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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 200, Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers

( 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 14 19 15 16 14 78
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 10 16 14 10 12 62
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 9 14 9 4 5 41
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 15 6 4 9 5 39
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 8 4 8 7 8 35
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 5 8 7 4 9 33
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 7 9 7 6 29
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 4 2 5 2 4 17
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 4 3 3 1 5 16
(U.S.) OH OHIO 4 3 3 2 2 14
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 3 2 1 5 3 14
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 4 0 3 0 5 12
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 0 4 2 4 2 12
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 2 3 3 2 11
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 7 1 1 1 10
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 2 1 2 2 9
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 2 2 2 2 9
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 3 4 0 1 9
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 1 0 5 2 8
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 3 1 1 1 2 8
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 1 3 1 0 7
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 3 0 1 1 6
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 3 2 0 0 1 6
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 0 4 0 2 6
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 1 2 0 1 6
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 2 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 102 119 114 90 100 525
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 103 69 89 63 90 414
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 54 49 36 36 50 225
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 19 20 46 32 38 155
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 15 21 18 16 20 90
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 3 9 13 19 14 58
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 10 6 6 6 11 39
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 7 1 5 8 7 28
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 2 6 5 9 2 24
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 3 1 6 7 18
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 1 1 5 5 15
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 3 5 1 5 0 14
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 3 1 5 2 12
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 0 2 6 3 12
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 0 6 1 1 10
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 1 1 2 4 9
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 1 2 3 7
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 3 0 0 1 2 6
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 0 1 1 2 6
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 1 2 1 1 5
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 1 0 2 0 5
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 1 0 0 1 4
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 3 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 2 1 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MTX MALTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 239 205 236 229 268 1177
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 341 324 350 319 368 1702


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