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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 361, Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices

( 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 217 195 209 235 218 1074
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 124 84 86 94 104 492
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 55 48 57 71 62 293
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 28 35 39 47 36 185
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 24 23 27 34 51 159
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 35 25 28 30 30 148
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 34 24 25 28 26 137
(U.S.) OR OREGON 33 26 21 26 19 125
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 31 22 22 22 25 122
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 21 14 29 21 37 122
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 16 24 20 33 28 121
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 16 21 25 28 25 115
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 24 13 15 20 13 85
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 12 15 16 21 16 80
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 13 17 15 11 15 71
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 21 9 13 12 15 70
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 29 12 12 3 8 64
(U.S.) OH OHIO 11 6 11 17 17 62
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 11 3 13 16 14 57
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 12 9 14 14 6 55
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 15 7 12 9 6 49
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 14 6 10 7 9 46
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 5 9 2 6 10 32
(U.S.) IA IOWA 8 5 6 5 5 29
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 13 5 1 3 5 27
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 8 5 4 5 2 24
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 3 2 4 8 5 22
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 7 3 5 5 22
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 8 3 3 3 1 18
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 3 1 5 5 3 17
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 4 3 5 2 17
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 7 3 3 0 1 14
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 6 1 1 3 1 12
(U.S.) ME MAINE 2 3 3 3 1 12
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 5 0 3 3 12
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 2 1 3 2 9
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 2 3 2 8
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 1 1 2 0 6
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 1 1 2 0 6
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 0 2 1 0 5
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 878 698 766 865 833 4040
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 397 324 388 389 438 1936
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 265 211 255 292 315 1338
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 103 68 95 66 72 404
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 37 40 58 75 100 310
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 17 8 18 63 104 210
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 28 25 14 26 25 118
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 22 11 22 21 19 95
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 25 11 17 13 18 84
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 18 9 13 9 6 55
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 13 5 6 8 10 42
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 5 13 4 8 32
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 6 5 9 4 5 29
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 10 4 8 6 1 29
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 6 4 3 3 7 23
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 5 3 9 4 22
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 5 4 3 4 4 20
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 4 2 4 2 3 15
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 5 1 2 5 1 14
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 2 1 6 1 10
(Foreign) INX INDIA 2 1 0 2 5 10
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 4 2 2 1 10
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 1 2 3 2 9
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 0 2 4 1 9
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 1 2 0 3 7
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 3 4 7
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 2 1 2 5
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 2 0 2 4
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MOX CHINA, MACAU S.A.R. 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 977 754 950 1026 1166 4873
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1855 1452 1716 1891 1999 8913


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