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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 375, Pulse or Digital Communications

( 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 297 535 462 446 494 2234
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 80 121 98 109 109 517
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 71 109 73 98 67 418
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 59 83 52 71 77 342
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 24 36 49 53 41 203
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 27 51 40 31 30 179
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 23 23 31 38 49 164
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 36 41 33 24 19 153
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 30 34 16 29 19 128
(U.S.) OR OREGON 14 20 36 25 21 116
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 16 22 25 34 15 112
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 18 17 22 21 20 98
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 15 16 9 21 27 88
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 9 12 16 20 24 81
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 12 8 15 20 16 71
(U.S.) UT UTAH 5 16 15 13 17 66
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 6 14 15 6 14 55
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 7 13 8 10 13 51
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 7 6 10 13 15 51
(U.S.) IA IOWA 6 4 9 9 18 46
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 9 10 7 8 36
(U.S.) OH OHIO 5 9 4 10 8 36
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 8 2 4 8 5 27
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 6 7 2 7 4 26
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 1 8 3 6 3 21
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 9 3 2 2 3 19
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 3 3 3 3 3 15
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 2 4 4 2 12
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 2 6 1 2 12
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 4 3 4 0 0 11
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 2 3 4 1 11
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 3 2 1 0 2 8
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 2 0 2 2 7
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 4 1 2 7
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 1 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 0 1 2 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 811 1243 1085 1152 1157 5448
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 306 401 317 333 323 1680
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 86 131 120 177 236 750
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 54 113 109 103 87 466
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 16 56 84 76 80 312
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 48 70 67 64 58 307
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 33 62 56 70 56 277
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 39 65 51 44 43 242
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 33 49 43 36 40 201
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 23 37 52 50 28 190
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 36 28 14 21 23 122
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 14 24 23 16 16 93
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 9 11 18 16 28 82
(Foreign) INX INDIA 2 4 11 24 23 64
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 10 19 9 12 7 57
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 10 7 14 11 7 49
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 8 11 7 13 8 47
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 12 8 8 8 39
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 4 13 8 5 9 39
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 5 9 3 4 7 28
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 1 9 8 7 27
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 3 4 2 5 6 20
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 4 5 0 6 3 18
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 2 1 4 3 10
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 4 1 2 0 2 9
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 4 2 1 8
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 1 1 2 5
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 1 2 0 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CYX CYPRUS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LBX LEBANON 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MOX CHINA, MACAU S.A.R. 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PKX PAKISTAN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 756 1140 1035 1115 1114 5160
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1567 2383 2120 2267 2271 10608


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