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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 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 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 207 171 174 199 189 940
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 78 58 53 74 47 310
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 36 33 27 31 31 158
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 14 18 20 22 18 92
(U.S.) OR OREGON 25 21 13 18 13 90
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 23 15 20 15 16 89
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 19 15 16 16 17 83
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 15 10 19 15 18 77
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 8 16 21 20 8 73
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 22 7 9 7 11 56
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 15 5 15 7 9 51
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 16 8 13 5 6 48
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 6 2 5 6 3 22
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 3 6 5 2 20
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 3 2 5 5 4 19
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 3 2 4 5 5 19
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 7 3 3 2 2 17
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 2 1 3 3 5 14
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 5 2 2 1 3 13
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 6 1 4 1 13
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 2 2 3 3 11
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 2 2 2 2 8
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 3 0 1 0 2 6
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 0 1 0 2 5
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 1 0 2 1 4
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 0 3 1 4
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 1 0 2 1 4
(U.S.) OH OHIO 1 0 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 0 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 522 406 438 475 424 2265
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 253 233 274 347 320 1427
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 112 113 170 227 211 833
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 93 99 123 173 102 590
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 42 43 46 52 47 230
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 17 17 21 35 20 110
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 9 13 21 23 31 97
(Foreign) INX INDIA 16 16 14 22 25 93
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 15 17 21 18 18 89
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 12 12 14 23 23 84
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 13 11 16 16 8 64
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 13 12 13 11 12 61
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 7 7 10 15 13 52
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 5 4 11 16 13 49
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 10 3 8 12 13 46
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 5 5 11 7 30
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 4 3 6 4 8 25
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 5 2 3 7 20
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 2 1 2 3 5 13
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 6 1 3 1 13
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 1 2 4 3 12
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 4 1 0 4 1 10
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 1 1 4 2 9
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 4 2 1 0 2 9
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 0 2 1 1 7
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 3 3 1 7
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 3 0 1 2 1 7
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 3 1 1 6
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 1 0 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) MAX MOROCCO 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 651 628 797 1034 903 4013
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1173 1034 1235 1509 1327 6278


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