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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 074, Machine Element or Mechanism

( 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.) MI MICHIGAN 31 36 38 27 46 178
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 12 14 12 11 9 58
(U.S.) OH OHIO 7 7 5 6 5 30
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 6 6 3 2 6 23
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 6 1 5 1 6 19
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 2 2 4 5 1 14
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 7 3 1 1 12
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 1 5 1 2 12
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 5 2 1 0 3 11
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 3 0 5 1 2 11
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 3 4 1 1 11
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 5 1 2 0 2 10
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 4 3 0 1 10
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 3 4 2 1 10
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 3 3 0 1 9
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 4 0 4 1 0 9
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 1 2 1 2 2 8
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 1 0 1 3 6
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 1 3 1 1 6
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 0 1 3 0 2 6
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 2 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 0 1 2 0 4
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 2 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 0 1 1 2 4
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 1 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 2 0 1 3
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 99 103 120 73 106 501
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 109 120 106 117 124 576
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 71 65 73 73 45 327
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 9 19 17 7 34 86
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 13 11 13 9 8 54
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 9 16 9 8 9 51
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 4 11 8 14 9 46
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 14 6 8 5 11 44
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 4 7 6 8 9 34
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 5 8 9 6 2 30
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 3 2 2 4 3 14
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 2 1 3 4 12
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 2 1 4 3 11
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 4 0 3 2 1 10
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 5 2 1 0 9
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 2 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 2 0 0 1 4
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 0 2 1 3
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) GGX GUERNSEY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) KGX KYRGYZSTAN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MTX MALTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 254 284 265 267 269 1339
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 353 387 385 340 375 1840


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