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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 379, Telephonic 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 109 135 113 134 96 587
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 101 75 101 108 89 474
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 76 94 80 86 63 399
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 99 91 58 81 45 374
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 29 24 36 76 61 226
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 26 33 39 36 24 158
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 21 23 28 49 37 158
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 14 24 26 42 34 140
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 28 18 20 28 23 117
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 26 24 26 26 13 115
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 21 11 23 20 22 97
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 22 16 17 29 13 97
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 10 12 9 11 19 61
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 17 13 6 17 7 60
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 7 11 9 13 18 58
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 4 7 10 15 13 49
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 7 6 10 15 7 45
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 4 5 15 10 10 44
(U.S.) OR OREGON 5 8 9 10 11 43
(U.S.) OH OHIO 10 6 12 9 3 40
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 3 5 9 13 7 37
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 6 5 15 6 35
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 6 8 12 7 35
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 6 6 9 3 6 30
(U.S.) IA IOWA 5 10 3 5 2 25
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 4 7 1 5 19
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 3 3 5 3 15
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 5 1 4 3 0 13
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 3 1 4 2 2 12
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 2 5 3 0 11
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 1 2 2 3 10
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 2 4 1 8
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 2 0 1 2 6
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 2 2 0 5
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 0 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 680 687 715 888 654 3624
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 89 92 93 109 84 467
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 35 33 41 54 31 194
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 27 34 38 41 32 172
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 29 32 23 33 18 135
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 17 21 31 28 14 111
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 11 22 21 20 27 101
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 16 17 18 14 5 70
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 21 7 14 15 11 68
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 13 20 11 12 8 64
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 6 5 17 22 7 57
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 1 5 7 13 27
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 2 6 8 4 22
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 3 6 5 4 20
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 3 6 6 15
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 3 0 2 7 1 13
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 3 1 5 2 1 12
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 1 0 7 3 11
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 2 5 2 10
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 2 2 2 1 9
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 0 2 3 1 8
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 2 2 2 2 8
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 1 2 1 2 7
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 2 2 0 1 6
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 2 0 2 0 5
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 0 3 0 4
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 2 1 3
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 1 1 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MAX MOROCCO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 285 304 348 414 282 1633
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 965 991 1063 1302 936 5257


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