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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 385, Optical Waveguides

( 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 242 200 161 108 112 823
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 72 67 73 58 58 328
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 54 35 56 37 54 236
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 49 55 55 29 38 226
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 60 55 44 22 31 212
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 52 42 33 29 26 182
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 53 28 32 28 27 168
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 24 16 24 16 20 100
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 28 24 24 10 12 98
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 25 21 17 19 12 94
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 13 14 18 8 11 64
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 23 13 7 3 13 59
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 15 12 14 9 9 59
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 19 11 13 7 7 57
(U.S.) OR OREGON 19 12 10 3 4 48
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 14 8 8 7 10 47
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 17 5 17 4 2 45
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 12 7 6 4 5 34
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 9 3 6 3 9 30
(U.S.) OH OHIO 13 6 2 1 4 26
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 3 2 6 10 24
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 3 3 3 6 8 23
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 5 7 3 7 0 22
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 3 5 4 2 4 18
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 5 6 1 2 16
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 6 4 3 1 0 14
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 4 1 4 2 0 11
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 0 5 3 0 10
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 1 1 1 1 7
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 2 0 1 1 6
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 3 0 1 1 6
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 1 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 1 2 0 0 4
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 1 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 2 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 2 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 859 678 657 442 494 3130
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 417 363 305 209 201 1495
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 51 35 51 34 29 200
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 44 33 38 19 25 159
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 43 29 22 11 38 143
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 37 38 28 15 18 136
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 36 26 26 14 22 124
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 21 15 17 20 19 92
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 18 12 14 9 7 60
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 9 10 13 8 13 53
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 9 14 7 9 6 45
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 7 9 6 5 13 40
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 12 8 10 4 4 38
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 6 4 14 2 7 33
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 10 7 3 2 6 28
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 6 5 6 4 4 25
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 7 8 3 1 4 23
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 5 3 5 1 5 19
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 3 4 4 5 19
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 5 3 7 0 3 18
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 3 3 3 0 3 12
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 1 1 1 2 7
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 1 1 2 0 5
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 1 0 1 2 5
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 0 0 3 0 4
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 1 2 0 1 4
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 1 2 0 1 4
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) MOX CHINA, MACAU S.A.R. 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 756 636 591 381 444 2808
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1615 1314 1248 823 938 5938


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