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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 2005 - 2009 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 351, Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting

( 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 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 54 43 54 72 68 291
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 9 16 20 17 19 81
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 8 15 17 16 10 66
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 12 10 10 13 12 57
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 12 8 10 11 11 52
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 5 5 10 10 4 34
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 4 5 3 17 3 32
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 4 9 5 5 7 30
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 10 5 2 5 25
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 5 3 7 3 4 22
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 2 5 6 2 5 20
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 3 5 1 4 3 16
(U.S.) OH OHIO 3 2 2 4 2 13
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 4 3 2 3 12
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 5 2 2 3 12
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 2 1 3 5 12
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 1 3 3 4 11
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 2 6 1 0 11
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 2 1 4 3 10
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 2 2 4 1 10
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 1 0 4 1 7
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 0 2 4 1 7
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 2 2 0 1 6
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 3 0 1 2 0 6
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 1 2 1 5
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 3 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 0 2 0 0 5
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 2 0 2 1 5
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 1 2 0 4
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 0 0 3 4
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 141 172 184 220 189 906
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 26 41 87 87 78 319
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 18 24 28 23 24 117
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 11 17 19 27 27 101
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 5 5 8 15 12 45
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 4 10 3 3 5 25
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 7 3 1 4 8 23
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 6 4 7 3 3 23
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 4 2 4 3 9 22
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 6 4 1 1 7 19
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 2 2 6 5 15
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 2 6 3 0 13
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 3 0 4 2 2 11
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 4 1 1 0 8
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 1 2 3 2 8
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 0 0 5 0 7
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 0 1 2 2 6
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 0 2 2 5
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 102 122 178 195 191 788
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 243 294 362 415 380 1694


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