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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 250, Radiant Energy

( 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 263 227 288 255 275 1308
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 105 64 122 74 113 478
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 61 41 80 62 57 301
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 44 32 52 51 52 231
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 21 21 26 25 57 150
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 27 22 30 24 26 129
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 22 23 28 17 31 121
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 20 22 24 27 20 113
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 26 21 25 17 23 112
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 18 16 33 25 18 110
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 22 14 24 11 27 98
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 18 22 22 17 17 96
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 17 26 19 20 12 94
(U.S.) OH OHIO 13 13 24 15 21 86
(U.S.) OR OREGON 19 17 16 13 21 86
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 22 20 19 14 8 83
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 14 15 22 14 17 82
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 12 14 22 15 16 79
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 10 15 17 12 19 73
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 6 6 14 26 18 70
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 8 9 15 12 12 56
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 6 11 10 11 13 51
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 11 4 13 6 8 42
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 4 6 8 5 9 32
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 9 0 7 6 6 28
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 5 2 10 5 5 27
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 5 5 2 7 5 24
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 6 7 3 5 24
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 6 0 6 2 6 20
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 2 6 3 3 17
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 7 2 4 0 4 17
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 4 2 2 3 5 16
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 2 7 3 2 15
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 2 1 3 0 3 9
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 3 1 2 3 0 9
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 1 2 1 3 9
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 1 3 1 3 9
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 2 1 3 0 7
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 1 4 1 7
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 1 3 0 1 6
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 2 3 0 0 1 6
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 2 0 0 1 2 5
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 1 2 0 4
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 0 3 0 4
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 849 716 1022 819 948 4354
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 524 440 671 588 604 2827
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 157 126 163 168 163 777
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 66 58 69 64 56 313
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 48 25 52 40 55 220
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 35 27 34 35 62 193
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 29 22 37 45 58 191
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 26 18 39 40 59 182
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 28 21 42 41 31 163
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 30 17 42 43 30 162
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 1 14 18 25 59
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 18 15 9 7 8 57
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 8 8 15 13 12 56
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 6 8 13 17 8 52
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 7 7 15 3 7 39
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 6 7 7 10 6 36
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 6 4 10 5 8 33
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 3 7 2 5 7 24
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 4 5 3 5 5 22
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 4 3 4 6 3 20
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 2 0 4 3 11 20
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 4 5 2 12
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 1 1 3 5 11
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 1 2 1 3 8
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 0 3 3 7
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 4 2 0 1 7
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 1 1 1 2 5
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 1 2 4
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 1 0 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 0 0 0 0 3 3
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 1 0 2 3
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 2 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 1 0 2 3
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 2 1 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) LTX LITHUANIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MAX MOROCCO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) OMX OMAN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) TNX TUNISIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 1014 831 1261 1180 1254 5540
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1863 1547 2283 1999 2202 9894


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