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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 257, Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes)

( 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 648 587 536 448 415 2634
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 298 255 229 209 199 1190
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 169 132 201 152 199 853
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 138 120 103 111 86 558
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 90 74 117 96 87 464
(U.S.) OR OREGON 67 78 101 108 93 447
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 71 74 74 82 75 376
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 35 50 39 47 34 205
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 27 28 36 33 25 149
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 27 35 24 24 38 148
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 28 33 36 18 16 131
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 23 25 29 27 24 128
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 16 28 25 23 26 118
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 19 20 21 27 28 115
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 16 26 20 18 26 106
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 25 19 16 12 8 80
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 15 17 13 10 11 66
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 4 15 7 15 10 51
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 14 10 7 7 12 50
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 10 10 8 9 6 43
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 14 9 7 9 4 43
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 16 4 9 7 6 42
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 9 7 4 5 8 33
(U.S.) OH OHIO 5 4 9 3 3 24
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 6 7 5 3 23
(U.S.) UT UTAH 4 0 2 4 7 17
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 1 6 6 2 16
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 5 2 4 2 15
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 1 1 2 4 12
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 5 1 3 2 11
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 3 3 1 1 10
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 4 2 0 2 1 9
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 2 4 1 8
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 6 0 0 1 0 7
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 2 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 0 0 0 3 5
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 1 1 2 4
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 1 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 0 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 1819 1688 1699 1536 1472 8214
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 1798 1519 1575 1457 1323 7672
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 353 357 415 415 452 1992
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 246 259 345 413 437 1700
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 169 185 176 189 164 883
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 53 37 50 56 52 248
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 57 53 50 48 32 240
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 38 40 27 27 34 166
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 30 29 21 15 15 110
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 15 17 16 18 20 86
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 16 13 14 19 10 72
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 9 12 11 17 20 69
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 16 8 10 7 10 51
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 7 10 3 8 11 39
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 7 10 4 9 8 38
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 7 2 5 11 8 33
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 5 7 8 7 4 31
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 5 5 11 4 5 30
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 11 5 5 2 6 29
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 10 2 6 4 7 29
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 5 5 6 5 4 25
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 4 2 6 1 13
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 2 3 4 2 11
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 4 1 3 9
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 2 2 3 0 8
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 2 3 1 6
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) GEX GEORGIA (REPUBLIC OF) 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 2 0 1 3
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 2 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) LTX LITHUANIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 2859 2587 2779 2754 2637 13616
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 4678 4275 4478 4290 4109 21830


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