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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 362, Illumination

( 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 98 147 120 98 95 558
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 36 44 54 58 49 241
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 36 37 36 26 38 173
(U.S.) OH OHIO 26 27 31 37 27 148
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 24 28 36 23 27 138
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 14 28 38 19 21 120
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 24 19 24 21 23 111
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 18 21 27 20 16 102
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 17 23 25 19 18 102
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 17 22 17 7 24 87
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 6 10 28 14 26 84
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 10 15 19 14 17 75
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 22 23 13 7 8 73
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 8 6 15 10 11 50
(U.S.) OR OREGON 7 11 15 11 6 50
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 10 12 9 10 8 49
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 9 10 12 7 11 49
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 10 6 9 6 15 46
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 5 8 11 10 11 45
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 8 12 11 6 5 42
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 5 13 10 5 9 42
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 7 12 6 3 10 38
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 9 8 4 6 7 34
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 8 5 10 5 4 32
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 4 7 5 3 8 27
(U.S.) IA IOWA 5 7 2 5 7 26
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 9 8 5 1 3 26
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 5 9 2 4 4 24
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 4 4 5 5 5 23
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 3 4 5 0 8 20
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 6 0 2 4 5 17
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 7 4 2 1 15
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 2 4 2 6 15
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 2 1 3 1 9
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 3 2 1 1 1 8
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 2 1 3 1 8
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 2 1 1 1 7
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 1 2 2 5
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 2 1 1 5
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 1 0 1 2 5
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 2 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 2 1 0 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 485 610 626 484 545 2750
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 155 206 245 211 268 1085
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 134 209 239 206 220 1008
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 31 45 63 81 109 329
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 43 47 45 66 42 243
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 24 24 31 22 26 127
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 19 22 20 21 22 104
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 6 3 9 29 31 78
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 13 16 13 8 10 60
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 7 17 12 10 9 55
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 6 8 13 12 12 51
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 8 11 4 9 4 36
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 2 5 13 4 11 35
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 8 9 5 4 29
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 4 5 4 2 17
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 1 5 5 3 16
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 4 4 4 3 16
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 3 5 3 0 1 12
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 4 2 2 9
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 4 3 1 0 1 9
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 1 2 5 0 8
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 2 0 2 5
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 1 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 0 1 2 4
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 2 2 4
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 469 646 746 710 795 3366
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 954 1256 1372 1194 1340 6116


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