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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 356, Optics: Measuring and Testing

( 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 216 299 251 292 229 1287
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 23 44 59 56 53 235
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 34 27 39 43 46 189
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 30 36 33 41 32 172
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 29 30 32 29 41 161
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 11 26 27 32 38 134
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 20 29 31 26 27 133
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 22 19 19 32 19 111
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 14 31 22 23 18 108
(U.S.) OH OHIO 13 18 23 26 18 98
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 17 22 18 23 16 96
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 12 16 19 18 26 91
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 13 15 22 21 18 89
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 6 13 29 18 21 87
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 11 23 20 12 15 81
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 13 7 20 18 18 76
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 12 7 5 24 18 66
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 14 8 11 16 11 60
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 8 10 11 14 16 59
(U.S.) OR OREGON 9 14 9 13 8 53
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 7 12 4 13 16 52
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 7 11 6 9 5 38
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 9 10 6 8 36
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 5 2 10 8 10 35
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 5 3 6 10 7 31
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 7 10 5 3 27
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 4 6 6 5 3 24
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 5 9 4 4 2 24
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 6 2 8 5 21
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 5 5 3 2 17
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 2 6 2 4 15
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 4 3 2 3 14
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 3 2 2 2 9
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 3 4 1 1 9
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 3 2 2 0 1 8
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 0 3 3 1 8
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 1 2 1 5
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 2 1 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 1 2 1 4
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 1 2 0 4
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 2 0 2 4
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 1 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 3 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 2 0 2 4
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 0 2 1 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 3 0 0 3
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 1 2 0 3
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 577 786 796 871 770 3800
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 217 253 292 320 320 1402
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 108 121 146 143 135 653
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 20 14 38 36 45 153
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 27 19 39 37 29 151
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 18 25 28 35 35 141
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 20 17 25 41 37 140
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 16 28 32 24 34 134
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 6 9 20 40 44 119
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 19 27 20 22 28 116
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 9 11 14 18 22 74
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 8 15 12 7 6 48
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 4 7 9 10 2 32
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 7 6 5 4 9 31
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 7 9 6 5 30
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 7 6 6 6 4 29
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 6 3 3 8 7 27
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 5 7 7 6 26
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 9 4 7 1 3 24
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 5 6 5 4 1 21
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 6 2 7 15
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 3 0 4 3 3 13
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 2 4 1 4 11
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 4 3 3 11
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 1 4 3 9
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 1 2 3 7
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 2 2 1 1 1 7
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 1 0 0 4 6
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 2 2 1 6
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 520 595 742 790 805 3452
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1097 1381 1538 1661 1575 7252


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