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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Office of Electronic Information Products
Patent Technology Monitoring Division (PTMD)

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

Count of 1998 - 2002 Utility Patent Grants,
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 the 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 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 142 136 120 118 134 650
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 77 48 64 76 103 368
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 66 63 61 67 57 314
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 47 40 52 41 60 240
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 53 48 40 40 45 226
(U.S.) OH OHIO 33 30 35 39 58 195
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 44 39 32 31 30 176
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 34 33 37 31 33 168
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 30 27 32 34 32 155
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 37 26 36 24 21 144
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 24 23 33 24 22 126
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 19 27 22 21 30 119
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 17 22 30 23 20 112
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 13 33 18 20 18 102
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 21 22 20 13 19 95
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 22 16 22 21 7 88
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 21 16 18 16 17 88
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 15 14 11 15 12 67
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 13 19 16 10 8 66
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 18 11 9 12 14 64
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 16 8 10 11 17 62
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 12 11 9 19 6 57
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 10 7 10 6 11 44
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 6 6 8 8 14 42
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 9 7 8 10 6 40
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 12 3 12 3 8 38
(U.S.) IA IOWA 6 10 8 8 3 35
(U.S.) UT UTAH 11 5 8 8 1 33
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 5 6 6 7 7 31
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 6 7 6 5 7 31
(U.S.) OR OREGON 6 7 3 6 4 26
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 6 2 2 8 4 22
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 8 5 2 2 5 22
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 6 5 3 3 5 22
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 2 3 6 3 16
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 5 5 2 2 2 16
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 6 2 0 2 5 15
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 3 3 0 1 4 11
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 3 3 3 0 11
(U.S.) ME MAINE 4 3 2 0 2 11
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 4 2 3 0 11
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 2 0 2 5 11
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 2 0 3 6
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 2 0 1 4
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 2 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 2 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 895 813 823 804 864 4199
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 286 268 253 260 317 1384
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 159 152 159 185 180 835
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 53 51 40 52 46 242
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 46 41 32 56 64 239
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 34 28 38 43 35 178
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 29 18 26 20 32 125
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 33 23 15 22 19 112
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 17 17 29 17 22 102
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 14 25 22 25 15 101
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 10 17 10 8 21 66
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 12 12 12 11 13 60
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 7 9 13 9 10 48
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 8 7 6 10 9 40
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 12 10 3 7 4 36
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 7 7 3 4 3 24
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 4 2 4 7 4 21
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 3 5 4 2 5 19
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 3 4 3 3 4 17
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 4 3 1 5 1 14
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 0 2 4 4 12
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 3 3 2 0 9
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 2 3 0 6
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 3 0 1 0 4
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 1 1 2 4
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 1 0 1 2 0 4
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 2 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 1 0 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 2 0 1 3
(Foreign) LTX LITHUANIA 3 0 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 1 0 2 3
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) KYX CAYMAN ISLANDS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 754 710 689 764 820 3737
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1649 1523 1512 1568 1684 7936


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