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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 2008 - 2012 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 by year of patent grant.
(U.S. or Foreign) Code State-Territory or Country 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 940 1193 1597 1608 1730 7068
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 222 255 353 434 369 1633
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 225 274 325 336 368 1528
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 118 160 224 205 224 931
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 93 103 158 161 158 673
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 78 105 165 137 140 625
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 102 123 121 102 167 615
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 90 96 158 130 131 605
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 65 74 122 119 119 499
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 54 68 90 93 94 399
(U.S.) OR OREGON 73 76 82 89 77 397
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 33 37 51 77 118 316
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 46 50 67 77 73 313
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 53 49 85 71 44 302
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 24 33 62 83 78 280
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 39 36 51 48 52 226
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 28 38 43 52 47 208
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 27 39 52 37 30 185
(U.S.) OH OHIO 43 23 33 31 28 158
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 14 22 30 36 28 130
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 9 17 20 31 26 103
(U.S.) UT UTAH 8 12 23 15 16 74
(U.S.) IA IOWA 11 15 19 20 8 73
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 8 14 16 15 18 71
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 8 7 11 15 14 55
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 6 7 15 14 12 54
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 11 12 10 6 3 42
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 6 6 11 3 12 38
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 2 2 4 10 19
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 2 2 3 4 5 16
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 1 7 5 2 16
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 3 2 4 4 2 15
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 1 3 4 3 13
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 2 3 3 3 13
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 3 2 2 3 11
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 4 1 0 3 2 10
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 3 4 1 0 9
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 2 0 7 9
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 3 1 2 2 8
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 2 2 2 6
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 0 2 2 5
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 1 0 0 2 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VI U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 2457 2969 4031 4082 4232 17771
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 542 658 898 894 952 3944
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 363 369 553 714 791 2790
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 202 227 297 288 338 1352
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 47 85 214 270 388 1004
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 170 167 204 209 238 988
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 111 112 159 170 181 733
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 107 122 160 139 155 683
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 91 106 150 152 166 665
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 74 113 157 160 144 648
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 81 68 113 118 169 549
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 41 43 85 116 193 478
(Foreign) INX INDIA 37 37 82 65 76 297
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 24 28 38 59 46 195
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 24 29 40 47 48 188
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 24 30 31 30 31 146
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 36 23 22 23 20 124
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 16 12 23 21 15 87
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 10 12 19 22 23 86
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 10 7 8 12 22 59
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 4 14 12 11 13 54
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 9 8 14 9 11 51
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 4 3 7 15 17 46
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 11 9 14 6 6 46
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 7 6 11 9 12 45
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 3 9 9 10 33
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 4 4 4 3 13 28
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 6 4 3 3 6 22
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 6 3 6 4 19
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 1 2 6 9
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 1 1 1 3 2 8
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 0 1 2 4 7
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 3 1 3 7
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 2 1 3 6
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 2 2 2 6
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 1 1 1 2 1 6
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 0 1 3 1 0 5
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 1 1 2 0 4
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 2 1 1 4
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 2 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 0 0 3 3
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) GGX GUERNSEY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PKX PAKISTAN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) TNX TUNISIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 2060 2313 3349 3599 4118 15439
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 4517 5282 7380 7681 8350 33210


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