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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 073, 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 117 133 148 110 155 663
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 76 103 97 91 88 455
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 67 57 79 80 76 359
(U.S.) OH OHIO 39 58 68 45 47 257
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 31 33 82 44 47 237
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 41 60 43 51 30 225
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 40 45 49 42 48 224
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 31 30 39 31 24 155
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 34 32 36 15 21 138
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 24 21 27 26 37 135
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 21 30 34 24 22 131
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 24 22 24 21 36 127
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 23 20 34 17 19 113
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 20 18 23 24 19 104
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 13 19 21 20 24 97
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 16 17 26 17 17 93
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 11 17 21 18 16 83
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 15 12 19 21 10 77
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 21 7 22 13 9 72
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 10 8 16 17 12 63
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 19 6 14 9 6 54
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 8 14 12 8 9 51
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 12 14 7 8 8 49
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 10 6 11 10 11 48
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 6 11 13 9 7 46
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 5 6 10 10 33
(U.S.) OR OREGON 6 4 4 11 8 33
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 3 8 7 5 6 29
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 7 7 4 3 7 28
(U.S.) IA IOWA 8 3 7 6 3 27
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 5 11 5 1 24
(U.S.) UT UTAH 8 1 3 5 6 23
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 5 4 6 4 22
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 5 7 4 2 4 22
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 8 4 5 1 3 21
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 6 3 3 4 2 18
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 4 6 1 2 14
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 5 1 4 2 14
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 3 0 3 2 6 14
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 3 0 2 3 3 11
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 2 2 2 1 2 9
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 2 2 1 3 8
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 3 2 3 0 8
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 1 1 3 6
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 0 2 0 2 5
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 2 0 1 3
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) VI VIRGIN (U.S.) ISLANDS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 803 863 1050 847 878 4441
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 260 317 360 332 338 1607
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 185 179 245 229 211 1049
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 56 64 56 44 51 271
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 52 46 52 50 53 253
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 43 35 52 24 33 187
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 25 15 39 28 38 145
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 20 32 32 16 25 125
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 22 19 16 22 28 107
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 17 22 24 17 18 98
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 7 21 21 24 18 91
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 11 13 13 10 14 61
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 9 10 11 8 7 45
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 7 4 12 7 9 39
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 7 4 6 12 8 37
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 4 3 10 10 9 36
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 10 9 7 1 7 34
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 3 4 3 9 4 23
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 5 8 4 2 21
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 4 4 5 3 4 20
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 5 1 6 4 3 19
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 2 2 4 2 11
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 2 0 2 2 4 10
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 3 3 3 9
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 1 4 2 7
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 1 2 2 0 6
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 3 0 1 0 1 5
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 1 2 1 1 5
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 1 3 0 5
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 0 1 2 4
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 1 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ADX ANDORRA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) AEX ARAB EMIRATES 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LVX LATVIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 763 819 1000 878 900 4360
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1566 1682 2050 1725 1778 8801


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