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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 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 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 145 159 122 115 103 644
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 71 73 81 79 79 383
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 67 67 73 85 73 365
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 48 48 45 50 59 250
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 48 49 42 41 48 228
(U.S.) OH OHIO 40 50 43 44 39 216
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 58 46 35 46 30 215
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 44 39 26 46 35 190
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 25 47 31 35 25 163
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 26 28 33 30 33 150
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 34 36 33 22 18 143
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 19 32 18 22 32 123
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 21 16 25 29 28 119
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 27 27 14 19 17 104
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 27 18 16 19 18 98
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 22 18 9 21 16 86
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 14 12 10 10 22 68
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 10 11 18 12 14 65
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 13 15 17 12 4 61
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 12 14 16 9 10 61
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 17 15 8 8 10 58
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 5 13 7 18 5 48
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 5 9 10 12 11 47
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 8 10 5 7 12 42
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 5 9 9 13 39
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 9 6 6 8 5 34
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 9 4 3 7 9 32
(U.S.) OR OREGON 7 8 9 1 7 32
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 8 5 6 7 5 31
(U.S.) UT UTAH 4 4 3 9 10 30
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 8 3 4 8 24
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 9 2 5 4 4 24
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 6 7 6 3 1 23
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 3 1 6 9 3 22
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 5 3 5 5 4 22
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 7 4 4 2 5 22
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 3 5 4 2 16
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 3 4 1 6 16
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 4 3 2 4 2 15
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 3 3 2 3 12
(U.S.) ME MAINE 3 0 1 3 4 11
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 2 2 4 0 3 11
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 2 2 3 3 0 10
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 2 3 5
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 0 2 1 4
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 2 2 0 0 4
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 895 929 827 881 841 4373
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 359 377 351 343 359 1789
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 199 212 167 239 233 1050
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 44 50 48 64 61 267
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 44 41 47 64 65 261
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 29 31 39 38 33 170
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 33 38 30 37 32 170
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 24 41 37 34 32 168
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 27 21 18 30 37 133
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 16 30 15 25 33 119
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 20 13 18 23 24 98
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 9 19 10 21 18 77
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 17 16 6 19 16 74
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 3 8 14 18 20 63
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 9 9 14 12 10 54
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 6 14 9 13 5 47
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 9 8 9 12 9 47
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 6 8 6 7 10 37
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 4 7 11 7 8 37
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 8 4 7 4 25
(Foreign) INX INDIA 7 4 5 3 2 21
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 4 3 4 5 18
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 3 0 7 7 1 18
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 3 2 6 1 6 18
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 4 3 3 1 2 13
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 2 3 2 3 0 10
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 3 2 2 2 0 9
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 2 1 2 1 8
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 2 2 2 1 1 8
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 2 2 2 1 1 8
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 1 2 0 1 2 6
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 1 0 3 4
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 2 2 0 4
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 1 1 2 4
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) KYX CAYMAN ISLANDS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) LTX LITHUANIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) LVX LATVIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SYX SYRIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 895 984 897 1044 1041 4861
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1790 1913 1724 1925 1882 9234


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