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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 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 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 888 727 940 1192 1596 5343
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 211 185 225 274 325 1220
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 206 177 222 255 353 1213
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 150 83 118 160 224 735
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 106 72 102 123 121 524
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 109 61 77 105 165 517
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 91 62 90 96 158 497
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 59 55 92 103 158 467
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 50 49 65 74 122 360
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 72 56 54 68 90 340
(U.S.) OR OREGON 39 37 73 76 82 307
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 33 22 53 49 85 242
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 40 32 46 50 67 235
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 35 31 38 36 52 192
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 31 23 24 33 62 173
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 23 22 27 39 52 163
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 24 18 33 37 51 163
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 28 25 27 38 43 161
(U.S.) OH OHIO 9 9 43 23 33 117
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 20 27 14 22 30 113
(U.S.) UT UTAH 12 13 8 12 23 68
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 7 5 9 17 20 58
(U.S.) IA IOWA 5 6 11 15 19 56
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 12 7 11 12 10 52
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 3 8 8 14 16 49
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 11 5 8 7 12 43
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 7 5 6 6 11 35
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 2 6 7 15 33
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 2 3 2 4 13
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 3 1 1 7 13
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 2 1 4 2 10
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 3 1 2 2 9
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 1 3 4 9
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 2 2 3 7
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 2 1 3 7
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 2 2 3 7
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 4 1 0 6
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 2 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 0 3 1 5
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 1 0 0 2 5
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 0 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 2 0 0 0 2 4
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 1 0 2 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 2300 1842 2453 2969 4032 13596
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 487 375 542 658 899 2961
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 146 175 363 369 553 1606
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 153 152 202 227 297 1031
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 113 116 170 167 204 770
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 105 92 107 122 160 586
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 90 83 111 112 158 554
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 75 58 91 106 150 480
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 73 52 74 113 157 469
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 12 11 47 85 214 369
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 39 66 81 68 113 367
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 57 33 41 43 85 259
(Foreign) INX INDIA 14 17 37 37 82 187
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 26 15 24 28 38 131
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 16 15 24 29 40 124
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 13 17 36 23 22 111
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 16 5 24 30 31 106
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 14 9 16 12 23 74
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 12 9 10 12 19 62
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 4 3 11 9 14 41
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 5 3 9 8 14 39
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 7 6 10 7 8 38
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 18 6 2 3 9 38
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 4 4 14 12 36
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 6 3 7 6 11 33
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 4 4 3 7 19
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 2 6 4 3 15
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 4 4 4 13
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 6 3 9
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 0 0 0 1 3 4
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 1 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 0 3 3
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) TNX TUNISIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 1508 1332 2060 2313 3349 10562
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 3808 3174 4513 5282 7381 24158


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