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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 342, Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation)

( 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 78 104 80 89 107 458
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 9 18 16 20 28 91
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 13 16 19 18 14 80
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 13 24 16 11 13 77
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 15 15 12 16 16 74
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 7 12 19 13 15 66
(U.S.) IA IOWA 8 6 13 9 27 63
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 6 14 10 11 21 62
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 13 14 10 11 13 61
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 5 13 13 16 12 59
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 11 9 11 12 13 56
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 10 7 3 11 16 47
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 10 7 6 10 11 44
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 7 8 10 10 5 40
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 3 5 11 15 6 40
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 5 9 5 7 6 32
(U.S.) OH OHIO 4 6 7 6 6 29
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 4 3 7 6 21
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 8 4 3 3 1 19
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 5 5 3 3 3 19
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 8 3 3 2 2 18
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 4 2 3 5 3 17
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 2 2 4 3 12
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 4 3 2 3 12
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 0 2 3 6 12
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 1 2 0 5 11
(U.S.) OR OREGON 4 2 3 1 1 11
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 2 4 2 1 10
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 0 0 5 1 8
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 2 0 1 2 6
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 1 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 1 1 0 2 5
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 2 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 1 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 1 2 3
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 262 327 299 329 375 1592
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 49 79 65 88 109 390
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 25 35 26 20 41 147
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 17 12 20 15 25 89
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 14 12 9 14 22 71
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 8 8 13 8 25 62
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 7 10 16 11 18 62
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 10 11 10 10 9 50
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 4 1 9 11 16 41
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 4 2 6 3 11 26
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 3 1 4 10 18
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 1 3 5 2 13
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 4 0 2 1 2 9
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 3 1 0 3 2 9
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 2 2 3 1 8
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 1 1 1 3 8
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 1 3 0 2 7
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 2 1 2 1 6
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 1 2 2 0 6
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 1 0 3 5
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 2 1 1 5
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 1 3 5
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 2 1 3
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 157 185 195 209 309 1055
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 419 512 494 538 684 2647


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