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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 375, Pulse or Digital 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 446 494 639 641 902 3122
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 109 109 135 123 155 631
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 98 67 88 81 121 455
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 71 77 77 64 78 367
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 53 41 60 58 65 277
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 38 49 42 50 67 246
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 31 30 50 49 53 213
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 29 19 35 42 53 178
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 24 19 24 29 44 140
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 34 15 26 31 26 132
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 21 27 30 23 25 126
(U.S.) OR OREGON 25 21 26 19 21 112
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 20 24 26 16 21 107
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 22 20 18 15 15 90
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 10 13 13 15 30 81
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 13 15 21 13 18 80
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 20 16 11 13 18 78
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 6 14 20 12 11 63
(U.S.) UT UTAH 13 17 14 5 4 53
(U.S.) IA IOWA 9 18 8 9 8 52
(U.S.) OH OHIO 10 8 8 5 9 40
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 6 3 3 8 11 31
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 7 8 5 4 4 28
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 8 5 6 4 4 27
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 7 4 2 5 4 22
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 4 2 5 3 7 21
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 3 3 5 1 3 15
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 1 2 3 2 12
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 3 3 2 0 10
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 2 1 1 3 8
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 2 3 1 1 8
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 1 1 1 2 6
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 2 0 1 0 5
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 0 0 1 3 4
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 1 2 0 0 4
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 2 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 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.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 1153 1157 1413 1349 1794 6866
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 333 323 486 558 814 2514
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 177 236 302 369 551 1635
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 76 80 120 117 221 614
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 103 87 110 104 138 542
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 70 56 86 76 120 408
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 64 58 77 82 117 398
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 44 43 50 45 90 272
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 16 28 52 61 114 271
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 36 40 60 38 62 236
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 21 23 46 45 53 188
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 50 28 40 26 32 176
(Foreign) INX INDIA 24 23 29 33 49 158
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 16 16 17 18 13 80
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 5 9 17 17 26 74
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 13 8 10 19 17 67
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 12 7 19 10 17 65
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 8 7 12 13 14 54
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 11 7 12 10 10 50
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 8 8 9 4 16 45
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 4 7 5 7 8 31
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 2 6 4 16 28
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 5 6 4 4 3 22
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 6 3 3 5 3 20
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 1 6 3 6 18
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 4 3 3 1 4 15
(Foreign) LBX LEBANON 0 0 1 6 6 13
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 2 0 3 3 2 10
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 2 2 3 0 8
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 2 5 7
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 2 1 3 6
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 2 0 0 2 0 4
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 2 2 4
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 1 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 1 0 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 2 1 0 3
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) PKX PAKISTAN 1 0 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MOX CHINA, MACAU S.A.R. 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) UYX URUGUAY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 1115 1114 1595 1694 2544 8062
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 2268 2271 3008 3043 4338 14928


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