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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 374, Thermal 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 9 19 18 8 13 67
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 8 5 6 4 9 32
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 2 11 5 3 3 24
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 6 2 7 3 6 24
(U.S.) OH OHIO 4 4 6 3 4 21
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 1 4 6 3 3 17
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 1 5 6 2 3 17
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 7 3 2 0 3 15
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 3 6 0 3 14
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 2 2 2 3 5 14
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 0 2 3 4 11
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 0 1 0 3 7 11
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 1 4 3 0 1 9
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 3 0 0 3 9
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 0 2 2 1 8
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 2 1 2 2 8
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 2 2 3 7
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 0 4 0 0 6
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 0 0 0 4 5
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 3 1 1 5
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 1 0 2 2 5
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 0 2 0 3 5
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 2 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 2 0 2 0 4
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 0 2 0 0 4
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 0 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 64 77 92 49 87 369
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 20 30 32 13 22 117
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 11 16 16 3 13 59
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 9 10 4 10 14 47
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 5 3 7 3 4 22
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 5 2 5 3 5 20
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 4 4 1 4 3 16
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 3 5 3 2 1 14
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 6 1 2 2 1 12
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 2 3 0 3 11
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 2 3 2 0 8
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 1 1 2 0 7
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 0 1 1 2 5
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 0 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 2 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 1 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 2 0 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 79 81 84 51 77 372
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 143 158 176 100 164 741


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