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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 1963 - 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 445, Electric Lamp or Space Discharge Component or Device Manufacturing

( 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 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Total
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 3 13 19 15 9 3 3 8 7 7 7 7 5 1 2 4 2 2 1 2 2 4 2 0 5 3 6 3 4 2 1 1 1 3 4 2 4 3 4 3 1 2 180
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 2 4 4 4 5 2 3 5 8 1 1 7 0 3 2 1 1 2 1 0 2 1 0 1 1 1 3 3 4 3 2 0 3 3 9 10 17 18 11 5 15 11 179
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 2 3 2 5 3 1 2 7 7 8 7 6 8 3 4 9 3 3 2 1 2 1 2 4 4 1 2 6 2 2 4 2 2 4 5 6 4 5 4 8 4 6 166
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 3 5 6 4 4 3 3 5 6 9 4 10 4 9 7 5 2 6 1 4 9 5 4 4 4 2 2 6 3 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 4 1 152
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 0 1 1 2 4 4 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 5 2 3 3 2 2 0 2 2 1 3 8 8 11 12 13 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 2 120
(U.S.) OH OHIO 1 4 4 3 6 4 5 3 2 7 4 6 5 6 3 0 2 1 2 1 1 1 2 3 4 2 2 0 1 3 2 0 2 0 1 0 6 1 2 1 5 2 110
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 3 0 5 3 4 1 2 1 2 1 4 3 8 2 1 1 1 0 2 1 2 4 6 4 5 0 3 2 9 5 7 2 1 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 3 109
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 3 2 11 11 21 14 22 9 10 107
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 11 11 6 5 3 2 0 3 1 57
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 3 2 6 4 1 2 3 3 34
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 24
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 4 1 24
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 21
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 13
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 3 1 13
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 4 13
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 11
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 9
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 7
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 14 36 46 43 40 23 24 37 43 46 39 48 37 29 28 27 19 22 16 14 22 20 21 19 32 20 31 36 41 38 28 15 19 37 51 44 61 68 48 52 60 50 1444
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 7 5 7 5 8 6 2 2 5 7 3 5 5 4 11 3 5 7 12 13 10 8 20 28 11 13 17 28 34 40 57 41 45 72 93 643
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 0 1 6 4 2 2 2 5 1 4 10 1 5 1 3 6 6 0 1 6 3 3 2 4 3 4 6 3 4 4 4 4 0 0 3 3 6 0 1 3 2 129
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 6 4 6 4 4 4 11 9 14 13 4 13 15 116
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 5 1 3 2 3 1 2 1 3 1 1 4 1 2 4 1 4 3 4 4 1 6 3 5 2 5 1 4 2 4 0 0 4 2 95
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 2 3 2 0 4 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 6 3 1 2 1 2 0 2 2 3 4 4 2 0 2 2 64
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 8 11 1 7 1 2 7 17 60
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 3 3 1 2 4 0 2 0 2 0 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 2 47
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 3 4 3 1 1 0 1 36
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 7
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 7
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
(Foreign) SUX U.S.S.R. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 5 3 2 8 16 5 13 13 21 12 20 32 12 13 9 13 18 16 8 13 12 19 12 10 22 18 33 37 18 41 42 29 25 37 44 71 70 97 58 53 103 136 1239
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 19 39 48 51 56 28 37 50 64 58 59 80 49 42 37 40 37 38 24 27 34 39 33 29 54 38 64 73 59 79 70 44 44 74 95 115 131 165 106 105 163 186 2683


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