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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 2000 - 2004 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 398, Optical Communications

( 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 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Total
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 44 43 42 63 49 241
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 24 31 55 36 53 199
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 15 8 15 18 21 77
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 11 19 14 15 7 66
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 6 5 12 10 6 39
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 9 7 10 6 3 35
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 6 5 7 7 6 31
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 5 10 5 3 24
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 6 8 4 2 3 23
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 2 3 7 8 0 20
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 6 3 1 2 3 15
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 1 2 5 3 13
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 2 2 1 7 13
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 2 1 5 2 12
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 0 1 2 1 7
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 0 2 1 2 7
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 0 0 3 2 1 6
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 3 0 1 5
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 4 0 0 1 5
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 0 2 0 1 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 143 149 198 193 178 861
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 73 97 104 100 93 467
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 19 23 16 15 23 96
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 11 14 14 17 23 79
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 11 11 15 18 21 76
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 9 18 18 4 11 60
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 6 8 13 12 9 48
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 4 3 7 9 4 27
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 1 4 2 6 15
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 6 1 2 5 0 14
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 3 4 3 1 13
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 1 0 1 5 4 11
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 1 1 2 5 10
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 4 0 3 8
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 2 0 1 1 5
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 1 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 0 4 4
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 147 187 204 196 214 948
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 290 336 402 389 392 1809


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