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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

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

Count of 2005 - 2009 Utility Patent Grants,
As Distributed 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 a 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 either by year of patent grant or by year of patent application.
(U.S. or Foreign) Code State-Territory or Country 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 37 37 38 35 32 179
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 25 38 18 20 25 126
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 11 23 26 22 13 95
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 9 21 14 10 9 63
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 17 15 8 11 8 59
(U.S.) OH OHIO 2 12 13 10 12 49
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 4 16 10 9 8 47
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 9 6 11 7 5 38
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 4 9 13 3 6 35
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 13 9 2 3 5 32
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 7 4 3 14 30
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 4 6 6 9 5 30
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 9 2 3 5 8 27
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 6 2 6 4 3 21
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 5 1 4 6 16
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 2 1 6 5 16
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 4 5 2 3 0 14
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 6 1 2 3 2 14
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 3 1 5 0 3 12
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 2 2 4 1 12
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 3 1 5 2 12
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 4 2 2 2 11
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 1 1 3 4 10
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 4 0 1 2 8
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 2 3 0 0 7
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 2 2 0 1 6
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 2 1 2 1 6
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 1 2 1 1 6
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 4 1 0 0 6
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 0 0 2 1 5
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 2 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 2 0 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 183 247 202 192 190 1014
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 201 323 214 191 223 1152
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 72 56 43 42 48 261
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 24 35 37 27 31 154
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 17 28 30 34 20 129
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 8 21 19 12 17 77
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 10 16 15 14 17 72
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 6 9 10 8 8 41
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 11 6 7 6 4 34
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 3 9 9 10 31
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 3 1 6 11 6 27
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 4 11 6 3 2 26
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 4 4 0 4 6 18
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 2 2 7 4 16
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 2 3 4 4 14
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 2 3 3 3 12
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 2 0 2 1 2 7
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 1 2 1 2 7
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 3 0 0 3 7
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 1 1 3 1 6
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 1 3 1 6
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 1 1 0 1 5
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 0 1 2 0 5
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 3 1 0 0 1 5
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 1 0 1 1 4
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 1 0 2 3
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 2 0 1 3
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) YUX YUGOSLAVIA / SERBIA-MONTENEGRO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 379 528 417 389 422 2135
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 562 775 619 581 612 3149


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