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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 2000 - 2004 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 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 55 55 53 74 38 275
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 17 33 36 33 27 146
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 33 22 13 17 20 105
(U.S.) OH OHIO 25 13 20 12 16 86
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 13 13 18 16 19 79
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 7 13 12 18 8 58
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 9 11 9 13 15 57
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 7 10 13 7 15 52
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 8 10 13 12 5 48
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 10 10 10 8 3 41
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 10 1 7 9 7 34
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 7 5 7 3 10 32
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 6 13 3 5 3 30
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 6 4 10 5 5 30
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 4 8 4 7 4 27
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 9 2 3 2 4 20
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 0 8 7 3 20
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 5 6 4 3 1 19
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 4 7 2 4 18
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 6 3 2 4 3 18
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 0 5 6 2 13
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 3 2 1 4 12
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 2 5 2 0 9
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 0 2 0 3 2 7
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 1 0 3 2 7
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 3 0 1 1 6
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 1 1 0 1 6
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 0 2 1 4
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 1 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 0 2 1 3
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 2 1 0 3
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 250 255 274 284 230 1293
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 120 160 228 234 193 935
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 18 39 38 61 71 227
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 31 47 37 38 45 198
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 23 19 36 46 39 163
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 27 19 36 33 10 125
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 6 20 17 9 14 66
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 12 9 14 6 13 54
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 12 9 7 10 4 42
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 8 5 3 4 4 24
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 4 5 5 1 2 17
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 5 3 3 3 2 16
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 4 3 4 1 2 14
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 3 4 2 3 0 12
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 3 3 1 5 12
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 1 4 2 3 11
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 2 2 4 0 9
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 4 1 3 1 0 9
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 2 4 0 0 9
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 1 1 0 1 5
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 3 1 1 5
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 1 0 2 1 5
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 0 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) KGX KYRGYZSTAN 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) KNX SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) UZX UZBEKISTAN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 289 359 454 463 413 1978
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 539 614 728 747 643 3271


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