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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 438, Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process

( 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 753 664 615 582 471 3085
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 444 356 369 322 261 1752
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 223 192 249 202 271 1137
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 266 207 218 238 202 1131
(U.S.) OR OREGON 102 152 144 138 125 661
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 88 76 74 112 91 441
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 47 52 61 81 74 315
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 44 37 49 46 44 220
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 31 41 45 48 46 211
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 36 20 21 23 18 118
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 28 17 31 18 17 111
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 22 16 29 17 24 108
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 20 24 15 22 24 105
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 17 23 33 12 14 99
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 22 23 15 22 12 94
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 19 16 9 25 23 92
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 23 13 12 11 15 74
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 13 8 7 10 11 49
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 16 10 6 12 4 48
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 10 9 5 11 9 44
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 12 9 10 5 7 43
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 8 6 5 4 9 32
(U.S.) OH OHIO 11 6 4 4 6 31
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 6 5 4 7 4 26
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 4 3 5 6 5 23
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 4 4 4 4 19
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 5 3 3 3 3 17
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 2 2 6 4 17
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 5 3 1 2 14
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 2 0 4 5 12
(U.S.) ME MAINE 2 0 3 5 1 11
(U.S.) UT UTAH 4 2 1 1 3 11
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 1 5 0 1 9
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 3 1 4 1 0 9
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 1 2 3 1 9
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 2 0 0 1 3 6
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 3 0 0 2 5
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 2298 2014 2068 2011 1818 10209
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 1240 1090 1147 1010 1043 5530
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 504 466 595 614 756 2935
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 610 447 490 421 441 2409
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 160 170 178 162 169 839
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 73 65 68 57 58 321
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 55 52 74 66 54 301
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 31 22 30 18 26 127
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 23 14 20 15 19 91
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 19 11 15 14 25 84
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 20 15 12 19 14 80
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 3 9 12 14 19 57
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 9 12 12 7 11 51
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 7 8 9 16 10 50
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 6 11 11 5 8 41
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 8 8 9 6 3 34
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 8 10 3 7 6 34
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 7 7 9 4 5 32
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 5 10 6 7 3 31
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 7 2 9 6 6 30
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 3 3 3 5 9 23
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 6 5 4 3 3 21
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 3 1 2 0 4 10
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 1 3 0 2 8
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 1 1 2 1 0 5
(Foreign) GEX GEORGIA (REPUBLIC OF) 2 1 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) AMX ARMENIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) JOX JORDAN 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 2814 2442 2727 2478 2696 13157
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 5112 4456 4795 4489 4514 23366


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