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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 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 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 301 251 292 229 230 1303
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 44 59 56 53 69 281
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 27 39 43 46 51 206
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 30 32 29 41 42 174
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 36 33 41 32 27 169
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 27 27 32 38 30 154
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 29 31 26 27 19 132
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 31 22 23 18 31 125
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 19 19 32 19 18 107
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 16 19 18 26 24 103
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 22 18 23 16 23 102
(U.S.) OH OHIO 18 23 26 18 15 100
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 13 29 18 21 15 96
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 15 22 21 18 15 91
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 7 20 18 18 20 83
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 23 20 12 15 12 82
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 7 5 24 18 17 71
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 10 11 14 16 13 64
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 12 4 13 16 12 57
(U.S.) OR OREGON 14 9 13 8 11 55
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 8 11 16 11 9 55
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 11 6 9 5 12 43
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 9 10 6 8 10 43
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 10 8 10 6 36
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 6 10 7 6 32
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 7 10 5 3 5 30
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 6 2 8 5 3 24
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 6 6 5 3 1 21
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 9 4 4 2 2 21
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 2 6 2 4 4 18
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 5 5 3 2 2 17
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 4 3 2 3 3 15
(U.S.) ME MAINE 3 2 2 2 2 11
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 3 4 1 1 2 11
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 3 3 1 4 11
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 2 1 4 8
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 3 0 0 3 6
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 1 2 1 2 6
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 1 2 0 2 6
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 2 0 2 2 6
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 2 0 1 1 6
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 1 2 1 1 6
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 2 0 2 2 6
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 1 0 1 2 5
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 2 0 2 5
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 3 0 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 1 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 2 0 1 3
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 789 796 871 770 789 4015
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 253 293 320 320 359 1545
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 121 146 143 135 151 696
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 14 38 36 45 50 183
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 19 39 37 29 49 173
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 25 28 35 35 42 165
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 28 32 24 34 38 156
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 17 25 41 37 34 154
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 9 20 40 44 35 148
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 27 20 22 28 25 122
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 11 14 18 22 27 92
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 15 12 7 6 11 51
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 5 7 7 6 16 41
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 7 9 6 5 11 38
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 6 5 4 9 9 33
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 7 9 10 2 4 32
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 3 3 8 7 11 32
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 6 6 6 4 2 24
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 6 5 4 1 5 21
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 4 7 1 3 3 18
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 6 2 7 1 16
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 4 3 3 5 15
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 4 1 4 3 14
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 4 3 3 3 14
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 2 3 5 11
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 2 2 1 5 11
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 4 3 1 9
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 0 0 4 1 6
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 2 1 1 1 1 6
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 595 743 790 805 914 3847
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1384 1539 1661 1575 1703 7862


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