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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 2011 - 2015 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 by year of patent grant.
(U.S. or Foreign) Code State-Territory or Country 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 108 112 166 150 152 688
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 37 54 52 87 80 310
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 58 58 61 53 71 301
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 29 38 55 53 63 238
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 22 31 52 60 60 225
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 28 27 40 45 37 177
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 29 26 29 41 32 157
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 16 20 21 25 32 114
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 19 12 25 22 12 90
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 10 12 17 23 19 81
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 8 11 15 14 9 57
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 6 10 9 16 15 56
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 3 13 4 12 11 43
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 9 9 12 3 5 38
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 7 7 5 13 3 35
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 4 5 7 7 11 34
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 6 8 5 9 5 33
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 7 10 5 5 6 33
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 3 9 9 7 3 31
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 4 5 6 11 29
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 4 2 5 9 8 28
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 7 0 6 4 9 26
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 0 3 7 8 19
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 4 1 4 2 13
(U.S.) OH OHIO 1 4 3 1 3 12
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 0 1 3 5 12
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 1 4 2 3 11
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 0 1 3 1 6
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 0 0 1 3 6
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 1 0 0 2 4
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 1 2 0 0 4
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 1 2 1 4
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 1 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 2 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 1 2 0 3
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 0 3 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 442 494 623 691 688 2938
 
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 209 201 272 296 273 1251
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 11 38 59 95 113 316
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 34 29 37 36 46 182
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 19 25 23 46 47 160
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 20 19 25 33 26 123
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 15 18 21 29 29 112
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 5 13 20 30 43 111
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 14 22 21 22 20 99
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 9 6 12 9 19 55
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 9 7 11 11 17 55
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 8 13 6 9 7 43
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 4 4 5 8 17 38
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 5 5 14 10 35
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 4 5 3 8 8 28
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 6 7 5 7 27
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 7 6 0 9 24
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 4 5 2 6 18
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 1 2 4 4 4 15
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 4 4 3 0 4 15
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 3 3 4 2 12
(Foreign) INX INDIA 3 0 2 4 1 10
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 1 4 2 8
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 2 2 2 0 7
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 1 1 2 3 7
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 2 1 2 0 6
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 3 1 0 1 5
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 0 0 1 2 5
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 1 0 2 3
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) BNX BRUNEI DARUSSALAM 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MOX CHINA, MACAU S.A.R. 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 381 444 557 678 722 2782
 
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 823 938 1180 1369 1410 5720



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