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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes
Breakout By Geographic Origin (State and Country)

Count of 2004 - 2008 Utility Patent Grants,
As Distributed 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 324, Electricity: Measuring and Testing

( technology class is determined by the primary classification assigned to a 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 either by year of patent grant or by year of patent application.
(U.S. or Foreign) Code State-Territory or Country 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 224 220 268 203 205 1120
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 105 109 88 75 119 496
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 52 65 63 48 65 293
(U.S.) OR OREGON 46 31 39 64 56 236
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 47 41 41 33 51 213
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 46 39 44 50 24 203
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 38 40 46 29 21 174
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 46 22 41 32 23 164
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 37 29 36 21 25 148
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 25 26 29 30 25 135
(U.S.) OH OHIO 30 28 27 31 15 131
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 27 24 29 30 20 130
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 39 24 25 22 11 121
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 22 28 36 16 11 113
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 18 17 25 27 21 108
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 14 18 20 28 14 94
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 12 15 17 19 13 76
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 13 15 9 14 16 67
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 16 9 18 14 10 67
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 20 13 11 8 10 62
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 9 8 20 14 8 59
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 10 16 5 16 5 52
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 14 9 16 8 5 52
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 7 10 12 15 8 52
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 9 5 10 6 8 38
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 13 11 4 4 2 34
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 6 5 9 4 9 33
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 4 4 4 5 4 21
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 1 6 8 4 20
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 4 3 7 2 19
(U.S.) IA IOWA 4 4 4 3 2 17
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 4 4 3 4 1 16
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 4 3 0 1 4 12
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 2 2 1 3 10
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 2 6 1 0 9
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 4 1 1 1 8
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 4 2 0 7
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 4 0 1 1 0 6
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 2 0 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 1 0 2 3
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 978 910 1029 897 823 4637
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 339 303 399 378 336 1755
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 208 184 193 176 183 944
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 49 52 59 42 57 259
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 34 39 44 63 69 249
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 38 42 41 35 24 180
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 28 33 36 24 40 161
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 34 24 27 27 24 136
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 17 13 17 27 18 92
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 17 10 16 13 16 72
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 13 7 12 16 13 61
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 9 14 7 16 10 56
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 2 2 12 14 22 52
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 8 10 9 14 4 45
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 13 4 8 8 9 42
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 6 3 8 9 9 35
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 4 11 9 8 3 35
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 6 6 2 8 4 26
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 3 6 4 6 4 23
(Foreign) INX INDIA 4 3 3 4 8 22
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 3 3 5 5 2 18
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 3 4 3 3 5 18
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 5 2 3 1 4 15
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 6 2 2 4 1 15
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 2 2 3 4 1 12
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 5 2 1 1 10
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 0 0 1 3 6
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 1 0 1 1 4
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 2 1 1 4
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 1 0 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) TTX TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 857 788 932 917 875 4369
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1835 1698 1961 1814 1698 9006


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