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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Office of Electronic Information Products
Patent Technology Monitoring Division (PTMD)

Patenting In Technology Classes
Breakout By Geographic Origin (State and Country)

Count of 1998 - 2002 Utility Patent Grants,
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 the 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 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 133 120 141 114 135 643
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 49 46 54 24 48 221
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 37 27 36 24 30 154
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 14 20 27 17 12 90
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 28 20 16 10 14 88
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 16 24 13 19 10 82
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 13 22 23 13 10 81
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 14 16 9 16 22 77
(U.S.) OH OHIO 11 19 24 9 10 73
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 26 19 10 12 5 72
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 20 21 16 7 7 71
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 12 20 16 11 10 69
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 18 11 14 9 13 65
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 15 21 13 7 8 64
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 15 9 15 10 12 61
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 10 15 11 7 12 55
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 14 6 7 7 13 47
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 5 7 6 10 12 40
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 11 6 13 4 6 40
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 8 6 9 7 7 37
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 7 11 6 4 6 34
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 7 5 6 11 32
(U.S.) OR OREGON 4 8 10 3 7 32
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 7 10 6 2 5 30
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 4 4 5 8 2 23
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 7 5 2 7 22
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 7 3 2 4 3 19
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 7 1 1 4 4 17
(U.S.) UT UTAH 5 2 5 1 1 14
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 4 4 2 1 13
(U.S.) IA IOWA 3 4 1 1 3 12
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 2 4 1 2 11
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 4 0 1 2 2 9
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 1 3 0 1 7
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 3 1 0 1 7
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 3 0 2 5
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 1 1 2 0 5
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 1 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 2 0 2 0 0 4
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 1 2 1 4
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 537 526 545 385 459 2452
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 266 215 207 131 199 1018
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 68 64 89 61 75 357
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 23 28 23 16 21 111
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 23 26 23 22 15 109
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 27 20 22 15 16 100
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 11 12 18 11 18 70
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 9 16 12 11 18 66
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 22 6 13 3 14 58
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 14 12 12 9 3 50
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 6 13 13 7 7 46
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 7 8 14 4 6 39
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 9 4 9 3 5 30
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 4 6 3 7 5 25
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 5 3 2 5 17
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 3 8 2 2 16
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 5 1 1 2 3 12
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 3 4 2 2 1 12
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 1 4 1 3 11
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 3 2 1 2 1 9
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 2 3 0 1 8
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 2 0 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MHX MARSHALL ISLANDS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MUX MAURITIUS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 511 458 486 318 423 2196
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1048 984 1031 703 882 4648


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