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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 307, Electrical Transmission or Interconnection 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 30 28 26 20 32 136
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 19 11 23 11 7 71
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 11 5 8 11 5 40
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 8 5 8 6 11 38
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 7 13 6 5 5 36
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 5 1 9 9 27
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 8 4 3 7 4 26
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 7 4 7 3 25
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 4 3 11 2 23
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 3 6 4 5 4 22
(U.S.) OH OHIO 3 0 4 6 9 22
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 6 6 3 2 4 21
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 5 2 2 6 5 20
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 3 4 4 5 3 19
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 6 5 4 2 2 19
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 4 2 3 4 4 17
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 5 3 4 2 3 17
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 2 5 4 3 17
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 3 2 3 3 4 15
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 5 1 1 5 0 12
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 4 1 2 3 1 11
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 1 0 1 4 8
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 0 3 1 2 7
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 3 1 1 1 7
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 1 0 1 1 6
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 1 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 2 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 157 127 132 147 135 698
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 63 52 65 71 56 307
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 46 42 46 42 52 228
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 5 6 8 17 9 45
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 14 7 6 9 7 43
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 5 11 6 4 7 33
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 9 6 4 4 6 29
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 5 2 4 5 5 21
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 1 3 6 5 18
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 5 2 3 3 2 15
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 3 3 1 1 1 9
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 1 1 1 2 7
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 2 2 0 3 7
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 2 1 1 0 5
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 0 3 3
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 0 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PAX PANAMA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 169 142 154 169 163 797
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 326 269 286 316 298 1495


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