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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 307, Electrical Transmission or Interconnection 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 22 42 54 75 71 264
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 13 18 22 16 24 93
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 10 14 10 17 16 67
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 11 5 18 15 17 66
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 5 15 12 17 17 66
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 11 8 16 18 13 66
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 3 13 19 16 11 62
(U.S.) OH OHIO 4 9 3 17 11 44
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 5 11 10 12 41
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 15 16 5 3 41
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 4 7 13 11 37
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 10 6 5 8 7 36
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 6 9 10 5 34
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 4 6 11 5 6 32
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 4 6 6 7 4 27
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 0 4 7 5 9 25
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 3 2 6 9 4 24
(U.S.) OR OREGON 5 5 4 5 4 23
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 3 1 5 11 22
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 4 4 5 5 21
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 4 4 2 4 15
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 5 2 2 4 2 15
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 1 2 2 4 12
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 2 1 2 4 10
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 0 2 1 5 10
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 0 1 1 3 7
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 2 1 1 3 7
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 2 2 2 7
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 1 1 2 3 7
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 2 2 2 6
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 3 0 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 1 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 4 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 2 0 2 4
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 141 210 267 303 303 1224
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 75 89 99 125 107 495
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 19 34 43 51 54 201
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 13 27 32 41 43 156
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 11 14 16 13 16 70
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 7 7 19 18 16 67
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 7 9 17 16 16 65
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 8 7 19 15 15 64
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 3 2 12 19 9 45
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 6 1 3 8 4 22
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 6 3 2 6 3 20
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 5 0 6 5 2 18
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 2 1 5 9 17
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 1 2 5 6 16
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 5 3 3 3 16
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 3 0 3 7 13
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 2 4 2 4 13
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 3 1 4 2 12
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 1 2 2 6 12
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 0 5 3 9
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 2 2 1 1 1 7
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 2 0 2 1 6
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 3 1 0 1 0 5
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 2 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 2 0 1 3
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 175 220 286 356 331 1368
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 316 430 553 659 634 2592


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