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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 343, Communications: Radio Wave Antennas

( 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 75 113 96 76 82 442
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 33 69 46 39 38 225
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 16 21 26 14 9 86
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 4 12 22 18 10 66
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 14 14 12 10 14 64
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 12 7 11 13 13 56
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 7 13 13 12 10 55
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 12 8 14 12 7 53
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 13 12 8 9 7 49
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 9 12 13 6 7 47
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 9 18 9 5 3 44
(U.S.) OH OHIO 9 9 13 6 7 44
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 2 7 10 11 10 40
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 7 11 11 4 4 37
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 7 9 3 8 5 32
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 4 6 5 6 8 29
(U.S.) IA IOWA 4 5 6 2 7 24
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 6 4 4 4 6 24
(U.S.) ME MAINE 6 6 6 2 2 22
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 8 5 1 6 22
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 4 3 2 10 20
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 7 1 7 2 2 19
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 9 4 2 1 3 19
(U.S.) UT UTAH 4 3 5 2 4 18
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 3 2 4 4 14
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 3 1 2 1 3 10
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 1 2 2 2 9
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 6 1 1 9
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 3 2 2 1 9
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 2 2 0 2 8
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 3 1 1 1 7
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 1 3 3 7
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 0 0 3 0 4
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 0 0 1 2 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 286 390 372 288 297 1633
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 112 146 211 159 171 799
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 53 55 83 102 116 409
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 19 30 33 36 56 174
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 31 38 45 27 19 160
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 23 22 25 22 32 124
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 27 18 37 15 22 119
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 12 14 19 29 19 93
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 11 15 7 5 15 53
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 6 15 8 10 12 51
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 3 6 8 14 32
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 4 6 11 6 5 32
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 3 10 1 4 20
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 4 4 4 1 7 20
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 4 3 2 3 3 15
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 4 2 3 3 13
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 0 1 3 4 10
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 2 2 0 3 8
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 3 1 2 2 0 8
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 3 1 1 1 7
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 1 2 0 1 5
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 0 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 0 2 1 1 4
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 2 1 0 4
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 2 1 0 4
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BJX BENIN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) YUX YUGOSLAVIA / SERBIA-MONTENEGRO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 324 389 521 440 511 2185
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 610 779 893 728 808 3818


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