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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 340, Communications: Electrical

( 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 152 130 116 121 136 655
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 68 72 82 42 79 343
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 70 53 66 45 69 303
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 61 74 62 33 62 292
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 67 50 43 33 57 250
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 58 36 43 38 45 220
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 49 45 35 23 37 189
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 25 30 30 19 55 159
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 27 36 22 15 34 134
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 14 25 29 30 31 129
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 18 29 26 23 28 124
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 28 15 18 20 31 112
(U.S.) OH OHIO 31 19 18 19 22 109
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 25 17 18 14 22 96
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 21 17 21 16 16 91
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 25 20 18 14 14 91
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 17 21 13 16 21 88
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 20 14 14 10 17 75
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 14 18 14 14 15 75
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 16 20 9 10 16 71
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 11 21 11 6 18 67
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 18 11 15 8 13 65
(U.S.) OR OREGON 11 13 14 10 12 60
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 15 7 15 6 4 47
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 11 6 7 4 8 36
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 9 7 2 6 9 33
(U.S.) UT UTAH 6 6 6 5 7 30
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 9 10 5 5 0 29
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 5 7 4 4 9 29
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 8 7 0 4 8 27
(U.S.) IA IOWA 4 9 5 2 6 26
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 4 2 8 2 9 25
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 3 5 3 10 23
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 3 3 4 5 4 19
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 8 4 1 1 2 16
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 8 1 3 2 1 15
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 3 6 2 2 1 14
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 4 2 3 1 2 12
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 2 2 0 3 8
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 2 2 1 2 8
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 2 0 2 3 8
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 2 2 1 1 1 7
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 2 2 0 1 0 5
(U.S.) ME MAINE 2 2 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 1 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 1 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 0 3 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 957 881 814 639 944 4235
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 220 201 172 185 209 987
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 96 95 80 80 102 453
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 43 40 49 37 38 207
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 35 44 47 22 45 193
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 39 45 36 26 27 173
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 31 29 29 32 27 148
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 29 16 9 12 18 84
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 19 16 10 13 13 71
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 11 15 10 11 8 55
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 11 10 10 7 7 45
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 6 7 9 12 5 39
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 9 5 10 5 5 34
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 6 8 2 5 7 28
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 8 2 3 4 6 23
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 5 3 4 7 19
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 5 7 2 3 1 18
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 2 2 1 7 13
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 4 0 2 3 1 10
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 2 1 2 2 9
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 1 0 4 2 9
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 1 5 1 0 8
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 2 1 3 7
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 3 2 2 0 0 7
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 3 3 0 6
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 3 1 1 6
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 1 3 1 0 0 5
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 2 2 0 0 1 5
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 2 1 1 4
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 1 0 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) MDX MOLDOVA, REPUBLIC OF 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PKX PAKISTAN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 591 564 511 476 550 2692
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1548 1445 1325 1115 1494 6927


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