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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 1998 - 2002 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 475, Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components

( 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 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Total
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 26 38 37 26 31 158
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 6 14 17 12 17 66
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 2 12 11 8 3 36
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 9 6 5 4 8 32
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 5 7 11 1 3 27
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 1 2 4 1 2 10
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 2 5 0 0 2 9
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 4 2 0 0 1 7
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 0 3 0 3 7
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 0 3 3 0 6
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 0 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 2 2 1 0 5
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 0 1 3 4
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 0 2 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 2 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) OH OHIO 0 0 1 0 2 3
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 0 1 0 2 3
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 0 0 3 0 0 3
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 2 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 65 102 105 60 85 417
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 50 74 49 38 53 264
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 20 20 24 14 27 105
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 16 29 7 12 14 78
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 6 9 4 4 6 29
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 2 4 3 4 7 20
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 1 8 4 0 3 16
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 2 2 1 5 10
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 3 1 2 2 10
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 0 3 1 3 9
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 1 3 2 1 1 8
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 1 1 0 3 5
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 1 3 0 0 5
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 0 1 1 2 5
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 1 2 1 4
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 103 158 108 83 129 581
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 168 260 213 143 214 998


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