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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 033, Geometrical Instruments

( 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 38 30 34 33 31 166
(U.S.) OH OHIO 19 12 11 13 9 64
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 17 18 13 5 8 61
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 10 12 16 12 8 58
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 8 8 13 19 9 57
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 11 9 12 11 12 55
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 11 12 11 8 9 51
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 9 9 10 7 9 44
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 13 11 9 6 5 44
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 9 12 6 7 7 41
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 8 8 6 6 8 36
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 7 4 10 5 9 35
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 9 4 6 6 8 33
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 6 3 5 9 5 28
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 5 5 8 5 5 28
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 7 8 5 4 3 27
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 9 4 4 7 27
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 4 4 8 4 4 24
(U.S.) OR OREGON 5 1 6 6 6 24
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 1 7 9 5 24
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 5 6 1 6 3 21
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 6 7 2 3 2 20
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 2 6 6 2 4 20
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 4 2 3 4 5 18
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 2 4 7 1 3 17
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 5 6 2 3 0 16
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 3 3 4 3 14
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 5 4 1 4 0 14
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 2 4 2 0 10
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 2 2 2 3 10
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 1 3 2 7
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 1 2 1 2 7
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 1 1 1 2 7
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 4 0 0 1 2 7
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 1 2 1 1 7
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 1 3 1 2 7
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 1 1 1 2 6
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 1 3 0 0 6
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 4 0 1 5
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 3 1 0 5
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 0 0 2 0 4
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 1 0 0 2 4
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 1 2 1 4
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 1 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 2 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 2 0 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 257 234 254 226 210 1181
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 30 37 33 29 37 166
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 33 33 36 38 24 164
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 17 19 12 9 16 73
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 13 12 8 11 20 64
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 13 10 10 11 11 55
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 7 5 10 9 7 38
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 5 3 14 10 4 36
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 4 4 5 9 9 31
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 2 6 8 13 30
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 4 7 7 6 2 26
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 2 2 0 11 17
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 3 0 5 5 16
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 1 2 1 0 6
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 2 1 2 0 6
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 1 3 2 0 6
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 2 1 1 5
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 0 2 1 0 4
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 1 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) UYX URUGUAY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 140 145 157 154 164 760
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 397 379 411 380 374 1941


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