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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 374, Thermal Measuring and 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 19 18 8 13 18 76
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 5 6 4 9 7 31
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 4 6 3 3 9 25
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 2 7 3 6 6 24
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 11 5 3 3 1 23
(U.S.) OH OHIO 4 6 3 4 3 20
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 5 6 2 3 1 17
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 2 2 3 10 17
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 6 0 3 4 16
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 2 2 3 5 4 16
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 2 3 4 4 13
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 3 2 0 3 4 12
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 1 0 3 7 1 12
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 1 2 2 2 9
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 4 3 0 1 1 9
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 2 2 1 3 8
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 0 0 3 2 8
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 1 1 0 4 7
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 0 1 0 4 7
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 0 2 2 2 7
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 3 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 2 0 3 1 6
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 0 2 0 1 5
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 0 4 0 4
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 4 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 1 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 0 0 2 1 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 77 92 49 87 100 405
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 30 32 13 22 36 133
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 16 16 3 13 17 65
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 10 4 10 14 25 63
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 5 3 2 1 12 23
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 3 7 3 4 4 21
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 2 5 3 5 2 17
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 4 1 4 3 3 15
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 1 2 2 1 4 10
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 3 2 0 3 10
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 3 0 3 0 8
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 2 0 1 0 3 6
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 0 1 4 5
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 1 2 0 1 5
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 1 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 0 2 1 4
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 1 1 2 0 4
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 1 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 81 84 51 77 117 410
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 158 176 100 164 217 815


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