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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 361, Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices

( 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 218 223 271 231 242 1185
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 105 102 105 85 68 465
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 62 68 76 74 77 357
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 51 47 40 43 37 218
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 37 40 38 36 41 192
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 25 40 30 38 34 167
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 30 43 32 35 23 163
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 36 32 32 25 31 156
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 25 27 23 36 23 134
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 28 30 16 26 16 116
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 16 17 19 33 23 108
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 26 26 18 20 17 107
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 13 11 18 29 21 92
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 15 15 15 17 24 86
(U.S.) OH OHIO 17 13 19 17 13 79
(U.S.) OR OREGON 19 16 17 10 13 75
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 14 14 11 12 13 64
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 6 11 7 17 23 64
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 15 7 15 13 13 63
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 9 12 13 15 12 61
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 6 12 11 11 17 57
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 5 10 12 5 13 45
(U.S.) IA IOWA 5 3 10 10 12 40
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 5 4 9 6 7 31
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 5 6 9 8 1 29
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 10 4 5 6 3 28
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 8 2 4 5 7 26
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 3 1 6 5 8 23
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 4 5 7 4 22
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 6 6 4 4 22
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 1 4 4 9 20
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 2 5 5 5 20
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 4 7 3 4 19
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 5 1 5 2 16
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 2 3 7 13
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 4 1 1 2 9
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 2 1 3 2 8
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 2 1 2 0 6
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 4 2 6
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 2 0 0 0 2 4
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 1 0 2 4
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 1 2 4
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 2 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 835 871 921 913 881 4421
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 438 420 604 618 592 2672
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 315 348 362 409 441 1875
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 104 128 171 203 229 835
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 100 114 116 122 144 596
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 72 71 109 119 107 478
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 19 35 37 44 37 172
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 18 24 41 41 33 157
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 25 18 17 8 25 93
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 10 12 8 13 10 53
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 6 11 8 12 16 53
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 8 5 12 11 10 46
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 7 3 6 9 15 40
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 11 5 9 14 40
(Foreign) INX INDIA 5 3 12 8 9 37
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 5 3 10 5 13 36
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 4 4 6 0 14 28
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 4 8 4 7 24
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 4 4 4 3 8 23
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 5 3 5 3 18
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 2 3 1 8 3 17
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 5 3 3 3 15
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 3 3 3 5 15
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 3 4 5 0 14
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 3 2 4 4 14
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 4 3 2 3 0 12
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 3 0 5 1 1 10
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 1 3 5 10
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 2 3 1 3 9
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 3 0 3 0 7
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 3 0 1 1 1 6
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 3 1 1 6
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 1 0 2 3
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 1 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 1 0 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 1166 1250 1571 1682 1758 7427
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 2001 2121 2492 2595 2639 11848


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