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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 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 by year of patent grant.
(U.S. or Foreign) Code State-Territory or Country 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 14 17 20 12 14 77
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 14 12 8 7 12 53
(U.S.) OH OHIO 10 9 9 14 9 51
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 11 8 10 12 9 50
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 8 8 13 7 6 42
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 9 6 11 5 34
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 7 8 5 6 7 33
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 9 3 3 6 12 33
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 4 10 6 5 3 28
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 5 6 5 5 4 25
(U.S.) IA IOWA 3 2 5 8 6 24
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 1 3 6 7 5 22
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 4 1 10 4 2 21
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 6 6 2 4 20
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 9 5 4 0 2 20
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 6 0 2 6 6 20
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 4 5 4 4 2 19
(U.S.) OR OREGON 5 4 4 3 3 19
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 4 2 6 1 4 17
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 3 5 3 2 16
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 2 3 6 1 14
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 3 3 2 3 12
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 3 2 1 2 1 9
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 1 1 0 6 9
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 3 0 2 2 1 8
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 2 2 2 0 7
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 1 0 2 2 6
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 3 0 2 6
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 1 3 2 0 6
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 3 1 1 6
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 3 0 2 0 5
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 1 1 2 0 5
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 1 2 0 0 4
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 0 3 3
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 145 141 164 148 140 738
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 44 44 63 71 69 291
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 40 27 50 42 41 200
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 17 14 28 28 13 100
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 11 6 14 21 11 63
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 10 11 11 15 12 59
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 9 10 9 15 14 57
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 13 3 13 16 12 57
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 4 8 11 6 14 43
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 13 10 5 1 3 32
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 0 9 9 6 3 27
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 7 5 3 6 23
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 4 3 6 6 4 23
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 5 2 6 4 3 20
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 5 2 7 5 20
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 5 5 3 5 2 20
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 4 2 6 3 4 19
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 1 2 1 5 10
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 1 4 1 2 9
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 2 0 2 5
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 3 2 0 5
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 2 0 2 1 5
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 2 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 187 174 258 259 229 1107
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 332 315 422 407 369 1845


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