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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Branch (PTMB)

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

Count of 2001 - 2005 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 455, Telecommunications

( 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 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 219 212 221 344 328 1324
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 174 127 95 117 105 618
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 72 97 106 78 82 435
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 87 75 68 96 100 426
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 76 74 59 48 34 291
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 44 46 39 71 55 255
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 37 30 24 43 62 196
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 13 26 23 38 41 141
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 24 16 23 40 30 133
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 24 24 28 25 24 125
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 22 24 27 26 18 117
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 24 18 20 23 23 108
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 6 16 29 29 25 105
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 28 21 16 13 21 99
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 12 20 15 19 17 83
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 9 2 6 9 25 51
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 5 8 13 17 45
(U.S.) OR OREGON 4 6 6 13 14 43
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 3 6 5 8 10 32
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 3 3 7 7 6 26
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 4 8 4 7 25
(U.S.) OH OHIO 7 4 3 4 6 24
(U.S.) IA IOWA 3 3 5 9 3 23
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 6 5 5 4 3 23
(U.S.) UT UTAH 4 2 4 6 4 20
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 0 4 4 4 15
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 4 1 3 2 4 14
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 6 0 1 5 13
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 1 3 3 2 9
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 0 4 0 2 9
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 1 1 2 4 9
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 5 1 1 1 0 8
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 1 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 1 0 2 1 5
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 0 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 1 0 2 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 929 879 872 1110 1090 4880
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 300 279 282 344 447 1652
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 92 118 95 141 117 563
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 76 78 74 107 97 432
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 75 82 83 86 96 422
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 96 91 84 55 64 390
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 63 42 52 73 86 316
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 49 67 46 69 50 281
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 51 31 44 33 49 208
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 16 16 23 34 56 145
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 9 15 12 27 23 86
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 15 15 8 17 17 72
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 4 4 4 12 15 39
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 6 15 2 4 12 39
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 4 5 6 7 2 24
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 4 3 2 9 5 23
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 4 4 3 8 1 20
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 2 3 3 6 17
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 3 1 3 0 8 15
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 4 1 5 3 14
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 3 1 3 1 4 12
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 4 1 2 2 2 11
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 2 3 1 2 1 9
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 2 6 8
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 2 2 1 2 8
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 1 1 0 3 5
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 1 0 1 2 5
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 1 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 2 0 2 4
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MOX MACAU 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 885 886 842 1043 1180 4836
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1814 1765 1714 2153 2270 9716


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