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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 2005 - 2009 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 315, Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems

( 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 either by year of patent grant or by year of patent application.
(U.S. or Foreign) Code State-Territory or Country 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 64 54 55 60 50 283
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 25 31 24 26 22 128
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 20 14 7 9 7 57
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 8 9 10 10 9 46
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 4 12 14 6 7 43
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 10 11 6 6 3 36
(U.S.) OH OHIO 11 4 6 12 0 33
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 8 6 5 5 8 32
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 5 6 4 7 10 32
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 7 3 7 4 24
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 6 5 9 2 1 23
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 4 9 6 1 21
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 5 3 4 8 20
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 7 1 1 7 17
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 7 5 1 2 16
(U.S.) OR OREGON 4 2 3 1 5 15
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 4 2 4 4 1 15
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 4 3 2 1 4 14
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 3 2 0 5 12
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 4 3 3 1 12
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 1 2 5 1 10
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 3 2 1 1 10
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 2 3 2 0 1 8
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 3 2 0 1 8
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 1 1 1 3 7
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 2 1 0 1 7
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 2 1 0 0 5
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 2 2 0 0 5
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 1 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 204 220 191 179 168 962
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 145 169 119 116 98 647
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 34 52 68 51 47 252
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 46 41 52 45 32 216
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 22 39 33 28 13 135
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 14 9 13 9 7 52
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 3 2 5 22 9 41
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 14 8 12 2 5 41
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 7 2 4 9 12 34
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 6 8 4 5 4 27
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 5 6 4 5 22
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 4 2 2 5 2 15
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 1 3 2 3 10
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 1 2 2 3 9
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 2 4 2 1 0 9
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 1 5 1 1 9
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 2 0 4 0 8
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 4 3 0 8
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 4 0 0 1 3 8
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 0 5 1 1 8
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 1 1 2 5
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 1 2 1 5
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 3 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) LBX LEBANON 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) UZX UZBEKISTAN 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 312 354 343 320 251 1580
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 516 574 534 499 419 2542


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