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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Office of Electronic Information Products
Patent Technology Monitoring Division (PTMD)

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

Count of 1999 - 2003 Utility Patent Grants,
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 313, Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices

( technology class is determined by the primary classification assigned to the 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 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 29 32 27 32 35 155
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 33 20 25 27 34 139
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 12 14 21 22 22 91
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 9 12 16 13 20 70
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 11 10 9 9 25 64
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 17 21 5 14 6 63
(U.S.) OH OHIO 13 13 10 14 13 63
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 10 5 9 3 22 49
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 9 6 9 8 8 40
(U.S.) OR OREGON 6 8 5 2 4 25
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 8 7 1 3 4 23
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 6 7 4 2 1 20
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 6 1 5 7 1 20
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 4 4 5 4 20
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 0 7 5 0 5 17
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 2 4 5 2 16
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 5 2 0 1 3 11
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 2 1 0 6 11
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 0 0 1 3 6 10
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 3 2 2 2 0 9
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 2 1 1 4 0 8
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 2 3 0 2 7
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 2 1 1 3 7
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 0 1 2 1 6
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 0 0 3 2 5
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 0 1 1 2 5
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 0 2 1 0 5
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 2 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 0 0 2 1 4
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 1 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 1 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 198 186 176 187 235 982
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 236 226 279 316 446 1503
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 42 42 60 86 130 360
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 31 33 27 43 54 188
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 35 18 27 29 60 169
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 13 15 5 17 37 87
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 20 9 6 13 11 59
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 10 13 7 10 12 52
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 4 2 1 4 9 20
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 6 1 1 2 5 15
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 4 2 3 4 13
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 3 2 0 1 4 10
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 4 0 1 3 1 9
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 0 0 0 6 8
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 1 2 2 2 8
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 1 0 1 2 3 7
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 3 2 1 6
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 1 0 1 2 5
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 0 3 1 5
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 410 367 424 540 792 2533
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 608 553 600 727 1027 3515

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