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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 436, Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological 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 75 69 63 82 73 362
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 25 20 15 15 20 95
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 12 11 10 15 8 56
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 9 12 7 12 14 54
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 15 9 12 6 12 54
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 12 14 9 7 12 54
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 8 8 6 12 19 53
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 12 5 9 14 4 44
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 9 7 7 10 5 38
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 10 9 2 7 5 33
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 5 11 6 3 4 29
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 10 4 3 6 6 29
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 10 2 5 9 27
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 6 4 6 3 7 26
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 5 5 6 5 2 23
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 7 3 5 4 22
(U.S.) OH OHIO 8 3 2 5 3 21
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 6 2 1 4 6 19
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 4 2 6 4 2 18
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 2 6 2 6 17
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 6 1 4 2 3 16
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 5 2 4 4 1 16
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 2 2 5 2 12
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 2 1 4 4 12
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 4 0 2 3 1 10
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 1 6 1 9
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 2 1 1 4 9
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 1 1 0 4 9
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 2 4 1 0 8
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 3 1 0 1 3 8
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 2 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 2 0 2 1 5
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 1 0 2 4
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 1 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 1 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 0 1 2 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 3 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 2 0 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 271 237 208 259 254 1229
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 43 26 31 38 47 185
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 22 15 16 22 32 107
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 17 16 9 16 17 75
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 15 9 10 10 10 54
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 4 4 7 6 10 31
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 6 6 6 7 4 29
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 6 5 0 2 3 16
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 3 2 3 3 5 16
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 1 2 4 2 5 14
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 1 4 3 2 12
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 1 3 2 6 12
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 4 1 0 4 1 10
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 1 1 4 3 10
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 4 1 1 1 3 10
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 3 0 1 2 3 9
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 0 1 2 2 7
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 0 3 2 6
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 2 0 0 2 4
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 2 2 0 0 4
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) GEX GEORGIA (REPUBLIC OF) 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 136 100 104 131 164 635
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 407 337 312 390 418 1864


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