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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 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 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 102 109 135 113 134 593
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 93 101 75 101 108 478
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 96 99 91 58 81 425
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 61 76 94 80 86 397
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 19 29 24 36 76 184
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 33 26 33 39 36 167
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 27 21 23 28 49 148
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 17 14 24 26 42 123
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 23 28 18 20 28 117
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 14 26 24 26 26 116
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 19 22 16 17 29 103
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 19 21 11 23 20 94
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 7 17 13 6 17 60
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 10 7 11 9 13 50
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 7 10 12 9 11 49
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 7 7 6 10 15 45
(U.S.) OH OHIO 4 10 6 12 10 42
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 5 4 5 15 10 39
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 4 7 10 15 38
(U.S.) UT UTAH 8 2 6 8 12 36
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 5 8 9 10 35
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 5 3 6 5 15 34
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 7 6 6 9 3 31
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 1 3 5 9 13 31
(U.S.) IA IOWA 5 5 10 3 5 28
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 7 2 4 7 1 21
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 4 1 3 3 5 16
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 5 1 4 3 14
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 3 3 1 4 2 13
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 1 2 5 3 12
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 2 1 2 2 9
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 1 0 2 4 7
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 4 2 0 0 0 6
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 1 2 2 5
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 2 0 1 4
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 618 680 687 715 889 3589
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 70 89 92 92 109 452
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 50 35 33 41 54 213
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 31 27 34 38 41 171
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 22 29 32 23 33 139
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 11 17 21 31 28 108
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 28 11 22 21 20 102
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 26 13 20 11 11 81
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 15 16 17 18 14 80
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 16 21 7 14 15 73
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 5 6 5 17 22 55
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 6 2 2 6 8 24
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 2 3 6 5 18
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 1 5 7 14
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 3 3 1 5 2 14
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 3 0 2 7 13
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 4 2 0 2 3 11
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 3 6 9
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 1 2 5 8
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 0 1 0 7 8
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 2 2 2 2 8
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 0 2 2 2 7
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 1 1 2 1 6
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 1 2 2 0 6
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 2 0 2 5
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 1 0 3 4
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 295 284 304 347 413 1643
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 913 964 991 1062 1302 5232


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