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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 033, Geometrical Instruments

( 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 36 38 30 34 33 171
(U.S.) OH OHIO 12 19 12 11 13 67
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 8 17 18 13 5 61
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 11 10 12 16 12 61
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 17 11 12 11 8 59
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 9 8 8 13 19 57
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 13 13 11 9 6 52
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 7 11 9 12 11 50
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 6 9 9 10 7 41
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 6 9 12 6 7 40
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 12 9 4 6 6 37
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 10 7 4 10 5 36
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 4 8 8 6 6 32
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 7 3 9 4 4 27
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 4 6 3 5 9 27
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 5 4 4 8 4 25
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 5 5 8 5 25
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 7 8 5 4 24
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 5 5 6 1 6 23
(U.S.) OR OREGON 4 5 1 6 6 22
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 3 6 7 2 3 21
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 2 1 7 9 21
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 5 6 2 3 20
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 3 2 6 6 2 19
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 7 1 3 3 4 18
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 5 4 1 4 15
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 2 4 7 1 15
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 4 2 3 4 13
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 2 2 4 2 10
(U.S.) IA IOWA 3 1 2 2 2 10
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 4 2 0 0 2 8
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 2 1 1 1 7
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 2 1 2 1 7
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 2 1 3 0 7
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 0 1 3 1 7
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 1 1 3 6
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 1 1 2 1 6
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 1 0 3 1 6
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 1 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 2 2 0 1 0 5
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 4 0 0 1 5
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 0 0 1 2 4
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 4 0 4
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 1 2 0 0 4
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 2 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 2 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) VI U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 224 257 234 254 226 1195
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 41 33 33 36 38 181
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 22 30 37 33 29 151
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 26 17 19 12 9 83
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 13 13 12 8 11 57
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 9 13 10 10 11 53
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 12 7 5 10 9 43
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 3 5 3 14 10 35
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 6 4 7 7 6 30
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 4 4 4 5 9 26
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 1 2 6 8 18
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 3 3 0 5 12
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 3 1 2 1 2 9
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 3 0 1 3 2 9
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 2 2 2 0 7
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 2 1 2 1 7
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 1 2 1 5
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 1 0 2 1 5
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 150 140 145 157 154 746
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 374 397 379 411 380 1941


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