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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 356, Optics: Measuring and Testing

( 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 251 292 229 230 190 1192
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 59 56 53 69 51 288
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 39 43 46 51 53 232
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 32 29 41 42 32 176
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 33 41 32 27 26 159
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 27 32 38 30 16 143
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 31 26 27 19 33 136
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 22 23 18 31 28 122
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 19 32 19 18 24 112
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 19 18 26 24 22 109
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 18 23 16 23 20 100
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 20 18 18 20 23 99
(U.S.) OH OHIO 23 26 18 15 13 95
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 22 21 18 15 17 93
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 29 18 21 15 9 92
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 20 12 15 12 21 80
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 5 24 18 17 15 79
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 11 14 16 13 18 72
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 11 16 11 9 16 63
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 4 13 16 12 10 55
(U.S.) OR OREGON 9 13 8 11 8 49
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 10 6 8 10 9 43
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 10 8 10 6 7 41
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 6 9 5 12 5 37
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 6 10 7 6 5 34
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 10 5 3 5 2 25
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 4 4 2 2 8 20
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 8 5 3 1 19
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 6 2 4 4 1 17
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 6 5 3 1 0 15
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 2 1 4 7 14
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 5 3 2 2 2 14
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 3 1 4 3 14
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 3 2 3 3 3 14
(U.S.) ME MAINE 2 2 2 2 2 10
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 2 0 1 6 9
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 4 1 1 2 0 8
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 3 0 0 3 1 7
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 0 2 2 1 7
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 0 2 2 1 7
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 2 1 2 0 6
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 2 0 2 1 6
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 1 2 2 6
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 2 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 2 0 2 0 5
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 0 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 796 871 770 789 713 3939
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 293 320 320 359 353 1645
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 146 143 135 151 150 725
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 38 36 45 50 43 212
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 39 37 29 49 27 181
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 20 40 44 35 38 177
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 28 35 35 42 30 170
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 25 41 37 34 32 169
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 32 24 34 38 39 167
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 20 22 28 25 30 125
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 14 18 22 27 16 97
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 7 7 6 16 16 52
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 12 7 6 11 8 44
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 9 6 5 11 8 39
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 3 8 7 11 5 34
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 5 4 9 9 6 33
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 9 10 2 4 7 32
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 6 6 4 2 4 22
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 5 4 1 5 5 20
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 7 1 3 3 5 19
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 4 3 3 5 3 18
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 6 2 7 1 1 17
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 4 3 3 3 2 15
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 4 3 1 5 14
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 4 1 4 3 1 13
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 2 3 5 0 11
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 2 2 1 5 0 10
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 1 1 1 1 2 6
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 4 1 0 5
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 1 1 2 4
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 0 0 3 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 743 790 805 914 845 4097
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1539 1661 1575 1703 1558 8036


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