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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 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 by year of patent grant.
(U.S. or Foreign) Code State-Territory or Country 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 159 122 115 102 120 618
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 67 73 85 73 97 395
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 73 81 79 79 72 384
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 48 45 50 59 43 245
(U.S.) OH OHIO 50 43 44 39 48 224
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 49 42 41 48 37 217
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 46 35 46 30 28 185
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 39 26 46 35 38 184
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 47 31 35 25 34 172
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 28 33 30 33 29 153
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 32 18 22 32 25 129
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 36 33 22 18 19 128
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 16 25 29 28 22 120
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 18 16 19 18 26 97
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 27 14 19 17 19 96
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 18 9 21 16 21 85
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 15 17 12 4 20 68
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 12 10 10 22 14 68
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 11 18 12 14 9 64
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 14 16 9 10 12 61
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 13 7 18 5 14 57
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 9 10 12 11 10 52
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 5 9 9 13 16 52
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 15 8 8 10 10 51
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 10 5 7 12 8 42
(U.S.) UT UTAH 4 3 9 10 11 37
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 4 3 7 9 13 36
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 6 6 8 5 5 30
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 5 6 7 5 6 29
(U.S.) OR OREGON 8 9 1 7 3 28
(U.S.) IA IOWA 8 3 4 8 1 24
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 6 9 3 4 23
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 7 6 3 1 5 22
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 4 4 2 5 7 22
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 5 4 4 5 20
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 3 5 4 2 5 19
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 3 5 5 4 1 18
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 3 4 1 6 2 16
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 3 2 4 2 4 15
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 3 3 2 3 3 14
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 2 4 0 3 3 12
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 2 3 3 0 1 9
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 3 4 1 9
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 2 3 2 7
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 1 1 3 6
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 2 2 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 2 1 0 3
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 929 827 881 840 877 4354
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 377 351 343 359 354 1784
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 212 167 239 233 242 1093
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 41 47 64 65 71 288
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 50 48 64 61 63 286
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 41 37 34 32 43 187
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 31 39 38 33 46 187
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 38 30 37 32 41 178
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 21 18 30 37 33 139
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 30 15 25 33 25 128
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 13 18 23 24 19 97
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 19 10 21 18 23 91
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 8 14 18 20 29 89
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 16 6 19 16 14 71
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 14 9 13 5 19 60
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 9 14 12 10 14 59
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 8 9 12 9 15 53
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 7 11 7 8 12 45
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 8 6 7 10 6 37
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 8 4 7 4 8 31
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 4 3 4 5 4 20
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 7 7 1 5 20
(Foreign) INX INDIA 4 5 3 2 6 20
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 6 1 6 3 18
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 2 2 1 1 5 11
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 3 3 1 2 1 10
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 3 2 3 0 0 8
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 2 2 2 0 1 7
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 1 2 1 0 6
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 2 0 1 2 1 6
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 2 2 1 1 0 6
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 1 0 3 1 5
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 1 0 1 2 4
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 2 2 0 0 4
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 1 2 0 4
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 1 0 0 3 4
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 2 0 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) LTX LITHUANIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) AOX ANGOLA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) KYX CAYMAN ISLANDS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) LVX LATVIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 984 897 1044 1041 1119 5085
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1913 1724 1925 1881 1996 9439


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