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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 2007 - 2011 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 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 236 231 213 255 213 1148
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 54 45 41 53 47 240
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 43 47 40 53 49 232
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 38 49 52 44 41 224
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 32 33 30 21 35 151
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 21 35 24 26 22 128
(U.S.) OR OREGON 39 24 30 19 11 123
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 20 20 14 37 25 116
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 20 17 23 27 22 109
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 20 26 15 28 12 101
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 24 24 16 13 17 94
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 18 19 13 11 20 81
(U.S.) OH OHIO 14 24 12 10 14 74
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 15 15 15 13 11 69
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 13 11 12 20 9 65
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 16 7 8 13 6 50
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 8 13 7 6 9 43
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 11 5 5 16 6 43
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 11 10 5 7 9 42
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 4 8 6 11 7 36
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 9 7 2 9 8 35
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 2 2 7 10 24
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 3 4 6 9 24
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 8 5 3 4 24
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 6 5 2 4 5 22
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 5 6 4 3 4 22
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 3 1 1 3 11
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 4 2 0 2 3 11
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 6 0 1 3 0 10
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 4 1 2 0 3 10
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 4 3 0 7
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 2 3 0 6
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 1 2 0 1 6
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 3 0 2 1 6
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 1 3 1 6
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 2 0 1 0 5
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 2 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 2 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 2 0 1 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 715 711 620 735 641 3422
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 823 767 849 932 917 4288
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 92 136 143 194 218 783
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 127 128 121 145 130 651
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 88 109 99 115 126 537
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 30 27 19 36 30 142
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 20 28 28 35 29 140
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 12 34 25 38 23 132
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 15 32 34 22 21 124
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 16 23 21 24 22 106
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 11 9 21 17 23 81
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 10 11 7 16 19 63
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 10 7 4 9 12 42
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 13 5 3 7 7 35
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 5 4 4 6 5 24
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 5 2 4 3 6 20
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 4 5 5 4 19
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 1 3 4 2 12
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 5 1 2 2 1 11
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 3 1 4 3 11
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 4 1 4 10
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 3 3 2 1 1 10
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 2 0 4 2 10
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 3 0 1 2 2 8
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 3 1 3 7
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 2 0 2 2 7
(Foreign) INX INDIA 2 1 1 1 1 6
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 2 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) LTX LITHUANIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 1298 1345 1408 1630 1615 7296
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 2013 2056 2028 2365 2256 10718


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