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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes
Breakout By Geographic Origin (State and Country)

Count of 2006 - 2010 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 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 535 462 446 494 639 2576
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 121 98 109 109 135 572
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 109 73 98 67 88 435
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 83 52 71 77 77 360
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 36 49 53 41 61 240
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 51 40 31 30 50 202
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 23 32 38 49 42 184
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 41 33 24 19 24 141
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 34 16 29 19 35 133
(U.S.) OR OREGON 20 36 25 21 26 128
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 22 25 34 15 26 122
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 16 9 21 27 30 103
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 12 16 20 24 26 98
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 17 22 21 20 18 98
(U.S.) UT UTAH 16 15 13 17 14 75
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 8 15 20 16 11 70
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 14 15 6 14 20 69
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 6 10 13 15 21 65
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 13 8 10 13 13 57
(U.S.) IA IOWA 4 9 9 18 8 48
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 9 10 7 8 5 39
(U.S.) OH OHIO 9 4 10 8 8 39
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 4 8 5 6 25
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 8 3 6 3 3 23
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 7 2 7 4 2 22
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 4 4 2 5 17
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 3 3 3 3 5 17
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 6 1 2 3 14
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 2 2 3 3 13
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 3 4 1 1 11
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 4 1 2 1 8
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 4 0 0 0 7
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 0 2 2 0 6
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 2 1 0 2 0 5
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 1 1 2 4
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 0 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 1 2 0 4
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 1243 1086 1152 1157 1413 6051
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 401 317 333 323 485 1859
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 131 120 177 236 302 966
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 113 109 103 87 110 522
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 56 84 76 80 119 415
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 70 67 64 58 77 336
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 62 56 70 56 86 330
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 65 51 44 43 50 253
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 49 43 36 40 60 228
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 37 52 50 28 40 207
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 28 14 21 23 46 132
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 11 18 16 28 52 125
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 24 23 16 16 17 96
(Foreign) INX INDIA 4 11 24 23 29 91
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 19 9 12 7 19 66
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 13 8 5 9 17 52
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 7 14 11 7 12 51
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 11 7 13 8 10 49
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 12 8 8 8 9 45
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 9 8 7 12 37
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 9 3 4 7 5 28
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 4 2 5 6 4 21
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 5 0 6 3 3 17
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 4 2 1 6 14
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 1 4 3 3 13
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 2 0 2 6 11
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 1 1 2 2 7
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 1 2 0 3 6
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 1 0 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) LBX LEBANON 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CYX CYPRUS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MOX CHINA, MACAU S.A.R. 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PKX PAKISTAN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) UYX URUGUAY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 1140 1035 1115 1114 1593 5997
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 2383 2121 2267 2271 3006 12048


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