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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 327, Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems

( 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 247 222 279 207 170 1125
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 62 65 62 78 58 325
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 43 29 39 36 33 180
(U.S.) OR OREGON 39 21 36 25 21 142
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 32 24 31 23 15 125
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 23 16 20 14 18 91
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 16 15 17 18 15 81
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 18 9 23 22 7 79
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 16 16 18 15 10 75
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 10 20 14 8 16 68
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 13 10 8 15 5 51
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 5 7 8 16 8 44
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 8 11 14 6 2 41
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 13 6 4 3 2 28
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 3 8 7 3 23
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 5 9 2 3 2 21
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 6 3 4 3 20
(U.S.) ME MAINE 3 4 3 1 6 17
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 2 1 5 2 13
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 5 1 1 2 12
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 4 4 3 0 1 12
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 2 3 4 0 2 11
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 2 2 3 2 1 10
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 5 0 2 3 0 10
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 5 2 2 0 0 9
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 3 3 1 0 8
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 1 5 0 1 7
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 2 2 2 0 7
(U.S.) OH OHIO 1 2 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 0 1 3 0 5
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 2 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 589 522 619 521 405 2656
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 286 235 253 253 232 1259
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 78 83 119 112 113 505
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 57 54 81 93 99 384
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 55 41 58 42 43 239
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 26 25 21 17 17 106
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 22 14 17 15 17 85
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 19 16 22 13 11 81
(Foreign) INX INDIA 9 9 16 16 16 66
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 12 14 14 12 12 64
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 6 7 8 13 12 46
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 7 6 14 7 7 41
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 5 1 4 9 13 32
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 5 5 8 10 3 31
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 5 5 6 2 5 23
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 5 2 8 3 5 23
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 4 4 5 5 4 22
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 3 6 1 4 3 17
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 3 3 3 2 1 12
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 2 2 6 11
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 4 2 1 1 10
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 1 1 4 2 10
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 2 1 3 0 7
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 2 0 4 1 7
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 2 3 0 5
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 1 0 2 1 4
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MAX MOROCCO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 614 542 669 651 627 3103
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1203 1064 1288 1172 1032 5759


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