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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 2006 - 2010 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 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 77 73 59 73 91 373
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 10 13 14 15 14 66
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 21 15 7 9 11 63
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 19 13 9 9 12 62
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 10 6 5 12 22 55
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 21 12 5 8 5 51
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 18 6 8 7 9 48
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 16 8 5 5 8 42
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 4 9 10 8 10 41
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 6 8 7 5 10 36
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 8 9 5 4 9 35
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 5 3 11 7 4 30
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 6 6 4 2 6 24
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 2 4 2 2 9 19
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 5 5 2 1 4 17
(U.S.) OH OHIO 1 5 6 2 3 17
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 4 0 2 6 4 16
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 4 3 4 2 16
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 3 3 4 2 15
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 1 1 3 7 15
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 3 2 0 6 13
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 1 1 2 4 11
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 2 3 2 3 11
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 4 0 3 2 10
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 5 2 0 1 9
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 2 2 0 1 8
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 3 4 1 0 0 8
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 3 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 3 0 0 1 2 6
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 0 0 1 2 5
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 0 1 0 2 5
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 268 231 187 199 271 1156
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 138 97 101 118 166 620
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 36 46 40 32 50 204
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 23 18 20 20 25 106
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 22 23 16 17 28 106
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 18 17 19 21 21 96
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 12 9 15 14 32 82
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 21 21 7 13 7 69
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 19 11 9 10 15 64
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 20 10 16 9 8 63
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 10 5 8 8 3 34
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 3 8 4 6 7 28
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 4 4 1 8 7 24
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 6 5 1 3 5 20
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 4 3 2 4 4 17
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 2 4 2 5 15
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 2 5 0 5 14
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 4 0 1 0 4 9
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 1 3 0 3 8
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 2 2 0 3 7
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 2 1 1 5
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 0 1 1 1 5
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 2 0 1 0 4
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 355 287 278 289 402 1611
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 623 518 465 488 673 2767


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