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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 361, Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices

( 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 163 187 247 240 217 1054
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 134 157 132 118 124 665
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 62 73 64 73 55 327
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 32 32 43 41 31 179
(U.S.) OR OREGON 29 21 38 49 33 170
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 26 32 43 29 29 159
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 41 38 32 32 16 159
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 26 24 34 39 35 158
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 20 18 28 42 28 136
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 33 35 27 19 21 135
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 32 35 28 15 21 131
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 18 18 18 33 34 121
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 18 16 28 29 24 115
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 15 18 30 22 16 101
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 23 15 27 15 12 92
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 11 15 21 26 13 86
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 13 9 13 21 24 80
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 18 11 15 12 15 71
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 11 8 15 18 14 66
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 7 9 13 13 11 53
(U.S.) OH OHIO 6 10 16 7 11 50
(U.S.) IA IOWA 4 6 15 12 8 45
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 4 8 11 6 12 41
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 4 5 10 10 2 31
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 4 5 5 13 30
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 6 5 9 2 8 30
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 6 7 4 3 8 28
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 7 10 5 3 27
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 4 4 7 5 6 26
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 4 3 5 6 5 23
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 4 3 4 5 7 23
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 3 4 2 5 3 17
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 6 1 6 2 16
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 3 4 5 1 15
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 4 3 3 1 14
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 3 3 3 2 11
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 3 1 0 3 9
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 0 2 1 1 6
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 0 0 2 2 6
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 1 0 0 2 4
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 1 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 1 0 0 2 4
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 2 1 3
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 797 860 1010 981 878 4526
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 256 323 417 399 396 1791
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 83 147 218 211 265 924
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 86 94 85 105 103 473
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 36 52 31 42 38 199
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 36 29 29 25 25 144
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 17 12 32 24 22 107
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 18 18 24 15 28 103
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 15 19 14 8 10 66
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 8 7 10 15 13 53
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 10 9 8 8 18 53
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 20 7 17 44
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 6 5 9 6 6 32
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 4 5 8 6 24
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 3 4 5 2 4 18
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 4 3 3 5 16
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 4 0 7 2 15
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 3 1 4 5 13
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 3 2 3 4 1 13
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 3 1 6 1 12
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 0 4 4 0 10
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 2 2 3 0 8
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 1 0 1 2 5
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 1 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 1 0 2 3
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 2 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 589 749 925 910 977 4150
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1386 1609 1935 1891 1855 8676


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