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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 384, Bearings

( 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 16 9 18 6 14 63
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 7 8 6 3 6 30
(U.S.) OH OHIO 9 3 5 4 7 28
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 5 7 3 2 20
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 6 1 2 3 15
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 1 4 3 4 0 12
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 1 3 4 2 1 11
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 2 0 0 2 5 9
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 1 2 1 1 8
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 3 1 1 2 1 8
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 4 1 0 2 0 7
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 0 1 2 2 7
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 3 1 0 1 6
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 1 1 0 3 5
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 2 1 0 0 5
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 2 0 1 4
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 0 1 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 1 1 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 60 56 58 39 51 264
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 127 97 115 106 84 529
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 30 43 35 34 36 178
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 10 17 17 9 16 69
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 11 5 11 5 7 39
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 4 4 4 3 7 22
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 6 5 5 1 0 17
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 2 3 1 6 3 15
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 5 2 0 2 1 10
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 4 2 0 1 9
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 0 0 2 1 5
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 0 2 2 0 5
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 2 0 1 0 4
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 1 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 205 184 195 174 158 916
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 265 240 253 213 209 1180


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