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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 379, Telephonic 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 105 145 102 109 135 596
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 113 121 96 99 91 520
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 79 100 93 101 75 448
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 74 79 61 76 94 384
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 49 39 33 26 33 180
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 46 20 23 28 18 135
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 26 35 27 21 23 132
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 26 21 18 29 24 118
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 23 16 17 14 24 94
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 21 15 19 22 16 93
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 10 12 14 26 24 86
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 14 20 19 21 11 85
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 15 10 10 7 11 53
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 5 8 7 17 13 50
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 9 6 7 10 12 44
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 10 11 7 7 6 41
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 7 11 7 6 6 37
(U.S.) OH OHIO 5 12 4 10 6 37
(U.S.) IA IOWA 5 8 5 5 10 33
(U.S.) OR OREGON 7 9 3 5 8 32
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 5 6 5 4 5 25
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 6 5 5 3 6 25
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 5 5 7 2 4 23
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 4 5 2 4 7 22
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 5 8 2 6 22
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 7 4 1 3 5 20
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 7 3 4 1 3 18
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 2 4 3 3 1 13
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 3 4 2 0 10
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 1 5 1 8
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 2 0 1 2 7
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 2 2 1 6
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 0 1 1 2 5
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 1 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 2 0 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 2 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 700 744 617 680 687 3428
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 120 89 70 89 92 460
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 42 51 50 35 33 211
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 46 64 28 11 22 171
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 20 28 22 29 32 131
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 19 19 31 27 34 130
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 8 23 26 13 20 90
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 17 17 15 16 17 82
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 18 16 16 21 7 78
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 11 12 11 17 21 72
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 11 9 5 6 5 36
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 8 8 6 2 2 26
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 2 2 2 3 12
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 2 3 3 1 9
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 1 4 2 0 9
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 5 1 1 0 2 9
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 3 1 1 1 1 7
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 2 1 1 1 2 7
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 3 1 0 1 6
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 1 1 3 0 6
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 3 0 0 1 2 6
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 2 2 4
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BOX BOLIVIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 342 353 295 284 304 1578
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1042 1097 912 964 991 5006


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