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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 307, Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems

( 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 33 11 20 22 22 108
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 7 8 13 11 10 49
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 11 4 10 8 11 44
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 5 4 12 8 13 42
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 5 4 6 6 11 32
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 3 7 8 8 5 31
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 3 11 7 4 28
(U.S.) OH OHIO 9 5 2 5 4 25
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 4 2 5 6 4 21
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 3 0 6 0 10 19
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 5 6 0 5 18
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 2 4 4 5 3 18
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 9 2 2 2 2 17
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 4 1 4 2 4 15
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 4 2 3 2 3 14
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 4 1 4 2 2 13
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 0 1 3 3 11
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 0 2 1 5 11
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 1 2 0 3 10
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 4 0 3 2 0 9
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 1 2 2 2 8
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 3 1 3 8
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 0 0 3 3 6
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 1 3 0 1 6
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 0 1 2 1 6
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 0 2 2 5
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 1 0 2 4
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 1 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 2 1 3
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 135 70 139 117 141 602
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 56 22 65 61 75 279
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 52 18 25 39 19 153
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 9 7 11 10 13 50
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 7 3 5 18 11 44
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 7 6 8 10 8 39
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 6 5 2 5 3 21
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 5 1 2 3 7 18
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 5 0 2 2 6 15
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 0 4 1 6 12
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 0 3 1 7 12
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 3 2 1 1 3 10
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 1 2 2 2 8
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 2 0 4 0 8
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 1 1 3 2 7
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 4 1 2 7
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 1 5 6
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 3 1 0 1 0 5
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 0 2 1 2 5
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 0 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 0 2 1 4
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 163 71 145 169 175 723
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 298 141 284 286 316 1325


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