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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes
Breakout By Geographic Origin (State and Country)

Count of 2003 - 2007 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 either by year of patent grant or by year of patent application.
(U.S. or Foreign) Code State-Territory or Country 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 36 36 38 30 34 174
(U.S.) OH OHIO 14 12 19 12 11 68
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 10 8 17 18 13 66
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 12 17 11 12 11 63
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 18 9 8 8 14 57
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 9 13 13 11 9 55
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 12 7 11 9 12 51
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 11 10 12 16 51
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 11 6 9 12 6 44
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 12 10 7 4 10 43
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 5 6 9 9 10 39
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 12 9 4 6 33
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 6 4 8 8 6 32
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 7 3 9 4 26
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 8 4 5 6 2 25
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 8 3 2 6 6 25
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 4 5 4 4 8 25
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 5 2 5 5 8 25
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 0 7 8 5 23
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 4 3 6 7 2 22
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 2 4 6 3 5 20
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 5 5 6 1 19
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 4 7 1 3 3 18
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 4 5 1 6 18
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 2 1 2 4 7 16
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 2 2 1 7 14
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 1 5 4 1 12
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 0 4 2 3 12
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 4 1 2 1 2 10
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 3 1 2 2 9
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 2 2 4 8
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 4 2 0 0 8
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 3 1 1 1 2 8
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 2 2 1 1 8
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 4 0 4 0 0 8
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 4 1 0 1 1 7
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 3 1 1 1 1 7
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 3 0 0 0 4 7
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 2 1 3 7
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 2 2 0 1 6
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 4 1 0 0 1 6
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 2 0 1 3 6
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 1 0 3 5
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 1 2 1 0 5
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 1 2 0 4
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 2 0 2 0 0 4
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 2 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VI U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 238 224 257 234 255 1208
 
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 53 41 33 33 36 196
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 30 22 30 37 33 152
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 15 26 17 19 12 89
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 11 13 13 12 8 57
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 13 9 13 10 10 55
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 4 12 7 5 10 38
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 4 6 4 7 7 28
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 1 3 5 3 14 26
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 5 4 4 4 5 22
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 1 1 2 6 10
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 1 3 3 0 10
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 3 0 1 3 9
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 3 1 2 1 8
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 1 2 2 2 7
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 2 1 2 6
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 1 0 1 2 5
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 1 1 0 2 5
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 147 150 140 145 157 739
 
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 385 374 397 379 412 1947



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