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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 2011 - 2015 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 by year of patent grant.
(U.S. or Foreign) Code State-Territory or Country 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 154 170 186 206 207 923
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 50 48 62 69 64 293
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 32 37 53 39 47 208
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 22 40 47 42 53 204
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 27 28 39 41 55 190
(U.S.) OH OHIO 34 22 51 38 38 183
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 31 28 50 33 31 173
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 21 24 32 48 41 166
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 24 29 32 41 38 164
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 27 31 34 24 41 157
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 24 24 28 27 18 121
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 17 22 16 29 32 116
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 11 6 18 32 34 101
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 12 15 22 18 26 93
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 7 22 13 16 22 80
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 7 13 17 24 16 77
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 10 14 10 18 21 73
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 12 19 10 12 5 58
(U.S.) IA IOWA 11 10 9 18 8 56
(U.S.) OR OREGON 5 9 13 7 17 51
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 6 6 8 8 19 47
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 12 6 5 13 8 44
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 7 11 9 4 12 43
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 6 4 12 10 10 42
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 7 3 7 9 11 37
(U.S.) UT UTAH 7 8 10 5 6 36
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 6 4 10 8 7 35
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 4 6 5 8 4 27
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 5 4 7 2 6 24
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 7 5 6 0 2 20
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 6 3 3 4 3 19
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 3 5 3 4 16
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 4 2 5 2 15
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 3 3 2 3 3 14
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 6 0 0 1 8
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 2 2 0 3 7
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 2 2 1 1 1 7
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 2 1 2 6
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 3 1 1 6
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 1 2 0 2 6
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 1 1 3 6
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 2 3 0 6
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 1 0 2 1 5
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 2 2 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 0 2 1 4
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 2 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) VI U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 628 698 849 878 932 3985
 
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 258 279 405 424 392 1758
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 299 342 367 354 350 1712
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 132 128 177 239 242 918
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 77 89 105 143 149 563
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 73 80 115 119 153 540
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 28 31 48 39 44 190
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 30 20 35 32 36 153
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 22 9 26 29 25 111
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 10 17 21 23 36 107
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 12 16 22 14 20 84
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 7 11 15 18 27 78
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 11 10 9 5 35
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 4 7 1 5 12 29
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 6 1 4 9 8 28
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 5 6 6 3 7 27
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 3 6 6 6 4 25
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 4 1 9 4 4 22
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 1 2 8 8 21
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 6 8 1 3 2 20
(Foreign) INX INDIA 2 4 5 5 4 20
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 5 2 3 3 4 17
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 2 7 3 3 16
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 4 0 4 6 15
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 2 1 3 5 4 15
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 2 2 2 3 10
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 3 2 0 6
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 1 0 1 0 3 5
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 0 3 2 5
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 0 0 1 1 4
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 0 1 2 4
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 2 1 3
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) GIX GIBRALTAR 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) VGX BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) LBX LEBANON 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MOX CHINA, MACAU S.A.R. 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) JEX JERSEY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 999 1082 1402 1516 1562 6561
 
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1627 1780 2251 2394 2494 10546


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