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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 385, Optical Waveguides

( 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 335 360 374 267 242 1578
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 111 64 95 71 60 401
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 102 73 62 60 53 350
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 57 67 64 75 52 315
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 69 46 46 64 49 274
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 48 50 45 62 54 259
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 46 47 39 53 72 257
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 44 44 41 17 24 170
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 23 22 29 20 28 122
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 34 34 22 14 13 117
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 30 31 13 19 12 105
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 23 20 23 14 15 95
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 18 20 18 18 17 91
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 27 24 15 15 9 90
(U.S.) OR OREGON 13 15 14 22 19 83
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 12 13 13 20 23 81
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 15 16 5 20 25 81
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 16 16 15 12 19 78
(U.S.) OH OHIO 17 11 12 18 13 71
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 7 8 13 9 14 51
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 12 7 8 6 6 39
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 9 7 4 8 5 33
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 8 5 2 3 1 19
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 4 4 5 2 16
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 3 1 3 5 3 15
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 4 4 2 2 2 14
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 3 1 2 4 13
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 2 4 1 3 13
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 3 3 2 1 11
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 3 1 2 2 10
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 2 2 2 3 10
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 3 0 3 1 8
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 2 0 1 3 7
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 1 1 2 1 6
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 2 1 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 0 2 0 2 5
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 0 1 2 4
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 2 1 0 3
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 3 0 3
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 1103 1031 1000 924 859 4917
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 436 456 490 458 417 2257
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 48 52 81 84 44 309
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 66 75 60 47 51 299
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 68 62 66 44 37 277
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 55 33 54 44 43 229
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 49 51 53 37 36 226
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 58 52 36 34 21 201
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 18 12 23 23 18 94
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 12 13 13 19 9 66
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 13 9 22 9 9 62
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 15 8 8 16 12 59
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 10 14 9 9 6 48
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 11 4 8 6 10 39
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 8 8 4 10 7 37
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 10 7 3 9 7 36
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 7 6 15 5 3 36
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 2 7 4 5 20
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 1 3 7 6 18
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 4 2 6 5 18
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 3 5 5 2 1 16
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 1 2 1 1 7
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 1 1 3 6
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 1 1 0 2 5
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 0 3 1 5
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 2 0 1 4
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 2 0 1 1 4
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 2 0 1 0 4
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 2 0 1 0 4
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 2 0 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ETX ETHIOPIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MAX MOROCCO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 902 886 972 885 756 4401
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 2005 1917 1972 1809 1615 9318


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