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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 324, Electricity: Measuring and Testing

( 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 205 203 239 210 185 1042
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 118 93 131 84 100 526
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 65 51 59 49 61 285
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 51 43 31 35 40 200
(U.S.) OR OREGON 56 46 36 27 13 178
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 25 25 28 38 26 142
(U.S.) OH OHIO 15 21 27 23 33 119
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 25 17 33 22 13 110
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 20 27 23 21 18 109
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 20 28 16 26 17 107
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 11 26 18 17 31 103
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 23 25 20 17 15 100
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 21 16 14 10 15 76
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 12 16 12 13 15 68
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 16 10 13 14 12 65
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 11 15 19 12 8 65
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 14 6 6 15 17 58
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 24 15 7 11 1 58
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 9 11 11 12 13 56
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 8 8 12 19 9 56
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 10 11 10 8 12 51
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 14 4 15 14 49
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 8 7 6 16 7 44
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 8 10 8 10 5 41
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 5 6 10 10 9 40
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 5 9 8 9 1 32
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 10 10 6 4 2 32
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 4 5 5 6 7 27
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 4 6 10 1 5 26
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 5 2 4 3 16
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 3 4 3 3 14
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 3 2 3 1 3 12
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 2 3 2 2 11
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 2 2 2 2 8
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 4 2 0 7
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 4 1 1 0 0 6
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 0 2 4 6
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 0 2 2 5
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 2 0 0 2 5
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 2 1 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 2 0 1 3
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 3 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 820 805 845 774 727 3971
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 335 386 441 322 329 1813
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 182 173 202 189 210 956
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 57 47 113 68 87 372
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 68 74 78 66 62 348
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 40 29 34 33 62 198
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 23 30 38 42 52 185
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 23 30 41 38 47 179
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 24 37 32 22 37 152
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 18 19 17 15 20 89
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 16 21 15 12 17 81
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 9 11 17 25 17 79
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 10 11 17 20 7 65
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 13 14 7 16 11 61
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 5 17 11 7 43
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 4 8 9 13 8 42
(Foreign) INX INDIA 8 2 7 9 14 40
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 9 7 6 7 1 30
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 4 2 4 11 3 24
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 3 4 5 8 22
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 5 2 2 7 5 21
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 4 1 6 6 4 21
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 4 4 2 2 4 16
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 3 3 2 3 3 14
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 5 2 3 2 13
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 3 5 4 13
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 1 2 2 2 8
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 2 1 2 6
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 0 0 6 6
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 1 3 4
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 2 1 0 4
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 1 0 2 1 0 4
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 2 1 0 3
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MTX MALTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) OMX OMAN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 872 929 1135 960 1041 4937
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1692 1734 1980 1734 1768 8908


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