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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 340, Communications: Electrical

( 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 132 170 235 208 204 949
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 79 78 129 74 82 442
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 68 67 99 71 68 373
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 61 49 109 69 73 361
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 56 44 75 67 65 307
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 45 37 73 68 49 272
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 56 31 46 26 40 199
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 36 30 44 36 46 192
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 31 23 36 38 62 190
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 31 37 46 26 44 184
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 34 24 41 35 37 171
(U.S.) OH OHIO 22 30 39 35 35 161
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 26 30 37 30 35 158
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 20 18 43 27 36 144
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 17 17 35 32 41 142
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 14 28 36 16 25 119
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 15 14 28 26 29 112
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 16 15 21 25 31 108
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 22 20 20 22 16 100
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 16 15 26 12 24 93
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 17 18 25 15 15 90
(U.S.) OR OREGON 12 13 24 14 26 89
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 14 10 18 10 10 62
(U.S.) UT UTAH 7 5 12 14 17 55
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 4 10 12 9 16 51
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 8 9 6 16 10 49
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 9 5 10 8 13 45
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 9 9 11 7 9 45
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 9 5 11 9 11 45
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 10 8 10 7 5 40
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 8 11 7 10 36
(U.S.) IA IOWA 6 6 14 4 5 35
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 4 4 9 5 7 29
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 8 5 4 9 2 28
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 5 4 6 6 23
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 3 4 1 5 14
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 2 5 3 2 14
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 3 2 2 3 2 12
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 1 2 3 3 10
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 3 2 2 2 1 10
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 3 1 3 0 1 8
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 2 2 2 0 7
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 2 1 3 0 0 6
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 0 2 3 6
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 2 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 2 0 1 4
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 2 0 1 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VI U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 934 916 1429 1103 1228 5610
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 208 207 288 253 255 1211
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 102 101 113 85 93 494
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 44 42 54 37 46 223
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 27 39 65 43 38 212
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 38 30 47 53 42 210
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 26 39 49 26 27 167
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 17 16 24 27 28 112
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 13 12 16 9 10 60
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 8 11 15 8 15 57
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 5 10 16 6 14 51
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 7 8 12 14 8 49
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 5 11 15 5 11 47
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 7 4 10 6 10 37
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 7 4 7 4 8 30
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 6 2 7 4 10 29
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 7 3 3 3 7 23
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 1 3 5 7 16
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 3 1 3 4 3 14
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 2 2 5 4 14
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 4 3 3 3 14
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 2 3 1 4 11
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 3 3 0 2 10
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 3 5 0 0 10
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 1 2 7 10
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 3 3 3 10
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 4 3 1 1 9
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 6 0 1 8
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 2 0 0 2 5
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 0 1 0 2 5
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 2 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 1 0 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) BBX BARBADOS 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) LBX LEBANON 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MDX MOLDOVA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PKX PAKISTAN 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 546 568 786 612 669 3181
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1480 1484 2215 1715 1897 8791


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