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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 181, Acoustics

( 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 13 14 15 10 25 77
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 5 5 5 17 11 43
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 10 5 4 5 10 34
(U.S.) OH OHIO 1 7 3 7 4 22
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 5 6 4 5 20
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 3 1 6 4 5 19
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 1 1 8 2 4 16
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 6 3 0 3 15
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 0 5 5 4 15
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 2 4 4 3 15
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 2 5 2 2 3 14
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 2 2 0 5 5 14
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 3 5 0 4 14
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 3 3 3 3 13
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 5 1 2 2 11
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 1 2 3 1 3 10
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 3 0 3 0 4 10
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 0 2 0 5 8
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 2 0 4 2 8
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 0 3 1 2 7
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 0 1 2 3 7
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 2 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 2 3 0 5
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 2 2 0 1 5
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 0 0 2 1 4
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 1 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 0 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 63 75 89 90 123 440
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 16 35 28 52 44 175
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 8 9 13 17 19 66
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 5 3 3 2 15 28
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 1 6 3 7 7 24
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 4 2 1 4 3 14
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 2 1 1 5 3 12
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 1 1 4 3 3 12
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 3 1 2 1 8
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 1 2 3 2 0 8
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 1 0 2 2 7
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 0 2 1 2 5
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 0 0 1 1 5
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 0 0 2 2 4
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 0 2 1 4
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 3 0 3
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 47 67 62 112 104 392
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 110 142 151 202 227 832


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