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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 327, Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and 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 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 280 207 171 174 199 1031
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 62 78 58 53 74 325
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 39 36 33 27 31 166
(U.S.) OR OREGON 36 25 21 13 18 113
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 31 23 15 20 15 104
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 20 14 18 20 22 94
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 17 19 15 16 16 83
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 15 8 16 21 20 80
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 18 15 10 19 15 77
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 23 22 7 9 7 68
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 8 15 5 15 7 50
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 8 16 8 13 5 50
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 14 6 2 5 6 33
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 8 7 3 3 2 23
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 4 3 6 5 21
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 4 3 2 4 5 18
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 2 3 2 5 5 17
(U.S.) ME MAINE 3 1 6 1 4 15
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 3 2 1 3 3 12
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 5 2 2 1 11
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 4 0 2 2 2 10
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 1 2 2 3 9
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 5 0 1 0 2 8
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 2 3 0 1 0 6
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 0 1 0 2 6
(U.S.) IA IOWA 3 1 0 0 1 5
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 2 0 1 0 5
(U.S.) OH OHIO 1 1 0 2 0 4
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 0 0 0 3 4
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 3 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 621 522 406 438 475 2462
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 254 253 233 274 348 1362
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 119 112 113 170 227 741
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 81 93 99 123 173 569
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 58 42 43 46 52 241
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 21 17 17 21 35 111
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 17 15 17 21 18 88
(Foreign) INX INDIA 16 16 16 14 22 84
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 22 13 11 16 16 78
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 14 12 12 14 23 75
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 4 9 13 21 23 70
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 8 13 12 13 11 57
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 14 7 7 10 15 53
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 8 10 3 8 12 41
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 5 5 4 11 16 41
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 6 2 5 5 11 29
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 8 3 5 2 3 21
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 4 3 6 4 18
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 2 6 1 3 14
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 3 2 1 2 4 12
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 1 1 1 4 9
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 4 1 0 4 9
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 2 1 2 3 8
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 4 2 1 0 8
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 3 0 1 2 8
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 3 0 2 1 7
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 3 3 6
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 1 3 1 5
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 2 0 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MAX MOROCCO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 670 651 628 797 1035 3781
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1291 1173 1034 1235 1510 6243


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