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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 455, Telecommunications

( 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 117 154 170 219 212 872
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 79 109 184 174 126 672
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 96 96 128 87 75 482
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 42 78 91 72 97 380
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 32 64 93 76 74 339
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 43 52 55 44 46 240
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 35 47 63 22 24 191
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 21 29 20 37 30 137
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 30 21 23 28 21 123
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 19 17 30 24 16 106
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 13 19 18 24 24 98
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 21 14 21 24 18 98
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 14 20 20 13 26 93
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 8 9 13 12 20 62
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 10 11 10 6 16 53
(U.S.) OH OHIO 5 7 10 7 4 33
(U.S.) OR OREGON 9 2 9 4 6 30
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 4 4 10 9 2 29
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 4 4 5 3 6 22
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 1 6 6 5 19
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 5 3 2 4 16
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 3 1 5 3 3 15
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 5 3 3 0 14
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 6 1 3 3 13
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 5 5 1 11
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 4 1 0 4 1 10
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 2 2 4 1 10
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 1 1 6 9
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 1 2 5 9
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 3 0 0 2 1 6
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 1 2 3 0 6
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 0 2 1 1 6
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 3 0 1 0 5
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 3 0 0 1 5
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 1 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 628 793 1008 929 877 4235
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 283 273 296 303 278 1433
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 63 82 92 93 118 448
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 50 92 108 96 91 437
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 33 41 62 75 82 293
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 18 45 58 76 78 275
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 37 72 69 51 29 258
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 33 47 53 63 42 238
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 15 46 52 49 67 229
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 12 17 15 15 15 74
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 5 7 11 16 16 55
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 7 3 6 9 15 40
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 1 3 6 15 26
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 7 6 4 4 23
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 5 5 1 3 2 16
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 2 3 4 4 14
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 3 4 5 12
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 0 4 4 3 12
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 0 4 1 4 11
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 2 3 1 7
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 2 2 3 7
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 1 4 1 7
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 2 1 2 6
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 1 3 1 5
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 0 0 2 1 5
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 571 745 858 889 883 3946
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1199 1538 1866 1818 1760 8181


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