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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

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

Count of 2006 - 2010 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 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 374 267 242 200 161 1244
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 95 71 60 55 44 325
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 39 53 72 67 73 304
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 46 64 49 55 55 269
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 64 75 52 42 33 266
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 45 62 54 35 56 252
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 62 60 53 28 32 235
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 29 20 28 24 24 125
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 41 17 24 16 24 122
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 5 20 25 21 17 88
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 22 14 13 14 18 81
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 23 14 15 12 14 78
(U.S.) OR OREGON 14 22 19 12 10 77
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 13 20 23 13 7 76
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 18 18 17 5 17 75
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 15 12 19 11 13 70
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 13 19 12 7 6 57
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 13 9 14 8 8 52
(U.S.) OH OHIO 12 18 13 6 2 51
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 15 15 9 3 6 48
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 8 6 6 4 3 27
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 4 8 5 7 3 27
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 3 5 3 5 4 20
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 2 2 5 6 17
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 4 5 2 0 5 16
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 4 1 3 3 2 13
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 2 4 1 4 12
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 3 3 3 10
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 2 3 1 1 9
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 3 1 2 0 8
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 3 1 3 0 7
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 3 2 1 1 0 7
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 0 2 2 0 6
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 1 0 2 1 6
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 2 2 1 0 6
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 1 1 1 2 5
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 2 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 2 1 1 4
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 1 2 3
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 3 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 1000 924 859 678 657 4118
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 490 458 417 363 305 2033
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 81 84 44 33 38 280
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 60 47 51 35 51 244
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 66 44 37 38 28 213
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 54 44 43 29 22 192
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 53 37 36 26 26 178
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 36 34 21 15 17 123
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 23 23 18 12 14 90
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 13 19 9 10 13 64
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 22 9 9 14 7 61
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 8 16 12 8 10 54
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 9 9 6 4 14 42
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 4 10 7 9 6 36
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 8 6 10 7 3 34
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 3 9 7 8 3 30
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 15 5 3 3 4 30
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 3 7 6 5 6 27
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 7 4 5 3 5 24
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 6 5 3 7 23
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 1 3 3 3 11
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 5 2 1 1 0 9
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 1 1 0 2 6
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 2 1 1 5
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 3 1 1 0 5
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 0 1 1 1 5
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ETX ETHIOPIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MAX MOROCCO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 972 885 756 636 591 3840
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1972 1809 1615 1314 1248 7958


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