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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 2007 - 2011 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 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 210 204 195 235 238 1082
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 74 83 79 87 90 413
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 70 68 81 70 79 368
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 66 72 65 75 87 365
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 67 65 59 85 79 355
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 69 49 61 61 64 304
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 38 62 54 43 71 268
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 25 40 50 46 44 205
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 36 46 26 51 38 197
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 30 35 32 41 55 193
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 26 44 40 44 38 192
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 35 37 44 32 43 191
(U.S.) OH OHIO 35 35 36 37 40 183
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 27 36 36 43 29 171
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 30 39 39 23 23 154
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 25 31 28 26 27 137
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 22 16 28 24 30 120
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 16 25 25 20 22 108
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 26 28 13 20 20 107
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 12 24 13 23 33 105
(U.S.) OR OREGON 14 26 20 17 27 104
(U.S.) UT UTAH 14 17 16 21 19 87
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 15 15 22 19 15 86
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 9 16 18 18 24 85
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 10 10 10 18 15 63
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 8 13 8 12 15 56
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 16 10 13 7 7 53
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 9 11 18 5 9 52
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 7 10 5 11 8 41
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 9 2 6 11 9 37
(U.S.) IA IOWA 4 5 7 15 5 36
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 7 9 9 10 1 36
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 7 5 5 9 9 35
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 5 7 6 8 7 33
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 6 6 9 8 2 31
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 5 3 6 8 23
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 3 2 1 4 5 15
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 3 2 3 3 2 13
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 3 3 3 2 2 13
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 0 4 4 1 11
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 2 3 2 1 2 10
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 2 1 1 2 2 8
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 2 1 3 7
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 3 2 1 7
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 2 0 1 2 1 6
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 1 3 0 1 6
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 2 3 6
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 2 0 2 4
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VI U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 1099 1225 1204 1306 1356 6190
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 252 255 242 321 316 1386
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 85 94 85 101 113 478
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 53 42 43 62 64 264
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 37 46 42 55 68 248
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 27 28 40 63 67 225
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 42 38 40 43 47 210
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 26 27 33 54 55 195
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 10 10 18 17 25 80
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 5 7 20 22 16 70
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 8 15 11 12 21 67
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 6 14 10 19 13 62
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 14 8 8 17 10 57
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 5 11 12 13 11 52
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 6 10 10 11 11 48
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 4 10 7 9 17 47
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 4 8 6 11 11 40
(Foreign) INX INDIA 2 7 4 6 12 31
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 3 7 2 9 3 24
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 5 4 2 4 2 17
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 4 3 3 3 3 16
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 4 3 6 2 16
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 1 10 4 15
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 3 3 1 2 3 12
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 2 1 1 6 10
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 1 0 1 7 10
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 3 3 2 1 0 9
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 2 1 2 3 8
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 1 3 3 8
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 2 1 4 7
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 2 2 0 1 5
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 1 0 1 0 2 4
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 2 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LBX LEBANON 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MAX MOROCCO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 611 670 660 885 927 3753
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1710 1895 1864 2191 2283 9943


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