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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 318, Electricity: Motive Power Systems

( 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.) CA CALIFORNIA 55 30 41 32 37 195
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 23 45 25 36 25 154
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 19 16 14 23 11 83
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 7 11 7 13 17 55
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 10 12 9 12 9 52
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 11 9 14 4 4 42
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 8 10 7 7 9 41
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 4 5 6 10 9 34
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 6 5 6 4 13 34
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 4 6 9 6 5 30
(U.S.) OH OHIO 12 3 5 7 2 29
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 10 7 2 6 4 29
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 5 1 7 7 2 22
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 6 3 2 4 6 21
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 5 7 1 7 1 21
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 5 4 5 4 20
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 2 5 2 4 4 17
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 7 3 1 2 2 15
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 4 4 2 2 1 13
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 2 3 3 1 12
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 3 2 3 1 12
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 1 2 3 3 11
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 1 4 2 1 10
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 2 2 1 3 10
(U.S.) IA IOWA 3 1 1 2 2 9
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 2 1 1 2 8
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 1 2 1 1 6
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 2 0 3 0 5
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 2 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 0 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 222 206 185 214 182 1009
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 182 181 183 191 199 936
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 64 73 57 58 71 323
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 13 20 14 19 24 90
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 19 14 19 14 17 83
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 13 20 15 11 10 69
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 15 14 10 6 6 51
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 10 10 8 14 8 50
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 10 10 12 7 11 50
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 5 5 3 4 4 21
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 4 4 6 0 4 18
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 6 3 3 1 16
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 5 2 0 3 1 11
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 1 1 4 2 9
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 4 2 1 1 1 9
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 3 1 0 2 3 9
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 1 2 2 1 8
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 1 2 1 0 7
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 0 1 2 1 6
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 3 1 0 2 6
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 1 2 2 5
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 1 3 5
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 2 2 0 4
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 1 0 1 1 4
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) YUX YUGOSLAVIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 362 371 342 348 376 1799
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 584 577 527 562 558 2808


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