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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Branch (PTMB)

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

Count of 2001 - 2005 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 198, Conveyors: Power-Driven

( 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 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Total
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 15 20 18 17 31 101
(U.S.) OH OHIO 18 18 9 18 12 75
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 19 15 19 6 6 65
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 11 13 18 14 6 62
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 14 23 8 12 5 62
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 16 14 15 6 5 56
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 5 11 11 12 9 48
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 11 10 8 6 12 47
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 8 7 7 3 8 33
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 8 10 7 4 4 33
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 9 6 5 4 5 29
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 6 6 5 6 2 25
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 4 3 5 7 6 25
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 5 6 9 0 5 25
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 8 2 2 4 7 23
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 10 2 6 1 3 22
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 6 3 5 4 4 22
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 2 5 4 5 19
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 7 4 3 2 18
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 5 6 3 2 18
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 5 1 5 5 0 16
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 1 1 6 5 15
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 4 3 6 1 1 15
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 6 2 3 2 0 13
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 5 4 3 0 1 13
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 2 3 3 2 11
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 0 1 3 5 10
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 3 1 2 2 10
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 1 3 0 1 5 10
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 2 3 1 1 10
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 5 1 1 2 9
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 2 3 2 0 1 8
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 1 2 2 6
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 1 2 0 1 5
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 0 0 2 0 4
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 2 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 2 1 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 1 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 2 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 221 223 211 166 167 988
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 74 63 70 55 42 304
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 63 48 52 62 37 262
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 37 28 28 30 20 143
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 23 22 29 18 7 99
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 24 23 16 13 5 81
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 15 11 6 12 7 51
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 13 11 15 5 6 50
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 8 5 16 4 7 40
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 12 3 11 6 4 36
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 5 14 6 8 2 35
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 4 3 9 5 2 23
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 3 4 4 5 3 19
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 6 3 2 2 2 15
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 3 3 6 1 15
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 2 3 4 0 11
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 2 0 4 3 0 9
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 3 2 0 2 1 8
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 1 0 2 0 5
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 0 1 2 0 5
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 301 251 275 246 146 1219
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 522 474 486 412 313 2207


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