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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 2008 - 2012 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 by year of patent grant.
(U.S. or Foreign) Code State-Territory or Country 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 98 95 133 154 170 650
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 58 49 49 50 48 254
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 26 38 48 32 37 181
(U.S.) OH OHIO 37 27 57 34 22 177
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 23 27 31 22 40 143
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 14 26 31 31 28 130
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 19 19 33 27 31 129
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 19 21 25 24 29 118
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 7 24 21 24 24 100
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 6 15 17 27 28 93
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 14 17 23 17 22 93
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 21 23 19 12 15 90
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 6 7 17 21 24 75
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 20 16 15 11 6 68
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 10 8 14 7 22 61
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 10 11 12 10 14 57
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 10 11 12 7 13 53
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 10 9 12 19 53
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 7 11 10 7 11 46
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 6 5 13 12 6 42
(U.S.) IA IOWA 5 7 6 11 10 39
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 7 8 10 6 6 37
(U.S.) OR OREGON 11 7 4 5 9 36
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 6 8 7 8 31
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 5 9 4 7 3 28
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 5 4 7 6 4 26
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 3 1 9 4 6 23
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 4 4 6 6 3 23
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 5 5 1 6 4 21
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 8 1 7 5 21
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 3 8 3 3 3 20
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 3 5 5 4 18
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 4 5 1 2 4 16
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 3 1 4 1 3 12
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 1 7 1 0 10
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 1 1 6 9
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 2 2 0 2 2 8
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 2 4 0 1 8
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 1 3 0 1 6
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 1 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 1 1 0 2 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 1 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 1 0 2 3
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) VI U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 484 547 681 628 698 3038
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 206 222 296 299 342 1365
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 211 268 323 258 279 1339
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 81 109 137 132 128 587
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 66 42 94 73 80 355
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 29 31 92 77 89 318
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 22 26 35 30 20 133
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 12 12 15 28 31 98
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 21 22 23 10 17 93
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 8 10 20 22 9 69
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 10 9 21 12 16 68
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 4 11 13 3 6 37
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 9 4 9 5 6 33
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 5 4 4 7 11 31
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 4 3 4 0 11 22
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 4 2 8 5 2 21
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 5 3 6 4 1 19
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 4 4 7 16
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 1 1 6 8 16
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 2 6 6 1 15
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 5 0 6 1 2 14
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 2 2 1 4 11
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 5 2 1 9
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 1 2 4 7
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 1 1 2 1 6
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 2 1 1 1 6
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 2 2 2 0 0 6
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 2 0 1 2 5
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 1 2 0 4
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 1 0 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 710 797 1133 999 1082 4721
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1194 1344 1814 1627 1780 7759


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