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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 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 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 205 232 268 279 328 1312
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 89 75 87 91 76 418
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 72 69 68 67 75 351
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 49 43 47 48 60 247
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 25 27 33 38 44 167
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 27 27 30 31 40 155
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 27 27 29 38 27 148
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 30 18 22 24 28 122
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 20 13 17 31 24 105
(U.S.) OR OREGON 11 25 24 17 16 93
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 27 14 9 20 18 88
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 14 14 18 16 19 81
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 9 12 22 11 17 71
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 18 12 14 8 16 68
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 7 8 7 13 9 44
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 7 8 6 10 11 42
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 6 4 18 6 37
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 6 7 6 11 6 36
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 3 5 7 10 27
(U.S.) OH OHIO 4 6 8 6 3 27
(U.S.) UT UTAH 7 8 4 5 3 27
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 8 4 5 3 23
(U.S.) IA IOWA 3 3 3 2 6 17
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 1 3 10 3 17
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 2 5 2 2 13
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 1 6 1 1 2 11
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 1 5 1 2 9
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 2 2 2 6
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 3 1 1 0 1 6
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 3 0 2 5
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 1 0 2 1 5
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 1 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 2 0 0 0 2 4
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 1 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 0 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 1 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 681 683 764 820 866 3814
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 346 321 317 340 355 1679
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 76 88 68 58 74 364
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 40 38 52 62 49 241
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 27 31 46 51 54 209
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 34 28 29 37 27 155
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 21 36 25 29 41 152
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 22 28 33 25 28 136
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 14 10 20 41 39 124
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 13 18 24 31 33 119
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 11 13 17 16 15 72
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 13 16 9 9 22 69
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 6 8 8 8 7 37
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 3 3 6 9 10 31
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 2 6 6 8 24
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 6 3 3 5 4 21
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 5 6 3 2 1 17
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 1 3 5 2 13
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 6 2 3 12
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 1 0 1 10 12
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 1 4 1 2 9
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 3 0 2 0 3 8
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 2 0 2 1 6
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 1 1 1 1 5
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 0 2 2 5
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 1 1 1 2 5
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 1 2 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LKX SRI LANKA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) UGX UGANDA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 651 663 683 745 796 3538
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1332 1346 1447 1565 1662 7352


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