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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 2008 - 2012 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 by year of patent grant.
(U.S. or Foreign) Code State-Territory or Country 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 292 229 230 190 165 1106
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 56 53 69 51 39 268
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 43 46 51 53 64 257
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 29 41 42 31 34 177
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 41 32 27 26 19 145
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 32 38 29 16 16 131
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 26 27 19 33 17 122
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 23 18 31 28 18 118
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 32 19 18 24 21 114
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 18 26 24 22 15 105
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 23 16 23 20 20 102
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 21 18 15 17 26 97
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 18 18 20 23 13 92
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 24 18 17 15 15 89
(U.S.) OH OHIO 26 18 15 13 9 81
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 14 16 13 18 17 78
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 18 21 15 9 15 78
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 12 15 12 21 15 75
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 16 11 9 16 20 72
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 13 16 12 10 9 60
(U.S.) OR OREGON 13 8 11 8 12 52
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 6 8 10 9 7 40
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 8 10 6 7 7 38
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 9 5 12 5 4 35
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 10 7 6 5 6 34
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 4 2 2 8 12 28
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 8 5 3 1 4 21
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 5 3 5 2 2 17
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 1 4 3 5 16
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 1 4 7 1 15
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 0 1 6 6 15
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 2 4 4 1 3 14
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 3 3 3 2 13
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 5 3 1 0 0 9
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 3 2 2 2 0 9
(U.S.) ME MAINE 2 2 2 2 0 8
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 2 0 2 1 2 7
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 2 2 2 7
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 3 1 2 6
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 2 2 1 1 6
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 2 0 2 0 2 6
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 2 1 2 0 0 5
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 1 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 2 2 1 0 5
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 1 0 2 4
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 1 2 0 0 4
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 871 770 788 712 650 3791
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 320 320 359 353 300 1652
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 143 135 151 150 110 689
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 36 45 50 43 50 224
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 40 44 36 38 34 192
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 35 35 42 30 45 187
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 37 29 49 27 27 169
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 41 37 34 32 24 168
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 24 34 38 39 30 165
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 22 28 25 30 20 125
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 18 22 27 16 22 105
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 7 6 16 16 12 57
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 7 6 11 8 12 44
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 8 7 11 5 9 40
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 6 5 11 8 9 39
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 4 9 9 6 6 34
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 10 2 4 7 4 27
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 3 3 5 7 19
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 4 1 5 5 3 18
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 6 4 2 4 2 18
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 3 3 5 3 4 18
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 4 3 1 5 3 16
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 7 1 1 3 14
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 3 5 0 1 11
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 4 3 1 2 11
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 3 3 3 2 0 11
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 2 1 5 0 0 8
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 4 1 0 2 7
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 1 1 1 2 0 5
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 0 3 2 5
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 1 0 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 1 1 2 0 4
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 790 805 915 845 751 4106
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1661 1575 1703 1557 1401 7897


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