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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 2007 - 2011 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 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 120 98 95 133 154 600
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 54 58 49 49 50 260
(U.S.) OH OHIO 31 37 27 57 34 186
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 36 26 38 48 32 180
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 36 23 27 31 22 139
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 28 14 26 31 31 130
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 38 19 21 25 24 127
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 26 19 19 33 27 124
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 24 21 23 19 12 99
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 17 7 24 21 24 93
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 19 14 17 23 17 90
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 27 20 16 15 11 89
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 9 6 15 17 27 74
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 15 10 11 12 7 55
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 4 6 7 17 21 55
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 11 10 11 12 10 54
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 9 10 8 14 7 48
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 12 7 11 10 7 47
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 11 6 5 13 12 47
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 13 7 8 10 6 44
(U.S.) OR OREGON 15 11 7 4 5 42
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 6 3 10 9 12 40
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 10 5 9 4 7 35
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 10 5 4 7 6 32
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 5 7 6 11 31
(U.S.) UT UTAH 4 2 6 8 7 27
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 5 5 5 1 6 22
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 5 3 8 3 3 22
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 4 4 6 6 22
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 5 0 8 1 7 21
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 5 1 3 5 5 19
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 3 1 9 4 18
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 4 5 1 2 14
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 1 1 7 1 11
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 3 1 4 1 10
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 4 2 1 1 1 9
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 2 2 0 2 7
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 2 4 0 7
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 2 1 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 1 1 3 0 6
(U.S.) ME MAINE 2 1 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VI U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 627 484 547 681 628 2967
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 245 211 268 323 258 1305
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 239 206 222 296 299 1262
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 63 81 109 137 132 522
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 45 66 42 94 73 320
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 9 29 31 92 77 238
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 31 22 26 35 30 144
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 20 21 22 23 10 96
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 13 12 12 15 28 80
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 14 8 10 20 22 74
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 12 10 9 21 12 64
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 13 4 11 13 3 44
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 4 9 4 9 5 31
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 9 5 4 4 7 29
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 5 4 2 8 5 24
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 5 5 3 6 4 23
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 0 2 6 6 16
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 4 4 3 4 0 15
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 2 5 0 6 1 14
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 3 0 1 4 4 12
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 4 2 2 2 1 11
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 0 1 5 2 9
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 0 1 1 6 8
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 2 2 2 0 6
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 1 1 1 2 5
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 1 1 2 5
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 2 1 1 5
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 1 1 0 0 2 4
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 2 0 1 3
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 747 710 797 1133 999 4386
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1374 1194 1344 1814 1627 7353


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