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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 1963 - 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 )

This table displays U.S. states and countries and their counts of utility patents; patents are distributed by year of patent grant
(U.S. or Foreign) Code State-Territory or Country 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 5 10 7 12 8 14 15 11 14 18 18 18 12 15 14 20 6 19 17 17 10 19 20 24 28 23 56 49 58 54 57 79 103 112 119 166 188 206 234 271 279 331 295 3051
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 4 14 15 6 6 15 15 22 35 28 27 7 14 17 15 9 5 9 13 11 16 16 17 22 19 18 28 22 26 39 27 38 39 38 45 53 59 89 75 87 91 77 72 1300
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 5 3 8 4 8 14 15 13 21 10 12 10 8 10 8 3 1 4 6 6 3 10 10 10 8 9 12 9 12 17 23 20 18 31 34 45 42 49 44 48 50 60 59 792
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 1 2 1 3 1 1 1 2 1 3 0 5 3 2 0 4 2 5 4 3 5 12 8 6 12 7 9 6 17 10 9 8 14 33 42 46 53 72 69 68 67 75 80 772
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 1 0 2 1 2 3 2 2 4 7 5 8 3 6 4 3 3 6 3 3 9 4 1 8 12 6 7 9 11 27 39 24 29 40 39 66 39 27 27 30 31 40 36 629
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 0 2 7 1 2 2 3 3 5 2 4 7 4 6 7 7 6 5 4 9 7 10 17 13 16 9 14 9 11 10 18 22 26 29 35 32 28 27 27 29 38 27 27 567
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 0 0 2 1 4 6 3 3 10 9 7 8 8 8 14 6 2 3 4 8 2 11 10 14 19 11 13 15 16 17 16 29 21 14 13 25 19 30 19 23 24 29 24 520
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 2 3 2 2 3 3 4 7 6 8 10 2 6 3 5 3 3 4 3 5 10 10 5 2 3 6 8 9 5 6 9 6 16 11 12 18 14 14 19 16 19 16 319
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 5 2 2 1 2 3 3 3 4 6 13 7 25 29 25 27 33 38 44 30 318
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 1 1 1 2 3 0 2 2 1 4 0 5 6 1 2 1 0 0 2 4 2 3 4 2 5 8 6 4 6 2 1 12 12 18 8 15 8 20 14 17 31 24 15 275
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 2 3 2 1 1 0 3 1 0 3 1 1 2 8 8 10 1 10 3 3 2 7 10 3 10 10 10 18 19 27 15 9 20 18 16 262
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 2 1 5 2 7 11 6 7 17 19 16 18 12 14 8 16 9 187
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 0 1 3 4 13 11 11 10 12 11 25 24 17 16 14 184
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 3 2 1 4 3 3 2 5 6 1 4 3 5 21 9 12 22 11 17 23 165
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 1 2 1 2 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 4 5 6 5 2 3 5 6 7 7 7 8 7 13 9 13 150
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 2 2 2 2 3 0 1 3 1 0 1 1 1 3 1 1 2 5 2 7 1 2 2 3 6 2 4 1 6 6 3 6 4 19 6 4 122
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 2 0 1 4 2 5 7 9 8 5 2 5 6 6 5 7 8 8 5 5 3 5 114
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 3 2 1 2 2 2 0 1 2 2 2 7 6 11 13 7 8 6 10 11 6 113
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 0 3 0 2 4 3 1 1 3 3 11 6 3 4 4 6 7 6 11 6 7 113
(U.S.) OH OHIO 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 3 0 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 1 0 0 1 2 1 3 3 1 4 1 1 4 3 8 6 5 10 4 6 8 6 3 5 109
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 3 5 3 2 1 3 6 5 8 9 7 8 2 3 5 7 10 8 103
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 5 3 6 7 1 3 1 5 2 4 3 7 3 8 4 5 3 7 85
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 3 2 1 0 1 5 7 4 1 6 6 3 3 3 2 6 6 75
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 1 3 2 2 0 2 2 1 2 4 2 1 3 2 1 6 1 1 2 1 55
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 4 4 7 3 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 48
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 10 3 9 30
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 5 2 2 1 25
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 5 1 2 6 22
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 1 2 5 2 0 1 1 0 1 22
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 1 1 1 2 3 1 1 0 1 3 22
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 17
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 3 15
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 13
