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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 370, Multiplex 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 726 940 1193 1597 1607 6063
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 177 222 255 353 434 1441
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 185 225 274 325 337 1346
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 83 118 160 224 205 790
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 55 93 103 158 161 570
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 63 78 105 165 138 549
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 62 90 96 158 131 537
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 72 102 123 121 102 520
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 50 65 74 122 119 430
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 56 54 68 90 93 361
(U.S.) OR OREGON 37 73 76 82 89 357
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 22 53 49 85 71 280
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 32 46 50 67 77 272
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 23 24 33 62 83 225
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 18 33 37 51 77 216
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 33 39 36 51 48 207
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 25 28 38 43 52 186
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 22 27 39 52 37 177
(U.S.) OH OHIO 9 43 23 33 31 139
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 27 14 22 30 36 129
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 5 9 17 20 31 82
(U.S.) IA IOWA 6 11 15 19 20 71
(U.S.) UT UTAH 13 8 12 23 15 71
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 8 8 14 16 15 61
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 7 11 12 10 6 46
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 5 8 7 11 15 46
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 6 7 15 14 44
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 5 6 6 11 3 31
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 3 1 1 7 5 17
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 3 2 4 4 15
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 3 1 2 2 4 12
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 2 2 3 4 11
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 2 1 3 4 11
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 1 3 2 2 10
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 2 2 3 3 10
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 4 1 0 3 9
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 3 4 1 9
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 3 1 2 6
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 0 2 2 5
(U.S.) ME MAINE 2 1 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 1 0 2 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 1846 2457 2969 4031 4084 15387
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 376 542 658 898 894 3368
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 175 363 369 553 714 2174
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 152 202 227 297 288 1166
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 116 170 167 204 209 866
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 84 111 112 159 171 637
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 11 47 85 214 270 627
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 92 107 122 160 139 620
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 58 91 106 150 152 557
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 52 74 113 157 160 556
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 66 81 68 113 118 446
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 33 41 43 85 116 318
(Foreign) INX INDIA 17 37 37 82 65 238
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 15 24 28 38 59 164
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 15 24 29 40 47 155
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 17 36 23 22 23 121
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 5 24 30 31 30 120
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 9 16 12 23 21 81
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 9 10 12 19 22 72
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 4 4 14 12 11 45
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 6 10 7 8 12 43
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 3 9 8 14 9 43
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 3 11 9 14 6 43
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 3 7 6 11 9 36
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 4 4 3 7 15 33
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 6 2 3 9 9 29
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 2 6 4 3 3 18
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 6 3 6 15
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 4 4 4 3 15
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 1 1 1 3 6
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 1 1 1 1 2 6
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 0 0 1 3 1 5
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 1 1 2 4
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 3 1 4
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 2 2 4
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 0 2 1 3
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 2 1 3
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) TNX TUNISIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 1334 2060 2313 3349 3599 12655
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 3180 4517 5282 7380 7683 28042


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