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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 342, Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation)

( 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 80 89 107 112 144 532
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 16 20 28 17 25 106
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 19 18 14 28 22 101
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 12 16 16 16 25 85
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 19 13 15 12 21 80
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 10 11 21 19 18 79
(U.S.) IA IOWA 13 9 27 13 15 77
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 13 16 12 17 19 77
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 11 12 13 16 19 71
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 10 11 13 13 21 68
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 16 11 13 14 12 66
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 3 11 16 9 8 47
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 11 15 6 7 8 47
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 10 10 5 6 11 42
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 6 10 11 7 7 41
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 5 7 6 6 5 29
(U.S.) OH OHIO 7 6 6 4 6 29
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 3 3 3 8 11 28
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 7 6 5 7 28
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 3 5 3 5 5 21
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 3 2 2 4 4 15
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 3 6 3 1 15
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 4 2 1 5 2 14
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 2 4 3 1 3 13
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 2 3 2 3 13
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 0 5 2 1 10
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 5 1 1 3 10
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 3 1 1 1 9
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 1 1 1 3 9
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 0 2 2 3 8
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 1 2 2 2 7
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 2 3 1 7
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 1 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 1 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 2 0 2 0 4
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 0 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 299 329 375 369 440 1812
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 65 88 109 132 97 491
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 26 20 41 33 45 165
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 20 15 25 30 31 121
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 13 8 25 15 22 83
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 16 11 18 16 21 82
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 9 11 16 14 31 81
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 9 14 22 14 18 77
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 10 10 9 20 18 67
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 5 2 12 18 40
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 4 10 10 10 35
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 6 3 11 5 9 34
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 3 0 2 5 5 15
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 2 3 1 4 5 15
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 2 1 5 4 13
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 1 2 3 5 13
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 3 2 4 3 12
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 1 3 2 4 11
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 2 0 3 3 10
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 1 1 2 3 9
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 3 1 3 8
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 3 2 0 6
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 2 1 1 1 5
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 1 1 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 195 209 309 336 361 1410
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 494 538 684 705 801 3222


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