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 12
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 12
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 10
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 2 1 0 9
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 9
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 7
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 6
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 19 40 50 39 45 63 67 76 117 109 102 86 67 83 84 70 40 68 73 77 80 119 120 158 157 143 204 175 219 228 264 311 359 433 443 610 636 683 689 771 823 871 809 10680
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 2 1 0 1 3 2 3 3 13 7 19 13 10 12 20 15 11 14 12 24 14 31 30 47 76 67 111 77 113 137 128 159 191 220 228 306 296 346 322 319 343 355 306 4407
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 1 1 0 0 5 5 4 2 6 4 8 9 11 6 8 8 7 11 13 15 14 12 17 21 21 21 21 23 30 26 29 35 32 39 30 43 33 27 32 47 51 54 48 830
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 1 1 0 3 3 2 2 0 2 5 8 6 6 11 7 6 8 10 10 12 9 7 12 12 20 21 33 17 17 21 22 23 22 20 20 33 35 42 39 52 65 49 54 748
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 5 8 12 19 45 43 80 78 76 88 68 58 75 86 748
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 0 2 5 3 3 0 3 7 11 4 4 6 7 5 9 5 0 8 7 4 9 10 12 12 9 8 20 18 26 15 17 11 11 16 20 41 26 34 28 29 37 27 39 568
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 3 1 0 1 1 2 2 4 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 11 6 8 7 9 7 5 12 13 9 13 13 17 33 23 22 36 25 29 42 33 401
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 0 0 2 6 3 0 5 5 5 8 6 1 5 6 8 0 7 4 5 4 6 8 8 9 2 16 9 7 5 6 12 17 13 11 17 26 11 13 17 16 15 14 338
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 3 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 3 1 2 2 3 1 0 3 1 2 3 2 1 0 1 3 1 2 5 3 7 8 7 10 14 15 13 22 22 28 33 25 28 36 316
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 2 5 4 7 12 10 9 12 13 18 25 31 33 33 222
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 5 2 4 7 5 6 18 17 14 10 20 41 39 23 216
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 2 1 1 0 4 2 1 1 3 3 2 0 3 6 4 1 3 5 3 2 5 8 2 5 5 7 7 6 8 8 9 7 8 138
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 9 5 7 11 11 13 16 9 9 22 16 134
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 3 2 2 4 3 2 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 5 4 1 5 6 8 2 4 2 4 2 5 0 5 2 2 3 3 6 9 10 10 126
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 5 4 3 4 6 5 6 3 3 5 4 10 73
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 3 1 2 2 6 6 8 4 38
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 2 3 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 4 5 2 3 34
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 4 5 6 3 2 1 1 26
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 10 9 23
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 6 2 3 5 21
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 3 0 2 0 3 4 19
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 4 17
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 4 1 2 2 13
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 12
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 12
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 3 11
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 8
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 4
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) BOX BOLIVIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LKX SRI LANKA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SUX U.S.S.R. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) UGX UGANDA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 4 8 9 11 23 12 17 25 46 32 53 49 47 47 61 49 31 55 54 72 58 76 98 116 159 141 232 169 220 246 253 298 356 421 425 629 607 654 666 688 752 798 756 9523
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 23 48 59 50 68 75 84 101 163 141 155 135 114 130 145 119 71 123 127 149 138 195 218 274 316 284 436 344 439 474 517 609 715 854 868 1239 1243 1337 1355 1459 1575 1669 1565 20203


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