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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 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 by year of patent grant.
(U.S. or Foreign) Code State-Territory or Country 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 60 50 48 90 152 400
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 26 22 23 30 29 130
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 6 7 12 18 22 65
(U.S.) OH OHIO 12 0 12 21 15 60
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 10 9 5 12 9 45
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 7 10 3 7 15 42
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 9 7 6 7 12 41
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 6 3 8 5 15 37
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 5 8 7 6 8 34
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 5 1 6 5 12 29
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 7 4 4 6 6 27
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 4 8 2 4 7 25
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 4 2 5 6 18
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 3 5 4 4 17
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 5 2 2 8 17
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 2 2 3 8 16
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 4 1 3 3 5 16
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 1 4 4 4 15
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 7 2 2 3 15
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 0 1 2 7 4 14
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 4 1 2 5 13
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 3 3 4 10
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 6 1 1 2 0 10
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 1 2 2 2 8
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 1 2 1 1 8
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 1 1 2 3 7
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 1 1 4 6
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 2 2 1 5
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 0 1 2 4
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 2 1 3
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 1 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 179 167 174 262 373 1155
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 116 98 103 138 188 643
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 51 47 68 110 187 463
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 45 32 40 43 64 224
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 28 13 35 53 77 206
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 22 9 25 23 34 113
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 9 7 14 24 52 106
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 9 12 12 13 19 65
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 2 5 6 13 12 38
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 3 6 9 13 33
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 5 4 7 6 8 30
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 4 5 5 6 6 26
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 4 0 7 5 6 22
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 5 2 3 4 4 18
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 3 0 3 2 4 12
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 3 0 1 4 9
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 3 2 1 0 8
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 1 0 1 4 7
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 1 1 4 0 7
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 2 1 2 1 1 7
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 1 2 1 5
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 1 0 3 1 5
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 1 2 1 4
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 2 0 0 1 4
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 0 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 0 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 1 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 0 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 320 251 343 468 692 2074
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 499 418 517 730 1065 3229


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