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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 2008 - 2012 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 by year of patent grant.
(U.S. or Foreign) Code State-Territory or Country 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 35 33 47 61 52 228
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 20 25 17 16 10 88
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 22 13 18 17 15 85
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 10 9 9 15 22 65
(U.S.) OH OHIO 10 12 7 11 8 48
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 14 10 11 6 44
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 9 8 13 5 9 44
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 7 5 5 10 12 39
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 11 8 6 5 9 39
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 5 8 8 6 5 32
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 3 6 3 9 11 32
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 9 5 1 4 8 27
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 4 3 5 5 5 22
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 3 5 6 5 2 21
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 4 3 5 6 21
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 6 5 1 5 4 21
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 5 2 3 2 6 18
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 6 3 0 4 17
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 2 3 4 4 16
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 3 0 3 4 5 15
(U.S.) OR OREGON 4 1 2 2 1 10
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 3 2 4 0 9
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 2 4 2 0 9
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 1 1 1 2 7
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 1 0 3 2 7
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 2 0 1 2 7
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 0 0 4 5
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 0 0 1 0 3 4
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 1 0 2 3
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 192 191 184 218 223 1008
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 191 222 240 303 311 1267
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 42 48 64 57 67 278
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 27 31 37 50 49 194
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 34 20 18 15 22 109
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 14 17 15 26 22 94
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 9 10 14 10 30 73
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 12 17 8 7 5 49
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 6 4 12 15 11 48
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 8 8 9 8 12 45
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 11 6 8 4 9 38
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 4 4 2 5 11 26
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 3 3 4 9 6 25
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 3 2 6 4 8 23
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 4 6 1 4 2 17
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 7 4 1 1 3 16
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 3 1 3 2 6 15
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 2 5 3 2 13
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 1 2 0 6 10
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 1 2 1 1 8
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 3 0 1 4 8
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 0 2 3 6
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 2 1 0 2 6
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 0 0 1 2 5
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 0 2 1 4
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 2 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 1 0 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) TTX TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 389 421 457 531 604 2402
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 581 612 641 749 827 3410


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