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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 436, Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological 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 73 93 91 99 98 454
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 20 22 37 52 48 179
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 19 10 19 16 16 80
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 12 14 22 14 13 75
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 12 11 17 13 22 75
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 8 10 18 13 17 66
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 4 7 14 18 18 61
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 14 6 10 16 9 55
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 5 13 8 14 12 52
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 7 4 17 19 51
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 6 9 9 13 12 49
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 6 6 11 14 11 48
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 9 5 12 11 7 44
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 5 10 11 10 8 44
(U.S.) OH OHIO 3 7 9 8 14 41
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 6 3 10 12 4 35
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 7 0 11 7 8 33
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 4 12 10 3 32
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 5 8 4 6 25
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 4 7 4 6 23
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 4 6 6 6 23
(U.S.) UT UTAH 4 0 2 5 9 20
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 3 3 6 6 19
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 4 3 4 4 3 18
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 2 6 5 3 16
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 2 3 3 5 2 15
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 5 3 2 5 15
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 4 2 1 4 3 14
(U.S.) ME MAINE 4 1 2 5 0 12
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 2 1 4 3 11
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 1 3 3 2 10
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 4 3 3 10
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 3 2 3 0 0 8
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 1 3 1 1 7
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 5 1 0 7
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 2 3 2 7
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 2 0 1 2 0 5
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 1 1 3 5
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 1 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 0 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 1 3 4
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 2 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 254 280 399 430 410 1773
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 47 49 80 106 75 357
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 32 28 41 33 31 165
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 17 7 22 18 21 85
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 10 13 22 18 11 74
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 10 5 15 13 14 57
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 5 7 6 3 6 27
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 2 1 5 9 9 26
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 4 6 4 7 5 26
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 6 2 3 4 8 23
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 7 3 6 2 19
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 3 4 5 3 18
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 3 3 4 5 2 17
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 1 2 5 6 16
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 3 4 4 2 16
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 4 4 2 3 15
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 3 2 1 7 1 14
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 2 4 8 14
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 5 2 0 2 5 14
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 2 4 2 1 11
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 0 5 1 2 10
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 4 2 2 9
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 2 0 2 5
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 1 0 1 0 4
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 0 1 2 4
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 2 1 3
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 164 148 243 263 227 1045
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 418 428 642 693 637 2818


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