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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 362, Illumination

( 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 95 93 93 99 98 478
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 46 36 49 33 37 201
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 32 42 35 32 36 177
(U.S.) OH OHIO 30 29 25 32 26 142
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 30 24 25 24 24 127
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 24 34 25 15 17 115
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 24 21 21 20 14 100
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 22 15 23 17 17 94
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 25 20 16 14 10 85
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 17 13 12 12 24 78
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 14 8 13 16 22 73
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 13 14 16 12 18 73
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 13 14 15 11 6 59
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 12 9 13 5 10 49
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 11 11 8 10 9 49
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 11 8 8 10 9 46
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 11 7 11 6 8 43
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 13 12 8 5 5 43
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 10 14 5 7 7 43
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 6 8 15 7 5 41
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 6 4 11 8 8 37
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 6 8 6 10 33
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 3 0 6 14 9 32
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 7 5 7 4 4 27
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 7 6 2 3 8 26
(U.S.) OR OREGON 4 3 7 4 7 25
(U.S.) IA IOWA 6 7 0 5 5 23
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 4 5 7 2 5 23
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 4 3 2 3 3 15
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 3 5 2 1 14
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 3 3 3 3 13
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 1 2 2 6 13
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 3 5 0 3 2 13
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 4 2 3 3 0 12
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 3 0 3 4 11
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 1 2 3 2 10
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 3 1 3 1 1 9
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 2 3 1 1 0 7
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 1 2 2 0 6
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 3 1 0 1 1 6
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 2 1 1 5
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 1 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 1 2 0 4
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 1 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) VI VIRGIN (U.S.) ISLANDS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 536 501 515 468 486 2506
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 154 171 238 164 154 881
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 102 138 133 136 136 645
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 69 72 59 30 43 273
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 21 26 21 18 19 105
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 15 9 16 21 24 85
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 5 8 12 22 30 77
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 15 13 15 6 7 56
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 10 7 9 14 13 53
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 9 6 12 8 6 41
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 7 12 3 3 28
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 2 5 7 8 25
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 4 6 4 3 19
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 4 7 3 2 18
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 5 0 4 3 6 18
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 2 5 5 4 18
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 3 1 2 7
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 3 1 1 5
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 2 1 1 5
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 3 2 0 0 0 5
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 1 2 1 1 5
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 1 0 2 4
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 1 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 0 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MHX MARSHALL ISLANDS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PAX PANAMA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) VGX VIRGIN (BRITISH) ISLANDS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 427 479 573 452 469 2400
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 963 980 1088 920 955 4906


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