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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 327, Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and 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 228 267 280 266 248 1289
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 86 92 84 92 62 416
(U.S.) OR OREGON 28 42 53 51 39 213
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 10 29 42 38 32 151
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 30 35 23 20 23 131
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 19 17 19 23 43 121
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 14 21 26 24 16 101
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 18 16 23 19 16 92
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 20 19 25 13 10 87
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 22 21 12 14 13 82
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 22 23 19 9 5 78
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 12 24 9 18 13 76
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 10 14 8 13 18 63
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 7 9 10 9 5 40
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 4 11 13 8 38
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 9 9 6 6 2 32
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 4 11 4 3 26
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 6 8 6 4 2 26
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 4 6 6 0 2 18
(U.S.) ME MAINE 3 5 3 3 3 17
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 4 0 3 4 5 16
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 2 7 5 1 16
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 2 6 0 4 15
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 4 0 2 4 3 13
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 3 2 1 1 5 12
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 2 1 0 4 9
(U.S.) OH OHIO 2 0 3 1 1 7
(U.S.) IA IOWA 3 0 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 1 2 1 1 6
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 1 3 0 0 5
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 580 678 709 661 590 3218
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 328 367 383 277 285 1640
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 91 101 70 62 78 402
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 53 53 69 57 55 287
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 22 32 44 35 57 190
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 39 35 37 30 22 163
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 28 31 31 26 26 142
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 21 34 29 27 19 130
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 14 12 23 11 12 72
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 5 11 12 13 6 47
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 6 4 6 10 5 31
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 14 6 2 5 30
(Foreign) INX INDIA 2 3 4 10 9 28
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 3 7 3 5 5 23
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 10 2 2 2 4 20
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 3 2 2 5 7 19
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 1 3 5 3 5 17
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 5 1 6 3 16
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 7 2 1 3 14
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 5 3 0 8
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 2 0 2 2 7
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 1 0 2 2 6
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 2 2 0 0 5
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 3 0 1 4
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 0 2 1 3
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) CSX CZECHOSLOVAKIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 636 728 742 593 613 3312
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1216 1406 1451 1254 1203 6530


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