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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 200, Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers

( 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.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 19 6 12 12 15 64
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 12 9 12 14 16 63
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 11 12 14 13 11 61
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 17 7 8 10 15 57
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 15 8 11 3 5 42
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 0 3 1 32 37
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 7 2 2 8 11 30
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 7 2 6 6 4 25
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 1 2 7 6 9 25
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 4 3 6 5 6 24
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 13 4 3 3 1 24
(U.S.) OH OHIO 3 6 6 3 4 22
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 5 0 7 3 6 21
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 4 1 3 9 3 20
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 5 2 3 3 1 14
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 3 2 3 2 3 13
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 1 2 3 3 12
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 3 2 2 4 1 12
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 4 2 2 2 12
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 1 3 2 2 10
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 0 2 2 3 3 10
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 3 2 3 1 9
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 5 0 1 1 9
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 4 0 1 1 7
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 3 0 1 1 7
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 1 0 1 2 5
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 1 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 146 94 125 127 169 661
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 80 93 89 130 115 507
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 32 30 28 42 42 174
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 45 24 33 35 34 171
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 14 10 19 15 6 64
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 2 4 4 6 10 26
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 2 2 8 9 2 23
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 5 1 1 4 8 19
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 2 2 3 9 18
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 3 0 2 3 6 14
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 2 0 4 2 11
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 1 6 0 1 8
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 0 1 1 3 7
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 3 0 2 6
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 2 1 2 5
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 0 0 0 3 5
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 2 2 0 1 5
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 2 0 1 0 4
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 2 0 1 0 4
(Foreign) MTX MALTA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) VGX VIRGIN (BRITISH) ISLANDS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 196 181 200 258 249 1084
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 342 275 325 385 418 1745


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