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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 174, Electricity: Conductors and Insulators

( 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 63 59 63 44 49 278
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 31 28 25 43 29 156
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 16 32 18 28 28 122
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 23 17 25 23 21 109
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 20 22 25 25 17 109
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 21 17 19 18 18 93
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 15 21 9 9 16 70
(U.S.) OH OHIO 9 16 15 12 14 66
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 9 9 19 12 15 64
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 8 8 16 20 12 64
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 12 11 16 15 9 63
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 15 10 10 11 8 54
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 12 12 4 12 6 46
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 12 10 5 6 5 38
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 6 9 6 9 7 37
(U.S.) OR OREGON 13 8 6 7 3 37
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 8 6 6 7 9 36
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 10 9 6 7 33
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 10 4 5 9 32
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 5 10 8 3 3 29
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 6 5 3 4 8 26
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 5 9 7 1 2 24
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 3 3 6 8 22
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 7 3 5 1 4 20
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 5 2 6 3 2 18
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 3 4 3 2 2 14
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 5 5 0 1 13
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 1 4 2 3 13
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 4 1 2 3 2 12
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 4 1 1 3 2 11
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 0 1 5 3 11
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 4 2 4 1 11
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 2 4 2 1 10
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 3 3 1 1 8
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 3 2 0 1 7
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 2 1 0 1 6
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 2 2 1 0 6
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 1 3 1 6
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 1 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 4 0 0 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 1 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 0 0 3 4
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 2 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 356 383 372 358 335 1804
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 209 148 149 149 146 801
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 46 39 33 33 22 173
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 36 39 26 38 26 165
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 16 11 8 14 16 65
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 8 9 6 12 20 55
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 17 6 7 6 9 45
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 14 8 8 3 8 41
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 12 10 5 4 4 35
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 6 3 4 2 6 21
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 1 3 4 3 13
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 2 3 2 2 3 12
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 4 3 0 3 2 12
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 0 6 1 1 10
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 2 5 0 2 10
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 2 2 2 3 10
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 2 1 2 2 9
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 4 1 4 0 0 9
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 2 2 1 2 8
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 2 1 1 0 3 7
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 3 1 1 6
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 1 1 1 1 5
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 3 0 0 0 4
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 2 0 1 1 4
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 1 0 0 2 4
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 0 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 394 299 280 279 285 1537
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 750 682 652 637 620 3341


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