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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 362, Illumination

( 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 86 69 83 95 93 426
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 36 40 43 46 35 200
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 25 34 31 32 42 164
(U.S.) OH OHIO 21 19 22 30 29 121
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 20 16 22 24 34 116
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 16 22 23 24 21 106
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 8 17 26 30 24 105
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 19 15 28 22 15 99
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 16 7 24 25 20 92
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 3 19 15 13 14 64
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 12 9 11 17 13 62
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 8 15 11 14 8 56
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 8 8 12 12 9 49
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 5 3 10 13 14 45
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 4 7 9 10 14 44
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 9 5 10 11 8 43
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 8 5 7 11 11 42
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 4 2 10 13 12 41
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 6 6 11 6 8 37
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 5 7 6 11 7 36
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 5 7 9 7 5 33
(U.S.) IA IOWA 5 6 3 6 7 27
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 6 5 6 3 6 26
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 7 3 6 6 4 26
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 5 4 2 7 6 24
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 7 5 2 4 5 23
(U.S.) OR OREGON 7 0 4 4 3 18
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 3 4 4 4 2 17
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 1 5 3 5 15
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 6 4 3 0 15
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 3 2 4 3 1 13
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 1 4 3 3 13
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 2 6 2 1 12
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 2 4 3 1 11
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 2 0 4 3 10
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 2 4 1 3 10
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 2 1 2 3 9
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 0 2 1 3 8
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 1 3 2 0 7
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 1 1 2 1 6
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 2 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 2 0 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 2 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) GU GUAM 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) VI VIRGIN (U.S.) ISLANDS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 383 388 493 536 500 2300
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 80 87 145 154 171 637
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 95 82 119 102 138 536
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 24 43 41 69 72 249
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 10 7 14 21 26 78
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 15 15 20 15 9 74
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 9 7 7 15 13 51
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 5 6 8 10 7 36
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 7 7 1 9 6 30
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 4 5 5 5 8 27
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 5 3 3 7 19
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 2 4 2 4 13
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 2 2 2 4 10
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 0 2 3 2 9
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 1 2 1 5 0 9
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 1 0 3 2 7
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 1 0 2 1 5
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 2 1 0 4
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 0 2 2 4
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 2 0 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 1 2 0 1 4
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 2 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MHX MARSHALL ISLANDS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PAX PANAMA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 264 278 383 427 479 1831
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 647 666 876 963 979 4131


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