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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 385, Optical Waveguides

( 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 163 230 322 336 360 1411
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 115 112 100 101 73 501
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 66 90 92 111 64 423
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 40 68 60 48 50 266
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 27 52 66 69 46 260
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 22 45 59 57 67 250
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 31 46 51 44 44 216
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 63 44 37 34 34 212
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 19 34 43 46 47 189
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 29 41 42 23 22 157
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 11 17 16 30 31 105
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 18 22 20 23 20 103
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 9 15 15 27 24 90
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 16 18 14 16 16 80
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 11 13 17 18 20 79
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 15 15 14 12 13 69
(U.S.) OH OHIO 13 6 9 17 11 56
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 6 12 15 16 51
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 6 8 16 12 7 49
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 9 10 14 7 7 47
(U.S.) OR OREGON 5 2 5 13 15 40
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 4 8 6 9 7 34
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 5 9 8 5 29
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 4 10 8 1 4 27
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 6 3 7 3 3 22
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 7 5 2 3 2 19
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 3 2 4 4 13
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 2 1 1 3 10
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 2 2 2 3 10
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 2 1 3 1 8
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 1 2 3 6
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 1 2 1 2 6
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 1 0 2 1 5
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 2 1 2 5
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 721 939 1070 1103 1030 4863
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 267 321 376 436 456 1856
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 66 72 75 66 75 354
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 34 55 56 68 62 275
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 48 54 54 49 51 256
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 53 34 55 58 52 252
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 42 36 42 48 52 220
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 15 15 60 55 32 177
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 10 27 33 12 13 95
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 17 21 14 7 6 65
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 13 2 16 18 12 61
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 6 9 10 15 8 48
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 5 8 8 13 9 43
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 4 10 11 4 32
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 3 9 10 7 29
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 1 10 14 26
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 2 8 8 18
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 5 2 5 2 2 16
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 2 1 3 5 11
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 3 1 2 2 1 9
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 0 0 1 4 7
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 1 1 1 1 6
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 1 1 1 2 6
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 2 0 1 1 4
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 1 0 1 0 4
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 1 1 2 4
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 1 0 2 3
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 597 672 836 902 885 3892
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1318 1611 1906 2005 1915 8755


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