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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 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 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 120 117 133 148 110 628
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 64 76 103 97 91 431
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 61 67 57 79 80 344
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 52 41 60 43 51 247
(U.S.) OH OHIO 35 39 58 68 45 245
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 37 31 33 82 44 227
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 40 40 45 49 42 216
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 32 31 30 39 31 163
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 32 34 32 36 15 149
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 36 24 21 27 26 134
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 22 21 30 34 24 131
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 33 24 22 26 21 126
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 30 23 20 34 17 124
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 18 20 18 23 24 103
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 18 16 17 26 17 94
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 20 13 19 21 20 93
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 22 21 7 22 13 85
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 11 15 12 19 21 78
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 10 11 17 21 18 77
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 16 10 8 16 17 67
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 9 19 6 14 9 57
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 9 12 14 7 8 50
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 10 6 11 13 9 49
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 8 8 14 11 8 49
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 8 10 6 11 11 46
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 12 3 8 7 5 35
(U.S.) IA IOWA 8 8 3 7 6 32
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 6 4 4 11 28
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 6 7 7 4 3 27
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 2 5 6 10 25
(U.S.) UT UTAH 8 8 1 3 5 25
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 6 5 7 4 2 24
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 2 5 11 5 23
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 3 5 4 6 21
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 8 4 5 1 20
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 3 6 3 3 4 19
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 4 6 1 12
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 2 5 1 4 12
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 3 3 0 2 3 11
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 3 0 3 2 10
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 2 0 3 2 3 10
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 2 2 2 2 1 9
(U.S.) ME MAINE 2 0 2 2 1 7
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 2 0 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 0 2 1 4
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 1 0 2 0 4
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 823 803 863 1051 848 4388
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 253 260 317 361 332 1523
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 159 185 179 245 229 997
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 32 56 64 56 44 252
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 40 52 46 52 50 240
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 38 43 35 52 24 192
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 22 25 15 39 28 129
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 26 20 32 32 16 126
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 29 17 22 24 17 109
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 15 22 19 16 22 94
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 10 7 21 21 23 82
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 12 11 13 13 10 59
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 13 9 10 11 8 51
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 4 7 4 6 12 33
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 6 10 9 7 1 33
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 7 4 10 7 31
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 3 4 3 10 10 30
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 4 2 5 8 4 23
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 3 3 4 3 9 22
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 4 4 5 3 18
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 5 1 6 4 17
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 1 2 2 4 10
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 3 2 0 2 2 9
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 4 3 7
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 2 3 0 1 0 6
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 1 2 2 6
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 1 0 1 3 6
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 1 0 1 2 1 5
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 0 1 4 5
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 0 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 1 2 0 3
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 0 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 1 2 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) ADX ANDORRA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 689 763 819 1000 877 4148
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1512 1566 1682 2051 1725 8536


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