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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 429, Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process

( 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.) NY NEW YORK 55 56 66 108 96 381
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 44 34 47 87 81 293
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 28 22 27 29 44 150
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 25 13 24 37 26 125
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 15 15 14 26 38 108
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 10 9 15 38 33 105
(U.S.) OH OHIO 6 12 21 40 19 98
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 11 11 12 20 14 68
(U.S.) OR OREGON 14 8 9 11 12 54
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 6 9 7 13 19 54
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 9 6 4 9 11 39
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 4 4 8 10 6 32
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 3 1 13 12 32
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 5 4 8 7 7 31
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 6 6 3 7 5 27
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 3 2 9 7 23
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 4 3 1 7 7 22
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 3 3 9 2 19
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 3 5 2 3 4 17
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 2 4 5 4 17
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 5 4 5 2 1 17
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 5 2 1 3 5 16
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 0 3 5 5 15
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 2 3 4 2 2 13
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 2 3 2 2 9
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 3 0 4 1 1 9
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 2 0 2 2 9
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 1 3 3 1 8
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 0 1 3 2 8
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 2 3 2 1 8
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 3 0 1 2 1 7
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 2 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 0 1 2 3
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 2 0 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 288 249 306 519 475 1837
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 312 315 413 682 614 2336
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 57 58 120 257 297 789
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 47 39 46 84 71 287
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 22 20 28 25 30 125
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 10 11 10 32 24 87
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 3 9 19 24 25 80
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 8 17 14 12 11 62
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 3 5 10 22 19 59
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 3 3 9 6 23
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 2 2 9 3 17
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 4 5 4 3 16
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 2 3 4 5 14
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 1 2 5 3 13
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 1 2 1 2 8
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 3 1 3 1 8
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 1 1 3 1 8
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 1 4 1 7
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 3 1 5
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 2 0 3 0 5
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 0 2 1 4
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 3 1 0 0 0 4
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MTX MALTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 475 497 686 1190 1123 3971
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 763 746 992 1709 1598 5808


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