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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 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 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 54 55 60 50 48 267
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 31 24 26 22 23 126
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 12 14 6 7 12 51
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 9 10 10 9 5 43
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 14 7 9 7 6 43
(U.S.) OH OHIO 4 6 12 0 12 34
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 11 6 6 3 8 34
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 6 5 5 8 7 31
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 6 4 7 10 3 30
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 7 3 7 4 4 25
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 5 3 4 8 2 22
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 5 9 2 1 4 21
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 4 9 6 1 1 21
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 7 1 1 7 2 18
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 7 5 1 2 2 17
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 2 5 1 6 15
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 4 4 1 3 14
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 3 3 1 2 13
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 2 0 5 2 12
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 2 1 4 2 12
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 1 1 3 5 11
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 3 1 4 1 11
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 2 1 1 2 9
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 3 2 0 1 2 8
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 2 0 0 2 6
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 3 2 0 1 0 6
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 1 0 0 3 5
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 1 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 220 191 179 167 174 931
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 169 119 116 98 103 605
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 52 68 51 47 68 286
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 41 52 45 32 40 210
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 39 33 28 13 35 148
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 2 5 22 9 25 63
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 9 13 9 7 14 52
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 2 4 9 12 12 39
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 8 12 2 5 6 33
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 8 4 5 4 7 28
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 5 6 4 5 5 25
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 2 5 2 3 14
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 2 2 3 6 14
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 0 4 0 7 13
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 3 2 3 2 11
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 4 3 0 3 10
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 5 1 1 0 8
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 5 1 1 0 7
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 4 2 1 0 0 7
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 2 1 2 6
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 1 1 2 0 5
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 1 3 0 4
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 1 0 2 3
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 1 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 3 0 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) UZX UZBEKISTAN 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 354 343 320 251 343 1611
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 574 534 499 418 517 2542


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