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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 174, Electricity: Conductors and Insulators

( 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 44 49 40 40 42 215
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 43 29 22 29 22 145
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 23 21 31 30 15 120
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 28 28 25 20 19 120
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 25 17 23 12 8 85
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 20 12 18 13 9 72
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 18 18 11 11 10 68
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 12 15 14 14 10 65
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 15 9 13 13 14 64
(U.S.) OH OHIO 12 14 14 13 10 63
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 9 16 14 8 12 59
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 6 5 13 16 11 51
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 11 8 11 9 8 47
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 12 6 8 7 12 45
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 5 9 6 12 9 41
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 7 9 6 5 9 36
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 6 7 6 4 11 34
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 4 8 8 10 0 30
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 9 7 4 4 4 28
(U.S.) OR OREGON 7 4 3 4 6 24
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 3 5 6 6 23
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 6 8 3 2 3 22
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 5 3 6 3 2 19
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 2 4 4 5 18
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 4 3 3 4 15
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 3 2 2 2 4 13
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 2 3 4 2 12
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 3 0 2 3 10
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 3 2 3 0 0 8
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 4 1 0 0 3 8
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 1 2 1 1 7
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 2 0 0 1 5
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 1 2 0 2 5
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 3 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 0 1 2 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 1 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 3 1 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 358 336 328 309 283 1614
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 149 146 138 169 216 818
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 38 28 33 42 66 207
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 33 22 39 44 32 170
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 12 20 12 14 41 99
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 14 16 7 18 13 68
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 6 9 11 16 7 49
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 3 3 8 10 21 45
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 8 9 8 9 37
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 6 5 4 13 30
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 4 4 4 7 7 26
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 4 3 4 5 6 22
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 3 3 4 1 13
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 1 5 1 2 10
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 2 6 2 10
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 2 1 3 2 9
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 3 2 2 1 1 9
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 2 2 2 0 8
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 1 1 0 2 5
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 2 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 2 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 1 0 2 0 4
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 0 2 1 1 4
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 3 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) GEX GEORGIA (REPUBLIC OF) 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 280 287 292 362 448 1669
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 638 623 620 671 731 3283


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