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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 2006 - 2010 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 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 155 145 159 122 116 697
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 83 71 73 81 79 387
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 85 67 67 73 85 377
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 50 48 48 45 50 241
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 60 48 49 42 41 240
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 38 58 46 35 46 223
(U.S.) OH OHIO 43 40 50 43 44 220
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 35 44 39 26 46 190
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 33 25 47 31 35 171
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 45 34 36 33 22 170
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 26 26 28 33 30 143
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 30 21 16 25 29 121
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 28 27 27 14 19 115
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 23 19 32 18 22 114
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 24 27 18 16 19 104
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 12 22 18 9 21 82
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 19 13 15 17 12 76
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 25 14 12 10 10 71
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 12 10 11 18 12 63
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 14 17 15 8 8 62
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 9 12 14 16 9 60
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 9 5 13 7 18 52
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 16 8 5 6 7 42
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 5 5 9 10 12 41
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 8 9 6 6 8 37
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 5 8 10 5 7 35
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 7 3 5 9 9 33
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 8 9 4 3 7 31
(U.S.) OR OREGON 6 7 8 9 1 31
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 12 4 3 2 4 25
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 5 9 2 5 4 25
(U.S.) UT UTAH 5 4 4 3 9 25
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 6 7 6 3 24
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 4 3 1 6 9 23
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 6 7 4 4 2 23
(U.S.) IA IOWA 5 1 8 3 4 21
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 7 2 3 5 4 21
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 5 3 5 5 20
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 3 2 2 3 3 13
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 2 1 3 3 2 11
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 2 3 4 1 10
(U.S.) ME MAINE 2 3 0 1 3 9
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 2 2 4 0 9
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 0 2 2 0 5
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 971 895 929 827 882 4504
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 375 357 377 351 343 1803
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 207 199 211 167 239 1023
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 45 44 50 48 64 251
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 54 44 41 47 64 250
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 37 24 41 37 34 173
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 30 33 38 30 37 168
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 27 29 31 39 38 164
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 28 27 21 18 30 124
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 12 16 30 15 25 98
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 15 20 13 18 23 89
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 18 17 16 6 19 76
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 8 9 19 10 21 67
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 15 9 9 14 12 59
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 11 6 14 9 13 53
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 7 9 8 9 12 45
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 2 2 8 14 18 44
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 12 6 8 6 7 39
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 7 4 7 11 7 36
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 2 8 4 7 22
(Foreign) INX INDIA 2 7 4 5 3 21
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 3 3 0 7 7 20
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 6 4 3 3 1 17
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 2 4 3 4 14
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 3 2 6 1 14
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 2 3 2 3 11
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 3 2 2 1 2 10
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 3 2 2 2 10
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 1 2 2 2 1 8
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 2 2 2 1 7
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 3 2 0 0 0 5
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 0 2 2 4
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 1 2 0 1 4
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 2 0 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 1 0 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) KYX CAYMAN ISLANDS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) LVX LATVIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PEX PERU 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SYX SYRIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 944 892 983 897 1044 4760
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1915 1787 1912 1724 1926 9264


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