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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Branch (PTMB)

Patenting In Technology Classes
Breakout By Geographic Origin (State and Country)

Count of 2001 - 2005 Utility Patent Grants,
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 436, Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing

( technology class is determined by the primary classification assigned to the 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 by year of patent grant
(U.S. or Foreign) Code State-Territory or Country 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 68 96 84 81 74 403
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 14 23 31 25 21 114
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 17 27 23 13 11 91
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 16 19 12 15 9 71
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 12 23 19 9 8 71
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 16 7 14 13 14 64
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 20 11 13 9 7 60
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 14 8 15 9 12 58
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 9 10 10 12 5 46
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 11 10 3 5 11 40
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 8 8 12 1 10 39
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 3 8 5 10 9 35
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 9 9 8 6 2 34
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 4 6 14 5 5 34
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 6 1 5 10 4 26
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 6 5 1 8 4 24
(U.S.) OH OHIO 2 6 4 8 3 23
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 7 4 5 6 1 23
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 6 4 3 7 22
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 5 4 3 4 2 18
(U.S.) ME MAINE 3 2 4 1 2 12
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 4 3 3 1 12
(U.S.) OR OREGON 5 3 2 1 1 12
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 1 2 5 2 12
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 6 1 1 1 2 11
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 1 4 3 1 11
(U.S.) UT UTAH 4 2 2 1 2 11
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 2 2 4 0 9
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 1 3 0 3 9
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 1 1 1 2 6
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 0 0 1 2 6
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 1 2 1 2 6
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 0 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 2 2 0 4
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 2 1 0 3
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 2 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 282 318 323 282 243 1448
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 27 23 39 43 26 158
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 33 32 30 23 15 133
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 19 14 16 17 16 82
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 15 14 18 17 9 73
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 4 12 6 4 4 30
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 5 8 5 6 6 30
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 6 3 5 4 1 19
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 7 7 2 2 1 19
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 4 2 1 6 5 18
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 3 3 1 4 3 14
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 2 4 3 2 13
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 3 4 3 0 1 11
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 3 4 1 1 9
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 3 1 3 0 8
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 2 2 0 1 2 7
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 1 2 2 0 6
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 2 3 0 0 5
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 2 1 0 4
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 1 1 0 0 2 4
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) TZX TANZANIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 139 139 146 139 102 665
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 421 457 469 421 345 2113


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