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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 372, Coherent Light Generators

( 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 186 123 142 110 92 653
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 31 20 15 10 12 88
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 23 12 16 14 15 80
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 21 17 16 7 12 73
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 25 15 7 10 6 63
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 15 11 6 7 6 45
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 10 14 11 5 5 45
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 11 2 5 5 11 34
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 8 6 9 2 4 29
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 5 7 10 3 3 28
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 7 9 7 3 2 28
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 9 2 3 2 4 20
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 8 3 2 6 0 19
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 7 5 4 0 3 19
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 2 2 3 8 16
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 4 1 4 3 3 15
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 5 5 2 1 1 14
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 7 2 1 1 3 14
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 4 3 2 4 14
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 3 2 3 1 4 13
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 4 3 3 1 12
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 1 2 0 1 5
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 1 0 3 5
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 1 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 1 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) OH OHIO 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 400 274 278 201 208 1361
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 275 213 198 119 181 986
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 68 41 30 33 25 197
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 14 12 24 16 27 93
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 14 18 9 9 5 55
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 8 2 11 10 8 39
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 15 10 8 4 1 38
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 12 3 7 5 8 35
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 11 4 4 2 1 22
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 11 7 1 1 2 22
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 6 4 0 2 4 16
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 5 4 2 1 3 15
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 3 4 0 1 10
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 2 4 0 1 10
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 3 4 0 0 3 10
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 4 0 3 0 2 9
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 2 1 0 2 7
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 1 0 1 2 6
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 2 1 0 0 5
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 1 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 0 0 1 0 4
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 2 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) LTX LITHUANIA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 463 336 312 212 279 1602
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 863 610 590 413 487 2963


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