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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 324, Electricity: 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 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 142 169 205 197 225 938
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 75 71 95 114 105 460
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 45 68 95 74 52 334
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 40 57 89 48 46 280
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 24 36 40 44 46 190
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 23 34 33 34 47 171
(U.S.) OH OHIO 21 35 52 29 30 167
(U.S.) OR OREGON 23 28 26 33 46 156
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 19 22 36 47 27 151
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 13 28 40 45 22 148
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 24 34 31 21 37 147
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 20 22 38 23 38 141
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 21 22 29 32 25 129
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 19 17 26 24 39 125
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 17 10 18 21 18 84
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 16 16 19 11 20 82
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 19 11 18 20 10 78
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 15 19 15 16 12 77
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 12 15 14 19 14 74
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 7 14 16 22 13 72
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 14 14 16 12 14 70
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 6 11 14 10 16 57
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 9 8 9 10 9 45
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 8 13 9 9 40
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 5 7 4 6 7 29
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 6 5 4 7 6 28
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 6 6 6 4 25
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 3 4 2 13 23
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 5 1 5 7 4 22
(U.S.) IA IOWA 4 6 4 3 4 21
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 4 3 7 3 4 21
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 4 4 5 3 18
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 5 4 0 4 15
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 3 3 2 1 2 11
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 0 2 5 1 10
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 2 4 1 0 7
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 3 1 0 5
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 1 1 0 2 5
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 2 1 1 4
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 3 0 0 4
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 666 818 1050 964 979 4477
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 220 293 351 365 339 1568
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 89 135 199 199 208 830
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 34 34 40 41 38 187
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 21 25 30 39 49 164
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 23 32 26 34 28 143
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 20 22 35 31 34 142
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 24 19 25 27 34 129
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 12 18 17 26 17 90
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 13 12 18 16 17 76
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 7 21 15 10 13 66
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 11 11 13 12 9 56
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 3 6 15 15 8 47
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 9 16 14 4 46
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 5 4 8 13 32
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 4 1 10 8 6 29
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 3 2 7 6 6 24
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 4 3 2 3 3 15
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 2 3 3 5 14
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 6 2 6 14
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 1 4 3 4 12
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 3 4 2 2 0 11
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 3 3 3 9
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 1 0 3 2 2 8
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 0 3 1 2 8
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 1 4 1 0 6
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 1 0 2 1 5
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 2 2 4
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 1 3 4
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 3 0 3
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 2 1 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 507 660 856 884 857 3764
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1173 1478 1906 1848 1836 8241


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