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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Office of Electronic Information Products
Patent Technology Monitoring Division (PTMD)

Patenting In Technology Classes
Breakout By Geographic Origin (State and Country)

Count of 1998 - 2002 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 315, Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems

( 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 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 45 50 55 55 54 259
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 17 23 17 33 36 126
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 14 9 33 22 13 91
(U.S.) OH OHIO 13 20 25 13 20 91
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 18 27 13 13 18 89
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 4 11 8 10 13 46
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 14 14 4 8 4 44
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 8 6 7 10 13 44
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 13 7 6 13 3 42
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 5 5 7 13 12 42
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 3 5 10 10 10 38
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 5 2 9 11 9 36
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 9 4 6 4 10 33
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 10 6 5 6 4 31
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 3 7 5 7 24
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 3 10 1 7 24
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 5 9 2 3 21
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 4 1 1 4 7 17
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 4 6 3 2 17
(U.S.) OR OREGON 4 2 2 0 8 16
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 4 0 2 5 11
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 1 3 1 1 8
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 0 2 3 2 8
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 2 0 0 5 8
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 2 1 0 1 6
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 1 3 0 5
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 3 0 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 1 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 2 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 0 1 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 210 222 250 255 275 1212
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 100 100 120 160 227 707
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 34 29 31 47 37 178
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 29 32 18 39 38 156
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 19 23 27 19 36 124
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 16 11 23 19 36 105
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 10 11 6 20 17 64
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 11 11 13 9 14 58
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 5 6 12 9 7 39
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 5 8 5 3 24
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 5 4 5 5 20
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 3 3 3 4 2 15
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 1 5 3 3 13
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 3 2 4 1 3 13
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 4 3 2 4 13
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 4 3 4 12
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 2 1 1 4 9
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 1 0 0 3 3 7
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 1 1 2 2 6
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 2 1 1 1 6
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 2 1 1 4
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 0 0 3 4
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) KGX KYRGYZSTAN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) KNX SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 240 251 290 359 453 1593
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 450 473 540 614 728 2805


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