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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Office of Electronic Information Products
Patent Technology Monitoring Division (PTMD)

Patenting In Technology Classes
Breakout By Geographic Origin (State and Country)

Count of 1999 - 2003 Utility Patent Grants,
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 the 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 by year of patent grant
(U.S. or Foreign) Code State-Territory or Country 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Total
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 21 11 12 14 13 71
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 22 19 6 12 12 71
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 11 12 9 12 14 58
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 11 17 7 8 10 53
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 12 15 8 11 3 49
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 10 7 2 6 6 31
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 14 5 0 7 3 29
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 9 7 2 2 8 28
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 13 4 3 3 27
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 4 4 3 6 5 22
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 4 1 2 7 6 20
(U.S.) OH OHIO 2 3 6 6 3 20
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 4 1 3 9 19
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 8 3 2 3 2 18
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 6 3 2 2 4 17
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 5 2 3 3 15
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 3 1 2 3 12
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 3 2 5 0 1 11
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 2 4 2 2 10
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 2 1 3 2 9
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 0 3 2 3 9
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 0 2 2 3 8
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 1 4 0 1 7
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 2 3 0 1 7
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 1 0 3 1 5
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 1 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 1 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 159 146 94 125 127 651
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 102 80 93 89 130 494
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 33 45 24 33 35 170
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 32 32 30 28 42 164
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 13 14 10 19 15 71
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 5 2 2 8 9 26
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 7 2 4 4 6 23
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 5 1 1 4 12
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 3 2 0 4 11
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 2 3 0 2 3 10
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 2 2 2 3 10
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 1 6 0 7
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 0 2 2 0 6
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 0 1 3 0 5
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 2 0 1 4
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 2 0 1 4
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 2 0 1 1 4
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 2 1 3
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MTX MALTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 202 196 181 200 258 1037
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 361 342 275 325 385 1688

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