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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 475, Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components

( 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.) MI MICHIGAN 37 26 31 78 107 279
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 17 12 17 17 10 73
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 11 8 3 8 3 33
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 11 1 3 11 6 32
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 5 4 8 4 4 25
(U.S.) OH OHIO 1 0 2 7 9 19
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 0 3 0 3 9
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 3 1 3 8
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 0 1 1 4 7
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 3 0 1 0 7
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 4 1 2 0 0 7
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 0 0 2 1 2 5
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 0 0 3 1 5
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 3 0 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 1 0 0 2 4
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 0 1 1 2 0 4
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 0 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 1 2 0 3
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 1 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.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 105 60 85 140 162 552
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 49 38 53 88 79 307
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 24 14 27 40 29 134
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 7 12 14 11 5 49
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 3 4 7 6 4 24
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 4 4 6 6 3 23
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 2 1 1 5 3 12
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 4 0 3 2 3 12
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 1 3 2 3 12
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 1 5 0 3 11
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 2 2 1 2 8
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 1 2 2 1 7
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 0 3 1 1 6
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 2 1 1 0 5
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 3 0 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 0 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 108 83 129 170 141 631
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 213 143 214 310 303 1183


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