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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 343, Communications: Radio Wave Antennas

( 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 82 87 112 120 119 520
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 38 26 18 12 15 109
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 9 20 21 13 19 82
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 10 17 17 7 11 62
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 13 8 10 10 10 51
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 10 15 12 5 8 50
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 10 5 7 14 14 50
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 14 12 10 6 7 49
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 7 8 12 10 8 45
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 7 11 8 9 8 43
(U.S.) IA IOWA 7 6 7 10 11 41
(U.S.) OH OHIO 7 11 6 9 5 38
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 7 8 10 6 4 35
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 5 6 6 7 5 29
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 3 7 9 6 28
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 6 8 5 4 25
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 4 3 6 6 5 24
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 6 3 7 3 3 22
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 10 2 1 3 5 21
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 8 4 3 1 1 17
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 6 2 3 3 2 16
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 6 2 1 4 13
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 3 4 2 3 13
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 3 1 3 4 13
(U.S.) ME MAINE 2 1 4 1 4 12
(U.S.) UT UTAH 4 3 1 1 3 12
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 2 4 2 1 11
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 4 0 3 2 1 10
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 1 1 2 4 10
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 3 5 0 0 1 9
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 2 2 3 1 9
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 3 2 1 2 0 8
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 3 1 2 0 1 7
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 0 0 1 3 5
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 0 0 4 5
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 0 1 2 4
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 297 295 316 291 306 1505
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 171 152 175 141 134 773
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 116 126 108 113 111 574
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 56 53 39 33 36 217
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 19 25 22 27 29 122
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 19 23 37 24 16 119
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 32 17 18 23 16 106
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 15 17 38 14 22 106
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 22 13 18 22 22 97
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 14 8 6 17 17 62
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 12 9 10 10 9 50
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 3 9 9 8 10 39
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 5 6 10 10 6 37
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 3 6 4 6 3 22
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 7 2 6 2 2 19
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 4 2 3 2 5 16
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 4 3 1 3 3 14
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 3 5 2 1 1 12
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 2 3 2 2 10
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 2 2 2 2 8
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 2 0 0 2 5
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 1 2 1 5
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 2 0 0 2 4
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 511 489 517 463 454 2434
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 808 784 833 754 760 3939


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