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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 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 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 55 60 50 48 90 303
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 24 26 22 23 30 125
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 14 6 7 12 18 57
(U.S.) OH OHIO 6 12 0 12 21 51
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 10 10 9 5 12 46
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 7 9 7 6 7 36
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 5 5 8 7 6 31
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 4 7 10 3 7 31
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 6 6 3 8 5 28
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 7 4 4 6 24
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 4 8 2 4 21
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 9 2 1 4 4 20
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 5 1 6 5 19
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 9 6 1 1 2 19
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 4 4 1 3 3 15
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 1 3 5 4 14
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 1 4 2 5 14
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 1 7 2 2 13
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 5 1 2 2 3 13
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 2 0 1 2 7 12
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 0 5 2 2 11
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 1 4 1 2 11
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 3 1 2 1 10
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 1 1 2 2 8
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 0 0 3 3 7
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 0 0 2 2 6
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 0 1 1 2 5
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 0 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 191 179 167 174 262 973
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 119 116 98 103 138 574
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 68 51 47 68 110 344
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 52 45 32 40 43 212
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 33 28 13 35 53 162
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 5 22 9 25 23 84
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 13 9 7 14 24 67
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 4 9 12 12 13 50
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 12 2 5 6 13 38
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 6 4 5 5 7 27
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 4 5 4 7 6 26
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 2 3 6 9 22
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 4 0 7 5 16
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 5 2 3 4 16
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 4 3 0 3 2 12
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 2 3 2 1 11
(Foreign) INX INDIA 5 1 1 0 1 8
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 5 1 1 0 1 8
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 1 1 4 7
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 2 1 2 1 7
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 1 3 0 1 5
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 2 1 0 0 2 5
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 0 1 0 3 5
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 0 1 2 4
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 1 2 0 0 4
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 1 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 343 320 251 343 469 1726
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 534 499 418 517 731 2699


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