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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)


Asia 10 Countries
Whole Counts

PARTS A1, A2
Granted: 01/01/1963 - 12/31/2008
A Patent Technology Monitoring Team Report


Parts of the Report

Description of the Report
Report Printing and Use of Spreadsheet Software

PART A1 -
Number of Patents Granted As Distributed By Year Of Patent Grant

PART A2 -
Number of Patents Granted As Distributed By Year Of Patent Application

CONTACT INFORMATION -

Asia 10 Countries
Whole Counts
PARTS A1, A2
Granted: 01/01/1963 - 12/31/2008
A Patent Technology Monitoring Team Report


Description of the Report

This report counts only documents of the following type(s):
utility patents (i.e., "patents for invention")
granted by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office during the period 01/01/1963 - 12/31/2008. These profiled documents hereafter will be referred to as "patents".


PATENTS INCLUDED IN THIS REPORT

This Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT) Report profiles patent activity for U.S. patents granted between 01/01/1963 and 12/31/2008. The source of the data used for this report is the TAF database maintained by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.


PARTS A1 AND A2 (IF INCLUDED)

Parts A1 and A2, if included, present tables which profile, by patent number, the activity of the specified patents. Annual totals may be provided for some years and a consolidated year total also may be provided. Part A1 presents data by year of patent grant ("Patents Granted As Distributed By Year of Patent Grant"). Part A2 redistributes patent grant data by year of patent application, i.e., the year in which each patent application was filed ("Patents Granted As Distributed By Year of Patent Application"). Patent data as shown in the "Pre YYYY" column (where "YYYY" is a four-digit year) correspond to activity in the specified period prior to "YYYY".

In Tables A1-a and A2-a, the totals are broken down by origin (patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor), either U.S. or foreign. Separate counts are displayed for many of the foreign countries receiving the most granted patents during the period. In Tables A1-b and A2-b, patent counts are displayed according to general category of ownership, e.g., corporate-owned, government-owned, or individual-owned.

Patent ownership information reflects ownership at the time of patent grant and does not include subsequent changes in ownership. If more than one assignee (owner entity) was declared at the time of grant, the patent is attributed to the first-named assignee. The U.S. and Foreign Corporations ownership categories count predominantly corporate patents; however, patents assigned to other organizations such as small businesses, nonprofit organizations, universities, etc. are also included in this category. While U.S. Government patent ownership includes only patents granted to the Federal Government, no such distinction is made for Foreign Government ownership patents.

Please note that U.S. origin patents may have foreign category ownership and that foreign origin patents may have U.S. category ownership. Therefore, the patents having U.S.category ownership (or foreign category ownership) do not necessarily correspond to the patents having U.S. origin (or foreign origin) and the sum of U.S. category ownership patents (or foreign category ownership patents) will not equal the sum of U.S. origin patents (or foreign origin patents).

Also, please note that patent documents in the TAF database are limited to utility patents granted no earlier than January 1963 and to other document types (i.e., design, plant, and reissue patents, statutory invention registrations, and defensive publications) granted no earlier than 1977.


Patent data, as shown in the "Pre YYYY" column (where "YYYY" is a four-digit year), correspond to activity in the specified period prior to "YYYY".


DATA DISTRIBUTION BY YEAR OF GRANT AND BY YEAR OF APPLICATION

Other Considerations

DATA FOR THOSE APPLICATIONS WHICH WERE FILED BUT NEVER ISSUED (ROUGHLY 34% OF TOTAL FILINGS) ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS REPORT.

Since the average time period between filing for a patent and the issuing of the patent (i.e., the patent's "pendency") is now about 32 months (for utility patents), the patent grant data, as distributed by year of application, are incomplete for the most recent years that are displayed in the report.* This is because a significant number of those applications which ultimately will become patents were still pending as of these most recent years that are displayed.

Patented application data are of significant value since the date an application was filed more accurately reflects when the technology was developed. Additionally, fluctuations in data based on application date are much more likely to reflect changes in technological activity since, for the most part, such fluctuations would be immune from changes in U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) processing such as occurred in years such as 1986 and 2005 when the USPTO issued fewer patents than would have normally been expected due to administrative reasons. Note that a patent's "pendency" can be quite variable from one patent to another, thereby affecting the date of patent grant. Such variation in pendency is determined by many factors, including PTO workload (which varies between technologies), budget and manpower levels, patent printing schedules, etc. Please note that other types of patent documents such as design patents, plant patents, reissue patents, statutory invention registrations,and defensive publications may have average pendency periods that differ somewhat from the pendency period for utility patents.

