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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 2006 - 2010 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 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 277 236 231 212 254 1210
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 48 54 44 41 53 240
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 53 43 47 40 53 236
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 35 38 49 52 44 218
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 56 33 33 30 21 173
(U.S.) OR OREGON 47 39 24 30 19 159
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 46 21 35 24 26 152
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 36 20 26 15 28 125
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 25 20 17 23 27 112
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 33 24 24 16 13 110
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 15 20 20 14 37 106
(U.S.) OH OHIO 24 14 24 12 10 84
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 25 15 15 14 13 82
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 22 13 11 12 20 78
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 9 18 19 13 11 70
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 13 16 7 8 13 57
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 16 8 13 7 6 50
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 14 11 10 5 7 47
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 9 11 5 5 16 46
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 5 4 8 6 11 34
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 4 9 7 2 9 31
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 5 5 6 4 3 23
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 4 8 5 3 23
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 6 5 2 4 21
(U.S.) UT UTAH 4 2 3 4 6 19
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 3 2 2 7 16
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 6 0 0 4 3 13
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 3 6 0 1 3 13
(U.S.) IA IOWA 4 2 1 2 0 9
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 4 1 2 1 1 9
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 3 3 1 1 9
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 4 2 0 2 9
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 2 4 1 2 0 9
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 0 2 3 6
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 3 0 2 6
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 1 0 1 3 6
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 2 2 0 1 5
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 2 0 0 2 0 4
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 2 1 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 0 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 860 716 710 618 734 3638
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 971 823 767 847 932 4340
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 142 127 128 121 145 663
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 73 92 136 143 194 638
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 107 88 109 98 115 517
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 39 30 27 19 36 151
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 30 12 34 25 38 139
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 27 20 28 28 35 138
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 14 15 32 34 22 117
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 16 16 23 21 24 100
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 15 11 9 21 17 73
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 4 10 11 7 16 48
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 11 10 7 4 9 41
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 8 13 5 3 7 36
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 17 5 4 4 6 36
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 6 5 2 4 3 20
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 1 4 5 5 16
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 5 1 2 2 12
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 4 2 2 0 4 12
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 2 1 3 4 11
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 2 0 3 1 4 10
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 3 3 2 1 10
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 3 0 1 4 1 9
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 4 0 0 3 1 8
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 3 0 1 2 7
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 2 1 1 1 5
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 2 0 2 5
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 3 0 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 1 2 0 0 4
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 1 0 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) LTX LITHUANIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 1504 1298 1345 1405 1630 7182
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 2364 2014 2055 2023 2364 10820


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