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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 117, Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor

( 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 22 23 11 24 12 92
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 4 3 13 6 7 33
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 4 6 7 6 6 29
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 5 7 7 6 4 29
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 7 5 7 4 2 25
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 6 1 2 4 10 23
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 5 4 2 0 3 14
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 4 2 5 0 14
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 2 2 1 3 3 11
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 3 1 1 3 11
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 4 3 1 0 1 9
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 3 2 2 1 0 8
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 0 2 1 2 3 8
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 2 1 2 0 7
(U.S.) OH OHIO 2 2 1 0 2 7
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 1 2 0 1 6
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 1 1 2 1 0 5
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 1 2 0 0 2 5
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 0 1 2 0 4
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 2 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 1 1 2 4
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 0 2 1 3
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 0 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 84 76 72 76 67 375
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 65 59 71 88 84 367
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 7 10 10 10 8 45
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 12 5 6 5 13 41
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 6 3 4 6 11 30
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 1 7 3 5 9 25
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 6 5 2 5 6 24
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 4 3 4 0 1 12
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 1 2 7 10
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 0 2 0 2 5
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 2 1 0 0 5
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 0 2 1 4
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 2 1 1 4
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 1 2 0 0 4
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 1 0 0 1 4
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 0 0 0 3 3
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 108 99 111 128 154 600
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 192 175 183 204 221 975


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