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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 335, Electricity: Magnetically Operated Switches, Magnets, and Electromagnets

( 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.) NY NEW YORK 14 14 16 11 13 68
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 11 15 11 8 12 57
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 14 14 14 5 10 57
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 9 10 5 4 2 30
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 9 3 6 5 6 29
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 8 6 3 2 23
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 5 4 5 4 2 20
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 5 4 5 1 3 18
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 2 4 3 5 1 15
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 3 3 4 3 1 14
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 4 4 5 0 14
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 1 3 4 1 3 12
(U.S.) OH OHIO 7 0 1 2 2 12
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 3 4 1 1 1 10
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 3 1 1 3 10
(U.S.) IA IOWA 4 2 0 3 1 10
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 2 1 3 1 10
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 0 3 2 2 2 9
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 4 1 3 0 9
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 2 4 3 0 9
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 6 1 0 0 8
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 1 4 0 1 8
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 1 1 2 0 5
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 1 1 0 2 5
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 2 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 2 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 112 124 104 78 68 486
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 56 68 61 30 24 239
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 32 20 24 10 14 100
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 5 5 10 6 6 32
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 6 3 10 6 2 27
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 3 6 3 4 5 21
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 5 4 6 5 20
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 4 1 5 2 2 14
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 2 1 3 2 3 11
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 2 5 2 0 10
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 2 3 1 1 9
(Foreign) INX INDIA 2 4 2 1 0 9
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 4 1 2 0 1 8
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 4 0 2 1 0 7
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 1 1 2 1 6
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 1 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 130 121 136 75 67 529
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 242 245 240 153 135 1015


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