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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 370, Multiplex 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 582 888 726 939 1191 4326
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 162 211 185 225 274 1057
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 160 205 177 222 255 1019
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 92 150 83 118 160 603
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 89 106 72 102 123 492
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 75 109 61 77 105 427
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 72 91 62 90 96 411
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 37 59 55 92 103 346
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 48 72 56 54 68 298
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 27 50 49 65 74 265
(U.S.) OR OREGON 31 39 37 73 76 256
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 32 40 32 46 51 201
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 35 35 31 38 36 175
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 12 33 22 53 49 169
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 24 28 25 27 37 141
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 23 31 23 24 33 134
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 19 23 22 27 39 130
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 15 24 18 33 37 127
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 9 20 27 14 22 92
(U.S.) OH OHIO 5 9 9 43 23 89
(U.S.) UT UTAH 8 12 13 8 12 53
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 9 7 5 9 17 47
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 4 12 7 11 12 46
(U.S.) IA IOWA 6 5 6 11 15 43
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 10 11 5 8 7 41
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 7 3 8 8 14 40
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 6 7 5 6 6 30
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 3 2 6 7 18
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 2 2 3 2 10
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 1 2 1 4 9
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 1 3 1 2 8
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 1 3 1 1 7
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 1 2 1 1 6
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 1 4 1 6
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 1 0 1 3 6
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 2 2 4
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 2 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 0 0 3 4
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 1 2 1 4
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 0 2 2 4
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 2 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 1607 2299 1841 2452 2968 11167
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 367 487 375 542 658 2429
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 103 146 175 363 369 1156
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 133 153 152 202 227 867
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 78 113 116 170 167 644
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 68 105 92 107 122 494
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 76 90 83 111 112 472
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 63 75 58 91 106 393
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 51 73 52 74 113 363
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 20 39 66 81 68 274
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 61 57 33 41 43 235
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 6 12 11 47 85 161
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 22 26 15 24 28 115
(Foreign) INX INDIA 7 14 17 37 37 112
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 14 13 17 36 23 103
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 16 16 5 24 30 91
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 7 16 15 24 29 91
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 5 14 9 16 12 56
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 7 12 9 10 12 50
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 8 4 3 11 9 35
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 7 6 10 7 32
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 3 18 6 2 3 32
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 4 5 3 9 8 29
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 3 2 4 4 14 27
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 6 3 7 6 22
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 3 1 4 4 3 15
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 1 0 2 6 4 13
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 1 0 4 4 10
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 0 6 6
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 3 0 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) TNX TUNISIA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 1136 1508 1332 2060 2313 8349
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 2743 3807 3173 4512 5281 19516


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