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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 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 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 141 114 135 214 223 827
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 54 24 48 51 53 230
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 36 24 30 49 42 181
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 27 17 12 34 36 126
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 13 19 10 21 26 89
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 14 9 13 25 22 83
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 16 10 14 16 25 81
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 16 11 10 23 16 76
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 23 13 10 13 16 75
(U.S.) OH OHIO 24 9 10 18 12 73
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 9 16 22 15 8 70
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 15 10 12 16 17 70
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 7 7 13 21 19 67
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 16 7 7 11 11 52
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 13 7 8 11 12 51
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 11 7 12 12 9 51
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 10 12 5 13 9 49
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 13 4 6 15 4 42
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 6 10 12 8 5 41
(U.S.) OR OREGON 10 3 7 9 10 39
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 5 6 11 9 7 38
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 9 7 7 7 6 36
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 5 2 7 7 7 28
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 6 2 5 5 9 27
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 6 4 6 3 6 25
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 5 8 2 4 4 23
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 4 4 0 6 15
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 4 3 3 3 15
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 4 2 1 3 4 14
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 1 3 3 3 11
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 4 1 2 0 4 11
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 3 0 1 2 2 8
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 2 0 0 3 3 8
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 2 1 1 3 8
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 3 0 2 1 1 7
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 2 2 1 1 7
(U.S.) UT UTAH 5 1 1 0 0 7
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 1 1 1 2 6
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 2 0 2 0 5
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 0 1 3 5
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 1 2 1 5
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 1 0 2 4
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 545 385 459 656 654 2699
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 207 132 200 275 240 1054
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 89 61 75 116 118 459
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 23 16 21 34 33 127
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 23 22 15 19 26 105
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 22 15 16 23 16 92
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 18 11 18 22 23 92
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 12 11 18 24 15 80
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 13 3 14 8 18 56
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 12 9 3 13 11 48
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 14 4 6 11 10 45
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 13 7 7 9 7 43
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 7 5 9 8 32
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 9 3 5 6 8 31
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 2 3 8 7 21
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 3 2 5 5 2 17
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 8 2 2 3 1 16
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 4 1 3 3 4 15
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 2 1 4 4 13
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 3 0 1 3 4 11
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 2 1 4 0 8
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 1 0 0 3 4
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 1 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 2 0 1 1 4
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 1 2 0 4
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 486 319 424 606 565 2400
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1031 704 883 1262 1219 5099


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