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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 2006 - 2010 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 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 36 38 27 46 55 202
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 14 12 11 9 11 57
(U.S.) OH OHIO 7 5 6 5 5 28
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 6 3 2 6 7 24
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 1 5 1 6 2 15
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 4 2 1 5 15
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 7 3 1 1 2 14
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 2 4 5 1 2 14
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 5 1 2 5 14
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 2 1 2 2 4 11
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 4 3 0 1 2 10
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 0 1 3 5 10
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 1 3 0 2 4 10
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 3 0 1 2 9
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 1 0 3 3 9
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 0 5 1 2 1 9
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 4 1 1 0 9
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 2 0 2 1 6
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 3 1 1 0 6
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 0 2 0 2 5
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 2 0 2 5
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 0 4 1 0 0 5
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 1 1 2 1 5
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 1 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 1 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 2 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 103 120 73 106 125 527
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 120 106 117 124 161 628
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 65 73 73 45 74 330
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 19 17 7 34 26 103
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 11 8 14 9 18 60
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 11 13 9 8 19 60
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 16 9 8 9 9 51
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 7 6 8 9 9 39
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 6 8 5 11 3 33
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 8 9 6 2 3 28
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 1 3 4 5 15
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 2 4 3 4 15
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 1 4 3 2 12
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 5 2 1 0 2 10
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 3 2 1 3 9
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 1 0 1 1 5
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 0 0 1 2 5
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 1 1 0 2 5
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 1 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 2 1 0 3
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) GGX GUERNSEY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) KGX KYRGYZSTAN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) KPX KOREA, NORTH 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MTX MALTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 284 265 267 269 345 1430
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 387 385 340 375 470 1957


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