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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 372, Coherent Light Generators

( 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 102 100 85 138 186 611
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 31 29 24 15 25 124
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 13 13 15 20 31 92
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 9 11 11 9 21 61
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 12 11 10 16 11 60
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 7 3 7 15 23 55
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 17 12 6 7 5 47
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 7 11 5 8 7 38
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 5 5 3 9 15 37
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 3 2 5 13 9 32
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 6 6 6 3 4 25
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 4 4 4 3 8 23
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 4 1 0 7 10 22
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 5 1 6 4 5 21
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 3 4 3 7 20
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 6 3 4 7 20
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 4 3 2 5 3 17
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 4 4 4 4 1 17
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 1 0 2 8 12
(U.S.) OH OHIO 1 5 2 1 1 10
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 2 2 3 1 9
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 1 3 1 2 8
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 1 2 2 1 7
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 2 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 0 0 2 1 5
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 3 0 0 1 5
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 0 2 2 4
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 247 244 212 304 400 1407
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 141 133 137 248 274 933
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 21 30 46 60 68 225
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 14 3 5 14 15 51
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 7 5 9 15 14 50
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 11 9 5 9 12 46
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 14 6 1 9 14 44
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 6 5 1 6 11 29
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 1 2 5 6 8 22
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 2 5 11 18
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 3 2 5 5 16
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 1 2 2 6 11
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 1 2 3 2 10
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 2 2 1 3 9
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 3 2 2 8
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 2 4 6
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 0 1 1 3 6
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 1 3 4
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 2 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 1 0 2 3
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 223 204 228 393 462 1510
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 470 448 440 697 862 2917


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