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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Office of Electronic Information Products
Patent Technology Monitoring Division (PTMD)

Patenting In Technology Classes
Breakout By Geographic Origin (State and Country)

Count of 2000 - 2004 Utility Patent Grants,
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 the 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 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 60 55 30 41 32 218
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 31 23 45 25 36 160
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 13 19 16 14 23 85
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 11 10 12 9 12 54
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 14 11 9 14 4 52
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 11 7 11 7 13 49
(U.S.) OH OHIO 19 12 3 5 7 46
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 12 8 10 7 7 44
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 13 10 7 2 6 38
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 9 4 5 6 10 34
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 11 6 5 6 4 32
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 4 4 6 9 6 29
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 10 6 3 2 4 25
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 4 5 7 1 7 24
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 5 1 7 7 22
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 5 2 5 4 5 21
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 5 2 5 2 4 18
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 5 7 3 1 2 18
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 5 3 3 2 3 16
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 3 4 4 2 2 15
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 3 2 1 2 3 11
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 3 2 3 3 11
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 2 1 4 2 10
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 2 2 2 1 10
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 3 1 1 2 9
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 1 1 2 1 7
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 2 2 1 1 7
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 0 2 0 3 5
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 1 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 2 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 2 1 0 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 267 222 206 185 214 1094
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 202 182 181 183 191 939
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 64 64 73 57 58 316
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 16 19 14 19 14 82
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 15 13 20 14 19 81
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 9 13 20 15 11 68
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 15 15 14 10 6 60
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 8 10 10 8 14 50
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 9 9 10 12 7 47
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 4 5 5 3 4 21
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 5 3 6 3 3 20
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 5 5 2 0 3 15
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 4 4 6 0 15
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 3 2 1 2 2 10
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 4 2 1 1 9
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 3 2 0 1 2 8
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 1 1 1 4 8
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 3 1 2 1 7
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 3 1 0 2 6
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 3 1 0 4
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 2 2 4
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 363 361 371 342 348 1785
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 630 583 577 527 562 2879


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