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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 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 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 34 33 31 43 38 179
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 12 11 12 9 16 60
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 13 19 9 7 8 56
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 11 8 9 10 14 52
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 13 5 8 11 11 48
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 16 12 8 6 4 46
(U.S.) OH OHIO 11 13 9 5 8 46
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 6 6 8 8 13 41
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 9 6 5 8 12 40
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 10 5 9 9 5 38
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 6 7 7 8 10 38
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 10 7 9 4 3 33
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 5 9 5 12 1 32
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 7 9 5 6 4 31
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 6 6 8 1 7 28
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 4 4 7 8 5 28
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 8 5 5 4 4 26
(U.S.) OR OREGON 6 6 6 2 4 24
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 6 2 4 5 6 23
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 6 3 9 3 22
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 8 4 4 4 1 21
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 5 4 3 4 4 20
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 3 4 3 4 2 16
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 2 3 3 6 16
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 4 5 3 0 15
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 3 0 7 1 13
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 1 2 2 5 13
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 7 1 3 1 0 12
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 3 2 1 3 11
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 3 2 2 2 10
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 2 1 2 4 10
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 1 2 3 2 9
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 4 2 0 0 1 7
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 4 0 1 1 1 7
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 3 0 0 3 1 7
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 4 0 1 0 6
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 2 1 2 0 1 6
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 2 0 2 1 5
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 2 2 1 5
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 1 2 1 0 5
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 2 1 1 5
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 1 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 3 1 0 1 0 5
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 254 226 210 225 215 1130
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 36 38 24 33 34 165
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 33 29 37 33 30 162
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 8 11 20 12 23 74
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 6 8 13 23 12 62
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 12 9 16 13 12 62
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 10 11 11 10 7 49
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 5 9 9 7 7 37
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 10 9 7 7 3 36
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 14 10 4 2 3 33
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 7 6 2 6 5 26
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 0 11 3 1 17
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 5 5 2 5 17
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 1 1 4 3 11
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 2 0 2 3 8
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 1 0 2 2 7
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 3 2 0 1 0 6
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 1 1 2 5
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 1 0 0 1 4
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 1 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) LVX LATVIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) UYX URUGUAY 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 157 154 164 169 156 800
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 411 380 374 394 371 1930


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