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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 2000 - 2004 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 033, Geometrical Instruments

( 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 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 22 34 37 36 36 165
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 7 18 12 18 9 64
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 11 15 8 12 17 63
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 14 4 15 9 13 55
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 9 9 17 12 7 54
(U.S.) OH OHIO 8 10 8 14 12 52
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 9 5 13 12 10 49
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 8 7 9 10 8 42
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 5 7 6 11 6 35
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 5 7 8 2 12 34
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 5 9 9 6 4 33
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 7 11 5 6 31
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 4 4 9 2 11 30
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 5 9 10 2 4 30
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 3 8 6 8 3 28
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 6 4 4 8 4 26
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 4 4 5 4 7 24
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 4 4 6 3 7 24
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 5 8 3 5 2 23
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 3 2 2 5 15
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 1 4 4 5 15
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 3 2 2 4 3 14
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 1 4 2 4 14
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 4 3 3 3 0 13
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 4 3 3 1 13
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 3 4 3 3 0 13
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 5 1 1 4 1 12
(U.S.) IA IOWA 3 4 1 1 3 12
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 2 2 2 2 11
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 2 4 1 1 10
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 0 2 4 1 10
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 2 3 3 0 9
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 1 2 4 8
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 1 1 4 1 8
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 2 0 1 3 1 7
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 3 0 0 2 7
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 1 4 0 6
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 2 2 2 0 6
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 1 2 1 5
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 0 2 2 5
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 2 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 1 2 4
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 3 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 1 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) VI VIRGIN (U.S.) ISLANDS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 184 216 243 238 224 1105
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 33 32 49 53 41 208
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 26 23 40 30 22 141
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 20 18 13 15 26 92
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 11 10 9 13 9 52
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 6 9 13 11 13 52
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 10 5 7 4 12 38
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 4 6 4 6 23
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 3 3 4 5 4 19
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 4 4 3 1 3 15
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 4 3 3 1 13
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 2 2 2 3 11
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 1 2 1 1 8
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 1 1 3 6
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 1 1 1 1 5
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 1 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 2 1 0 4
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 132 122 161 147 150 712
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 316 338 404 385 374 1817


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