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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Branch (PTMB)

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

Count of 2001 - 2005 Utility Patent Grants,
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 359, Optics: Systems and Elements

( technology class is determined by the primary classification assigned to the 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 by year of patent grant
(U.S. or Foreign) Code State-Territory or Country 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 217 231 232 268 252 1200
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 68 64 88 83 70 373
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 39 68 60 60 42 269
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 61 47 43 38 36 225
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 38 27 50 48 53 216
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 38 54 52 38 28 210
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 24 27 32 25 24 132
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 13 14 30 15 23 95
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 17 17 22 18 19 93
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 13 13 13 28 25 92
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 12 27 25 11 16 91
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 20 14 17 19 20 90
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 18 12 21 22 10 83
(U.S.) OR OREGON 10 8 13 17 29 77
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 11 16 10 18 19 74
(U.S.) OH OHIO 11 11 17 8 17 64
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 13 12 10 12 13 60
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 6 10 10 14 12 52
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 9 16 8 8 9 50
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 8 5 7 8 16 44
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 9 10 2 10 6 37
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 5 7 8 10 7 37
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 9 7 5 5 30
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 5 6 3 6 7 27
(U.S.) UT UTAH 7 4 0 6 3 20
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 7 3 2 1 17
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 2 3 1 5 13
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 5 4 0 3 1 13
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 4 0 3 1 4 12
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 0 4 3 2 12
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 3 2 1 3 10
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 3 4 1 9
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 3 1 0 2 9
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 2 1 1 1 7
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 2 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 1 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 2 1 1 4
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 2 0 2 0 4
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 1 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 1 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 0 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 708 761 808 818 792 3887
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 710 683 717 819 786 3715
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 95 113 87 132 110 537
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 40 30 48 49 74 241
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 43 61 47 39 33 223
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 28 49 42 51 52 222
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 28 28 31 37 32 156
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 22 25 25 34 23 129
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 16 16 9 15 21 77
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 17 7 18 16 10 68
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 14 14 13 13 7 61
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 14 12 20 7 7 60
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 7 8 8 9 10 42
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 7 6 3 5 11 32
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 10 3 5 5 6 29
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 2 3 6 4 16
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 5 2 4 2 14
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 2 1 6 3 14
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 1 2 5 4 12
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 2 1 2 6 12
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 4 4 0 0 9
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 2 1 5 9
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 3 2 2 1 8
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 3 1 0 0 3 7
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 2 0 1 4
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) AMX ARMENIA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) GEX GEORGIA (REPUBLIC OF) 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) JMX JAMAICA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 1064 1081 1096 1265 1216 5722
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1772 1842 1904 2083 2008 9609


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