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* For example, in a report profiling utility patents granted through December 2008, patent grant data, as distributed by year of application are approximately 98% complete for utility patent applications filed in 2000, 93% complete for applications filed in 2001, 90% complete for applications filed in 2002, 78% complete for applications filed in 2003, 60% complete for applications filed in 2004, 37% complete for applications filed in 2005, and 17% complete for applications filed in 2006; data are essentially complete for applications filed prior to 2000.


Report Printing and the Use of Spreadsheet Software

This report can be printed from an Internet browser - for such printing, optimal results are usually obtained by printing in landscape orientation with minimal margins and a small text font. Microsoft Internet Explorer, version 7, works paticularly well for printing this report using its "Shrink to Fit" option in Print Preview mode.

Additionally, a user may import this report file into spreadsheet software such as Microsoft Excel to facilitate printing. Such spreadsheet software also may facilitate sorting and further manipulation of the data.


Asia 10 Countries
Whole Counts
PART A1, A2
Granted: 01/01/1963 - 12/31/2008
A Patent Technology Monitoring Team Report


Part A1
Tables A1-a and A1-b
NAICS 335. ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, APPLIANCE AND COMPONENTS

Number of Patents Granted as Distributed by Year of Patent Grant,
Breakout by Country of Origin (Table A1-a) and by Ownership Category (Table A1-b)

Table A1-a, Breakout by Country of Origin
of Patents Granted as Distributed by Year of Patent Grant.
Granted: 01/01/1963 - 12/31/2008
    1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 All Years
Total, U.S. And Foreign Origin   30 59 106 132 176 150 201 309 513 558 561 547 588 541 537 609 449 664 805 881 860 1227 1292 1301 1919 1805 2180 2131 2253 2431 2513 2496 2597 2738 3066 4231 4467 4923 5352 5811 5944 6321 5774 6927 6420 6477 101872
-- Subtotal -- U.S. Origin   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
-- Subtotal -- Foreign Origin   30 59 106 132 176 150 201 309 513 558 561 547 588 541 537 609 449 664 805 881 860 1227 1292 1301 1919 1805 2180 2131 2253 2431 2513 2496 2597 2738 3066 4231 4467 4923 5352 5811 5944 6321 5774 6927 6420 6477 101872
JAPAN   30 56 105 129 168 146 195 307 504 552 554 540 583 534 527 601 443 657 793 863 849 1199 1253 1257 1836 1704 2055 1959 2051 2178 2238 2186 2205 2306 2502 3254 3403 3676 3941 4377 4468 4581 4085 4625 4131 3992 80598
TAIWAN   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 8 5 4 2 4 9 7 17 24 28 48 62 72 113 121 149 162 166 216 228 262 406 468 768 887 848 839 977 892 1221 1184 1158 11359
KOREA, SOUTH   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 10 20 19 29 33 53 69 86 113 137 162 256 509 531 393 376 412 435 533 555 787 801 905 7241
CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF   0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 3 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 6 5 6 3 5 4 6 6 3 5 4 8 19 56 83 88 107 100 162 143 250 1087
CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R.   0 1 0 2 6 0 0 1 6 0 2 1 0 3 2 1 2 3 3 3 1 6 7 3 10 12 15 17 16 19 12 17 20 19 17 42 30 42 48 41 52 62 64 54 71 57 790
SINGAPORE   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 5 8 9 6 9 16 13 11 18 13 22 24 37 36 42 37 44 54 417
INDIA   0 2 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 2 3 3 2 6 9 9 6 12 20 17 24 39 176
MALAYSIA   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 1 1 1 0 5 2 5 6 7 11 12 9 10 12 18 18 123
PHILIPPINES   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 2 3 3 2 7 3 2 42
THAILAND   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 2 4 4 1 4 5 1 2 30
INDONESIA   0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9

Table A1-b, Breakout by Ownership Category
of Patents Granted as Distributed by Year of Patent Grant.
Granted: 01/01/1963 - 12/31/2008
    1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 All Years
U.S. CORPORATION   1 0 1 6 11 12 7 8 12 6 5 11 4 9 5 8 11 11 3 8 10 4 13 19 34 30 48 48 56 54 59 71 64 79 97 101 124 152 153 139 120 132 111 132 125 139 2253
U.S. GOVERNMENT   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
U.S. INDIVIDUAL   0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 22
FOREIGN CORPORATION   15 39 72 97 129 109 157 254 459 503 505 491 540 484 476 560 410 614 744 817 800 1141 1201 1204 1771 1649 2007 1911 2042 2199 2285 2251 2317 2442 2744 3807 4045 4413 4801 5270 5459 5794 5335 6411 5986 6096 92856
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT   0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 3 3 7 7 11 10 3 5 7 6 2 6 7 7 9 4 4 1 4 6 2 1 2 8 6 1 1 0 2 1 142
FOREIGN INDIVIDUAL   14 20 33 29 35 28 37 45 41 48 51 43 44 46 54 41 25 35 51 49 39 71 73 72 106 118 123 165 148 170 160 169 210 215 221 316 296 356 395 393 359 393 327 384 306 240 6594

