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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

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

Count of 2004 - 2008 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 318, Electricity: Motive Power Systems

( 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 either by year of patent grant or by year of patent application.
(U.S. or Foreign) Code State-Territory or Country 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 32 37 37 38 35 179
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 36 25 38 18 20 137
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 22 11 23 26 22 104
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 12 9 21 14 10 66
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 13 17 15 8 11 64
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 6 4 16 10 9 45
(U.S.) OH OHIO 7 2 12 13 10 44
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 10 9 6 11 7 43
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 4 4 9 13 3 33
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 4 13 9 2 3 31
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 4 4 6 6 9 29
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 7 9 2 3 5 26
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 6 6 2 6 4 24
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 7 2 7 4 3 23
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 5 4 5 2 3 19
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 4 6 1 2 3 16
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 0 5 1 4 13
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 7 1 1 1 3 13
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 1 3 1 5 13
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 3 3 1 5 0 12
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 2 2 1 6 12
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 3 2 2 4 12
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 2 2 3 0 9
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 1 4 2 2 9
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 1 1 2 1 8
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 2 1 4 1 0 8
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 1 4 0 1 7
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 2 0 0 2 6
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 1 2 2 0 5
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 2 1 2 5
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 1 2 0 0 5
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 2 3
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 213 183 247 202 192 1037
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 191 201 323 214 191 1120
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 58 72 56 43 42 271
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 19 24 35 37 27 142
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 14 17 28 30 34 123
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 14 8 21 19 12 74
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 11 10 16 15 14 66
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 6 6 9 10 8 39
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 7 11 6 7 6 37
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 4 11 6 3 24
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 2 0 3 9 9 23
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 3 1 6 11 23
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 4 4 4 0 4 16
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 1 2 2 7 15
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 3 1 2 3 4 13
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 1 2 3 3 11
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 4 2 1 1 0 8
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 1 1 2 1 7
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 2 0 1 2 7
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 0 1 1 3 6
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 1 0 1 3 6
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 2 0 2 1 5
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 1 3 0 0 5
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 3 1 0 0 5
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) YUX YUGOSLAVIA / SERBIA-MONTENEGRO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 348 379 528 417 389 2061
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 561 562 775 619 581 3098


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