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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 340, Communications: Electrical

( 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 204 195 235 237 329 1200
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 83 79 87 90 120 459
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 72 65 75 87 98 397
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 68 81 70 79 96 394
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 65 59 85 79 91 379
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 62 54 43 71 79 309
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 49 61 61 63 57 291
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 35 32 41 55 73 236
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 40 50 46 44 55 235
(U.S.) OH OHIO 35 36 37 40 59 207
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 44 40 44 38 38 204
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 46 26 51 38 43 204
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 36 36 43 28 52 195
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 37 44 32 43 37 193
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 39 39 23 23 25 149
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 31 28 26 27 24 136
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 16 28 24 30 30 128
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 25 25 20 22 28 120
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 24 13 23 32 26 118
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 28 13 20 20 26 107
(U.S.) OR OREGON 26 20 17 27 15 105
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 15 22 19 15 19 90
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 16 18 18 24 11 87
(U.S.) UT UTAH 17 16 21 19 13 86
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 10 10 18 15 10 63
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 13 8 12 15 14 62
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 11 18 5 9 13 56
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 10 13 7 7 15 52
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 10 5 11 8 18 52
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 5 5 9 9 14 42
(U.S.) IA IOWA 5 7 15 5 9 41
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 9 9 10 1 12 41
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 7 6 8 7 11 39
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 6 11 9 8 36
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 6 9 8 2 2 27
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 5 3 6 8 2 24
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 1 4 5 7 19
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 2 3 3 2 2 12
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 2 3 5 11
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 3 3 2 2 1 11
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 4 4 1 1 10
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 2 1 3 2 9
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 3 2 1 2 1 9
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 3 2 1 2 9
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 3 0 1 3 8
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 1 2 2 2 8
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 2 1 2 6
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 2 0 2 1 5
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 2 0 1 3
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VI U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 1225 1204 1306 1352 1602 6689
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 255 242 321 308 367 1493
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 94 85 101 112 153 545
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 42 43 62 64 106 317
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 28 40 63 67 89 287
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 46 42 55 68 67 278
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 27 33 54 55 59 228
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 38 40 42 47 60 227
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 7 20 22 14 34 97
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 10 18 17 25 27 97
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 15 11 12 21 16 75
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 14 10 19 13 14 70
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 11 12 13 11 14 61
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 8 6 11 11 24 60
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 8 8 17 10 15 58
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 10 7 9 17 13 56
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 10 10 11 11 11 53
(Foreign) INX INDIA 7 4 6 12 9 38
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 7 2 9 3 11 32
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 4 3 6 2 5 20
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 10 4 4 19
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 3 1 2 3 8 17
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 1 7 7 16
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 4 2 4 2 3 15
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 1 3 3 5 13
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 2 1 1 6 2 12
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 3 3 3 3 0 12
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 1 2 3 2 10
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 3 2 1 0 2 8
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 2 1 4 0 7
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 2 0 1 1 6
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 1 0 2 2 5
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 1 1 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 1 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 2 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 2 0 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 2 0 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BAX BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BHX BAHRAIN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) IMX ISLE OF MAN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) LBX LEBANON 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MAX MOROCCO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) TNX TUNISIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 670 660 885 916 1139 4270
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1895 1864 2191 2268 2741 10959


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