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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 351, Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting

( 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 43 54 72 68 64 301
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 16 20 17 19 20 92
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 15 17 16 10 23 81
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 10 10 13 12 7 52
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 8 10 11 11 9 49
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 5 10 10 4 8 37
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 5 3 17 3 8 36
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 9 5 5 7 9 35
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 10 5 2 5 9 31
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 3 7 3 4 8 25
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 5 6 2 5 5 23
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 4 3 2 3 7 19
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 5 1 4 3 3 16
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 1 3 5 5 16
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 1 3 3 4 4 15
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 5 2 2 3 2 14
(U.S.) OH OHIO 2 2 4 2 3 13
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 1 4 3 1 11
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 2 4 1 2 11
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 1 0 1 4 9
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 6 1 0 0 9
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 0 4 1 2 8
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 1 2 1 2 7
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 2 4 1 0 7
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 2 0 1 1 6
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 0 1 3 5
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 0 2 1 0 5
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 2 0 1 4
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 1 1 0 2 4
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 2 0 1 4
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 0 3 0 4
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 2 0 0 0 2 4
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 2 2 4
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 2 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 172 184 220 189 222 987
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 41 87 87 77 74 366
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 17 19 27 27 39 129
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 24 28 23 24 16 115
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 5 8 15 12 21 61
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 3 1 4 8 13 29
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 10 3 3 5 7 28
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 2 4 3 9 6 24
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 4 1 1 7 8 21
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 2 6 5 5 20
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 4 7 3 3 2 19
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 6 3 0 5 16
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 4 2 2 6 14
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 4 1 1 0 4 10
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 2 3 2 1 9
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 5 0 1 6
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 2 2 1 6
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 1 2 2 0 5
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 2 2 4
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 122 178 195 190 215 900
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 294 362 415 379 437 1887


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