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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 359, Optics: Systems 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 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 197 217 231 232 268 1145
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 77 68 64 88 83 380
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 35 39 68 60 60 262
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 46 61 47 43 38 235
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 42 38 54 52 38 224
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 30 38 27 50 48 193
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 27 24 27 32 25 135
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 24 13 14 30 15 96
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 20 17 17 22 18 94
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 13 12 27 25 11 88
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 14 20 14 17 19 84
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 11 18 12 21 22 84
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 14 13 13 13 28 81
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 16 11 16 10 18 71
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 17 13 12 10 12 64
(U.S.) OH OHIO 11 11 11 17 8 58
(U.S.) OR OREGON 9 10 8 13 17 57
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 9 9 16 8 8 50
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 6 6 10 10 14 46
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 6 8 5 7 8 34
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 5 7 8 10 32
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 8 10 2 10 31
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 6 4 9 7 5 31
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 8 5 6 3 6 28
(U.S.) UT UTAH 8 7 4 0 6 25
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 4 7 3 2 18
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 5 4 0 3 15
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 3 0 4 3 11
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 4 0 3 1 9
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 1 3 4 9
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 2 2 3 1 9
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 1 3 2 1 8
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 3 2 1 0 1 7
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 2 2 1 1 7
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 3 3 1 0 7
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 2 0 2 5
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 2 1 1 5
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 2 0 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 2 0 0 2 0 4
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 1 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 2 1 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 674 707 761 808 818 3768
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 677 710 683 716 819 3605
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 51 95 113 87 132 478
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 43 43 61 47 39 233
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 65 40 30 48 49 232
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 26 28 49 42 51 196
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 25 28 28 31 37 149
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 23 22 25 25 34 129
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 13 14 14 13 13 67
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 9 16 16 9 15 65
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 7 17 7 18 16 65
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 7 14 12 20 7 60
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 9 7 8 8 9 41
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 4 10 3 5 5 27
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 4 7 6 3 5 25
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 1 5 2 4 14
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 1 2 3 6 14
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 2 2 1 6 12
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 1 4 4 0 10
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 1 0 1 2 5 9
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 1 2 1 2 7
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 3 2 2 7
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 1 2 1 5
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 3 1 0 0 5
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 1 1 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) AMX ARMENIA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) GEX GEORGIA (REPUBLIC OF) 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 976 1064 1081 1095 1265 5481
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1650 1771 1842 1903 2083 9249


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