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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 324, Electricity: Measuring and 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 169 205 196 225 220 1015
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 71 95 115 105 109 495
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 68 95 74 52 65 354
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 57 89 48 46 39 279
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 34 33 34 47 41 189
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 36 40 44 46 22 188
(U.S.) OH OHIO 35 52 29 30 28 174
(U.S.) OR OREGON 28 26 33 46 31 164
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 28 40 45 22 28 163
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 22 38 23 38 40 161
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 22 36 47 27 24 156
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 34 31 21 37 29 152
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 22 29 32 25 26 134
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 17 26 24 39 24 130
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 10 18 21 18 17 84
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 15 14 19 14 18 80
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 14 16 22 13 15 80
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 16 19 10 20 13 78
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 19 15 16 12 15 77
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 11 18 20 10 16 75
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 14 16 12 14 9 65
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 11 14 10 16 9 60
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 8 13 9 9 8 47
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 8 9 10 9 5 41
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 7 4 6 7 10 34
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 3 4 2 13 11 33
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 5 4 7 6 5 27
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 6 6 6 4 4 26
(U.S.) IA IOWA 6 4 3 4 4 21
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 5 7 4 4 21
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 3 7 3 4 3 20
(U.S.) UT UTAH 4 4 5 3 4 20
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 5 4 0 4 0 13
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 2 5 1 4 12
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 3 2 1 2 2 10
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 4 1 0 2 9
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 3 1 0 2 7
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 2 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 3 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 2 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 1 0 2 0 4
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 818 1050 963 979 910 4720
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 293 351 365 339 303 1651
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 135 199 199 208 184 925
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 34 40 41 38 42 195
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 25 30 39 49 52 195
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 22 35 31 34 39 161
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 32 26 34 28 33 153
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 19 25 27 34 24 129
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 18 17 26 17 13 91
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 12 18 16 17 10 73
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 21 15 10 13 7 66
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 11 13 12 9 14 59
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 9 16 14 4 11 54
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 6 15 15 8 10 54
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 5 4 8 13 4 34
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 10 8 6 6 31
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 7 6 6 3 24
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 6 2 6 2 16
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 4 4 4 3 16
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 3 3 5 2 15
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 3 2 3 3 3 14
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 3 3 3 4 13
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 1 3 6 10
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 3 2 2 2 9
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 2 1 5 9
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 4 2 2 0 0 8
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 3 1 2 0 6
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 2 2 2 6
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 1 4 1 0 0 6
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 1 1 1 1 5
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 3 0 0 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 660 856 885 857 788 4046
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1478 1906 1848 1836 1698 8766


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