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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes
Breakout By Geographic Origin (State and Country)

Count of 2005 - 2009 Utility Patent Grants,
As Distributed 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 a 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 either by year of patent grant or by year of patent application.
(U.S. or Foreign) Code State-Territory or Country 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 170 235 208 204 196 1013
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 78 129 74 82 79 442
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 67 99 71 68 81 386
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 49 109 69 73 65 365
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 44 75 67 65 59 310
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 37 73 68 49 61 288
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 23 36 38 62 54 213
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 31 46 26 40 50 193
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 37 46 26 44 40 193
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 30 44 36 46 26 182
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 24 41 35 37 44 181
(U.S.) OH OHIO 30 39 35 35 36 175
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 30 37 30 35 32 164
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 17 35 32 41 39 164
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 18 43 27 36 36 160
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 28 36 16 25 25 130
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 15 21 25 31 28 120
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 14 28 26 29 13 110
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 20 20 22 16 28 106
(U.S.) OR OREGON 13 24 14 26 20 97
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 18 25 15 15 22 95
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 15 26 12 24 13 90
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 10 12 9 16 18 65
(U.S.) UT UTAH 5 12 14 17 16 64
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 10 18 10 10 10 58
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 9 6 16 10 13 54
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 5 11 9 11 18 54
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 9 11 7 9 9 45
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 5 10 8 13 8 44
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 8 11 7 10 5 41
(U.S.) IA IOWA 6 14 4 5 7 36
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 8 10 7 5 5 35
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 4 9 5 7 6 31
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 5 4 6 6 9 30
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 5 4 9 2 6 26
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 3 4 1 5 3 16
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 5 3 2 1 13
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 2 2 3 2 3 12
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 2 3 3 3 12
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 2 2 0 4 10
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 2 2 2 1 1 8
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 2 3 2 7
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 3 0 0 2 6
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 1 0 1 3 6
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 2 0 1 2 5
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 1 1 3 5
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 2 1 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 3 0 1 0 5
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 2 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 2 0 1 3
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) VI U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 916 1429 1103 1228 1205 5881
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 207 288 253 255 242 1245
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 101 113 85 93 85 477
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 39 65 43 38 40 225
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 42 54 37 46 42 221
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 30 47 53 42 43 215
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 39 49 26 27 33 174
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 16 24 27 28 40 135
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 12 16 9 10 18 65
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 11 15 8 15 11 60
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 10 16 6 14 10 56
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 11 15 5 11 12 54
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 8 12 14 8 9 51
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 4 10 6 10 10 40
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 3 5 7 20 36
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 7 4 10 7 30
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 4 7 4 8 6 29
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 3 3 3 7 2 18
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 2 5 4 2 15
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 4 3 3 3 2 15
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 3 4 3 3 14
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 1 2 7 4 14
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 3 1 4 3 13
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 3 3 3 1 11
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 3 3 0 2 1 9
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 3 5 0 0 1 9
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 4 3 1 1 0 9
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 6 0 1 1 8
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 2 0 0 2 1 5
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 0 2 2 5
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 2 0 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 2 0 0 0 2 4
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 1 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) BBX BARBADOS 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LBX LEBANON 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 568 786 612 669 661 3296
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1484 2215 1715 1897 1866 9177


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