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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 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 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 267 242 200 161 108 978
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 53 72 67 73 58 323
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 71 60 55 44 22 252
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 64 49 55 55 29 252
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 62 54 35 56 37 244
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 75 52 42 33 29 231
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 60 53 28 32 28 201
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 20 28 24 24 10 106
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 20 25 21 17 19 102
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 17 24 16 24 16 97
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 14 13 14 18 8 67
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 20 23 13 7 3 66
(U.S.) OR OREGON 22 19 12 10 3 66
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 14 15 12 14 9 64
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 12 19 11 13 7 62
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 18 17 5 17 4 61
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 19 12 7 6 4 48
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 9 14 8 8 7 46
(U.S.) OH OHIO 18 13 6 2 1 40
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 15 9 3 6 3 36
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 8 5 7 3 7 30
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 6 6 4 3 1 20
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 5 3 5 4 2 19
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 2 5 6 1 16
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 3 3 3 6 16
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 3 3 2 6 15
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 5 2 0 5 3 15
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 4 1 4 2 13
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 1 3 0 1 8
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 3 1 1 1 8
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 1 2 0 1 7
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 1 1 2 0 5
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 2 2 0 1 5
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 2 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 1 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 2 1 0 0 5
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 2 1 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 3 0 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 2 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 1 2 0 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 924 859 678 657 442 3560
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 458 417 363 305 209 1752
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 47 51 35 51 34 218
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 84 44 33 38 19 218
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 44 37 38 28 15 162
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 44 43 29 22 11 149
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 37 36 26 26 14 139
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 34 21 15 17 20 107
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 23 18 12 14 9 76
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 19 9 10 13 8 59
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 16 12 8 10 4 50
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 9 9 14 7 9 48
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 10 7 9 6 5 37
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 9 6 4 14 2 35
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 6 10 7 3 2 28
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 9 7 8 3 1 28
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 7 6 5 6 4 28
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 6 5 3 7 0 21
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 5 3 3 4 4 19
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 4 5 3 5 1 18
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 3 3 3 0 10
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 2 1 1 1 5
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 3 1 1 0 0 5
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 1 1 2 5
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 1 0 0 3 5
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 1 1 0 1 5
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 1 0 2 0 4
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 1 2 0 3
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 1 2 0 3
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ETX ETHIOPIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MAX MOROCCO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MOX CHINA, MACAU S.A.R. 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 885 756 636 591 381 3249
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1809 1615 1314 1248 823 6809


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