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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 398, Optical Communications

( 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 31 55 39 53 60 238
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 43 42 65 49 26 225
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 8 15 20 21 11 75
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 19 14 16 7 17 73
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 5 12 11 6 9 43
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 7 10 7 3 7 34
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 5 7 9 6 4 31
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 5 10 5 3 3 26
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 8 4 2 3 7 24
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 3 7 9 0 2 21
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 2 1 7 5 17
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 2 5 3 2 13
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 3 1 2 3 3 12
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 1 5 2 1 11
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 0 3 2 1 4 10
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 1 2 1 4 8
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 2 1 2 1 6
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 3 0 1 0 5
(U.S.) OR OREGON 4 0 0 1 0 5
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 2 1 1 4
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 2 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 2 1 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 149 198 207 178 168 900
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 97 104 102 93 67 463
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 23 16 15 23 8 85
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 11 15 18 21 17 82
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 14 14 17 23 12 80
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 18 18 5 11 4 56
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 8 13 12 9 12 54
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 7 10 4 5 29
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 3 4 3 1 3 14
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 4 2 6 1 14
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 0 1 5 4 1 11
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 1 2 5 1 10
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 2 5 0 2 10
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 4 0 3 1 9
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 4 1 5
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 0 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 1 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 187 204 200 214 139 944
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 336 402 407 392 307 1844


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