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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 315, Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems

( 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 55 53 73 38 64 283
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 33 36 33 27 20 149
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 22 13 17 20 25 97
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 13 18 16 19 8 74
(U.S.) OH OHIO 13 20 12 16 11 72
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 13 12 18 8 10 61
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 11 9 14 15 3 52
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 10 13 7 15 5 50
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 10 13 12 5 4 44
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 10 10 8 3 8 39
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 5 7 3 10 6 31
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 7 9 7 4 28
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 13 3 5 3 3 27
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 8 4 7 4 3 26
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 4 10 4 5 1 24
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 8 7 3 4 22
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 4 7 2 4 1 18
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 6 4 3 1 2 16
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 2 4 3 4 16
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 5 6 2 1 14
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 3 2 4 1 12
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 2 2 4 0 11
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 2 0 3 2 2 9
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 5 2 0 0 9
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 3 2 2 8
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 3 0 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 1 0 1 2 5
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 2 1 1 5
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 2 1 0 2 5
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 1 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 2 1 1 4
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 0 1 2 4
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 255 274 284 230 204 1247
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 160 228 234 193 145 960
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 39 38 61 71 46 255
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 47 37 38 45 22 189
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 19 36 46 39 34 174
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 19 36 33 10 14 112
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 20 17 9 14 14 74
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 9 14 6 13 6 48
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 9 7 10 4 7 37
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 5 3 4 4 1 17
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 3 3 1 5 3 15
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 5 5 1 2 2 15
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 3 3 3 2 4 15
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 4 2 3 0 4 13
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 3 4 1 2 2 12
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 4 2 3 0 10
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 2 4 0 1 9
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 3 1 0 1 6
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 4 0 0 0 6
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 3 1 1 0 5
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 2 1 1 5
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 1 0 1 1 4
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) KGX KYRGYZSTAN 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) KNX SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LBX LEBANON 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) UZX UZBEKISTAN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 359 454 463 413 312 2001
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 614 728 747 643 516 3248


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