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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 320, Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging

( 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 23 33 24 19 22 121
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 8 14 1 8 12 43
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 9 5 5 8 6 33
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 3 4 9 13 31
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 5 9 7 3 6 30
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 10 10 3 1 1 25
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 6 4 5 2 8 25
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 4 3 1 6 17
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 5 4 3 2 2 16
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 5 2 1 3 3 14
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 1 1 3 3 6 14
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 2 3 4 0 13
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 4 3 0 3 2 12
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 3 2 1 3 11
(U.S.) OH OHIO 3 2 0 1 3 9
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 1 1 2 3 2 9
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 1 0 2 3 7
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 1 1 1 1 7
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 0 2 0 2 6
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 2 2 1 1 0 6
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 1 0 3 0 6
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 1 0 0 3 4
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 0 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 106 109 72 82 106 475
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 77 46 63 55 82 323
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 23 14 13 9 11 70
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 11 13 7 7 8 46
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 11 4 4 8 9 36
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 4 3 7 11 8 33
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 1 2 3 5 4 15
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 3 2 0 2 3 10
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 4 4 0 0 0 8
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 1 3 0 0 7
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 1 2 1 2 7
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 1 1 0 2 6
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 2 0 1 2 5
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 1 0 2 4
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 0 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 2 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 145 99 111 101 139 595
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 251 208 183 183 245 1070


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