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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 340, Communications: Electrical

( 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 235 208 204 196 237 1080
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 129 74 82 79 87 451
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 109 69 73 65 75 391
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 99 71 68 81 70 389
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 76 67 65 59 85 352
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 73 68 49 61 61 312
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 36 38 62 54 43 233
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 46 26 40 50 48 210
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 44 36 46 26 51 203
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 46 26 44 40 44 200
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 41 35 37 44 32 189
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 43 27 36 36 43 185
(U.S.) OH OHIO 39 35 35 36 37 182
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 37 30 35 32 41 175
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 35 32 41 39 23 170
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 21 25 31 28 27 132
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 36 16 25 25 20 122
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 28 26 29 13 20 116
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 20 22 16 28 24 110
(U.S.) OR OREGON 24 14 26 20 17 101
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 26 12 24 13 23 98
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 25 15 15 22 19 96
(U.S.) UT UTAH 12 14 17 16 21 80
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 12 9 16 18 18 73
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 18 10 10 10 18 66
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 11 9 11 18 5 54
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 6 16 10 13 7 52
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 10 8 13 8 12 51
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 11 7 9 9 10 46
(U.S.) IA IOWA 14 4 5 7 15 45
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 11 7 10 5 11 44
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 10 7 5 5 9 36
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 9 5 7 6 8 35
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 4 6 6 9 8 33
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 4 9 2 6 11 32
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 4 1 5 3 6 19
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 5 3 2 1 4 15
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 2 3 2 3 3 13
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 3 3 3 2 13
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 2 0 4 4 12
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 2 3 2 1 8
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 2 2 1 1 2 8
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 1 3 2 7
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 2 0 1 2 1 6
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 3 0 0 2 0 5
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 2 0 1 2 5
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 1 3 0 5
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 2 0 1 0 2 5
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 3 0 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) VI U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 1430 1103 1228 1205 1311 6277
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 289 253 255 242 322 1361
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 113 85 93 85 101 477
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 47 53 42 43 62 247
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 54 37 46 42 55 234
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 65 43 38 40 43 229
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 49 26 27 33 54 189
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 24 27 28 40 63 182
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 16 9 10 18 17 70
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 16 6 14 10 19 65
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 15 8 15 11 12 61
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 12 14 8 8 17 59
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 3 5 7 20 22 57
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 15 5 11 12 13 56
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 10 6 10 10 11 47
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 8 4 10 7 9 38
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 7 4 8 6 11 36
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 3 3 7 2 9 24
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 2 7 4 6 20
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 5 4 2 4 17
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 3 1 4 3 6 17
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 5 0 0 1 10 16
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 3 4 3 3 3 16
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 3 3 3 1 2 12
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 3 3 3 2 1 12
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 6 0 1 1 3 11
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 3 0 2 1 2 8
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 3 1 1 0 1 6
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 2 2 0 5
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 2 1 1 4
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 1 0 0 2 1 4
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 2 0 1 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) BBX BARBADOS 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) LBX LEBANON 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 788 612 669 660 886 3615
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 2218 1715 1897 1865 2197 9892


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