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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes
Breakout By Geographic Origin (State and Country)

Count of 2004 - 2008 Utility Patent Grants,
As Distributed 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 a 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 either by year of patent grant or by year of patent application.
(U.S. or Foreign) Code State-Territory or Country 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 609 582 888 726 939 3744
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 180 162 211 185 225 963
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 186 160 205 177 222 950
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 100 92 150 83 118 543
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 99 89 106 72 102 468
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 83 75 109 61 77 405
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 68 72 91 62 90 383
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 34 37 59 55 92 277
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 38 48 72 56 54 268
(U.S.) OR OREGON 35 31 39 37 73 215
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 22 27 50 49 65 213
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 36 32 40 32 46 186
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 29 35 35 31 38 168
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 13 12 33 22 53 133
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 21 24 28 25 27 125
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 20 23 31 23 24 121
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 22 19 22 22 27 112
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 11 15 24 18 33 101
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 16 9 20 27 14 86
(U.S.) OH OHIO 9 5 9 9 43 75
(U.S.) UT UTAH 15 8 12 13 8 56
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 8 10 11 5 8 42
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 10 9 7 5 9 40
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 5 4 12 7 11 39
(U.S.) IA IOWA 5 6 5 6 11 33
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 7 6 7 5 6 31
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 3 7 3 8 8 29
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 8 1 2 2 3 16
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 0 3 2 6 13
(U.S.) ME MAINE 2 1 1 2 1 7
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 0 0 1 4 7
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 1 1 3 1 6
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 1 3 1 6
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 1 2 1 5
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 0 1 2 4
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 2 0 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 2 0 1 3
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 0 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 1703 1607 2298 1841 2452 9901
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 381 367 487 375 542 2152
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 108 103 146 175 363 895
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 151 133 153 152 202 791
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 88 78 113 116 170 565
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 94 68 105 92 108 467
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 98 76 90 83 111 458
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 54 63 75 58 91 341
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 48 51 73 52 74 298
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 64 61 57 33 41 256
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 16 20 39 66 81 222
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 15 22 26 15 24 102
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 7 14 13 17 36 87
(Foreign) INX INDIA 6 7 14 17 37 81
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 19 16 16 5 24 80
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 3 6 12 11 47 79
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 13 7 16 15 24 75
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 12 5 14 9 16 56
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 3 7 12 9 10 41
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 12 4 5 3 9 33
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 6 8 4 3 11 32
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 3 18 6 2 31
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 3 2 7 6 10 28
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 5 3 2 4 4 18
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 6 3 7 17
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 3 1 4 4 13
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 1 0 2 6 9
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 1 0 4 6
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 3 0 0 0 4
(Foreign) TNX TUNISIA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 1212 1136 1508 1332 2061 7249
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 2915 2743 3806 3173 4513 17150


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