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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 381, Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices

( 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 49 77 73 59 73 331
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 7 10 13 14 15 59
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 3 21 15 7 9 55
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 4 19 13 9 9 54
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 13 18 6 8 7 52
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 6 21 12 5 8 52
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 9 10 6 5 12 42
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 4 16 8 5 5 38
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 1 4 9 10 8 32
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 3 5 3 11 7 29
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 8 9 5 4 29
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 2 6 8 7 5 28
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 6 6 6 4 2 24
(U.S.) OH OHIO 4 1 5 6 2 18
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 3 4 3 4 16
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 3 3 3 4 15
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 5 5 2 1 15
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 4 0 2 6 14
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 2 2 4 2 2 12
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 4 3 1 1 2 11
(U.S.) IA IOWA 5 0 3 1 1 10
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 3 4 1 0 9
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 3 1 1 3 8
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 5 2 0 8
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 1 4 0 3 8
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 1 2 3 2 8
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 2 3 2 0 7
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 3 2 2 0 7
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 3 0 0 1 5
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 1 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 1 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 1 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 2 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 2 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 142 268 231 187 199 1027
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 95 138 97 101 118 549
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 17 36 46 40 32 171
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 27 22 23 16 17 105
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 10 23 18 20 20 91
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 7 18 17 19 21 82
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 10 21 21 7 13 72
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 10 20 10 16 9 65
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 14 19 11 9 10 63
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 4 12 9 15 14 54
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 6 10 5 8 8 37
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 5 3 8 4 6 26
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 4 4 1 8 19
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 3 6 5 1 3 18
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 4 3 2 4 14
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 4 2 2 5 0 13
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 2 2 4 2 12
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 2 0 2 2 0 6
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 1 1 3 0 6
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 1 0 2 1 5
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 4 0 1 0 5
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 2 0 1 1 5
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 2 0 1 4
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 226 355 287 278 289 1435
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 368 623 518 465 488 2462


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