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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Office of Electronic Information Products
Patent Technology Monitoring Division (PTMD)

Patenting In Technology Classes
Breakout By Geographic Origin (State and Country)

Count of 1998 - 2002 Utility Patent Grants,
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 313, Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices

( technology class is determined by the primary classification assigned to the 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 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 33 29 32 27 32 153
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 23 33 20 25 27 128
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 25 17 21 5 14 82
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 8 12 14 21 22 77
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 20 9 12 16 13 70
(U.S.) OH OHIO 18 13 13 10 14 68
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 11 11 10 9 9 50
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 5 9 6 9 8 37
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 5 10 5 9 3 32
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 9 6 7 4 2 28
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 7 6 1 5 7 26
(U.S.) OR OREGON 4 6 8 5 2 25
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 4 8 7 1 3 23
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 3 4 4 5 18
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 3 2 4 5 17
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 2 0 7 5 0 14
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 2 2 1 1 4 10
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 3 2 2 2 9
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 5 0 0 1 3 9
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 5 2 0 1 9
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 3 0 2 3 0 8
(U.S.) IA IOWA 4 1 0 1 1 7
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 3 0 2 1 1 7
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 4 2 1 0 0 7
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 2 2 1 0 7
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 2 0 2 1 5
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 2 0 1 2 5
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 2 1 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 2 1 1 4
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 0 0 0 3 4
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 1 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) GU GUAM 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 210 198 186 176 187 957
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 198 236 226 279 317 1256
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 49 42 42 60 86 279
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 34 31 33 27 43 168
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 53 35 18 27 29 162
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 14 13 15 5 17 64
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 13 20 9 6 13 61
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 15 10 13 7 10 55
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 3 4 2 1 4 14
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 3 6 1 1 2 13
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 6 3 2 0 1 12
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 0 4 2 3 11
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 4 0 1 3 10
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 1 1 2 2 6
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 1 1 0 1 2 5
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 3 2 5
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 0 0 3 4
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 2 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 397 410 367 424 541 2139
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 607 608 553 600 728 3096


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