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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 361, Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices

( 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 234 218 223 271 231 1177
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 94 105 102 105 85 491
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 71 62 68 76 74 351
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 33 51 47 40 43 214
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 47 36 32 32 25 172
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 21 37 40 38 36 172
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 30 30 43 32 35 170
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 28 25 40 30 38 161
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 22 25 27 23 36 133
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 33 28 30 16 26 133
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 28 26 26 18 20 118
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 21 16 17 19 33 106
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 20 13 11 18 29 91
(U.S.) OR OREGON 26 19 16 17 10 88
(U.S.) OH OHIO 17 17 13 19 17 83
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 11 15 15 15 17 73
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 16 14 14 11 12 67
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 12 15 7 15 13 62
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 7 9 12 13 15 56
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 14 6 11 7 17 55
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 9 6 12 11 11 49
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 5 5 10 12 5 37
(U.S.) IA IOWA 5 5 3 10 10 33
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 8 5 4 9 6 32
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 5 6 9 8 31
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 6 10 4 5 6 31
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 5 2 6 6 4 23
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 3 8 2 4 5 22
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 2 4 5 7 21
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 5 3 1 6 5 20
(U.S.) UT UTAH 5 3 5 1 5 19
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 3 1 4 7 3 18
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 3 2 5 5 18
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 3 2 1 4 4 14
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 3 1 4 1 1 10
(U.S.) ME MAINE 3 1 0 2 3 9
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 0 2 1 3 8
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 2 1 2 6
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 0 0 0 4 6
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 1 2 1 4
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 2 1 0 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 863 835 871 921 913 4403
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 389 438 420 604 618 2469
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 291 315 348 362 408 1724
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 63 104 128 171 203 669
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 75 100 114 116 122 527
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 66 72 71 109 119 437
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 21 19 35 37 44 156
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 14 18 24 41 41 138
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 26 25 18 17 8 94
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 8 10 12 8 13 51
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 9 6 11 8 12 46
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 4 8 5 12 11 40
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 6 1 11 5 9 32
(Foreign) INX INDIA 2 5 3 12 8 30
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 7 3 6 9 28
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 4 5 3 10 5 27
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 9 4 4 4 3 24
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 5 1 4 8 4 22
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 6 1 5 3 3 18
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 3 4 4 6 0 17
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 3 2 3 4 5 17
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 4 4 3 2 3 16
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 2 5 3 5 15
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 1 2 3 1 8 15
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 4 1 3 2 4 14
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 2 1 3 3 3 12
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 3 0 5 1 9
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 3 0 3 7
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 2 3 1 7
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 3 0 1 1 7
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 0 1 3 5
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 0 3 1 5
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 1 0 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 1 2 0 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 1026 1166 1250 1571 1681 6694
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1889 2001 2121 2492 2594 11097


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