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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

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

Count of 2007 - 2011 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 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 8 13 18 20 11 70
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 4 9 7 16 10 46
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 3 3 9 5 4 24
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 3 10 5 3 23
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 3 6 6 4 2 21
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 0 3 4 7 6 20
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 4 4 3 5 19
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 3 7 1 3 5 19
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 3 5 4 3 3 18
(U.S.) OH OHIO 3 4 3 3 3 16
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 2 2 3 3 12
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 0 4 6 0 11
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 2 3 1 4 1 11
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 1 3 2 3 11
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 2 2 5 0 11
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 4 0 3 3 10
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 3 3 1 3 0 10
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 3 1 3 3 10
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 0 4 3 1 9
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 3 4 2 0 9
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 2 4 1 7
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 3 2 1 0 6
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 1 1 4 6
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 2 1 0 2 5
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 0 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 0 2 0 1 3
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 49 87 100 114 79 429
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 13 22 36 34 31 136
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 3 13 17 20 23 76
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 10 14 25 11 14 74
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 2 1 12 7 12 34
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 3 5 2 8 2 20
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 4 3 3 5 0 15
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 3 4 4 0 3 14
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 4 2 3 10
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 2 1 4 2 1 10
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 0 3 4 2 10
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 2 1 2 4 9
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 0 3 1 3 9
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 3 0 2 2 7
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 1 0 1 3 6
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 0 1 1 1 5
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 1 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 2 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 51 77 117 107 107 459
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 100 164 217 221 186 888


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