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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 375, Pulse or Digital Communications

( 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 234 271 279 331 295 1410
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 75 87 91 77 72 402
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 69 68 67 75 80 359
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 44 48 50 60 59 261
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 27 33 38 44 30 172
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 27 30 31 40 36 164
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 27 29 38 27 27 148
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 19 23 24 29 24 119
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 14 17 31 24 15 101
(U.S.) OR OREGON 25 24 17 16 14 96
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 12 22 11 17 23 85
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 14 19 16 19 16 84
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 15 9 20 18 16 78
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 12 14 8 16 9 59
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 8 7 13 9 13 50
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 8 6 10 11 6 41
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 6 4 19 6 4 39
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 7 6 11 6 7 37
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 3 5 7 10 8 33
(U.S.) OH OHIO 6 8 6 3 5 28
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 8 4 5 3 7 27
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 3 10 3 9 26
(U.S.) UT UTAH 8 5 5 3 5 26
(U.S.) IA IOWA 3 3 2 6 6 20
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 5 1 2 6 15
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 5 2 2 1 12
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 6 1 1 2 1 11
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 2 2 2 2 8
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 1 0 1 3 6
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 2 3 5
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 3 0 2 0 5
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 1 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 689 771 823 871 809 3963
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 322 319 343 355 306 1645
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 88 68 58 75 86 375
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 39 52 65 49 54 259
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 32 47 51 54 48 232
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 36 25 29 42 33 165
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 28 29 37 27 39 160
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 28 33 25 28 36 150
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 18 25 31 33 33 140
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 10 20 41 39 23 133
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 13 17 16 15 14 75
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 16 9 9 22 16 72
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 8 8 9 7 8 40
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 3 6 9 10 10 38
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 6 6 8 4 26
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 3 3 5 4 10 25
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 1 0 1 10 9 21
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 6 2 3 5 17
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 4 5 2 3 15
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 6 3 2 1 1 13
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 4 1 2 2 10
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 2 0 3 4 9
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 1 1 1 4 8
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 2 2 3 7
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 1 1 2 2 7
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 0 2 1 0 5
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 2 0 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LKX SRI LANKA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) UGX UGANDA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 666 688 752 798 756 3660
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1355 1459 1575 1669 1565 7623


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