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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 2007 - 2011 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 323, Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation 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 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 92 79 99 114 112 496
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 12 27 26 27 40 132
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 7 9 15 11 12 54
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 12 11 3 10 12 48
(U.S.) OR OREGON 6 4 8 9 6 33
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 4 7 5 4 8 28
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 4 9 4 4 5 26
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 3 3 7 11 25
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 2 3 4 8 2 19
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 3 5 3 6 19
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 6 3 2 2 5 18
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 0 6 2 4 5 17
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 3 5 4 2 16
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 0 1 3 6 3 13
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 0 5 4 0 12
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 3 3 0 0 2 8
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 1 0 2 3 1 7
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 2 1 1 2 0 6
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 2 1 2 6
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 1 2 0 2 5
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 1 0 2 1 4
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 0 1 0 2 4
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 0 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) OH OHIO 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 164 178 201 231 244 1018
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 100 77 131 149 129 586
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 43 33 51 47 71 245
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 19 21 19 17 21 97
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 5 7 10 18 28 68
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 8 10 7 18 6 49
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 4 6 7 17 12 46
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 8 5 11 8 11 43
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 7 7 5 12 5 36
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 6 2 5 9 5 27
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 4 6 5 4 8 27
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 3 4 7 6 5 25
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 3 2 3 5 9 22
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 3 5 7 4 20
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 2 0 9 6 17
(Foreign) INX INDIA 2 2 2 0 10 16
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 1 4 2 1 10
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 1 4 1 3 9
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 3 1 3 7
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 1 0 1 3 7
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 1 1 3 5
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 1 0 2 1 4
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 2 1 1 4
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 220 193 287 341 349 1390
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 384 371 488 572 593 2408


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