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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes
Breakout By Geographic Origin (State and Country)

Count of 2004 - 2008 Utility Patent Grants,
As Distributed 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 a 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 either by year of patent grant or by year of patent application.
(U.S. or Foreign) Code State-Territory or Country 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 220 216 299 251 292 1278
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 53 23 44 59 56 235
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 42 34 27 39 43 185
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 26 30 36 33 41 166
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 36 29 30 32 29 156
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 25 20 29 31 26 131
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 17 11 26 27 32 113
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 22 14 31 22 23 112
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 19 22 19 19 32 111
(U.S.) OH OHIO 12 13 18 23 26 92
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 9 17 22 18 23 89
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 16 11 23 20 12 82
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 16 12 16 19 18 81
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 8 13 15 22 21 79
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 9 6 13 29 18 75
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 11 13 7 20 18 69
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 12 12 7 5 24 60
(U.S.) OR OREGON 10 9 14 9 13 55
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 4 14 8 11 16 53
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 7 8 10 11 14 50
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 9 7 12 4 13 45
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 6 7 11 6 9 39
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 6 3 9 10 6 34
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 7 5 3 6 10 31
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 5 2 10 8 28
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 4 2 7 10 5 28
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 6 5 9 4 4 28
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 5 4 6 6 5 26
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 4 2 5 5 3 19
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 0 6 2 8 18
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 3 1 2 6 2 14
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 2 4 3 2 12
(U.S.) ME MAINE 3 0 3 2 2 10
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 3 2 2 0 9
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 3 4 1 9
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 4 1 1 1 0 7
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 1 0 3 3 7
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 3 0 1 0 2 6
(U.S.) IA IOWA 3 0 0 2 0 5
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 2 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 2 0 0 1 2 5
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 0 1 2 4
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 1 1 2 4
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 1 1 2 4
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 3 0 0 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 3 0 3
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 651 577 786 796 871 3681
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 241 217 253 292 320 1323
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 118 108 121 146 143 636
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 16 27 19 39 37 138
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 24 20 17 25 41 127
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 26 16 28 32 24 126
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 18 18 25 28 35 124
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 15 20 14 38 36 123
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 33 19 27 20 22 121
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 7 6 9 20 40 82
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 12 9 11 14 18 64
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 10 8 15 12 7 52
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 4 4 7 9 10 34
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 8 3 7 9 6 33
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 7 7 6 5 4 29
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 4 7 6 6 6 29
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 8 6 3 3 8 28
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 4 9 4 7 1 25
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 3 1 5 7 7 23
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 5 6 5 4 22
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 3 0 4 3 11
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 4 3 8
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 6 2 8
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 1 0 1 4 7
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 2 4 1 7
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 1 2 2 1 1 7
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 1 0 1 2 5
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 1 2 2 5
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 568 520 595 742 790 3215
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1219 1097 1381 1538 1661 6896


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