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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 333, Wave Transmission Lines and Networks

( 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 65 70 74 60 69 338
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 26 36 7 12 7 88
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 17 11 15 12 6 61
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 18 11 12 6 9 56
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 7 8 16 6 5 42
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 13 9 4 6 6 38
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 13 5 9 6 4 37
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 7 8 4 7 8 34
(U.S.) OR OREGON 6 5 9 5 3 28
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 5 3 6 9 3 26
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 3 6 8 6 24
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 7 5 2 4 5 23
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 3 4 8 3 20
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 6 3 5 5 1 20
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 7 2 3 2 2 16
(U.S.) ME MAINE 4 7 0 2 0 13
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 1 3 2 3 11
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 4 1 3 3 0 11
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 2 2 0 2 9
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 2 1 2 2 7
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 1 4 0 1 1 7
(U.S.) OH OHIO 1 1 2 2 1 7
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 2 1 0 2 6
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 1 2 0 2 5
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 3 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 1 2 3
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 0 2 1 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 222 206 193 173 157 951
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 216 194 160 123 152 845
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 30 36 23 17 23 129
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 12 12 18 19 23 84
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 8 9 22 12 16 67
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 6 9 10 10 17 52
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 2 17 12 6 8 45
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 10 5 9 11 1 36
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 11 8 2 5 0 26
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 6 1 10 5 3 25
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 5 4 2 1 13
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 0 2 5 4 13
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 2 1 4 8
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 3 0 0 1 2 6
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 1 1 2 1 6
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 1 1 1 1 5
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 2 2 0 0 5
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 0 0 1 3 5
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 2 1 0 1 5
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 1 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 1 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 1 0 2 3
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) YUX YUGOSLAVIA / SERBIA-MONTENEGRO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 315 307 287 223 268 1400
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 537 513 480 396 425 2351


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