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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 370, Multiplex 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 344 428 448 611 588 2419
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 114 154 171 187 160 786
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 123 135 151 182 162 753
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 98 76 118 100 92 484
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 70 58 67 99 90 384
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 57 50 70 68 72 317
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 39 53 37 83 75 287
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 36 32 39 36 33 176
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 29 26 32 38 48 173
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 23 24 19 34 37 137
(U.S.) OR OREGON 13 16 30 35 31 125
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 19 19 16 29 36 119
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 16 25 26 20 22 109
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 21 26 14 22 24 107
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 20 13 19 22 27 101
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 17 21 15 22 19 94
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 14 13 16 13 12 68
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 6 7 16 16 9 54
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 5 9 8 11 15 48
(U.S.) UT UTAH 5 3 9 15 8 40
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 7 5 13 7 6 38
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 5 13 10 5 4 37
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 7 10 8 10 37
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 3 5 10 9 29
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 9 5 5 6 27
(U.S.) OH OHIO 8 2 3 9 5 27
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 6 3 2 8 1 20
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 3 4 1 3 7 18
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 4 1 0 0 1 6
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 3 0 2 0 5
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 3 1 0 1 0 5
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 1 2 1 4
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 2 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 1 2 0 0 4
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 0 0 2 0 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 1119 1245 1376 1709 1615 7064
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 304 390 444 383 367 1888
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 88 95 118 151 133 585
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 63 104 105 108 103 483
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 74 77 85 98 76 410
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 70 46 95 88 78 377
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 49 70 91 64 62 336
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 41 40 86 94 68 329
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 53 58 65 54 63 293
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 26 37 40 48 51 202
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 5 14 8 16 20 63
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 9 8 10 19 16 62
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 7 9 9 15 22 62
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 7 8 13 7 37
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 6 8 3 12 5 34
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 4 4 4 7 14 33
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 4 5 7 12 4 32
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 4 3 6 8 22
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 4 7 3 5 3 22
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 2 7 3 7 19
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 2 3 6 7 18
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 1 6 1 3 12
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 2 0 3 6 11
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 1 2 3 2 9
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 2 2 3 8
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 1 1 3 5
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 2 1 0 4
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 3 0 0 3
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) TNX TUNISIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 817 991 1212 1214 1137 5371
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1936 2236 2588 2923 2752 12435


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