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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 359, Optical: Systems and Elements

( 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 252 277 236 231 212 1208
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 70 53 43 47 40 253
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 42 48 54 44 41 229
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 36 35 38 49 52 210
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 53 56 33 33 30 205
(U.S.) OR OREGON 29 47 39 24 29 168
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 28 46 21 35 24 154
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 24 33 24 24 16 121
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 19 36 20 25 15 115
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 25 25 20 18 23 111
(U.S.) OH OHIO 17 24 14 24 12 91
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 19 25 15 15 14 88
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 23 9 18 19 13 82
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 10 15 20 20 14 79
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 20 22 13 11 12 78
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 16 13 16 7 8 60
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 13 16 8 13 7 57
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 16 14 11 10 5 56
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 12 9 11 5 5 42
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 9 5 4 8 6 32
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 7 5 5 6 4 27
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 7 3 4 8 5 27
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 4 4 9 7 2 26
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 5 4 6 5 2 22
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 6 6 0 0 4 16
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 4 2 3 4 16
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 5 3 6 0 1 15
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 2 3 2 2 10
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 4 2 1 2 10
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 1 3 3 1 10
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 4 1 2 1 9
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 1 4 2 0 9
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 2 4 1 2 9
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 2 2 0 0 2 6
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 3 2 0 0 1 6
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 1 2 1 5
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 2 2 0 5
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 1 0 3 0 5
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 1 0 2 4
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 2 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 1 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 2 0 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 792 860 716 710 617 3695
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 785 971 823 767 845 4191
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 110 142 127 128 121 628
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 52 73 92 136 143 496
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 73 107 88 109 98 475
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 33 39 30 27 19 148
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 32 30 12 34 25 133
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 23 27 20 28 28 126
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 7 14 15 32 34 102
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 10 16 16 23 21 86
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 21 15 11 9 21 77
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 10 11 10 7 4 42
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 11 8 13 5 3 40
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 7 17 5 4 4 37
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 4 4 10 11 7 36
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 6 6 5 2 4 23
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 6 2 5 1 2 16
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 5 4 0 0 3 12
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 1 1 4 5 12
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 3 1 3 3 2 12
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 4 4 2 2 0 12
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 3 0 1 4 10
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 3 1 3 0 1 8
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 1 2 1 3 8
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 2 0 3 1 7
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 1 1 2 0 5
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 3 0 1 0 4
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 2 1 1 4
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 1 2 0 4
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) JMX JAMAICA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 1214 1504 1298 1345 1403 6764
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 2006 2364 2014 2055 2020 10459


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