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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 250, Radiant Energy

( 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 255 275 241 245 217 1233
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 74 113 136 132 102 557
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 62 57 71 64 40 294
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 51 52 52 41 35 231
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 25 57 23 27 21 153
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 24 26 21 37 34 142
(U.S.) OH OHIO 15 21 29 22 26 113
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 11 27 24 31 15 108
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 17 31 24 19 16 107
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 25 18 23 22 19 107
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 26 18 19 31 12 106
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 27 20 17 16 17 97
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 17 23 16 22 15 93
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 15 16 20 22 19 92
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 14 17 19 17 23 90
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 11 13 21 19 17 81
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 17 17 18 14 12 78
(U.S.) OR OREGON 13 21 16 13 11 74
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 12 19 11 13 15 70
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 20 12 13 10 14 69
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 6 8 15 15 9 53
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 14 8 11 13 5 51
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 5 9 11 15 10 50
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 12 14 10 8 4 48
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 6 6 10 10 10 42
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 7 5 6 7 4 29
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 5 5 4 4 2 20
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 3 2 7 5 20
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 3 5 2 5 2 17
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 5 3 3 3 17
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 4 4 4 4 16
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 6 2 3 2 15
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 3 2 3 4 13
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 3 2 2 2 4 13
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 3 0 1 5 3 12
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 3 1 4 3 12
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 2 2 2 2 9
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 1 2 2 2 8
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 3 0 2 2 7
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 4 1 0 1 0 6
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 0 1 2 4
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 0 0 2 0 4
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 0 2 1 4
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 3 0 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 3 0 0 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 818 950 909 938 764 4379
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 588 605 620 622 522 2957
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 168 163 171 176 161 839
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 64 56 63 82 70 335
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 45 58 67 74 49 293
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 35 62 52 63 22 234
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 40 59 45 46 36 226
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 40 55 37 52 39 223
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 43 30 30 46 38 187
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 41 31 48 40 25 185
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 13 12 21 16 16 78
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 18 25 16 13 5 77
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 3 11 15 19 23 71
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 7 8 10 11 10 46
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 10 6 8 6 10 40
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 17 8 6 4 3 38
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 5 5 10 5 6 31
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 6 3 4 10 5 28
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 7 5 9 4 28
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 5 8 4 4 7 28
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 5 7 8 1 5 26
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 5 2 3 12 1 23
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 3 5 2 7 5 22
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 3 5 4 2 15
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 3 3 5 0 2 13
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 3 3 3 10
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 2 1 0 2 6
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 2 2 0 1 6
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 0 3 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 2 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 2 1 0 0 1 4
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 2 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 2 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) LTX LITHUANIA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) JEX JERSEY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MAX MOROCCO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) OMX OMAN 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 1180 1255 1268 1330 1075 6108
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1998 2205 2177 2268 1839 10487


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