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

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

Count of 2005 - 2009 Utility Patent Grants,
As Distributed 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 a 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 either by year of patent grant or by year of patent application.
(U.S. or Foreign) Code State-Territory or Country 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 69 63 82 73 93 380
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 20 15 15 20 22 92
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 8 6 12 19 10 55
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 11 10 15 8 10 54
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 9 12 6 12 14 53
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 14 9 7 12 11 53
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 12 7 12 14 6 51
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 5 9 14 4 7 39
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 7 7 10 5 10 39
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 9 2 7 5 13 36
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 10 2 5 9 5 31
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 11 6 3 4 7 31
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 4 3 6 6 9 28
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 5 6 5 2 4 22
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 7 3 5 4 2 21
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 4 6 3 7 0 20
(U.S.) OH OHIO 3 2 5 3 7 20
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 1 4 6 6 19
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 6 2 6 3 19
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 6 4 2 5 19
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 4 4 1 4 15
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 2 2 5 2 3 14
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 4 2 3 4 14
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 1 4 4 0 11
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 6 1 1 9
(U.S.) ME MAINE 2 1 1 4 1 9
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 1 0 4 3 9
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 4 1 0 0 7
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 1 3 2 7
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 2 3 1 1 7
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 1 1 0 2 6
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 1 1 1 2 6
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 0 2 1 1 6
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 1 0 1 3 6
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 0 5 5
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 1 0 2 0 4
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 1 2 0 3
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 2 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 3 0 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 237 208 259 254 280 1238
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 26 31 38 47 49 191
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 15 16 22 32 28 113
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 16 9 16 17 7 65
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 9 10 10 10 5 44
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 4 7 6 10 13 40
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 6 6 7 4 6 29
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 2 4 2 5 7 20
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 3 3 5 2 15
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 4 3 2 4 14
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 3 2 6 2 14
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 0 4 1 7 13
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 5 0 2 3 3 13
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 1 4 3 3 12
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 1 1 1 3 3 9
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 2 3 2 8
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 1 2 2 1 6
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 3 2 0 6
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 2 0 0 2 1 5
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 1 2 2 5
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 0 2 1 4
(Foreign) INX INDIA 2 2 0 0 0 4
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) GEX GEORGIA (REPUBLIC OF) 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 100 104 131 164 148 647
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 337 312 390 418 428 1885


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