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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 315, Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems

( 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 38 64 54 55 60 271
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 20 25 31 24 26 126
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 27 20 14 7 9 77
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 19 8 9 10 10 56
(U.S.) OH OHIO 16 11 4 6 12 49
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 5 4 12 14 6 41
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 8 10 11 6 6 41
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 15 5 6 4 7 37
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 15 3 7 3 7 35
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 10 6 5 9 2 32
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 3 8 6 5 5 27
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 1 4 9 6 21
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 6 4 2 4 4 20
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 4 1 7 5 1 18
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 5 1 7 1 1 15
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 4 2 3 1 13
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 4 3 2 1 13
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 1 4 3 3 13
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 3 3 2 1 12
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 0 5 3 4 12
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 1 1 2 5 10
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 4 3 2 1 0 10
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 2 2 3 2 0 9
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 2 3 2 0 9
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 4 1 1 1 1 8
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 2 3 2 0 8
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 2 2 1 0 6
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 1 2 2 0 6
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 4 0 1 0 0 5
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 2 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 2 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 229 204 220 191 179 1023
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 193 145 169 119 116 742
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 71 46 41 52 45 255
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 39 34 52 68 51 244
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 45 22 39 33 28 167
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 10 14 9 13 9 55
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 14 14 8 12 2 50
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 5 3 2 5 22 37
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 13 6 8 4 5 36
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 4 7 2 4 9 26
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 2 5 6 4 19
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 4 2 2 5 15
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 2 2 0 4 10
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 4 1 1 2 2 10
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 2 4 2 1 10
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 1 0 4 3 9
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 1 5 1 8
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 1 1 3 2 7
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 1 0 5 1 7
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 4 0 0 1 5
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 3 0 1 0 1 5
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 1 0 1 2 5
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 3 0 0 3
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) UZX UZBEKISTAN 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) LBX LEBANON 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 413 312 354 343 320 1742
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 642 516 574 534 499 2765


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