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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 429, Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and 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.) NY NEW YORK 87 62 60 55 56 320
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 60 23 46 44 34 207
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 45 43 47 28 22 185
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 19 20 15 25 13 92
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 9 13 20 15 15 72
(U.S.) OR OREGON 8 15 25 14 8 70
(U.S.) OH OHIO 16 18 4 6 12 56
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 10 10 10 11 11 52
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 10 7 8 6 9 40
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 9 6 10 9 6 40
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 5 6 8 10 9 38
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 11 7 9 5 4 36
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 12 5 7 6 6 36
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 5 10 6 4 3 28
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 5 13 4 3 3 28
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 9 8 0 2 3 22
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 10 3 1 5 2 21
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 5 4 4 4 20
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 3 4 4 5 4 20
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 9 3 5 0 2 19
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 4 5 6 3 0 18
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 5 2 1 3 5 16
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 4 4 2 2 2 14
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 3 1 3 2 3 12
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 0 8 2 0 12
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 4 0 2 2 11
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 1 3 3 2 11
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 4 0 2 2 0 8
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 0 2 2 3 8
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 2 1 0 2 7
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 1 0 2 0 4
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 2 2 0 0 4
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 3 0 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 378 308 326 288 249 1549
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 368 280 312 312 315 1587
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 36 32 42 57 58 225
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 58 42 27 47 39 213
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 35 43 33 22 20 153
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 11 15 8 8 17 59
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 10 5 8 10 11 44
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 10 7 8 3 9 37
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 4 3 3 2 3 15
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 2 2 1 3 5 13
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 3 3 0 3 12
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 3 3 2 1 2 11
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 3 1 3 0 4 11
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 3 4 2 0 0 9
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 1 3 0 2 9
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 3 3 0 2 1 9
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 1 2 2 1 6
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 3 1 0 0 1 5
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 0 3 1 5
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 3 0 0 2 5
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 2 1 3
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 2 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 561 455 458 475 497 2446
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 939 763 784 763 746 3995


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