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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 475, Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components

( 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 78 71 145 176 138 608
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 14 7 8 9 9 47
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 11 5 8 2 9 35
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 7 3 2 7 11 30
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 4 7 4 4 8 27
(U.S.) OH OHIO 5 6 5 3 7 26
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 1 1 4 3 10 19
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 3 3 0 2 11
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 4 3 0 1 2 10
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 0 2 3 4 9
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 0 3 1 5 9
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 3 0 2 1 6
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 1 1 0 3 0 5
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 1 0 1 3 5
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 2 1 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 0 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 0 1 2 0 3
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 134 122 189 223 220 888
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 59 69 58 89 114 389
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 37 51 44 39 68 239
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 18 20 25 23 23 109
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 6 6 5 1 8 26
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 7 7 4 1 2 21
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 3 3 4 6 5 21
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 4 3 3 1 13
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 0 2 4 5 12
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 1 1 2 4 10
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 1 1 2 3 8
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 3 1 0 0 4 8
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 2 0 2 1 8
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 2 1 2 2 7
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 1 2 0 3 7
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 0 2 3 6
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 1 0 1 2 5
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 1 0 4 5
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 0 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 1 2 0 0 4
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) AIX ANGUILLA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PAX PANAMA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 146 175 158 180 261 920
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 280 297 347 403 481 1808


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