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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

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

Count of 2006 - 2010 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 198, Conveyors: Power-Driven

( 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 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 25 17 14 17 20 93
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 12 13 14 12 8 59
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 15 9 11 8 10 53
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 8 8 8 8 13 45
(U.S.) OH OHIO 5 8 10 9 9 41
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 12 8 4 10 6 40
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 10 9 7 8 5 39
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 10 13 9 3 3 38
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 8 12 4 1 10 35
(U.S.) OR OREGON 5 6 5 4 4 24
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 4 3 9 6 23
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 3 4 5 6 5 23
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 3 9 5 4 22
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 4 7 1 3 6 21
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 5 5 3 3 5 21
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 4 2 6 6 20
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 3 4 4 5 4 20
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 7 8 1 0 3 19
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 4 4 2 6 19
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 5 3 6 0 2 16
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 2 3 2 5 13
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 2 4 3 2 1 12
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 3 1 3 3 12
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 4 3 1 1 1 10
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 3 1 1 1 9
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 0 2 2 3 9
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 1 1 3 0 2 7
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 0 1 1 2 6
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 1 0 3 0 6
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 0 1 2 2 6
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 3 0 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 1 0 3 5
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 1 0 1 3 5
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 172 171 145 141 164 793
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 49 43 44 44 63 243
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 37 30 40 27 50 184
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 19 24 17 14 28 102
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 14 5 11 6 14 50
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 10 7 9 10 9 45
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 4 6 10 11 11 42
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 5 6 13 3 13 40
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 5 11 4 8 11 39
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 2 13 10 5 31
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 8 4 0 9 9 30
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 8 4 2 6 23
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 3 6 4 3 6 22
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 5 2 7 5 20
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 3 4 5 5 3 20
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 3 5 2 6 18
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 2 1 5 2 12
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 1 1 4 6
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 1 0 2 4
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 0 1 1 2 4
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 0 1 2 4
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 0 3 3
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 2 1 3
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 2 0 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 169 169 187 174 258 957
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 341 340 332 315 422 1750


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