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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 216, Etching a Substrate: Processes

( 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 40 39 37 36 47 199
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 6 13 7 7 10 43
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 4 6 11 8 6 35
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 6 7 3 6 7 29
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 11 7 2 2 6 28
(U.S.) OR OREGON 7 5 7 5 0 24
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 3 1 2 3 3 12
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 2 4 3 2 1 12
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 2 5 2 0 2 11
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 4 3 0 1 2 10
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 4 2 1 0 3 10
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 2 1 4 2 10
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 0 3 1 2 9
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 1 3 1 1 7
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 1 2 1 0 2 6
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 1 2 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 2 2 1 5
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 1 0 0 3 5
(U.S.) OH OHIO 2 1 0 0 2 5
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 0 3 0 1 5
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 0 0 1 1 2 4
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 2 0 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 108 104 93 86 106 497
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 48 47 54 73 101 323
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 9 27 19 15 29 99
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 17 21 10 9 19 76
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 13 6 5 7 14 45
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 9 12 2 3 5 31
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 2 2 5 8 5 22
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 6 3 3 4 0 16
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 4 2 0 1 2 9
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 1 1 1 2 8
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 1 2 2 5
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 0 0 1 2 5
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 0 0 3 4
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 0 0 0 4 4
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 4 0 0 0 0 4
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 2 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 0 3 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) GEX GEORGIA (REPUBLIC OF) 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 120 128 104 124 191 667
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 228 232 197 210 297 1164


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