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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 074, Machine Element or Mechanism

( 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 71 65 54 44 31 265
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 18 20 18 9 12 77
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 18 13 11 7 6 55
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 14 5 10 4 6 39
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 11 6 10 7 3 37
(U.S.) OH OHIO 10 5 2 3 7 27
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 5 8 1 1 5 20
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 3 5 4 4 3 19
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 6 3 2 2 2 15
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 5 0 3 3 4 15
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 5 0 7 2 0 14
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 3 3 5 0 2 13
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 3 4 5 0 1 13
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 0 2 2 5 12
(U.S.) IA IOWA 4 1 1 5 1 12
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 6 4 2 0 0 12
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 4 1 2 4 0 11
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 1 4 1 2 11
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 5 2 1 1 1 10
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 5 0 3 0 9
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 3 2 3 1 0 9
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 2 1 2 1 9
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 2 2 1 1 8
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 2 1 4 0 8
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 3 0 1 2 0 6
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 1 2 0 0 5
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 2 1 0 2 5
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 2 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 3 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 2 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 222 171 162 122 99 776
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 143 158 132 128 111 672
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 112 98 89 83 71 453
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 30 30 37 21 9 127
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 15 14 9 6 14 58
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 11 18 13 1 14 57
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 18 9 13 6 9 55
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 11 16 8 12 4 51
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 10 13 10 11 4 48
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 9 14 3 4 5 35
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 5 4 2 2 3 16
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 5 3 3 2 1 14
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 0 3 0 2 7
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 1 1 1 0 4 7
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 2 2 1 6
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 1 0 2 1 5
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 2 1 1 0 5
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 1 0 2 2 5
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 4 0 1 0 5
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 2 0 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 0 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CSX CZECHOSLOVAKIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 382 388 330 287 257 1644
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 604 559 492 409 356 2420


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