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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Office of Electronic Information Products
Patent Technology Monitoring Division (PTMD)

Patenting In Technology Classes
Breakout By Geographic Origin (State and Country)

Count of 1998 - 2002 Utility Patent Grants,
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 370, Multiplex Communications

( technology class is determined by the primary classification assigned to the 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 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 163 232 328 344 428 1495
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 65 92 121 114 154 546
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 62 86 117 122 136 523
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 41 64 64 98 76 343
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 47 75 82 70 58 332
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 30 38 43 57 50 218
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 20 29 49 39 53 190
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 33 33 38 36 32 172
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 25 15 38 29 26 133
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 21 10 24 16 25 96
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 25 14 13 19 18 89
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 17 15 18 17 21 88
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 13 12 16 23 24 88
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 5 12 16 21 26 80
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 19 11 12 14 12 68
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 7 10 12 20 13 62
(U.S.) OR OREGON 7 7 11 13 16 54
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 13 7 17 6 7 50
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 7 9 6 5 13 40
(U.S.) IA IOWA 7 7 4 2 9 29
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 6 4 5 6 5 26
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 5 9 5 3 25
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 1 7 5 9 23
(U.S.) OH OHIO 2 3 7 8 2 22
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 3 5 2 7 21
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 3 3 7 3 4 20
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 0 5 6 3 16
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 4 4 2 3 14
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 6 1 1 0 0 8
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 4 3 1 8
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 2 4 1 7
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 3 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 0 2 2 0 4
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 2 0 1 4
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 0 0 3 3
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 1 2 3
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 659 807 1092 1117 1244 4919
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 274 297 291 302 389 1553
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 31 63 71 88 96 349
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 36 46 53 63 104 302
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 31 54 61 73 77 296
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 41 38 62 49 70 260
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 32 52 40 70 46 240
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 37 37 51 53 58 236
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 29 42 32 40 40 183
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 11 20 16 26 37 110
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 12 13 8 7 9 49
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 4 9 10 5 14 42
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 8 4 7 9 8 36
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 6 7 9 6 8 36
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 3 5 2 7 20
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 3 2 4 7 16
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 2 3 4 5 15
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 2 1 4 4 12
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 5 1 1 1 1 9
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 1 1 4 7
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 2 1 0 2 5
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 2 1 0 4
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 1 0 1 1 4
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 0 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 567 700 729 813 991 3800
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1226 1507 1821 1930 2235 8719


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