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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 204, Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy

( 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 93 78 81 76 61 389
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 13 14 9 10 13 59
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 12 15 7 8 9 51
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 12 13 7 8 6 46
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 6 9 8 10 7 40
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 17 3 7 5 4 36
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 12 7 1 6 6 32
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 7 7 4 3 2 23
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 7 6 2 2 6 23
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 3 3 7 4 6 23
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 6 5 4 3 2 20
(U.S.) OH OHIO 4 5 6 3 2 20
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 6 4 1 5 3 19
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 9 2 4 2 1 18
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 4 7 0 4 2 17
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 7 2 3 2 3 17
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 4 3 2 6 1 16
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 4 3 2 4 3 16
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 6 4 2 0 14
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 2 4 1 3 2 12
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 3 4 2 1 2 12
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 4 2 3 1 12
(U.S.) OR OREGON 5 1 2 2 1 11
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 5 1 2 2 1 11
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 3 2 1 2 10
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 3 1 0 3 8
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 3 2 0 0 8
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 2 2 0 2 6
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 2 0 2 1 6
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 3 0 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 0 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 2 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 262 228 177 184 155 1006
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 109 76 69 78 72 404
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 42 27 19 19 28 135
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 13 7 10 12 10 52
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 12 9 4 10 4 39
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 15 10 7 2 5 39
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 11 7 7 6 7 38
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 11 8 9 2 6 36
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 5 7 6 1 3 22
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 4 3 2 5 6 20
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 4 5 2 1 3 15
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 3 4 2 4 15
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 2 5 1 1 12
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 0 3 6 1 11
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 0 4 3 2 10
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 6 2 1 1 0 10
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 2 2 3 8
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 3 1 2 1 7
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 3 1 1 1 0 6
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 2 1 1 0 5
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 1 0 1 0 4
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 0 0 3 0 4
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 2 0 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 2 1 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CUX CUBA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) KZX KAZAKHSTAN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) YUX YUGOSLAVIA / SERBIA-MONTENEGRO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 253 175 161 164 158 911
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 515 403 338 348 313 1917


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