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

( 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 100 78 104 80 89 451
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 17 13 24 16 11 81
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 13 13 16 19 18 79
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 16 9 18 16 20 79
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 16 15 15 12 16 74
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 17 7 12 19 13 68
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 21 11 9 11 12 64
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 11 5 13 13 16 58
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 9 13 14 10 11 57
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 14 6 14 10 11 55
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 17 10 7 3 11 48
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 11 7 8 10 10 46
(U.S.) IA IOWA 8 8 6 13 9 44
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 9 10 7 6 10 42
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 5 3 5 11 15 39
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 7 5 9 5 7 33
(U.S.) OH OHIO 7 4 6 7 6 30
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 11 5 5 3 3 27
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 8 8 4 3 3 26
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 9 8 3 3 2 25
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 10 1 4 3 7 25
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 6 4 2 3 5 20
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 0 4 3 2 12
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 4 2 3 1 12
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 1 2 4 2 11
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 1 2 2 4 10
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 3 1 2 0 8
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 1 0 2 3 8
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 2 0 0 5 7
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 1 2 0 1 6
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 1 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 1 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 1 2 0 3
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 361 262 327 299 329 1578
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 77 49 79 65 88 358
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 36 25 35 26 20 142
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 18 17 12 20 15 82
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 10 14 12 9 14 59
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 13 7 10 16 11 57
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 17 8 8 13 8 54
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 11 10 11 10 10 52
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 14 4 2 6 3 29
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 4 4 1 9 11 29
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 7 0 3 1 4 15
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 2 1 3 5 13
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 4 4 0 2 1 11
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 3 1 0 3 9
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 0 2 2 3 8
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 1 1 3 0 7
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 1 1 2 2 7
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 0 2 1 2 6
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 2 1 1 1 6
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 0 2 1 4
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 224 157 185 195 209 970
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 585 419 512 494 538 2548


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