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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 379, Telephonic 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 126 117 89 112 156 600
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 122 93 69 81 77 442
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 81 76 70 67 54 348
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 100 55 62 53 51 321
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 53 48 33 44 69 247
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 53 37 27 19 19 155
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 38 24 17 19 25 123
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 40 20 27 15 20 122
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 27 26 13 20 30 116
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 32 21 18 12 24 107
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 35 29 14 9 19 106
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 22 11 5 11 25 74
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 19 15 7 9 12 62
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 20 11 8 5 12 56
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 19 3 5 11 13 51
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 20 8 9 7 6 50
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 20 5 3 8 4 40
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 7 10 6 7 7 37
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 10 7 8 6 4 35
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 8 8 3 4 6 29
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 6 5 5 3 4 23
(U.S.) OH OHIO 5 6 4 4 4 23
(U.S.) OR OREGON 10 3 4 2 4 23
(U.S.) UT UTAH 8 4 3 1 6 22
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 6 6 4 2 3 21
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 9 3 2 3 2 19
(U.S.) IA IOWA 4 5 4 2 1 16
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 3 4 2 2 2 13
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 3 1 3 2 13
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 1 2 5 1 10
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 1 4 1 1 9
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 1 2 2 2 9
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 4 1 1 1 9
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 1 1 1 2 7
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 2 1 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 2 1 0 2 5
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 920 675 537 555 676 3363
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 73 49 39 50 66 277
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 46 24 23 29 34 156
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 42 32 11 14 26 125
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 25 17 9 31 18 100
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 11 23 12 13 15 74
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 17 16 12 5 11 61
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 20 7 8 13 11 59
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 15 10 6 12 13 56
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 21 4 10 12 8 55
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 2 4 3 19 12 40
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 11 3 4 5 6 29
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 12 5 1 3 6 27
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 7 4 2 0 3 16
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 6 2 2 2 3 15
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 2 2 3 4 13
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 4 5 2 2 0 13
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 4 1 4 0 3 12
(Foreign) INX INDIA 3 4 1 2 1 11
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 4 2 1 1 10
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 0 5 0 3 9
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 2 1 1 5 9
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 3 2 1 2 0 8
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 3 2 1 1 0 7
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 1 1 1 2 6
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 2 0 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) ADX ANDORRA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PAX PANAMA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 333 228 164 225 256 1206
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1253 903 701 780 932 4569


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