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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 363, Electric Power Conversion Systems

( 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 37 56 61 41 48 243
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 49 36 23 10 11 129
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 12 14 16 5 8 55
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 10 11 12 14 5 52
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 11 9 13 7 5 45
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 10 7 7 5 8 37
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 7 8 12 6 3 36
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 9 8 5 1 2 25
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 7 2 2 9 4 24
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 4 5 3 6 3 21
(U.S.) OH OHIO 7 5 5 1 3 21
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 8 1 2 4 3 18
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 1 6 5 4 1 17
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 6 6 4 0 1 17
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 4 4 2 4 17
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 2 4 8 1 16
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 5 4 2 4 0 15
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 4 1 3 3 13
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 5 1 2 2 12
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 1 3 3 5 0 12
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 1 1 2 3 4 11
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 2 3 1 0 9
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 5 0 1 0 0 6
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 1 0 2 1 5
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 0 0 3 4
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 2 0 1 3
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 1 2 0 3
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 209 208 199 147 127 890
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 109 131 131 113 77 561
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 29 40 29 20 28 146
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 13 14 21 25 21 94
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 15 18 11 6 7 57
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 10 16 11 2 6 45
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 8 9 10 8 9 44
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 12 5 13 5 2 37
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 11 7 9 3 3 33
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 7 8 7 6 1 29
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 5 5 8 2 3 23
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 4 4 5 2 4 19
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 6 4 1 4 3 18
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 6 2 7 1 1 17
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 1 0 7 1 4 13
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 3 3 2 2 1 11
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 3 2 1 1 2 9
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 1 2 3 1 9
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 3 0 2 1 1 7
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 1 1 2 2 6
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 1 1 1 1 5
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 2 1 1 0 5
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 249 279 285 210 180 1203
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 458 487 484 357 307 2093


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