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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 374, Thermal 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 25 23 9 13 9 79
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 9 4 6 8 8 35
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 5 6 8 6 2 27
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 4 3 7 5 6 25
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 6 1 9 6 2 24
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 5 2 4 5 7 23
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 7 4 5 2 1 19
(U.S.) OH OHIO 4 1 4 5 4 18
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 4 2 3 3 2 14
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 3 3 4 3 1 14
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 5 2 1 3 12
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 4 3 1 2 1 11
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 2 2 4 1 11
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 2 4 1 2 0 9
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 2 2 0 1 8
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 1 0 2 3 7
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 1 1 2 1 6
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 0 0 1 2 5
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 3 0 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 2 1 2 5
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 2 1 0 0 5
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 0 1 0 2 4
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 0 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 0 0 2 1 3
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 0 1 2 3
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 1 0 2 3
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 101 75 77 82 64 399
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 23 20 21 26 20 110
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 17 12 10 10 11 60
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 8 8 11 10 9 46
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 7 3 6 4 5 25
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 4 4 5 7 5 25
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 4 3 0 2 4 13
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 2 1 1 1 6 11
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 3 1 1 3 10
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 3 1 2 1 9
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 1 2 1 3 7
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 2 1 1 0 3 7
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 2 1 3
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BMX BERMUDA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 75 63 60 68 79 345
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 176 138 137 150 143 744


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