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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 439, Electrical Connectors

( 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 171 170 165 127 165 798
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 127 90 119 106 128 570
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 56 77 63 62 74 332
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 44 55 59 63 51 272
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 41 30 68 52 78 269
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 38 34 39 43 42 196
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 32 38 40 39 39 188
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 20 20 32 27 39 138
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 28 25 28 19 28 128
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 22 23 32 26 22 125
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 21 20 22 15 34 112
(U.S.) OH OHIO 21 17 20 28 22 108
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 35 10 17 15 20 97
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 14 16 20 28 15 93
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 18 27 16 19 10 90
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 28 15 14 12 10 79
(U.S.) OR OREGON 21 11 13 8 9 62
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 13 9 13 7 14 56
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 13 10 8 11 13 55
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 15 13 12 11 4 55
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 18 4 10 8 7 47
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 8 8 10 10 10 46
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 4 4 10 7 11 36
(U.S.) UT UTAH 5 8 10 3 6 32
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 6 2 7 5 9 29
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 9 9 4 3 27
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 4 1 3 5 6 19
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 4 4 5 3 2 18
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 3 7 0 2 15
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 4 6 2 12
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 5 0 3 3 12
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 4 2 2 2 2 12
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 4 0 1 4 2 11
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 3 0 4 1 10
(U.S.) ME MAINE 2 2 2 1 2 9
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 1 1 0 3 7
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 0 1 1 3 7
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 3 1 0 3 0 7
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 2 0 2 2 6
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 2 2 1 5
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 4 0 0 0 5
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 2 1 3
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 2 0 1 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 855 774 888 794 899 4210
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 465 429 543 457 459 2353
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 314 295 432 365 396 1802
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 134 111 144 117 121 627
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 57 54 99 64 125 399
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 41 27 40 20 28 156
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 15 13 24 24 39 115
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 21 21 25 20 19 106
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 14 14 12 10 5 55
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 10 8 12 5 12 47
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 5 6 5 7 8 31
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 5 3 10 8 28
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 10 3 3 7 4 27
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 6 7 7 2 2 24
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 8 5 6 2 2 23
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 4 2 6 3 4 19
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 6 4 8 0 1 19
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 2 4 2 8 18
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 2 2 6 6 18
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 2 2 3 7 17
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 3 2 2 4 6 17
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 5 0 4 4 4 17
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 2 1 3 3 11
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 4 0 0 3 7
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 3 2 0 1 6
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 2 1 0 2 5
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 3 2 0 0 5
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 1 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 3 0 0 4
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 2 1 0 4
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 1134 1031 1399 1141 1273 5978
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1989 1805 2287 1935 2172 10188


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