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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting By NAICS Industry Classification
Breakout By Geographic Origin (State and Country)
-- Whole Counts --

- this report was created with support from the National Science Foundation -

Count (*) of 2008 - 2012 Utility Patent Grants,
As Distributed By Calendar Year of Grant

- Explanation of Data -

Rank Ordered Listing of U.S. States and Countries
From Which 0.5 or More Utility Patents Originated During the Period
Having Primary Classification Corresponding To

NAICS Classification 3342
Communications Equipment

( North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) classification is determined by
the primary U.S. Patent Classification System (USPC) patent classification and a USPC to NAICS concordance - see 'Explanation of Data' )
( this Whole Counts report allocates a patent to each of one or more matched industries -- 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 WHOLE counts of utility patents originating from them; patents are distributed by year of patent grant.
Counts Sequence ID NAICS Classification Classification Title (U.S. or Foreign) Region ID State-Territory or Country 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 3016 3570 4666 5067 6288 22607
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (U.S.) TX TEXAS 777 897 992 1065 1352 5083
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 625 614 845 973 1047 4104
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 556 675 779 811 1032 3853
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (U.S.) NY NEW YORK 519 565 804 730 913 3531
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 388 451 580 620 733 2772
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 378 405 435 433 584 2235
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (U.S.) GA GEORGIA 314 355 407 497 557 2130
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (U.S.) FL FLORIDA 327 326 411 446 553 2063
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 281 301 426 400 497 1905
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (U.S.) CO COLORADO 214 230 301 338 383 1466
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (U.S.) OR OREGON 239 217 257 274 296 1283
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 139 171 223 277 319 1129
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 167 185 219 244 273 1088
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (U.S.) KS KANSAS 102 104 151 231 410 998
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (U.S.) MD MARYLAND 194 173 185 216 209 977
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 155 165 171 191 285 967
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 171 175 226 215 177 964
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 125 153 194 185 192 849
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (U.S.) OH OHIO 117 121 123 121 152 634
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (U.S.) IN INDIANA 84 77 103 85 102 451
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (U.S.) UT UTAH 68 79 117 86 94 444
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (U.S.) ID IDAHO 94 82 78 84 63 401
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 64 80 79 79 97 399
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 57 68 90 91 90 396
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (U.S.) MO MISSOURI 40 64 69 90 100 363
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (U.S.) IA IOWA 50 70 75 69 69 333
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 56 60 60 72 77 325
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (U.S.) AL ALABAMA 45 34 46 33 37 195
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 30 34 38 46 37 185
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 34 32 43 43 25 177
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (U.S.) NV NEVADA 21 22 30 25 61 159
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 17 18 30 27 31 123
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 17 30 18 18 17 100
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 27 18 17 14 21 97
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 14 16 19 11 29 89
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 12 15 13 17 26 83
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (U.S.) VT VERMONT 8 10 19 16 17 70
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 7 10 9 11 25 62
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (U.S.) ME MAINE 7 15 14 9 12 57
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (U.S.) HI HAWAII 7 8 15 12 14 56
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 6 2 9 7 14 38
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 6 5 4 9 5 29
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 2 4 8 6 7 27
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 3 3 3 6 11 26
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (U.S.) MT MONTANA 3 5 9 3 5 25
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 1 2 2 17 23
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 5 6 5 5 22
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 6 1 2 6 1 16
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 1 2 4 7 15
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 2 2 0 1 5
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 2 1 0 1 1 5
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (U.S.) GU GUAM 1 0 0 0 0 1
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (U.S.) VI U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS 0 0 0 0 1 1
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 9595 10725 13424 14321 17371 65436
 
