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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 438, Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: 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.) CA CALIFORNIA 582 472 504 715 704 2977
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 202 271 349 441 383 1646
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 322 261 198 241 215 1237
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 238 202 210 256 181 1087
(U.S.) OR OREGON 138 126 119 117 85 585
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 112 91 100 117 90 510
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 81 74 74 106 101 436
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 50 46 40 48 72 256
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 46 44 28 21 20 159
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 22 24 32 27 22 127
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 26 23 23 23 27 122
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 17 24 19 24 34 118
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 23 18 24 24 24 113
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 18 17 19 15 18 87
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 12 14 17 22 14 79
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 23 13 12 13 11 72
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 10 11 11 18 17 67
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 11 15 10 11 18 65
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 11 9 7 17 13 57
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 5 7 13 10 15 50
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 12 4 9 15 7 47
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 4 9 7 11 9 40
(U.S.) ME MAINE 5 1 6 14 13 39
(U.S.) OH OHIO 4 6 4 6 10 30
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 3 5 12 9 30
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 4 2 9 7 26
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 7 4 7 4 3 25
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 6 4 7 6 1 24
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 6 5 0 2 5 18
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 2 3 8 4 18
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 1 2 2 6 11
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 3 4 0 2 10
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 4 5 0 0 0 9
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 3 3 2 0 1 9
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 1 3 0 1 8
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 0 2 2 5
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 2 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 1 2 0 4
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 2 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 2015 1821 1873 2361 2151 10221
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 1012 1044 1148 1500 1515 6219
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 614 756 935 1051 937 4293
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 421 441 425 482 519 2288
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 162 169 160 235 219 945
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 66 54 87 105 116 428
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 57 58 59 117 132 423
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 14 19 34 53 60 180
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 14 25 31 32 46 148
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 18 26 31 31 29 135
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 15 19 20 21 28 103
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 19 14 13 22 18 86
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 16 11 12 13 18 70
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 7 11 10 17 23 68
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 5 9 9 10 11 44
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 6 6 13 8 10 43
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 4 5 9 13 10 41
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 7 6 7 12 5 37
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 6 3 8 6 9 32
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 5 8 3 7 7 30
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 7 3 7 4 9 30
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 3 3 4 3 6 19
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 2 3 5 2 12
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 4 1 2 4 11
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 1 0 0 4 3 8
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 1 5 6
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 1 0 0 2 1 4
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 0 0 0 2 1 3
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 2480 2698 3033 3763 3746 15720
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 4495 4519 4906 6124 5897 25941


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