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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 073, 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 153 155 145 159 122 734
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 88 83 71 73 81 396
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 76 85 67 67 73 368
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 48 59 47 49 42 245
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 47 50 48 48 45 238
(U.S.) OH OHIO 47 43 40 50 43 223
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 37 38 58 46 35 214
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 30 35 44 39 26 174
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 24 45 34 36 33 172
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 36 33 25 47 31 172
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 19 26 26 28 33 132
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 24 23 19 32 18 116
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 19 28 27 27 14 115
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 22 30 21 16 25 114
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 21 24 27 18 16 106
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 16 25 14 12 10 77
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 10 19 13 15 17 74
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 12 12 22 18 9 73
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 17 12 10 11 18 68
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 9 14 17 15 8 63
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 9 9 12 14 16 60
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 11 9 5 13 7 45
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 10 16 8 5 6 45
(U.S.) OR OREGON 8 6 7 8 9 38
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 7 5 5 9 10 36
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 6 5 8 10 5 34
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 4 8 9 6 6 33
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 8 8 9 4 3 32
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 7 12 4 3 2 28
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 4 7 3 5 9 28
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 6 6 7 4 4 27
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 3 2 6 7 6 24
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 3 5 9 2 5 24
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 6 7 2 3 5 23
(U.S.) UT UTAH 6 5 4 4 3 22
(U.S.) IA IOWA 3 5 1 8 3 20
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 2 5 3 5 17
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 4 3 1 6 16
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 3 3 2 2 3 13
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 2 2 1 3 3 11
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 2 3 4 10
(U.S.) ME MAINE 3 2 3 0 1 9
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 2 2 4 9
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 2 1 0 2 2 7
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) VI U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 876 970 894 929 827 4496
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 338 375 356 377 352 1798
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 211 207 199 211 167 995
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 53 45 44 50 48 240
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 51 54 44 41 47 237
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 33 37 24 41 37 172
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 38 30 33 38 30 169
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 25 27 29 31 39 151
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 28 28 27 21 18 122
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 18 12 16 30 15 91
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 9 15 20 13 18 75
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 18 18 17 16 6 75
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 14 8 9 19 10 60
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 8 15 9 9 14 55
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 7 11 6 14 9 47
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 7 6 9 8 9 39
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 9 7 4 7 11 38
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 4 12 6 8 6 36
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 2 2 8 14 27
(Foreign) INX INDIA 2 2 7 4 5 20
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 3 6 4 3 3 19
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 1 2 8 4 17
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 4 2 3 2 6 17
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 3 3 0 7 13
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 1 2 4 3 12
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 4 1 3 2 2 12
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 1 2 3 2 9
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 2 1 2 2 2 9
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 3 2 2 1 8
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 3 3 2 0 0 8
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 2 2 2 6
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 2 0 0 0 2 4
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 1 0 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 2 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 1 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 1 2 0 3
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) LVX LATVIA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PEX PERU 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SYX SYRIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 900 943 891 983 898 4615
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1776 1913 1785 1912 1725 9111


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