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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 351, Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting

( 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 72 68 64 84 61 349
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 17 19 20 16 16 88
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 16 10 23 18 14 81
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 11 11 9 14 10 55
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 13 12 7 9 9 50
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 17 3 8 9 8 45
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 10 4 8 5 6 33
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 5 5 9 10 32
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 5 7 9 5 6 32
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 5 9 7 4 27
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 3 7 8 3 23
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 3 4 8 5 3 23
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 2 5 5 1 6 19
(U.S.) OH OHIO 4 2 3 3 5 17
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 4 3 1 6 2 16
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 3 4 4 2 1 14
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 3 2 2 3 12
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 4 3 3 0 2 12
(U.S.) UT UTAH 4 1 2 4 1 12
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 1 0 5 1 11
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 1 2 0 2 9
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 1 4 1 1 7
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 1 0 2 2 7
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 1 2 0 1 6
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 0 2 1 2 6
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 0 1 2 1 6
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 2 2 0 1 5
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 1 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 1 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 3 0 0 4
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 1 2 1 4
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 0 1 2 4
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 0 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 1 2 1 4
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 1 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 2 0 2 4
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 3 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 220 189 222 233 194 1058
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 87 77 74 74 68 380
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 27 27 39 24 25 142
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 15 12 21 24 31 103
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 23 24 16 15 14 92
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 4 8 13 11 11 47
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 5 7 12 6 33
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 3 9 6 6 8 32
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 7 8 7 4 27
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 6 5 5 6 3 25
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 3 0 5 5 7 20
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 2 6 2 4 16
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 5 0 1 6 3 15
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 3 2 1 4 5 15
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 3 3 2 1 2 11
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 2 0 4 1 9
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 2 2 3 1 8
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 2 1 2 1 8
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 4 2 0 7
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 1 0 1 1 4
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) INX INDIA 2 0 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 2 1 0 3
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 195 190 215 218 196 1014
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 415 379 437 451 390 2072


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