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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 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 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 462 446 494 639 641 2682
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 98 109 109 135 123 574
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 73 98 67 88 81 407
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 52 71 77 77 64 341
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 49 53 41 60 58 261
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 32 38 49 42 50 211
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 40 31 30 50 49 200
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 16 29 19 35 42 141
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 25 34 15 26 31 131
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 33 24 19 24 29 129
(U.S.) OR OREGON 36 25 21 26 19 127
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 9 21 27 30 23 110
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 16 20 24 26 16 102
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 22 22 20 18 15 97
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 15 20 16 11 13 75
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 10 13 15 21 13 72
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 15 6 14 20 12 67
(U.S.) UT UTAH 15 13 17 14 5 64
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 8 10 13 13 15 59
(U.S.) IA IOWA 9 9 18 8 9 53
(U.S.) OH OHIO 4 10 8 8 5 35
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 10 7 8 5 4 34
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 4 8 5 6 4 27
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 3 6 3 3 8 23
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 7 4 2 5 20
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 4 4 2 5 3 18
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 3 3 3 5 1 15
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 6 1 2 3 1 13
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 4 1 2 3 13
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 2 3 3 2 12
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 4 1 2 1 1 9
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 4 0 0 0 1 5
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 2 2 0 1 5
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 1 2 0 4
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 1 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 1086 1153 1157 1413 1349 6158
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 317 333 323 486 558 2017
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 120 177 236 302 369 1204
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 109 103 87 110 104 513
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 84 76 80 120 117 477
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 67 64 58 77 82 348
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 56 70 56 86 76 344
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 51 44 43 50 45 233
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 43 36 40 60 38 217
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 52 50 28 40 26 196
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 18 16 28 52 61 175
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 14 21 23 46 45 149
(Foreign) INX INDIA 11 24 23 29 33 120
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 23 16 16 17 18 90
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 9 12 7 19 10 57
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 7 13 8 10 19 57
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 8 5 9 17 17 56
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 14 11 7 12 10 54
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 9 8 7 12 13 49
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 8 8 8 9 4 37
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 3 4 7 5 7 26
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 5 6 4 4 21
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 6 3 3 5 17
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 4 2 1 6 3 16
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 0 2 6 4 14
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 4 3 3 1 12
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 1 2 0 3 3 9
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 1 2 2 3 9
(Foreign) LBX LEBANON 0 0 0 1 6 7
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 2 0 0 2 4
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 0 2 1 3
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 0 2 1 3
(Foreign) PKX PAKISTAN 0 1 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 1 0 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MOX CHINA, MACAU S.A.R. 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) UYX URUGUAY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 1035 1115 1114 1595 1694 6553
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 2121 2268 2271 3008 3043 12711


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