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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 375, Pulse or Digital 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 332 297 535 463 446 2073
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 75 80 121 98 109 483
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 78 71 109 73 98 429
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 60 59 83 52 71 325
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 29 24 36 49 53 191
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 27 27 51 40 31 176
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 40 36 41 33 24 174
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 44 30 34 16 29 153
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 17 23 23 31 38 132
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 18 16 22 25 34 115
(U.S.) OR OREGON 16 14 20 36 25 111
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 19 18 17 22 21 97
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 24 15 16 9 21 85
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 16 9 12 16 20 73
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 9 12 8 15 20 64
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 11 6 14 15 6 52
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 5 16 15 13 52
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 6 7 6 10 13 42
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 7 13 8 10 41
(U.S.) IA IOWA 6 6 4 9 9 34
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 10 8 2 4 8 32
(U.S.) OH OHIO 3 5 9 4 10 31
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 2 9 10 7 30
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 6 7 2 7 24
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 2 1 8 3 6 20
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 9 3 2 2 19
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 6 4 3 4 0 17
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 3 3 3 3 13
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 0 2 4 4 12
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 1 2 3 4 12
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 1 2 6 1 11
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 2 3 2 1 0 8
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 0 4 1 6
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 2 0 2 5
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 2 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 873 811 1243 1086 1152 5165
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 354 306 401 317 333 1711
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 75 86 131 120 177 589
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 49 54 113 109 103 428
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 54 48 70 67 64 303
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 42 33 62 56 70 263
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 22 16 56 84 76 254
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 27 39 65 51 44 226
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 39 23 37 52 50 201
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 33 33 49 43 36 194
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 28 36 28 14 21 127
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 15 14 24 23 16 92
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 10 9 11 18 16 64
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 10 10 19 9 12 60
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 4 10 7 14 11 46
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 7 8 11 7 13 46
(Foreign) INX INDIA 2 2 4 11 24 43
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 8 4 13 8 5 38
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 3 12 8 8 33
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 3 5 9 3 4 24
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 2 1 9 8 22
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 3 4 5 0 6 18
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 3 4 2 5 16
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 2 1 4 8
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 4 1 2 0 8
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 1 4 2 8
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CYX CYPRUS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) LBX LEBANON 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) LKX SRI LANKA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PKX PAKISTAN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 797 756 1140 1035 1115 4843
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1670 1567 2383 2121 2267 10008


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