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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 379, Telephonic 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 96 125 117 89 112 539
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 89 122 93 69 81 454
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 61 81 76 70 67 355
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 63 100 55 62 53 333
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 43 53 48 33 44 221
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 37 53 37 27 19 173
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 22 40 20 27 15 124
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 24 38 23 17 19 121
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 33 35 29 14 9 120
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 23 32 21 18 12 106
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 19 26 26 13 20 104
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 13 19 15 7 9 63
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 18 20 8 9 7 62
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 12 22 11 5 11 61
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 13 20 11 8 5 57
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 10 20 5 3 8 46
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 7 19 3 5 11 45
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 7 10 7 8 6 38
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 6 7 10 6 7 36
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 7 8 8 3 4 30
(U.S.) OR OREGON 11 10 3 4 2 30
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 6 6 5 5 3 25
(U.S.) UT UTAH 7 8 4 3 1 23
(U.S.) OH OHIO 3 5 6 4 4 22
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 2 6 6 4 2 20
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 9 3 2 3 20
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 4 5 4 2 17
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 5 4 3 1 3 16
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 3 4 2 2 12
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 3 1 1 2 5 12
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 2 1 2 2 9
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 2 4 1 1 9
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 2 1 4 1 8
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 2 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 2 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 2 1 0 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 650 918 674 537 555 3334
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 84 73 49 39 50 295
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 31 46 24 23 29 153
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 32 42 31 11 14 130
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 27 25 17 9 31 109
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 18 11 23 12 13 77
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 14 17 16 12 5 64
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 11 21 4 10 12 58
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 8 20 7 8 13 56
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 7 15 10 6 12 50
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 2 4 3 19 29
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 5 11 3 4 5 28
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 13 6 2 2 2 25
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 4 12 5 1 3 25
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 6 7 4 2 0 19
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 4 4 5 2 2 17
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 2 4 2 1 11
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 2 2 2 3 11
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 3 4 1 2 11
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 3 3 2 1 2 11
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 4 1 4 0 10
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 3 2 1 1 8
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 1 0 5 0 7
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 0 2 1 1 6
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 1 1 1 1 5
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 2 0 1 1 5
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) ADX ANDORRA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MAX MOROCCO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 282 333 227 164 225 1231
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 932 1251 901 701 780 4565


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