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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 359, Optics: Systems (Including Communication) and Elements

( 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 190 222 221 248 286 1167
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 76 82 86 81 96 421
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 87 66 86 75 74 388
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 42 44 42 44 80 252
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 43 45 45 46 42 221
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 24 39 47 61 48 219
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 28 28 27 24 30 137
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 20 18 25 31 41 135
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 22 40 26 16 21 125
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 13 18 21 21 17 90
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 18 11 22 19 18 88
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 14 15 17 20 15 81
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 8 8 22 16 23 77
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 10 14 23 16 13 76
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 10 12 12 20 14 68
(U.S.) OH OHIO 16 16 11 11 11 65
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 21 16 8 8 7 60
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 13 9 3 9 17 51
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 6 10 9 9 17 51
(U.S.) OR OREGON 7 6 9 14 8 44
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 9 8 6 7 13 43
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 7 8 1 8 11 35
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 13 7 3 5 4 32
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 6 6 4 11 28
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 7 8 7 5 28
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 4 8 5 6 26
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 3 4 6 9 23
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 3 2 1 5 0 11
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 5 1 2 2 11
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 4 1 1 2 9
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 1 2 2 2 9
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 4 2 0 1 8
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 3 2 1 7
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 2 1 1 1 7
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 3 4 7
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 2 1 3 0 7
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 1 1 3 6
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 2 0 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 1 0 2 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 2 1 0 3
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 719 787 820 856 959 4141
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 800 756 750 810 787 3903
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 79 67 62 109 127 444
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 48 57 62 66 77 310
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 70 54 71 48 43 286
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 54 30 32 40 43 199
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 32 31 36 38 43 180
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 25 24 27 28 50 154
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 7 20 11 19 20 77
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 14 17 14 15 15 75
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 18 8 11 17 19 73
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 8 15 9 18 11 61
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 6 15 8 10 40
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 4 10 4 7 6 31
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 3 4 10 3 21
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 5 1 3 2 6 17
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 2 1 2 6 12
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 3 0 2 4 2 11
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 2 2 1 1 4 10
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 2 0 0 3 7
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 1 2 1 2 7
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 1 3 1 6
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 1 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 1 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 1 0 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) AMX ARMENIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) GEX GEORGIA (REPUBLIC OF) 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SUX U.S.S.R. 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 1185 1112 1123 1253 1285 5958
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1904 1899 1943 2109 2244 10099


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