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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 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 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 128 112 118 132 170 660
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 73 82 42 79 77 353
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 52 65 45 68 67 297
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 73 61 32 61 49 276
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 51 43 33 56 44 227
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 36 43 38 45 37 199
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 44 35 22 36 30 167
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 30 29 19 55 31 164
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 25 28 30 31 36 150
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 28 25 23 26 31 133
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 35 22 16 34 24 131
(U.S.) OH OHIO 19 18 19 22 30 108
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 15 18 20 31 23 107
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 16 18 14 22 20 90
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 21 13 14 21 19 88
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 17 21 16 16 15 85
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 20 18 14 14 10 76
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 18 14 14 15 14 75
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 11 15 8 13 28 75
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 14 14 9 17 18 72
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 21 9 6 17 17 70
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 20 9 10 16 15 70
(U.S.) OR OREGON 13 14 10 12 13 62
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 7 15 6 4 10 42
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 6 7 4 8 9 34
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 7 4 4 9 9 33
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 3 5 3 10 8 29
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 7 2 6 9 5 29
(U.S.) IA IOWA 9 5 2 6 6 28
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 10 5 5 0 8 28
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 8 2 9 5 26
(U.S.) UT UTAH 6 4 4 7 5 26
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 7 0 4 8 5 24
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 3 4 5 4 4 20
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 6 2 2 1 3 14
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 3 1 2 5 13
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 4 1 1 2 2 10
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 2 2 0 3 2 9
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 2 0 2 3 2 9
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 2 2 1 2 1 8
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 3 2 1 1 8
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 2 1 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 1 1 2 5
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 3 1 4
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 875 801 631 933 916 4156
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 198 169 181 209 207 964
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 94 80 77 102 101 454
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 44 46 21 44 42 197
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 40 49 36 38 30 193
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 41 36 26 27 39 169
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 27 28 32 26 39 152
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 16 9 12 17 16 70
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 16 9 13 13 12 63
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 15 10 11 8 11 55
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 7 9 12 5 11 44
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 10 9 7 7 8 41
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 5 10 4 5 11 35
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 7 2 5 7 4 25
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 5 3 4 7 4 23
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 3 4 6 2 17
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 7 2 3 1 4 17
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 2 1 7 3 15
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 1 2 2 3 10
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 4 2 3 10
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 5 1 0 1 8
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 2 2 0 0 4 8
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 2 3 1 2 8
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 3 3 0 1 7
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 2 1 3 1 7
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 3 1 1 2 7
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 2 2 1 0 5
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 0 1 2 4
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 3 1 0 0 0 4
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 1 0 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 2 0 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) MDX MOLDOVA, REPUBLIC OF 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PKX PAKISTAN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 553 504 467 547 569 2640
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1428 1305 1098 1480 1485 6796


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