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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 074, Machine Element or Mechanism

( 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 44 31 36 38 27 176
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 9 12 14 12 11 58
(U.S.) OH OHIO 3 7 7 5 6 28
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 7 6 6 3 2 24
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 7 3 1 5 1 17
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 4 6 1 5 1 17
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 0 7 3 1 14
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 0 2 2 4 5 13
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 4 3 0 5 1 13
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 0 3 4 2 13
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 3 4 0 4 1 12
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 2 3 4 1 11
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 2 3 3 0 10
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 5 1 2 0 10
(U.S.) IA IOWA 5 1 0 1 2 9
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 2 4 3 0 9
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 5 2 1 0 9
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 4 0 1 3 0 8
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 0 1 3 1 7
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 0 1 2 1 2 6
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 1 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 0 1 0 2 4
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 2 0 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 0 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 122 99 103 120 73 517
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 128 109 120 106 117 580
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 83 71 65 73 73 365
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 21 9 19 17 7 73
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 6 9 16 9 8 48
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 11 4 11 8 14 48
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 1 13 11 13 9 47
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 6 14 6 8 5 39
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 12 4 7 6 8 37
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 4 5 8 9 6 32
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 3 2 2 4 13
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 1 5 2 1 11
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 1 2 1 4 10
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 4 0 3 2 9
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 2 2 1 3 8
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 1 2 0 0 5
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 2 0 0 0 4
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 2 1 0 3
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) KGX KYRGYZSTAN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MTX MALTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 287 254 284 265 267 1357
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 409 353 387 385 340 1874


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