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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 033, Geometrical Instruments

( 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 33 31 43 38 35 180
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 11 12 9 16 10 58
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 19 9 7 8 6 49
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 8 9 10 14 8 49
(U.S.) OH OHIO 13 9 5 8 12 47
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 5 8 11 11 11 46
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 6 8 8 13 5 40
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 6 5 8 12 7 38
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 7 7 8 10 5 37
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 12 8 6 4 1 31
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 5 9 9 5 3 31
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 4 7 8 5 5 29
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 9 5 12 1 1 28
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 7 9 4 3 4 27
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 9 5 6 4 3 27
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 5 5 4 4 7 25
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 6 3 9 3 3 24
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 6 8 1 7 2 24
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 2 4 5 6 3 20
(U.S.) OR OREGON 6 6 2 4 1 19
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 4 3 4 4 2 17
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 3 3 6 3 17
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 4 4 4 1 4 17
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 4 3 4 2 2 15
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 0 7 1 4 15
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 4 5 3 0 0 12
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 3 2 1 3 2 11
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 2 3 2 3 11
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 2 2 5 1 11
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 3 2 2 2 1 10
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 1 2 4 0 9
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 4 0 1 0 2 7
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 2 1 0 3 7
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 2 1 1 2 7
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 0 2 1 1 6
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 3 1 0 1 6
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 0 0 1 2 5
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 2 2 1 0 5
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 1 1 0 2 5
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 2 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 3 1 0 4
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 0 0 0 3 4
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 226 210 225 215 173 1049
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 38 24 33 34 25 154
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 29 37 33 30 18 147
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 11 20 12 23 10 76
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 8 13 23 12 7 63
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 9 16 13 12 9 59
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 11 11 10 7 8 47
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 9 9 7 7 3 35
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 9 7 7 3 5 31
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 6 2 6 5 5 24
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 10 4 2 3 3 22
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 5 5 2 5 1 18
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 11 3 1 1 16
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 1 4 3 3 12
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 0 2 3 1 8
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 0 1 0 4 7
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 0 2 2 1 6
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 1 2 0 4
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 1 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 0 0 4 4
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) LVX LATVIA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) UYX URUGUAY 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 154 164 169 156 112 755
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 380 374 394 371 285 1804


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