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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 174, Electricity: Conductors and Insulators

( 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 49 40 40 42 47 218
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 29 22 29 22 18 120
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 21 31 30 15 16 113
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 28 25 20 19 17 109
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 17 23 12 8 12 72
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 15 14 14 10 17 70
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 16 14 8 12 18 68
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 12 18 13 9 11 63
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 9 13 13 14 13 62
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 18 11 11 10 11 61
(U.S.) OH OHIO 14 14 13 10 6 57
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 5 13 16 11 11 56
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 9 6 12 9 12 48
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 6 8 7 12 14 47
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 8 11 9 8 6 42
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 7 6 4 11 8 36
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 9 6 5 9 5 34
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 8 8 10 0 7 33
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 7 4 4 4 5 24
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 5 6 6 2 22
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 8 3 2 3 3 19
(U.S.) OR OREGON 4 3 4 6 2 19
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 4 3 3 4 4 18
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 4 4 5 2 17
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 3 6 3 2 1 15
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 2 2 4 5 15
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 3 4 2 1 12
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 3 0 0 6 11
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 0 2 3 1 9
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 2 1 1 3 8
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 0 3 4 8
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 1 1 4 7
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 2 0 2 2 7
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 1 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 0 1 2 1 5
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 3 1 0 1 0 5
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 1 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 2 0 2 4
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 0 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 336 328 309 283 306 1562
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 146 138 169 216 331 1000
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 28 33 42 66 94 263
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 22 39 44 32 42 179
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 20 12 14 41 48 135
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 16 7 18 13 8 62
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 3 8 10 21 20 62
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 9 11 16 7 10 53
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 6 5 4 13 11 39
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 8 9 8 9 3 37
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 4 4 7 6 7 28
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 3 4 5 6 3 21
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 3 3 4 1 4 15
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 2 6 2 1 11
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 5 1 2 1 10
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 2 1 1 4 10
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 1 3 2 0 8
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 2 2 0 1 7
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 2 1 1 3 7
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 1 0 2 1 5
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 1 0 1 1 5
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 1 1 0 1 5
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 2 0 2 5
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 0 1 3 5
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 1 1 2 4
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 3 0 0 0 1 4
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 1 0 2 3
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) GEX GEORGIA (REPUBLIC OF) 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) IMX ISLE OF MAN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 287 292 362 448 605 1994
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 623 620 671 731 911 3556


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