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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 313, Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices

( 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 32 27 32 35 38 164
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 20 25 27 34 32 138
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 14 21 22 22 15 94
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 12 16 13 20 19 80
(U.S.) OH OHIO 13 10 14 13 18 68
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 5 9 3 22 29 68
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 10 9 9 25 10 63
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 21 5 14 6 9 55
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 6 9 8 8 9 40
(U.S.) OR OREGON 8 5 2 4 6 25
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 7 5 0 5 7 24
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 4 4 5 4 4 21
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 5 7 1 6 20
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 4 5 2 6 19
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 7 1 3 4 2 17
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 7 4 2 1 0 14
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 1 0 6 4 13
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 0 1 3 6 2 12
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 2 2 0 4 10
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 3 0 2 2 9
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 1 1 3 2 9
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 1 1 4 0 0 6
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 0 3 2 1 6
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 0 1 3 0 6
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 1 2 1 5
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 2 1 2 5
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 1 2 1 1 5
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 2 1 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 2 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 0 0 4 4
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 186 176 187 235 234 1018
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 226 279 316 446 367 1634
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 42 60 86 130 139 457
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 33 27 43 54 51 208
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 18 27 29 60 40 174
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 15 5 17 37 30 104
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 13 7 10 12 11 53
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 9 6 13 11 13 52
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 2 1 4 9 3 19
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 4 2 3 4 5 18
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 0 1 2 3 8 14
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 3 1 5 9
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 1 2 5 0 9
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 0 1 4 1 8
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 2 2 2 1 8
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 3 2 1 0 6
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 0 6 0 6
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 1 2 1 5
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 1 3 1 0 5
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 367 424 540 792 679 2802
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 553 600 727 1027 913 3820


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