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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 375, Pulse or Digital 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 166 186 205 232 269 1058
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 53 59 91 75 86 364
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 46 53 72 69 68 308
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 45 41 47 43 47 223
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 66 39 27 27 30 189
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 32 28 27 27 29 143
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 25 28 25 27 33 138
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 25 19 30 18 22 114
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 18 19 27 14 9 87
(U.S.) OR OREGON 10 12 11 25 24 82
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 19 16 18 12 14 79
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 12 18 14 14 18 76
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 15 8 20 13 17 73
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 5 21 9 12 22 69
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 11 13 7 8 6 45
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 7 7 7 8 7 36
(U.S.) OH OHIO 5 10 4 6 8 33
(U.S.) UT UTAH 5 7 7 8 4 31
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 4 4 6 7 6 27
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 7 8 2 3 5 25
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 6 6 3 6 4 25
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 7 3 8 4 25
(U.S.) IA IOWA 6 6 3 3 3 21
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 3 2 1 6 1 13
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 1 2 2 5 11
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 5 2 0 1 10
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 2 3 1 1 8
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 0 1 5 6
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 3 1 1 1 0 6
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 0 0 1 3 6
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 2 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 1 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 0 0 3 4
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 0 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 2 1 0 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 2 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 610 631 681 683 764 3369
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 306 296 346 321 318 1587
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 80 77 76 88 68 389
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 33 35 40 38 52 198
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 42 33 27 31 46 179
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 40 24 34 28 29 155
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 33 23 21 36 25 138
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 13 22 22 28 33 118
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 17 26 11 13 17 84
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 18 16 14 10 20 78
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 9 12 13 18 24 76
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 11 11 13 16 9 60
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 7 7 6 8 8 36
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 6 5 6 3 3 23
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 1 4 5 6 3 19
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 2 3 3 6 16
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 3 1 2 2 6 14
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 3 3 0 2 9
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 0 1 6 8
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 2 1 1 4 8
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 0 2 1 3 7
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 3 1 1 1 7
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 1 2 0 4
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 1 2 0 3
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) UGX UGANDA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 627 603 651 663 684 3228
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1237 1234 1332 1346 1448 6597


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