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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 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 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 54 72 68 64 85 343
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 20 17 19 20 16 92
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 17 16 10 23 15 81
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 10 11 11 9 14 55
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 10 13 12 7 8 50
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 3 17 3 8 8 39
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 10 10 4 8 5 37
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 5 5 7 9 5 31
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 5 2 5 9 6 27
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 7 3 4 8 5 27
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 2 3 7 8 23
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 3 5 5 9 23
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 6 2 5 5 1 19
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 3 3 4 4 2 16
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 4 3 1 6 15
(U.S.) OH OHIO 2 4 2 3 3 14
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 4 1 2 4 13
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 4 1 0 5 12
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 2 3 2 2 11
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 1 4 3 3 0 11
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 0 1 4 1 7
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 4 1 2 0 7
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 6 1 0 0 0 7
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 2 1 2 0 6
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 2 0 1 2 6
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 0 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 2 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 0 0 1 2 5
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 1 0 2 1 5
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 2 1 0 2 5
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 1 3 0 4
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 0 0 1 2 4
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 2 2 0 4
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 3 0 0 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 184 220 189 222 228 1043
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 87 87 77 74 72 397
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 19 27 27 39 24 136
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 28 23 24 16 15 106
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 8 15 12 21 24 80
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 1 4 8 13 10 36
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 3 5 7 12 30
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 4 3 9 6 6 28
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 1 7 8 7 24
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 6 5 5 6 24
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 6 3 0 5 5 19
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 4 2 2 6 2 16
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 7 3 3 2 1 16
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 2 3 2 1 4 12
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 5 0 1 5 11
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 1 0 4 2 8
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 2 2 0 3 8
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 2 2 3 7
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 2 2 1 2 7
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 1 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 0 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 2 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 2 1 3
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 178 195 190 215 213 991
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 362 415 379 437 441 2034


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