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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 342, Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation)

( 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 107 93 104 102 101 507
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 17 22 17 29 16 101
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 21 17 15 15 21 89
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 21 17 11 15 17 81
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 11 12 15 25 17 80
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 11 13 20 14 13 71
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 14 11 16 15 11 67
(U.S.) IA IOWA 10 16 16 14 8 64
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 10 18 10 12 14 64
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 9 13 9 16 16 63
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 7 20 11 14 10 62
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 10 15 13 5 11 54
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 9 10 12 8 5 44
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 10 8 10 4 9 41
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 5 4 9 12 11 41
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 4 9 4 5 17 39
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 4 5 5 8 9 31
(U.S.) OH OHIO 3 5 4 9 7 28
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 3 8 9 6 27
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 3 2 7 10 24
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 3 6 3 7 21
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 4 6 3 5 3 21
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 3 4 7 2 16
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 1 3 3 8 15
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 2 3 1 2 11
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 1 3 3 2 9
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 3 3 2 8
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 2 1 1 2 7
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 2 0 1 2 7
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 4 0 1 6
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 2 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 2 0 1 4
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 1 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 303 344 358 368 363 1736
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 71 63 90 81 77 382
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 32 34 31 36 36 169
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 16 13 19 24 18 90
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 23 17 16 9 13 78
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 11 16 24 5 10 66
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 8 12 12 7 17 56
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 3 7 6 8 12 36
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 3 2 10 6 14 35
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 9 4 6 6 4 29
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 3 2 3 5 7 20
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 2 1 5 3 4 15
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 5 4 3 2 14
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 1 0 4 2 9
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 0 2 2 2 7
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 2 1 2 0 6
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 3 1 1 0 1 6
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 2 1 3
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 191 181 232 207 225 1036
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 494 525 590 575 588 2772


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