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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 359, Optical: Systems and Elements

( 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 268 252 277 236 231 1264
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 83 70 53 43 47 296
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 60 42 48 54 44 248
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 48 53 56 33 33 223
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 38 36 35 38 49 196
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 38 28 46 21 35 168
(U.S.) OR OREGON 17 29 47 39 24 156
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 25 24 33 24 24 130
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 18 19 36 20 25 118
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 28 25 25 20 18 116
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 18 19 25 15 15 92
(U.S.) OH OHIO 8 17 24 14 24 87
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 22 10 15 20 20 87
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 19 20 22 13 11 85
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 15 23 9 18 19 84
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 12 13 16 8 13 62
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 11 16 14 11 10 62
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 8 16 13 16 7 60
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 14 12 9 11 5 51
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 8 9 5 4 8 34
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 10 7 5 5 6 33
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 6 7 3 4 8 28
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 4 4 9 7 25
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 5 5 4 6 5 25
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 10 6 6 0 0 22
(U.S.) UT UTAH 6 3 4 2 3 18
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 5 3 6 0 15
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 2 1 4 2 12
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 1 4 1 2 11
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 1 2 3 2 10
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 1 4 2 1 9
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 2 1 3 3 9
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 4 1 0 1 2 8
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 2 4 1 7
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 1 0 2 2 6
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 3 2 0 0 6
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 1 0 3 5
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 2 2 0 0 4
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 1 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 818 792 860 716 710 3896
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 819 785 972 823 767 4166
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 132 110 142 127 128 639
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 49 73 107 88 109 426
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 51 52 73 92 136 404
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 39 33 39 30 27 168
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 37 32 30 12 34 145
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 34 23 27 20 28 132
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 16 10 16 16 23 81
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 13 7 14 15 32 81
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 15 21 15 11 9 71
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 9 10 11 10 7 47
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 5 11 8 13 5 42
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 7 7 17 5 4 40
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 5 4 4 10 11 34
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 5 6 6 5 2 24
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 6 4 4 2 2 18
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 6 2 5 1 16
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 6 3 1 3 0 13
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 4 2 3 0 1 10
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 5 4 0 0 10
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 3 1 3 3 10
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 1 1 1 4 9
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 1 2 0 3 7
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 1 1 2 5
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 1 2 1 5
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 3 0 1 4
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 0 0 2 1 4
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 0 1 2 4
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) JMX JAMAICA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 1265 1214 1505 1298 1345 6627
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 2083 2006 2365 2014 2055 10523


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