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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 060, Power Plants

( 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.) MI MICHIGAN 53 56 88 46 38 281
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 69 62 70 40 26 267
(U.S.) OH OHIO 48 49 43 34 31 205
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 30 32 44 46 37 189
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 50 35 30 32 27 174
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 18 26 23 20 14 101
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 15 17 28 14 21 95
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 20 26 20 9 11 86
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 21 22 13 17 12 85
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 15 14 17 12 13 71
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 14 12 17 8 9 60
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 11 8 14 6 6 45
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 7 21 6 5 41
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 13 7 5 5 8 38
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 7 5 10 8 6 36
(U.S.) IA IOWA 3 6 8 7 8 32
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 8 2 5 6 7 28
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 5 3 8 5 4 25
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 7 8 5 4 1 25
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 6 6 4 3 5 24
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 3 5 6 4 5 23
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 6 6 2 4 2 20
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 9 2 5 3 19
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 4 4 2 3 1 14
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 4 2 1 4 2 13
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 3 1 4 2 3 13
(U.S.) UT UTAH 5 1 1 3 3 13
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 3 1 3 2 12
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 1 5 1 2 11
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 0 3 1 2 8
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 1 4 2 1 8
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 2 3 1 2 8
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 3 2 0 1 1 7
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 1 2 0 1 6
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 1 1 2 1 6
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 0 2 2 0 6
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 1 2 0 4
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 459 446 516 373 322 2116
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 206 219 269 174 167 1035
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 102 115 113 78 70 478
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 35 34 41 31 42 183
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 30 33 32 29 14 138
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 22 14 29 19 28 112
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 19 12 23 6 17 77
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 13 17 10 15 12 67
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 13 10 12 0 7 42
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 5 11 10 8 6 40
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 11 1 4 4 3 23
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 5 4 8 2 3 22
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 4 5 2 4 5 20
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 6 3 4 3 1 17
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 3 2 3 1 11
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 2 3 1 1 9
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 3 2 3 0 1 9
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 3 2 1 0 3 9
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 3 0 1 0 1 5
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 3 0 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 3 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 1 1 2 0 4
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 1 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) HNX HONDURAS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) LTX LITHUANIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZWX ZIMBABWE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 491 498 576 382 384 2331
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 950 944 1092 755 706 4447


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