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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 381, Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices

( 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 59 73 91 131 229 583
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 14 15 14 43 74 160
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 5 12 22 22 25 86
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 9 9 12 13 39 82
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 8 7 9 20 36 80
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 10 8 10 16 35 79
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 7 9 11 24 23 74
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 5 5 8 5 43 66
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 11 7 4 20 15 57
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 5 8 5 10 27 55
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 7 5 10 6 21 49
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 5 4 9 11 16 45
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 2 2 9 9 14 36
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 6 4 8 11 31
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 3 7 7 9 27
(U.S.) OH OHIO 6 2 3 5 9 25
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 2 3 4 11 23
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 4 2 6 1 9 22
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 4 2 5 7 21
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 4 2 5 6 20
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 3 2 4 10 19
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 0 6 1 7 16
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 1 4 2 7 16
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 2 4 5 4 16
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 2 2 5 10
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 0 2 1 5 9
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 0 3 4 8
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 2 3 2 8
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 1 1 1 3 7
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 0 1 1 2 6
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 2 4 6
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 1 0 0 3 5
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 2 0 1 2 0 5
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 1 0 0 2 4
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 1 2 0 3
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 2 1 0 3
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 1 2 3
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 187 199 271 397 723 1777
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 101 118 166 262 448 1095
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 40 32 50 54 202 378
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 16 17 28 79 145 285
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 15 14 32 40 114 215
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 20 20 25 33 72 170
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 19 21 21 33 24 118
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 2 0 3 30 75 110
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 16 9 8 17 43 93
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 9 10 15 15 34 83
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 7 13 7 15 39 81
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 8 8 3 19 37 75
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 4 2 5 8 33 52
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 4 6 7 14 17 48
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 5 0 5 11 17 38
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 8 7 6 11 33
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 3 5 6 9 24
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 4 4 2 6 18
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 3 0 3 5 5 16
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 1 1 1 5 9
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 1 1 2 2 8
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 0 0 3 4 8
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 0 4 0 2 7
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) LVX LATVIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 278 289 402 660 1349 2978
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 465 488 673 1057 2072 4755


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