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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 372, Coherent Light Generators

( 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 123 142 110 92 111 578
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 20 15 10 12 18 75
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 17 16 7 12 18 70
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 12 16 14 15 9 66
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 15 7 10 6 7 45
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 11 6 7 6 10 40
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 14 11 5 5 1 36
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 2 5 5 11 6 29
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 7 10 3 3 2 25
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 6 9 2 4 4 25
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 9 7 3 2 3 24
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 2 3 8 5 20
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 5 4 0 3 6 18
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 3 2 4 5 18
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 2 3 1 4 5 15
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 3 2 4 4 15
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 4 3 3 1 3 14
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 1 4 3 3 2 13
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 5 2 1 1 4 13
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 2 6 0 1 12
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 1 1 3 1 8
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 0 3 2 6
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 2 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) OH OHIO 0 0 1 1 3 5
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 0 1 2 4
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 274 278 201 208 239 1200
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 213 198 119 181 212 923
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 41 30 33 25 32 161
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 12 24 16 27 38 117
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 18 9 9 5 7 48
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 2 11 10 8 11 42
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 10 8 4 1 12 35
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 3 7 5 8 4 27
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 4 0 2 4 9 19
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 4 4 2 1 3 14
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 7 1 1 2 2 13
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 4 2 1 3 2 12
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 3 4 0 1 1 9
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 4 0 0 3 1 8
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 4 0 1 0 7
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 3 0 2 1 6
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 1 0 2 1 6
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 1 2 2 6
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 1 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) INX INDIA 2 0 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) LTX LITHUANIA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 336 312 212 279 338 1477
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 610 590 413 487 577 2677


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