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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 327, Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems

( 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 171 174 199 189 186 919
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 58 53 74 47 44 276
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 33 27 31 31 34 156
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 18 20 22 18 14 92
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 15 20 15 16 15 81
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 10 19 15 18 17 79
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 15 16 16 17 15 79
(U.S.) OR OREGON 21 13 18 13 13 78
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 16 21 20 8 6 71
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 7 9 7 11 17 51
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 5 15 7 9 7 43
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 8 13 5 6 4 36
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 5 6 3 7 23
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 2 5 5 4 5 21
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 6 5 2 5 21
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 2 4 5 5 4 20
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 1 3 3 5 6 18
(U.S.) ME MAINE 6 1 4 1 5 17
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 3 2 2 7 17
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 2 3 3 1 11
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 2 1 3 3 11
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 2 2 2 2 1 9
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 0 2 1 2 6
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 0 2 1 4
(U.S.) OH OHIO 0 2 0 0 2 4
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 3 1 0 4
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 0 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 1 0 2 1 4
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 1 0 2 3
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 1 2 3
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 1 2 3
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 406 438 475 424 431 2174
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 233 274 347 320 261 1435
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 113 170 227 211 134 855
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 99 123 173 102 126 623
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 43 46 52 47 45 233
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 13 21 23 31 43 131
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 17 21 35 20 31 124
(Foreign) INX INDIA 16 14 22 25 32 109
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 17 21 18 18 16 90
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 12 14 23 23 17 89
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 12 13 11 12 15 63
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 7 10 15 13 15 60
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 11 16 16 8 9 60
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 4 11 16 13 6 50
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 3 8 12 13 6 42
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 5 5 11 7 4 32
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 3 6 4 8 6 27
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 5 2 3 7 3 20
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 6 1 3 1 6 17
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 2 3 5 3 14
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 3 3 1 4 11
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 0 4 1 5 11
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 2 4 3 0 10
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 1 4 2 1 9
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 3 1 1 1 7
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 2 1 1 1 5
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 1 0 2 0 5
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 2 1 0 4
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 0 2 2 4
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) MAX MOROCCO 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 628 797 1034 903 795 4157
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1034 1235 1509 1327 1226 6331


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