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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 033, Geometrical Instruments

( 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 34 37 36 36 38 181
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 18 12 18 9 8 65
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 15 8 12 17 11 63
(U.S.) OH OHIO 10 8 14 12 19 63
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 9 17 12 7 11 56
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 4 15 9 13 13 54
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 7 9 10 8 17 51
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 5 13 12 10 7 47
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 7 6 11 6 9 39
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 7 11 5 6 9 38
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 7 8 2 12 9 38
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 9 9 6 4 8 36
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 4 9 2 11 10 36
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 9 10 2 4 6 31
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 8 6 8 3 2 27
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 4 8 4 5 25
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 4 6 3 7 3 23
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 8 3 5 2 5 23
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 4 5 4 7 1 21
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 4 4 5 4 18
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 2 2 5 5 17
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 2 4 3 6 17
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 3 3 0 7 16
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 4 2 4 5 16
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 4 1 1 5 13
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 4 3 3 1 1 12
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 3 3 0 4 12
(U.S.) IA IOWA 4 1 1 3 1 10
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 4 3 3 0 0 10
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 2 2 2 2 10
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 2 4 2 9
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 4 0 4 9
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 1 4 1 2 9
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 2 2 2 0 2 8
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 1 4 1 0 7
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 2 4 1 0 7
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 3 1 1 6
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 2 1 2 6
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 1 2 2 6
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 2 2 2 6
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 1 1 1 2 6
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 1 0 0 2 5
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 2 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 0 0 2 0 5
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 3 0 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 0 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 1 2 3
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) VI VIRGIN (U.S.) ISLANDS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 216 243 238 224 257 1178
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 32 49 53 41 33 208
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 23 40 30 22 30 145
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 18 13 15 26 17 89
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 9 13 11 13 13 59
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 10 9 13 9 13 54
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 5 7 4 12 7 35
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 4 6 4 6 4 24
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 3 4 5 4 4 20
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 4 3 1 3 5 16
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 4 3 3 1 3 14
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 2 2 3 0 9
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 1 3 1 6
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 2 1 1 1 6
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 1 0 1 2 5
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 1 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 1 0 1 2 4
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 1 1 0 1 1 4
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 0 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 2 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 122 161 147 150 140 720
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 338 404 385 374 397 1898


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