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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 438, Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process

( 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 472 504 715 704 649 3044
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 271 349 441 383 379 1823
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 261 198 241 215 154 1069
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 202 210 256 181 138 987
(U.S.) OR OREGON 126 119 117 85 50 497
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 91 100 117 90 95 493
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 74 74 106 101 74 429
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 46 40 48 72 78 284
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 24 19 24 34 25 126
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 24 32 27 22 17 122
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 44 28 21 20 9 122
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 23 23 23 27 21 117
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 18 24 24 24 18 108
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 17 19 15 18 24 93
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 14 17 22 14 19 86
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 13 12 13 11 21 70
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 15 10 11 18 15 69
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 11 11 18 17 8 65
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 7 13 10 15 13 58
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 9 7 17 13 9 55
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 9 7 11 9 10 46
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 6 14 13 10 44
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 4 9 15 7 8 43
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 5 12 9 11 40
(U.S.) OH OHIO 6 4 6 10 6 32
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 2 9 7 4 26
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 4 7 6 1 4 22
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 5 0 2 5 9 21
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 7 4 3 3 21
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 3 8 4 3 20
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 2 2 6 5 16
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 3 4 0 2 2 11
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 3 0 1 2 7
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 5 0 0 0 1 6
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 3 2 0 1 0 6
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 2 2 1 5
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 2 0 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 2 0 2 5
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 2 1 3
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 1 2 3
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 1821 1873 2361 2151 1905 10111
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 1044 1148 1500 1515 1231 6438
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 756 935 1051 937 733 4412
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 441 425 482 519 530 2397
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 169 160 235 219 244 1027
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 58 59 117 132 135 501
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 54 87 105 116 117 479
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 19 34 53 60 70 236
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 25 31 32 46 35 169
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 26 31 31 28 19 135
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 19 20 21 28 20 108
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 14 13 22 18 24 91
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 11 10 17 23 17 78
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 11 12 13 18 14 68
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 9 9 10 11 9 48
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 6 13 8 10 4 41
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 5 9 13 10 3 40
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 6 7 12 5 9 39
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 8 3 7 7 11 36
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 8 6 9 5 31
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 7 4 9 5 28
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 3 4 3 6 5 21
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 4 1 2 4 4 15
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 3 5 2 0 12
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 4 3 1 8
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 1 5 1 7
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 1 1 0 2 4
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 0 0 2 1 0 3
(Foreign) JEX JERSEY 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 2 1 3
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 2 1 0 3
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) KYX CAYMAN ISLANDS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 2698 3033 3763 3746 3255 16495
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 4519 4906 6124 5897 5160 26606


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