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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 356, Optics: Measuring and Testing

( 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 114 135 214 223 216 902
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 24 48 51 53 23 199
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 24 30 49 42 34 179
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 17 12 33 36 29 127
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 19 10 21 26 30 106
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 10 14 16 25 20 85
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 9 13 25 22 14 83
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 7 13 21 19 22 82
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 16 22 15 8 13 74
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 11 10 23 16 11 71
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 10 12 16 17 11 66
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 13 10 13 16 12 64
(U.S.) OH OHIO 9 10 18 12 13 62
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 12 5 13 9 17 56
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 7 8 11 12 12 50
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 7 7 11 11 13 49
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 7 12 12 9 7 47
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 4 6 15 4 14 43
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 6 11 9 7 8 41
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 10 12 8 5 4 39
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 7 9 10 9 38
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 7 7 7 6 7 34
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 7 7 7 5 28
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 5 5 9 6 27
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 4 6 3 6 5 24
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 8 2 4 4 2 20
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 4 3 3 3 5 18
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 4 0 6 3 17
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 1 3 4 2 12
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 3 3 3 0 10
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 2 0 4 1 8
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 1 1 2 3 8
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 3 3 1 7
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 1 1 3 0 7
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 2 1 1 0 6
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 2 1 2 6
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 2 2 0 5
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 2 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 0 2 0 0 4
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 1 3 0 4
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 1 0 2 0 4
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 2 3
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 385 459 655 654 577 2730
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 132 200 274 240 217 1063
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 61 75 116 118 108 478
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 16 21 34 33 19 123
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 22 15 19 26 16 98
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 15 16 23 16 27 97
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 11 18 22 23 20 94
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 11 18 24 15 20 88
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 3 14 8 18 18 61
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 9 3 13 11 9 45
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 4 6 11 10 8 39
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 7 7 9 7 6 36
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 7 5 9 8 3 32
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 3 5 6 8 6 28
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 3 8 7 7 27
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 1 4 4 9 20
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 5 5 2 5 19
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 3 3 4 4 15
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 3 4 7 15
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 2 3 1 3 11
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 1 4 0 0 7
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 2 0 1 1 2 6
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 1 0 0 3 1 5
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 1 0 1 1 4
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 1 2 0 0 4
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 319 424 605 565 520 2433
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 704 883 1260 1219 1097 5163


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