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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Office of Electronic Information Products
Patent Technology Monitoring Division (PTMD)

Patenting In Technology Classes
Breakout By Geographic Origin (State and Country)

Count of 2000 - 2004 Utility Patent Grants,
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 257, Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes)

( technology class is determined by the primary classification assigned to the 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 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 351 398 473 607 650 2479
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 184 201 212 259 299 1155
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 82 137 156 193 169 737
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 182 140 121 121 138 702
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 59 42 65 94 90 350
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 43 43 74 78 71 309
(U.S.) OR OREGON 21 27 33 49 67 197
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 19 34 30 30 27 140
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 18 27 28 37 29 139
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 17 24 23 31 25 120
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 18 17 21 25 35 116
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 16 24 23 22 23 108
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 8 16 15 32 27 98
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 11 8 13 20 19 71
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 8 16 17 8 16 65
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 4 7 15 21 16 63
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 6 12 16 13 14 61
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 3 9 10 20 15 57
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 7 8 11 6 16 48
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 7 5 6 11 14 43
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 5 6 5 9 10 35
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 7 9 4 9 4 33
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 4 3 6 4 9 26
(U.S.) OH OHIO 2 5 0 4 5 16
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 3 4 0 1 4 12
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 3 0 2 4 12
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 3 1 6 10
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 2 1 3 4 10
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 1 1 1 2 5
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 1 0 2 0 5
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 3 2 5
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 1 2 0 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 1093 1232 1388 1724 1823 7260
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 1052 1103 1366 1575 1802 6898
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 190 225 282 303 353 1353
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 140 147 206 244 247 984
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 77 91 111 149 170 598
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 27 27 34 47 58 193
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 33 33 32 42 31 171
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 25 17 34 36 38 150
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 8 15 28 34 53 138
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 12 21 27 32 16 108
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 16 17 15 12 10 70
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 6 6 7 14 15 48
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 8 7 12 9 5 41
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 5 3 14 16 39
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 10 8 12 7 39
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 4 1 0 9 7 21
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 2 6 11 20
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 5 3 9 18
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 5 6 5 2 0 18
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 1 0 5 7 13
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 1 7 5 13
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 1 4 5 10
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 3 0 3 0 7
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 2 1 1 4
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 1 0 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) JOX JORDAN 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 1611 1741 2185 2567 2867 10971
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 2704 2973 3573 4291 4690 18231


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