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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes
Breakout By Geographic Origin (State and Country)

Count of 2006 - 2010 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 438, Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: 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 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 622 582 472 504 715 2895
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 250 202 271 349 440 1512
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 369 322 261 198 241 1391
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 218 238 202 210 257 1125
(U.S.) OR OREGON 144 138 126 119 117 644
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 74 112 91 100 117 494
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 61 81 74 74 106 396
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 45 50 46 40 48 229
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 49 46 44 28 21 188
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 15 22 24 32 27 120
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 29 17 24 19 24 113
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 21 23 18 24 24 110
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 9 26 23 23 23 104
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 32 18 17 19 15 101
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 33 12 14 17 22 98
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 16 23 13 12 13 77
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 12 11 15 10 11 59
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 7 10 11 11 18 57
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 5 11 9 7 17 49
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 6 12 4 9 15 46
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 10 5 7 13 10 45
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 5 4 9 7 11 36
(U.S.) ME MAINE 3 5 1 6 14 29
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 7 4 7 4 26
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 6 4 7 6 25
(U.S.) OH OHIO 4 4 6 4 6 24
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 4 4 2 9 23
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 1 3 5 12 22
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 5 6 5 0 2 18
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 1 2 3 8 17
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 3 3 3 2 0 11
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 5 0 1 2 2 10
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 4 5 0 0 9
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 3 1 3 0 9
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 3 4 0 8
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 1 0 1 2 6
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 4 1 0 0 0 5
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 1 0 0 2 4
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 2 0 1 3
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 2 0 1 3
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 2078 2015 1821 1873 2361 10148
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 1151 1012 1044 1148 1499 5854
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 595 614 756 935 1051 3951
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 490 421 441 425 482 2259
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 178 162 169 160 235 904
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 74 66 54 87 105 386
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 69 57 58 59 117 360
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 30 18 26 31 31 136
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 12 14 19 34 53 132
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 15 14 25 31 32 117
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 20 15 19 20 21 95
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 12 19 14 13 22 80
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 9 16 11 12 13 61
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 12 7 11 10 17 57
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 9 6 6 13 8 42
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 9 4 5 9 13 40
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 3 5 9 9 10 36
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 3 7 6 7 12 35
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 11 5 8 3 7 34
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 9 6 3 8 6 32
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 6 7 3 7 4 27
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 4 3 3 4 3 17
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 3 0 2 3 5 13
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 0 4 1 2 9
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 2 1 0 0 4 7
(Foreign) INX INDIA 2 0 0 1 1 4
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 1 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 2732 2480 2698 3033 3762 14705
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 4810 4495 4519 4906 6123 24853


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