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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 257, Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes)

( 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 452 416 451 619 689 2627
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 152 199 186 304 313 1154
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 209 199 146 187 160 901
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 112 86 98 123 120 539
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 96 87 92 125 117 517
(U.S.) OR OREGON 108 93 81 109 73 464
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 85 75 75 131 91 457
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 24 38 39 68 62 231
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 47 34 43 43 56 223
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 27 28 16 48 48 167
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 33 25 28 30 31 147
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 27 23 22 25 31 128
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 23 26 13 28 18 108
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 18 26 14 28 18 104
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 20 16 22 16 14 88
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 12 8 17 24 24 85
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 15 10 13 12 18 68
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 10 11 11 11 14 57
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 7 12 9 14 13 55
(U.S.) UT UTAH 4 7 10 11 18 50
(U.S.) ME MAINE 3 2 5 20 19 49
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 5 8 8 13 14 48
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 7 6 9 15 10 47
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 9 6 11 8 4 38
(U.S.) OH OHIO 3 3 7 11 8 32
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 5 3 5 7 11 31
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 9 4 2 5 3 23
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 4 2 7 3 4 20
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 6 2 2 3 6 19
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 4 5 5 3 19
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 2 1 3 3 10
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 1 2 2 3 10
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 4 1 0 1 3 9
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 2 3 2 8
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 2 3 1 7
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 1 5 0 1 7
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 1 2 3 0 7
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 1 0 2 1 5
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 2 0 1 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 3 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 1546 1472 1464 2066 2026 8574
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 1461 1325 1649 2348 2284 9067
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 413 437 633 1015 1169 3667
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 416 451 445 656 694 2662
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 189 166 184 343 313 1195
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 56 52 42 76 122 348
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 48 32 46 57 59 242
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 28 34 42 28 36 168
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 8 11 13 40 49 121
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 18 20 20 26 30 114
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 17 20 17 28 28 110
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 19 10 12 26 39 106
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 15 15 21 26 27 104
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 7 10 10 33 19 79
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 11 8 12 17 24 72
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 9 8 12 12 11 52
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 4 5 8 19 12 48
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 4 7 8 12 8 39
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 6 5 8 15 36
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 5 4 5 8 5 27
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 6 1 6 5 8 26
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 7 4 4 4 5 24
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 4 2 6 3 9 24
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 3 1 3 1 9
(Foreign) INX INDIA 3 1 0 1 3 8
(Foreign) GEX GEORGIA (REPUBLIC OF) 1 2 1 0 2 6
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 3 0 1 1 1 6
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 1 2 0 4
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 1 2 0 4
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 1 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MTX MALTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 2760 2640 3206 4804 4978 18388
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 4306 4112 4670 6870 7004 26962


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