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (Foreign) JPX JAPAN 4165 4550 5687 6434 8038 28874
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 1178 1391 1927 2247 3037 9780
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (Foreign) CAX CANADA 578 611 818 945 1239 4191
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 581 601 743 871 1292 4088
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (Foreign) DEX GERMANY 653 616 796 801 1003 3869
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 434 440 520 569 752 2715
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 131 220 469 606 1048 2474
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (Foreign) FRX FRANCE 366 343 515 511 685 2420
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (Foreign) FIX FINLAND 369 367 440 387 389 1952
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 213 301 411 391 549 1865
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 160 174 296 401 563 1594
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 156 156 198 248 171 929
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (Foreign) INX INDIA 103 107 183 202 288 883
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 135 141 147 186 203 812
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (Foreign) ITX ITALY 93 86 112 142 184 617
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 85 70 120 108 109 492
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 40 61 64 67 100 332
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 53 61 71 74 71 330
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 56 46 65 58 84 309
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (Foreign) ESX SPAIN 48 38 33 56 95 270
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (Foreign) DKX DENMARK 45 39 45 57 75 261
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 21 30 42 37 72 202
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (Foreign) IEX IRELAND 32 25 40 46 54 197
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 24 34 29 41 66 194
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (Foreign) NOX NORWAY 25 16 32 28 47 148
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 7 6 12 21 26 72
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 6 17 9 14 14 60
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 7 6 9 19 18 59
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (Foreign) PLX POLAND 9 7 7 9 10 42
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (Foreign) GRX GREECE 4 5 5 12 15 41
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 7 5 4 14 9 39
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 4 4 5 7 18 38
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 2 1 2 10 18 33
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 6 5 4 3 7 25
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 2 5 5 9 22
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (Foreign) TRX TURKEY 1 2 3 6 10 22
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 1 4 8 8 21
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 3 0 5 2 10 20
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 2 2 3 6 4 17
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 5 2 2 7 16
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 1 2 5 6 1 15
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 0 1 3 10 14
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (Foreign) LBX LEBANON 1 0 1 6 6 14
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 2 4 6 12
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 4 3 4 11
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 2 2 1 2 2 9
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 1 3 1 2 1 8
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 3 0 1 4 8
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (Foreign) PKX PAKISTAN 2 1 0 2 2 7
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 2 0 3 1 0 6
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 2 0 4 6
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 1 0 5 6
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0 0 1 1 3 5
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (Foreign) BYX BELARUS 1 0 1 0 3 5
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (Foreign) TNX TUNISIA 1 0 0 1 3 5
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 2 0 1 1 4
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 0 0 1 1 1 3
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (Foreign) IRX IRAN 0 1 1 0 1 3
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (Foreign) ISX ICELAND 1 2 0 0 0 3
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (Foreign) BMX BERMUDA 0 0 1 1 0 2
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 0 1 1 2
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (Foreign) JEX JERSEY 0 0 0 1 1 2
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (Foreign) KYX CAYMAN ISLANDS 0 0 0 0 2 2
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (Foreign) MAX MOROCCO 0 0 0 1 1 2
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (Foreign) MOX CHINA, MACAU S.A.R. 0 1 0 1 0 2
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (Foreign) PAX PANAMA 0 0 1 0 1 2
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (Foreign) VNX VIET NAM 0 1 0 0 1 2
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (Foreign) ADX ANDORRA 0 0 1 0 0 1
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (Foreign) AMX ARMENIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (Foreign) BAX BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA 0 0 0 0 1 1
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (Foreign) BHX BAHRAIN 0 0 0 0 1 1
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (Foreign) BOX BOLIVIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (Foreign) CYX CYPRUS 0 1 0 0 0 1
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (Foreign) GGX GUERNSEY 0 0 0 1 0 1
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (Foreign) IMX ISLE OF MAN 0 0 1 0 0 1
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (Foreign) JOX JORDAN 0 0 0 1 0 1
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (Foreign) LKX SRI LANKA 0 1 0 0 0 1
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 0 0 1 0 1
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (Foreign) MKX MACEDONIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (Foreign) UYX URUGUAY 0 0 1 0 0 1
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 0 1 0 0 1
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (Foreign) VGX BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS 0 1 0 0 0 1
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 9816 10613 13914 15694 20463 70500
 
Whol / YoG 18 3342 Communications Equipment (ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 19411 21338 27338 30015 37834 135936


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