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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 198, Conveyors: Power-Driven

( 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 25 17 14 17 104
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 6 12 13 14 12 57
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 5 15 9 11 8 48
(U.S.) OH OHIO 12 5 8 10 9 44
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 12 8 8 8 8 44
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 9 12 8 4 10 43
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 6 10 13 9 3 41
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 5 10 9 7 8 39
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 4 8 12 4 1 29
(U.S.) OR OREGON 5 5 6 5 4 25
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 8 3 4 4 5 24
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 5 3 4 5 6 23
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 6 5 5 3 3 22
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 1 3 9 5 21
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 7 3 4 4 2 20
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 1 4 3 9 19
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 5 5 3 6 0 19
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 2 4 7 1 3 17
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 7 8 1 0 16
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 2 4 2 6 14
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 2 2 4 3 2 13
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 3 3 1 1 12
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 2 3 1 3 10
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 1 2 3 2 10
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 5 1 1 3 0 10
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 4 3 1 1 10
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 5 2 0 1 1 9
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 2 1 0 3 8
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 5 1 0 0 1 7
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 3 0 1 1 7
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 2 0 2 2 7
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 0 1 2 0 5
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 1 0 1 2 5
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 167 172 171 145 141 796
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 42 49 43 44 44 222
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 36 37 30 40 27 170
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 20 19 24 17 14 94
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 7 14 5 11 6 43
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 5 10 7 9 10 41
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 6 4 6 10 11 37
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 7 5 11 4 8 35
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 7 5 6 13 3 34
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 1 2 13 10 27
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 3 8 4 0 9 24
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 4 3 6 4 3 20
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 3 8 4 2 19
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 1 5 2 7 17
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 0 3 4 5 5 17
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 2 3 5 2 14
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 2 2 1 5 10
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 2 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 145 169 169 187 174 844
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 312 341 340 332 315 1640


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