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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 342, Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation)

( 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 93 104 102 101 78 478
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 22 17 29 16 15 99
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 12 15 25 17 13 82
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 17 15 15 21 11 79
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 13 20 14 14 13 74
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 20 11 14 10 13 68
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 17 11 15 17 7 67
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 13 9 16 16 9 63
(U.S.) IA IOWA 16 16 14 8 8 62
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 18 10 12 14 6 60
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 11 16 15 11 5 58
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 15 13 5 11 7 51
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 9 4 5 17 10 45
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 4 9 12 11 5 41
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 8 10 4 9 8 39
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 10 12 8 5 3 38
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 5 5 8 9 10 37
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 3 8 9 6 4 30
(U.S.) OH OHIO 5 4 9 7 4 29
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 3 6 3 7 5 24
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 3 3 8 8 23
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 2 7 10 1 23
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 4 7 2 1 17
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 6 3 5 3 0 17
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 3 3 2 4 13
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 3 1 2 1 9
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 3 3 2 1 9
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 0 1 2 3 8
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 1 1 2 1 7
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 4 0 1 0 6
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 1 0 0 2 4
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 2 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 2 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 2 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 2 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 344 358 368 364 262 1696
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 63 90 81 77 49 360
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 34 31 36 36 25 162
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 13 19 24 18 17 91
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 16 24 5 10 14 69
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 17 16 9 13 7 62
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 12 12 7 17 8 56
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 7 6 8 12 10 43
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 10 6 14 4 36
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 4 6 6 4 4 24
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 3 5 7 0 17
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 5 4 3 2 3 17
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 1 5 3 4 4 17
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 0 4 2 2 9
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 2 2 2 1 7
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 1 2 0 1 6
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 0 1 1 2 4
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 1 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 2 1 0 3
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 1 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 181 232 207 225 157 1002
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 525 590 575 589 419 2698


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