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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 313, Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices

( 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 35 35 18 21 147
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 32 32 27 27 26 144
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 19 10 17 16 14 76
(U.S.) OH OHIO 18 8 8 12 10 56
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 30 7 1 5 2 45
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 10 8 11 7 2 38
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 15 5 10 5 0 35
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 9 9 7 4 1 30
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 9 10 2 3 1 25
(U.S.) OR OREGON 6 3 6 4 5 24
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 2 3 4 6 3 18
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 6 5 3 2 2 18
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 7 3 4 0 3 17
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 6 2 2 3 0 13
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 4 1 5 1 1 12
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 2 2 1 2 3 10
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 3 1 3 0 9
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 4 0 2 2 1 9
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 1 2 2 1 8
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 4 3 0 0 1 8
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 4 1 0 1 2 8
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 1 3 1 1 7
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 2 1 2 5
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 1 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 0 1 3 0 4
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 2 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 0 0 2 0 1 3
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 2 0 1 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 235 158 160 132 106 791
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 367 303 345 303 264 1582
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 139 106 134 200 221 800
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 50 33 37 35 32 187
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 30 29 44 44 30 177
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 40 14 11 15 10 90
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 11 13 8 4 10 46
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 13 7 7 5 5 37
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 8 4 1 3 5 21
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 3 3 4 11 21
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 5 5 3 1 1 15
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 5 2 0 2 5 14
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 3 2 3 2 3 13
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 2 1 4 3 11
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 2 0 4 3 2 11
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 2 3 1 2 9
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 2 2 2 7
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 0 1 2 1 5
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 1 1 0 2 4
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 678 532 609 630 613 3062
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 913 690 769 762 719 3853


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