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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 1998 - 2002 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 340, Communications: Electrical

( 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 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 131 140 152 130 116 669
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 63 62 68 72 82 347
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 94 79 67 50 43 333
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 66 58 60 74 62 320
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 49 50 70 53 66 288
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 49 54 58 35 43 239
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 36 44 49 45 34 208
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 33 43 27 36 22 161
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 28 23 25 30 30 136
(U.S.) OH OHIO 26 28 31 19 18 122
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 25 18 19 29 26 117
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 24 19 14 25 29 111
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 15 25 28 15 18 101
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 14 20 21 17 21 93
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 11 17 25 17 18 88
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 15 21 20 14 14 84
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 11 19 17 21 13 81
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 18 12 14 18 14 76
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 18 12 11 21 11 73
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 9 18 16 20 9 72
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 5 25 20 18 70
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 13 10 18 11 15 67
(U.S.) OR OREGON 15 10 11 13 14 63
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 10 7 15 7 15 54
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 10 9 11 6 7 43
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 11 5 9 7 2 34
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 7 2 9 10 5 33
(U.S.) IA IOWA 6 8 4 9 5 32
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 5 6 5 7 4 27
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 4 9 4 2 8 27
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 5 6 8 7 0 26
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 3 6 6 6 24
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 4 6 3 6 2 21
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 3 4 8 5 1 21
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 3 2 3 3 4 15
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 4 2 3 5 15
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 1 8 1 3 14
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 4 0 4 2 3 13
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 3 3 1 2 2 11
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 5 3 0 0 1 9
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 4 2 2 0 8
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 3 3 1 1 0 8
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 2 0 2 2 0 6
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 2 2 1 5
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 1 2 2 5
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 2 1 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 2 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 2 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 1 2 0 4
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 860 880 957 881 813 4391
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 234 220 220 196 172 1042
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 76 70 96 95 80 417
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 42 34 35 44 47 202
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 28 41 38 45 36 188
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 28 23 43 40 49 183
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 24 27 31 29 29 140
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 23 36 29 16 9 113
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 14 13 19 16 10 72
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 14 8 11 15 10 58
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 12 6 6 7 9 40
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 6 11 10 10 38
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 8 5 9 5 10 37
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 8 7 8 2 3 28
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 3 2 6 8 2 21
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 3 4 5 7 2 21
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 2 0 5 3 12
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 3 2 2 1 10
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 1 1 1 5 10
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 1 3 2 2 9
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 3 2 1 0 8
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 2 1 2 2 8
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 4 0 2 7
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 2 1 0 2 6
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 2 0 3 6
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 1 1 3 1 6
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 2 0 2 2 0 6
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 2 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 1 0 0 3 4
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 2 0 1 0 4
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MDX MOLDOVA, REPUBLIC OF 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 536 528 591 559 511 2725
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1396 1408 1548 1440 1324 7116


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