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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 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 by year of patent grant.
(U.S. or Foreign) Code State-Territory or Country 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 231 213 255 213 205 1117
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 47 40 53 49 55 244
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 49 52 44 41 51 237
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 45 41 53 47 28 214
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 33 30 21 35 24 143
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 35 24 26 22 16 123
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 20 14 37 25 21 117
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 17 23 27 22 20 109
(U.S.) OR OREGON 24 30 19 11 16 100
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 26 15 28 12 16 97
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 24 16 13 17 18 88
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 19 13 11 20 12 75
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 15 15 13 11 18 72
(U.S.) OH OHIO 24 12 10 14 6 66
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 11 12 20 9 8 60
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 13 7 6 9 15 50
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 7 8 13 6 16 50
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 10 5 7 9 9 40
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 8 6 11 7 5 37
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 5 5 16 6 5 37
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 2 7 10 11 32
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 7 2 9 8 2 28
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 4 6 9 2 24
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 8 5 3 4 4 24
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 5 2 4 5 7 23
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 6 4 3 4 4 21
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 0 2 3 3 10
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 4 3 0 2 9
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 3 0 2 1 3 9
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 1 1 3 1 9
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 2 0 3 1 7
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 2 3 0 1 6
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 3 1 1 6
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 1 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 2 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 2 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 3 0 0 4
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 0 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 0 1 2 4
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 711 620 735 641 616 3323
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 767 849 932 916 773 4237
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 136 143 194 218 182 873
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 128 121 145 130 105 629
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 109 99 115 126 119 568
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 28 28 35 29 39 159
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 27 19 36 30 43 155
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 34 25 38 23 15 135
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 32 34 22 21 12 121
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 23 21 24 22 15 105
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 9 21 17 23 9 79
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 11 7 16 19 24 77
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 7 4 9 11 6 37
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 5 3 7 7 3 25
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 4 5 5 4 6 24
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 4 4 6 5 5 24
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 4 3 6 5 20
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 3 1 3 6 13
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 2 2 1 7 13
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 4 1 4 2 12
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 3 1 4 3 1 12
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 3 4 2 1 11
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 0 2 2 3 9
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 0 4 2 1 9
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 2 2 3 8
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 3 2 1 1 1 8
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 1 1 1 1 5
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 1 0 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) LTX LITHUANIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 1345 1408 1630 1613 1395 7391
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 2056 2028 2365 2254 2011 10714


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