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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 2008 - 2012 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 by year of patent grant.
(U.S. or Foreign) Code State-Territory or Country 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 13 18 20 11 40 102
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 9 7 16 10 14 56
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 3 4 7 6 13 33
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 3 9 5 4 8 29
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 10 5 3 4 25
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 6 6 4 2 7 25
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 4 4 3 5 3 19
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 3 1 4 1 10 19
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 5 4 3 3 4 19
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 7 1 3 5 2 18
(U.S.) OH OHIO 4 3 3 3 2 15
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 4 0 3 3 4 14
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 2 3 3 4 14
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 4 2 0 4 13
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 4 6 0 3 13
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 4 3 1 3 11
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 3 2 3 1 10
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 2 5 0 1 10
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 1 3 3 0 10
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 3 1 3 0 2 9
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 1 0 2 4 9
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 2 4 1 2 9
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 2 1 0 1 7
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 2 0 1 3 6
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 1 1 0 1 3 6
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 1 4 0 6
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 1 1 3 5
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 1 0 2 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 87 100 114 79 151 531
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 22 36 34 31 44 167
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 13 17 20 23 32 105
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 14 25 11 14 14 78
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 1 12 7 12 8 40
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 5 2 8 2 8 25
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 3 4 2 11 20
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 4 4 0 3 6 17
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 1 4 2 1 5 13
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 3 3 5 0 0 11
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 0 2 2 4 11
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 4 2 3 0 10
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 1 2 4 0 9
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 3 1 3 2 9
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 0 1 3 1 6
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 2 0 2 5
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 1 1 1 2 5
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 1 0 1 1 4
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) INX INDIA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 77 117 107 107 147 555
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 164 217 221 186 298 1086


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