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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 445, Electric Lamp or Space Discharge Component or Device Manufacturing

( 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 11 8 8 3 5 35
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 6 8 7 4 6 31
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 10 5 6 0 2 23
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 3 3 2 4 0 12
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 3 2 1 1 10
(U.S.) OR OREGON 4 1 3 0 1 9
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 2 1 2 2 0 7
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 1 0 2 4 0 7
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 2 0 3 2 0 7
(U.S.) OH OHIO 2 1 3 0 1 7
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 1 4 1 0 1 7
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 1 1 3 0 1 6
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 2 3 0 0 6
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 50 42 48 22 22 184
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 93 88 96 74 39 390
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 15 19 15 11 16 76
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 17 13 14 10 6 60
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 2 6 4 2 3 17
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 2 3 0 0 7
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 1 2 1 2 6
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 2 1 1 1 6
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 2 1 0 0 2 5
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 1 1 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 2 0 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) GEX GEORGIA (REPUBLIC OF) 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 136 135 137 101 72 581
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 186 177 185 123 94 765


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