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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 342, Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation)

( 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 89 107 112 144 136 588
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 20 28 17 25 27 117
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 16 16 16 25 33 106
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 18 14 28 22 12 94
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 11 21 19 18 20 89
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 12 13 16 20 23 84
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 16 12 17 19 18 82
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 11 13 13 20 23 80
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 13 15 12 21 18 79
(U.S.) IA IOWA 9 27 13 15 11 75
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 11 13 14 12 13 63
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 11 16 9 8 5 49
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 15 6 7 8 9 45
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 10 11 7 7 7 42
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 10 5 6 11 9 41
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 3 3 8 11 7 32
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 7 6 5 7 6 31
(U.S.) OH OHIO 6 6 4 6 4 26
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 7 6 6 5 1 25
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 5 3 5 5 6 24
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 6 3 1 2 15
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 2 2 4 4 2 14
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 5 2 1 6 14
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 4 3 1 3 1 12
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 3 2 3 2 12
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 5 1 1 3 2 12
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 1 5 2 1 11
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 2 2 3 3 10
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 1 1 1 2 8
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 1 1 3 2 8
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 2 2 2 0 7
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 2 3 1 0 7
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 0 2 0 2 6
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 329 375 369 440 418 1931
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 88 109 132 97 86 512
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 20 41 33 45 40 179
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 15 25 30 31 36 137
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 11 18 16 21 33 99
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 11 16 14 31 18 90
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 8 25 15 22 17 87
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 14 22 14 18 7 75
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 10 9 20 18 17 74
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 5 2 12 18 11 48
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 4 10 10 10 12 46
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 3 11 5 9 11 39
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 2 3 5 11 22
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 3 1 4 5 4 17
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 3 2 4 3 4 16
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 2 5 5 3 15
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 3 2 4 5 15
(Foreign) INX INDIA 2 1 5 4 2 14
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 3 1 3 3 11
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 1 2 3 3 10
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 0 3 3 1 9
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 3 2 0 3 8
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 1 1 1 0 5
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 0 1 2 4
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 209 309 336 361 331 1546
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 538 684 705 801 749 3477


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