Asia 10 Countries
Whole Counts
PART A1, A2
Granted: 01/01/1963 - 12/31/2008
A Patent Technology Monitoring Team Report


Part A2
Tables A2-a and A2-b
NAICS 335. ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, APPLIANCE AND COMPONENTS

Number of Patents Granted as Distributed by Year of Patent Application,
Breakout by Country of Origin (Table A2-a) and by Ownership Category (Table A2-b)

Table A2-a, Breakout by Country of Origin
of Patents Granted as Distributed by Year of Patent Application.
Granted: 01/01/1963 - 12/31/2008
    1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 All Years
Total, U.S. And Foreign Origin   372 108 124 171 204 292 419 500 523 444 595 597 545 568 684 695 785 962 982 1105 1094 1272 1473 1718 1771 2102 2321 2487 2617 2601 2701 3119 3315 4069 4727 4733 5344 6080 7013 7113 7069 6448 5341 3453 1152 64 101872
-- Subtotal -- U.S. Origin   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
-- Subtotal -- Foreign Origin   372 108 124 171 204 292 419 500 523 444 595 597 545 568 684 695 785 962 982 1105 1094 1272 1473 1718 1771 2102 2321 2487 2617 2601 2701 3119 3315 4069 4727 4733 5344 6080 7013 7113 7069 6448 5341 3453 1152 64 101872
JAPAN   363 104 120 163 203 287 413 496 517 437 592 590 535 554 677 688 775 940 967 1082 1065 1237 1412 1636 1659 1980 2132 2279 2312 2287 2342 2634 2742 3189 3684 3608 3879 4717 5228 5145 4874 4089 3322 1983 636 24 80598
TAIWAN   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 11 3 2 3 13 9 12 17 20 40 47 66 64 103 134 168 177 199 247 279 347 445 590 948 756 1016 993 1098 1178 1064 938 341 22 11359
KOREA, SOUTH   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 4 5 5 8 14 15 27 30 53 50 103 108 122 183 249 476 525 473 379 454 514 683 846 849 679 295 81 6 7241
CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF   0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 6 3 8 2 7 5 5 4 5 5 2 12 7 44 48 122 128 97 160 149 170 72 10 1087
CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R.   4 2 1 2 0 3 4 1 1 0 1 2 2 1 3 3 3 3 1 6 4 5 4 13 12 17 25 5 24 11 21 28 17 33 31 32 52 41 62 79 71 75 48 29 8 0 790
SINGAPORE   0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 8 4 12 7 19 14 14 18 14 17 33 45 52 41 44 30 21 8 2 417
INDIA   3 0 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 1 5 2 3 12 9 11 15 23 26 27 13 3 0 176
MALAYSIA   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 1 1 1 4 3 9 3 10 14 8 10 13 18 18 3 2 0 123
PHILIPPINES   0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 2 3 5 4 5 2 0 1 0 42
THAILAND   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 2 0 6 4 3 2 4 2 1 0 0 30
INDONESIA   2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9

Table A2-b, Breakout by Ownership Category
of Patents Granted as Distributed by Year of Patent Application.
Granted: 01/01/1963 - 12/31/2008
    1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 All Years
U.S. CORPORATION   12 8 5 8 9 7 9 6 4 4 9 7 8 5 15 12 5 5 9 6 8 21 23 30 35 39 57 50 62 71 78 89 94 115 146 139 155 139 134 140 138 149 98 73 15 2 2253
U.S. GOVERNMENT   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
U.S. INDIVIDUAL   0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 22
FOREIGN CORPORATION   257 80 81 140 168 251 368 440 476 405 544 547 477 512 630 633 727 896 907 1039 1027 1167 1357 1592 1629 1932 2103 2272 2377 2349 2413 2782 2975 3677 4258 4287 4811 5532 6445 6566 6504 5953 4965 3175 1069 61 92856
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT   0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 3 5 3 7 13 12 3 6 3 3 3 6 7 7 6 7 2 5 7 2 2 2 5 7 2 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 142
FOREIGN INDIVIDUAL   103 19 37 23 27 32 41 54 42 34 41 42 57 50 36 44 50 54 53 48 54 75 90 91 104 124 154 157 172 173 207 242 238 275 320 305 372 401 431 404 423 346 276 205 67 1 6594

Asia 10 Countries
Whole Counts
PARTS A1, A2
Granted: 01/01/1963 - 12/31/2008
A Patent Technology Monitoring Team Report


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