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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

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

Count of 2006 - 2010 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 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 147 120 98 95 133 593
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 44 54 58 49 49 254
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 37 36 26 38 48 185
(U.S.) OH OHIO 27 31 37 27 57 179
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 28 36 23 27 31 145
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 28 38 19 21 25 131
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 23 25 19 19 33 119
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 10 28 14 26 31 109
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 19 24 21 23 19 106
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 21 27 20 16 15 99
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 22 17 7 24 21 91
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 15 19 14 17 23 88
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 23 13 7 8 10 61
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 6 15 10 11 12 54
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 12 9 10 8 14 53
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 6 9 6 15 17 53
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 8 11 10 11 12 52
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 10 12 7 11 10 50
(U.S.) OR OREGON 11 15 11 7 4 48
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 12 11 6 5 13 47
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 8 4 6 7 17 42
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 13 10 5 9 4 41
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 12 6 3 10 9 40
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 5 10 5 4 7 31
(U.S.) IA IOWA 7 2 5 7 6 27
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 7 5 3 8 3 26
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 9 2 4 4 6 25
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 8 5 1 3 5 22
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 4 2 6 8 22
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 4 5 5 5 1 20
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 4 5 0 8 1 18
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 1 3 1 9 16
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 7 4 2 1 1 15
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 1 1 1 7 12
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 2 4 5 1 12
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 1 3 1 4 11
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 1 1 1 3 8
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 1 2 4 8
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 2 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 2 2 0 5
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 2 1 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 2 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 610 626 484 547 681 2948
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 206 245 211 268 323 1253
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 209 239 206 222 296 1172
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 46 63 81 109 137 436
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 47 45 66 42 94 294
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 3 9 29 31 92 164
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 24 31 22 26 35 138
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 22 20 21 22 23 108
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 17 12 10 9 21 69
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 16 13 8 10 20 67
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 8 13 12 12 15 60
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 5 13 4 11 13 46
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 11 4 9 4 9 37
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 8 9 5 4 4 30
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 4 5 4 2 8 23
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 5 5 3 6 20
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 4 4 4 3 4 19
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 2 5 0 6 14
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 5 3 0 1 4 13
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 4 2 2 2 10
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 2 0 2 6 10
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 3 1 0 1 5 10
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 2 2 2 6
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 1 2 1 5
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 1 0 1 1 4
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 647 746 710 797 1133 4033
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1257 1372 1194 1344 1814 6981


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