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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 385, Optical Waveguides

( 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 360 374 267 242 200 1443
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 64 95 71 60 55 345
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 67 64 75 52 42 300
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 47 39 53 72 67 278
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 73 62 60 53 28 276
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 46 46 64 49 55 260
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 50 45 62 54 35 246
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 44 41 17 24 16 142
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 22 29 20 28 24 123
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 34 22 14 13 14 97
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 16 5 20 25 21 87
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 20 23 14 15 12 84
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 13 13 20 23 13 82
(U.S.) OR OREGON 15 14 22 19 12 82
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 31 13 19 12 7 82
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 20 18 18 17 5 78
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 16 15 12 19 11 73
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 24 15 15 9 3 66
(U.S.) OH OHIO 11 12 18 13 6 60
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 8 13 9 14 8 52
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 7 8 6 6 4 31
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 7 4 8 5 7 31
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 3 5 3 5 17
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 4 2 2 2 5 15
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 4 4 5 2 0 15
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 4 1 3 3 13
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 5 2 3 1 2 13
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 1 2 4 1 11
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 0 3 1 3 10
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 3 3 2 1 1 10
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 2 2 3 1 10
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 3 1 2 2 1 9
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 0 1 3 3 9
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 2 0 2 2 6
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 1 2 1 0 5
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 2 1 0 2 5
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 1 2 0 4
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 0 2 1 3
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 3 0 0 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 1031 1000 924 859 678 4492
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 456 490 458 417 363 2184
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 52 81 84 44 33 294
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 75 60 47 51 35 268
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 62 66 44 37 38 247
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 51 53 37 36 26 203
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 33 54 44 43 29 203
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 52 36 34 21 15 158
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 12 23 23 18 12 88
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 13 13 19 9 10 64
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 9 22 9 9 14 63
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 8 8 16 12 8 52
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 14 9 9 6 4 42
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 8 4 10 7 9 38
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 4 8 6 10 7 35
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 7 3 9 7 8 34
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 6 15 5 3 3 32
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 3 7 6 5 22
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 7 4 5 3 21
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 4 2 6 5 3 20
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 5 5 2 1 1 14
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 1 3 3 8
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 1 0 2 1 5
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 3 1 1 5
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 2 0 1 1 5
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 2 1 1 0 5
(Foreign) INX INDIA 2 0 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 2 0 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 2 0 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) ETX ETHIOPIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MAX MOROCCO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 886 972 885 756 636 4135
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1917 1972 1809 1615 1314 8627


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