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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 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 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 107 45 99 100 79 430
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 10 7 11 24 14 66
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 4 7 4 20 11 46
(U.S.) OH OHIO 9 5 16 7 5 42
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 6 8 7 6 4 31
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 3 6 6 4 7 26
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 1 2 3 3 10
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 0 3 2 2 2 9
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 1 2 0 0 4 7
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 1 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 2 1 2 1 0 6
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 2 0 2 2 6
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 4 0 1 0 0 5
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 0 0 1 3 1 5
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 1 0 1 0 5
(U.S.) IA IOWA 3 0 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 162 96 154 179 135 726
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 79 66 77 65 59 346
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 29 34 45 54 37 199
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 5 5 5 15 18 48
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 4 5 7 4 6 26
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 3 8 3 4 3 21
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 3 1 1 7 7 19
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 3 4 6 3 18
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 3 4 4 2 3 16
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 3 3 2 0 2 10
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 1 1 2 2 9
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 5 0 0 1 7
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 2 2 1 6
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 2 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) AIX ANGUILLA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 141 140 154 163 146 744
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 303 236 308 342 281 1470


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