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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

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

Count of 2004 - 2008 Utility Patent Grants,
As Distributed 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 a 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 either by year of patent grant or by year of patent application.
(U.S. or Foreign) Code State-Territory or Country 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 108 153 155 145 159 720
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 91 88 83 71 73 406
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 80 76 85 67 67 375
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 42 48 59 47 49 245
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 44 47 50 48 48 237
(U.S.) OH OHIO 45 47 43 40 50 225
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 26 37 38 58 46 205
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 51 30 35 44 39 199
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 21 36 33 25 47 162
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 20 24 45 34 36 159
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 31 24 23 19 32 129
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 24 19 28 27 27 125
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 17 19 26 26 28 116
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 24 22 30 21 16 113
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 15 21 24 27 18 105
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 18 16 25 14 12 85
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 17 12 12 22 18 81
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 21 10 19 13 15 78
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 12 9 14 17 15 67
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 17 17 12 10 11 67
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 8 9 9 12 14 52
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 10 10 16 8 5 49
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 10 11 9 5 13 48
(U.S.) OR OREGON 11 8 6 7 8 40
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 9 6 5 8 10 38
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 8 8 8 9 4 37
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 9 7 12 4 3 35
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 6 4 8 9 6 33
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 3 7 5 5 9 29
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 6 6 7 4 25
(U.S.) UT UTAH 5 6 5 4 4 24
(U.S.) IA IOWA 6 3 5 1 8 23
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 5 6 7 2 3 23
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 3 3 5 9 2 22
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 4 7 3 5 21
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 3 2 6 7 19
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 4 2 2 5 3 16
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 4 2 4 3 1 14
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 3 3 2 2 11
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 5 1 0 2 3 11
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 2 2 1 3 9
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 3 2 3 0 9
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 3 0 1 2 2 8
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 2 1 0 2 5
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 2 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VI U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 844 876 970 894 929 4513
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 332 338 375 356 377 1778
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 229 211 207 199 211 1057
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 50 53 45 44 50 242
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 44 51 54 44 41 234
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 28 38 30 33 38 167
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 24 33 37 24 41 159
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 16 25 27 29 31 128
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 22 28 28 27 21 126
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 24 18 12 16 30 100
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 17 18 18 17 16 86
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 7 9 15 20 13 64
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 10 14 8 9 19 60
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 12 8 15 9 9 53
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 8 7 11 6 14 46
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 9 4 12 6 8 39
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 10 9 7 4 7 37
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 7 6 9 8 31
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 4 3 6 4 3 20
(Foreign) INX INDIA 4 2 2 7 4 19
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 4 2 1 2 8 17
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 1 2 2 8 14
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 3 4 2 3 2 14
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 2 4 1 3 2 12
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 3 3 3 2 0 11
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 2 1 2 4 10
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 0 3 3 0 8
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 1 2 3 7
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 3 2 2 7
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 2 1 2 2 7
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 4 2 0 0 0 6
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 3 0 1 0 1 5
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 0 2 2 4
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0 1 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 1 1 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 1 0 2 3
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LVX LATVIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PEX PERU 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SYX SYRIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 878 900 943 891 983 4595
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1722 1776 1913 1785 1912 9108


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