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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 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 by year of patent grant.
(U.S. or Foreign) Code State-Territory or Country 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 27 46 55 42 58 228
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 11 9 11 8 18 57
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 2 6 7 12 9 36
(U.S.) OH OHIO 6 5 5 8 9 33
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 1 6 2 5 8 22
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 1 2 7 6 17
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 5 1 2 2 7 17
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 2 2 4 1 6 15
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 3 5 1 5 15
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 0 2 4 4 5 15
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 2 5 3 2 13
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 1 5 1 4 13
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 0 2 3 4 11
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 1 2 1 1 5 10
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 0 2 2 3 9
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 2 1 1 5 9
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 1 0 0 0 8 9
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 3 3 1 1 8
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 1 2 3 1 7
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 1 0 2 1 5
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 1 0 1 2 5
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 1 0 1 2 5
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 1 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 1 2 0 1 4
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 1 0 1 2 4
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 1 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 1 0 1 2 4
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 2 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 0 0 3 3
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 73 106 125 117 182 603
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 117 124 161 143 170 715
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 73 45 74 87 95 374
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 7 34 26 20 42 129
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 9 8 19 22 24 82
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 14 9 18 8 16 65
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 8 9 9 22 13 61
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 5 11 3 15 14 48
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 8 9 9 7 5 38
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 6 2 3 9 11 31
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 4 3 4 4 5 20
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 2 1 3 4 9 19
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 3 4 5 0 3 15
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 4 3 2 0 3 12
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 1 2 4 8
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 0 2 3 1 7
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 0 1 1 3 5
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 2 2 0 5
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 2 1 1 5
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 1 0 0 1 4
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) GGX GUERNSEY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) KGX KYRGYZSTAN 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) KPX KOREA, NORTH 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 267 269 345 357 425 1663
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 340 375 470 474 607 2266


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