119 114 90 100 106 529
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 69 89 63 90 68 379
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 49 36 36 50 73 244
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 20 46 32 38 47 183
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 21 18 16 20 28 103
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 9 13 19 14 35 90
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 6 6 6 11 10 39
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 1 5 8 7 13 34
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 6 5 9 2 7 29
(Foreign) INX INDIA 3 1 6 7 6 23
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 1 5 5 8 20
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 2 6 3 4 15
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 5 1 5 0 2 13
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 3 1 5 2 0 11
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 1 2 4 2 10
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 1 2 3 2 9
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 6 1 1 0 8
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 2 1 1 3 8
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 0 1 2 4
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 1 2 1 4
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 1 2 0 4
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 1 2 0 3
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 3 0 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) AIX ANGUILLA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MTX MALTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 205 236 229 268 317 1255
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 324 350 319 368 423 1784


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