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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 324, Electricity: Measuring and Testing

( 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 196 205 203 239 210 1053
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 74 118 93 131 84 500
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 48 65 51 59 49 272
(U.S.) OR OREGON 64 56 46 36 27 229
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 31 51 43 31 35 191
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 30 25 25 28 38 146
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 30 20 27 23 21 121
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 21 25 17 33 22 118
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 27 20 28 16 26 117
(U.S.) OH OHIO 31 15 21 27 23 117
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 32 23 25 20 17 117
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 50 24 15 7 11 107
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 29 21 16 14 10 90
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 16 11 26 18 17 88
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 22 11 15 19 12 79
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 19 12 16 12 13 72
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 28 14 6 6 15 69
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 14 16 10 13 14 67
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 6 8 8 12 19 53
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 15 8 10 8 10 51
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 14 8 7 6 16 51
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 16 5 9 8 9 47
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 9 11 11 12 47
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 8 10 11 10 8 47
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 15 10 10 6 4 45
(U.S.) UT UTAH 7 2 14 4 15 42
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 8 5 6 10 10 39
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 5 4 6 10 1 26
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 4 5 5 6 21
(U.S.) IA IOWA 3 2 5 2 4 16
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 4 1 3 4 3 15
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 8 4 1 1 0 14
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 4 2 2 3 2 13
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 3 2 3 1 10
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 1 4 2 8
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 2 2 2 6
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 0 3 0 0 5
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 2 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 1 2 0 0 4
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 1 0 2 3
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 888 820 805 845 774 4132
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 373 335 386 441 322 1857
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 174 182 173 202 189 920
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 63 68 74 78 66 349
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 42 57 47 113 68 327
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 35 23 30 38 42 168
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 24 40 29 34 33 160
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 14 23 30 41 38 146
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 26 24 37 32 22 141
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 27 18 19 17 15 96
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 13 16 21 15 12 77
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 16 10 11 17 20 74
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 9 9 11 17 25 71
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 16 13 14 7 16 66
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 8 3 5 17 11 44
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 8 4 8 9 13 42
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 8 9 7 6 7 37
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 14 4 1 6 6 31
(Foreign) INX INDIA 4 8 2 7 9 30
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 4 2 4 11 22
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 5 2 3 4 5 19
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 3 5 2 2 7 19
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 6 4 4 2 2 18
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 3 3 2 3 12
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 1 5 2 3 12
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 1 0 3 5 10
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 4 1 0 2 1 8
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 4 1 0 2 1 8
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 1 1 2 2 7
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 1 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 1 0 2 1 4
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 2 1 3
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MTX MALTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) OMX OMAN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 909 872 929 1135 960 4805
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1797 1692 1734 1980 1734 8937


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