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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 455, Telecommunications

( 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 587 512 477 563 760 2899
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 169 146 132 139 191 777
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 173 127 99 102 117 618
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 109 87 94 92 108 490
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 104 85 95 87 116 487
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 111 108 61 71 63 414
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 74 64 65 74 91 368
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 94 82 56 59 77 368
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 73 58 49 78 81 339
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 64 59 42 71 76 312
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 60 44 42 35 49 230
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 31 31 31 46 68 207
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 37 30 39 24 30 160
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 39 34 27 20 34 154
(U.S.) OR OREGON 21 31 24 25 51 152
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 29 37 24 28 27 145
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 22 37 22 22 30 133
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 38 28 15 22 30 133
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 21 10 16 30 18 95
(U.S.) IA IOWA 9 7 11 14 18 59
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 17 18 6 4 10 55
(U.S.) OH OHIO 11 13 4 18 9 55
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 8 14 7 7 14 50
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 10 10 3 8 16 47
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 4 8 8 7 31
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 5 6 3 11 28
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 7 4 4 2 1 18
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 8 1 1 2 5 17
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 3 2 4 3 4 16
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 5 4 2 2 14
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 4 2 2 4 1 13
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 2 3 0 2 6 13
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 4 4 0 4 1 13
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 3 2 2 1 1 9
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 3 0 1 3 8
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 2 1 0 3 8
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 2 1 0 2 7
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 2 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 3 0 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 1 3 0 5
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 0 1 2 4
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 3 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 2 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) GU GUAM 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 1962 1723 1479 1679 2136 8979
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 802 645 580 534 634 3195
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 215 249 261 310 420 1455
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 208 177 143 135 160 823
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 173 109 101 132 133 648
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 97 98 114 121 176 606
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 133 109 85 84 102 513
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 92 95 77 72 76 412
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 97 67 51 43 65 323
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 64 51 44 53 76 288
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 43 32 42 48 46 211
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 27 19 19 26 77 168
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 31 10 21 15 25 102
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 15 12 9 20 39 95
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 19 11 4 14 16 64
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 15 13 16 11 8 63
(Foreign) INX INDIA 8 14 10 10 16 58
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 18 11 14 5 10 58
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 4 11 12 13 42
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 7 11 5 6 12 41
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 6 5 5 6 5 27
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 8 7 4 1 3 23
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 6 5 5 0 6 22
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 4 3 2 5 16
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 4 3 1 2 3 13
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 6 1 0 5 13
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 1 2 0 4 4 11
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 1 3 1 1 8
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 1 0 0 4 2 7
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 2 1 1 1 0 5
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 1 2 0 4
(Foreign) CYX CYPRUS 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) AMX ARMENIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) BMX BERMUDA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) BOX BOLIVIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LKX SRI LANKA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 2105 1778 1636 1679 2144 9342
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 4067 3501 3115 3358 4280 18321


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