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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

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

Count of 2004 - 2008 Utility Patent Grants,
As Distributed 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 a 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 either by year of patent grant or by year of patent application.
(U.S. or Foreign) Code State-Territory or Country 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 99 98 148 120 98 563
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 33 36 44 54 58 225
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 32 36 37 36 26 167
(U.S.) OH OHIO 32 26 28 31 37 154
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 24 24 28 36 23 135
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 20 14 28 38 19 119
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 12 24 19 24 21 100
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 12 18 21 27 20 98
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 14 17 23 25 19 98
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 16 22 23 13 7 81
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 17 17 22 17 7 80
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 13 10 15 19 14 71
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 11 6 10 28 14 69
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 10 9 10 12 7 48
(U.S.) OR OREGON 4 7 11 15 11 48
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 6 10 12 9 10 47
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 6 8 6 15 10 45
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 7 5 8 11 10 41
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 8 12 11 6 40
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 5 5 13 10 5 38
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 10 9 8 4 6 37
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 14 9 8 5 1 37
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 5 10 6 9 6 36
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 8 8 5 10 5 36
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 7 7 12 6 3 35
(U.S.) IA IOWA 5 5 7 2 5 24
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 4 4 4 5 5 22
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 3 4 7 5 3 22
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 5 9 2 4 22
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 1 7 4 2 15
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 3 3 4 5 0 15
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 6 0 2 4 14
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 3 2 2 1 3 11
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 1 2 4 2 11
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 3 3 2 1 1 10
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 3 2 2 1 1 9
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 1 2 1 3 8
(U.S.) ME MAINE 2 0 0 2 1 5
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 3 0 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 2 1 1 5
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 0 1 2 4
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 1 2 1 4
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 1 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 466 485 612 626 484 2673
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 164 155 207 245 211 982
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 136 135 209 239 206 925
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 22 31 45 63 81 242
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 30 43 47 45 66 231
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 21 24 24 31 22 122
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 18 19 22 20 21 100
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 14 13 16 14 8 65
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 6 7 17 12 10 52
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 3 6 3 9 29 50
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 8 6 8 13 12 47
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 7 8 11 4 9 39
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 3 8 9 5 28
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 2 5 13 4 24
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 3 2 4 5 4 18
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 4 3 5 3 0 15
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 2 1 5 5 14
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 1 4 4 4 14
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 5 4 3 1 0 13
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 0 1 2 5 9
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 1 0 4 2 8
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 2 1 1 0 5
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 1 0 2 0 4
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 452 470 647 747 710 3026
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 918 955 1259 1373 1194 5699


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