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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 385, Optical Waveguides

( 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 101 163 230 322 336 1152
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 77 115 112 100 101 505
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 23 66 90 92 111 382
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 41 40 68 60 48 257
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 20 27 52 66 69 234
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 17 22 45 59 57 200
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 17 63 44 37 34 195
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 23 31 46 51 44 195
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 15 19 34 43 46 157
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 20 29 41 42 23 155
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 13 18 22 20 22 95
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 12 11 17 16 30 86
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 9 9 15 15 27 75
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 12 11 13 17 18 71
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 4 16 18 14 16 68
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 9 15 15 14 12 65
(U.S.) OH OHIO 7 13 6 9 17 52
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 4 9 10 14 7 44
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 6 8 16 12 43
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 2 6 12 15 37
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 3 4 8 6 9 30
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 5 2 5 13 26
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 4 10 8 1 24
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 2 5 9 8 24
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 6 3 7 3 22
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 7 5 2 3 18
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 3 1 2 2 2 10
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 3 2 4 9
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 1 2 1 3 7
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 3 2 1 1 7
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 0 1 2 1 6
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 1 1 0 2 5
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 2 0 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 1 2 3
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 2 1 3
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 447 721 939 1070 1102 4279
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 195 267 321 376 436 1595
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 57 66 72 75 66 336
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 27 34 55 56 68 240
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 32 48 54 54 49 237
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 32 53 34 55 58 232
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 31 42 36 42 48 199
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 2 15 15 60 55 147
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 4 10 27 33 12 86
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 12 17 21 14 7 71
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 4 13 2 16 18 53
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 6 9 10 15 42
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 6 5 8 8 13 40
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 5 3 4 10 11 33
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 3 9 10 23
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 5 2 5 2 15
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 0 1 10 12
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 2 8 10
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 3 1 2 2 9
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 2 1 3 6
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 2 1 1 1 5
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 1 1 1 1 5
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 2 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 2 0 1 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 2 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 414 597 672 836 902 3421
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 861 1318 1611 1906 2004 7700


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