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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Branch (PTMB)

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

Count of 2001 - 2005 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 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 27 32 35 38 36 168
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 25 27 34 32 32 150
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 21 22 22 15 5 85
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 16 13 20 19 10 78
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 9 3 22 30 7 71
(U.S.) OH OHIO 10 14 13 18 8 63
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 9 9 25 10 8 61
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 9 8 8 9 10 44
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 5 14 6 9 9 43
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 5 7 1 6 5 24
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 5 0 5 7 3 20
(U.S.) OR OREGON 5 2 4 6 3 20
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 4 5 2 6 2 19
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 4 5 4 4 1 18
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 1 3 6 2 3 15
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 1 3 4 2 2 12
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 0 6 4 0 11
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 2 0 4 1 9
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 3 0 2 2 1 8
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 1 3 2 1 8
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 2 1 2 3 8
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 3 2 1 1 7
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 0 4 3 7
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 4 2 1 0 0 7
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 1 3 0 2 6
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 1 4 0 0 0 5
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 1 2 1 0 5
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 1 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 2 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 176 187 235 235 159 992
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 279 316 447 367 302 1711
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 60 86 130 139 106 521
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 27 43 54 50 33 207
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 27 29 60 40 14 170
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 5 17 37 30 29 118
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 7 10 12 11 13 53
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 6 13 11 13 7 50
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 4 9 3 2 19
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 3 4 5 5 19
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 1 2 3 8 4 18
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 3 1 5 2 11
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 2 5 0 2 10
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 3 2 1 0 3 9
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 4 1 2 8
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 2 2 1 0 7
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 3 1 0 1 6
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 6 0 0 6
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 2 1 0 4
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 1 1 2 4
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 424 540 793 678 531 2966
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 600 727 1028 913 690 3958


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