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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 2000 - 2004 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 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 328 344 428 446 611 2157
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 121 114 154 171 187 747
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 118 122 135 151 182 708
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 64 98 76 118 100 456
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 82 70 58 67 99 376
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 43 57 50 69 68 287
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 49 39 53 37 82 260
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 38 36 32 39 36 181
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 38 29 26 32 37 162
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 16 23 24 19 34 116
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 24 16 25 26 20 111
(U.S.) OR OREGON 11 13 16 30 35 105
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 16 21 26 14 22 99
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 13 19 18 16 28 94
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 18 17 21 15 22 93
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 12 20 13 19 22 86
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 12 14 12 16 13 67
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 18 6 7 16 16 63
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 7 5 9 8 11 40
(U.S.) UT UTAH 9 5 3 8 15 40
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 6 5 13 10 5 39
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 5 6 5 13 7 36
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 5 2 7 10 8 32
(U.S.) OH OHIO 7 8 2 3 9 29
(U.S.) IA IOWA 4 2 9 5 5 25
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 5 6 3 2 8 24
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 4 2 3 5 10 24
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 7 3 4 1 3 18
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 4 3 1 0 1 9
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 4 1 0 0 7
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 2 0 0 2 6
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 3 0 2 5
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 0 1 2 4
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 2 0 1 4
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 1 2 0 4
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 1093 1117 1243 1372 1706 6531
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 291 303 389 444 383 1810
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 71 88 95 117 151 522
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 53 63 104 105 108 433
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 61 73 77 85 98 394
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 40 70 46 95 88 339
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 63 49 70 91 64 337
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 32 41 40 86 94 293
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 51 53 58 65 54 281
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 16 26 37 40 48 167
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 7 9 8 10 19 53
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 10 5 14 8 16 53
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 8 7 9 9 15 48
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 9 6 8 3 12 38
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 5 2 7 8 13 35
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 3 4 5 7 12 31
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 4 7 3 5 21
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 4 4 4 7 20
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 1 4 3 6 15
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 2 7 3 13
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 2 3 6 11
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 1 1 6 1 9
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 1 1 2 3 8
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 1 0 2 2 7
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 1 0 2 1 5
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 2 0 3 5
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 0 3 0 3
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 730 815 990 1211 1214 4960
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1823 1932 2233 2583 2920 11491


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