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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 200, Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers

( 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 16 16 24 14 19 89
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 15 8 15 10 16 64
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 11 11 17 9 14 62
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 32 14 10 2 2 60
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 15 12 9 8 4 48
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 6 12 9 15 6 48
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 10 6 8 5 8 37
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 9 5 5 4 0 23
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 6 3 6 4 2 21
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 4 7 2 1 18
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 3 6 2 3 1 15
(U.S.) OH OHIO 4 4 0 4 3 15
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 3 3 0 7 14
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 1 3 4 3 14
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 4 4 1 2 14
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 2 2 2 3 2 11
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 1 3 1 3 10
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 3 0 3 0 4 10
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 1 1 0 7 10
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 5 2 0 0 1 8
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 2 1 2 1 8
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 3 1 1 0 7
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 0 1 1 3 7
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 1 1 1 2 6
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 0 3 2 6
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 1 1 1 2 6
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 1 1 0 2 5
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 2 1 1 5
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 2 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 2 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 2 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 2 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 2 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 0 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 169 135 149 102 119 674
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 115 93 112 103 69 492
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 42 38 44 54 49 227
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 34 41 37 19 20 151
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 10 5 18 15 21 69
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 6 5 7 10 6 34
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 9 8 2 3 5 27
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 6 1 9 7 1 24
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 2 3 5 3 9 22
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 8 8 3 1 22
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 2 4 7 2 6 21
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 8 3 2 1 1 15
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 0 4 1 3 10
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 3 2 1 2 0 8
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 3 2 1 6
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 4 1 0 1 6
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 1 0 1 3 6
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 2 0 0 3 5
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 1 3 0 4
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 0 0 0 1 4
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 1 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 1 2 0 4
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) MTX MALTA 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 2 1 3
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 0 2 1 3
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) VGX BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 249 224 265 239 205 1182
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 418 359 414 341 324 1856


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