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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 318, Electricity: Motive Power Systems

( 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.) CA CALIFORNIA 37 38 35 33 47 190
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 38 18 20 25 17 118
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 23 26 22 13 18 102
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 21 14 10 9 9 63
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 16 10 9 8 13 56
(U.S.) OH OHIO 12 13 10 12 7 54
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 15 8 11 8 6 48
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 7 4 3 14 10 38
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 6 11 7 5 5 34
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 9 13 3 6 3 34
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 6 6 9 5 1 27
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 3 5 8 8 26
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 9 2 3 5 6 25
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 6 4 3 5 20
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 5 1 4 6 3 19
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 1 6 5 1 15
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 1 5 2 3 14
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 5 2 3 0 3 13
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 1 3 4 3 12
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 2 3 2 3 11
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 5 0 3 2 11
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 4 0 1 2 4 11
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 2 4 1 2 11
(U.S.) UT UTAH 4 2 2 2 0 10
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 1 2 1 1 7
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 4 1 0 0 1 6
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 3 0 0 1 6
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 2 0 1 0 5
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 2 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 2 1 0 3
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 0 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 247 202 192 191 184 1016
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 324 214 191 222 241 1192
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 56 43 42 48 64 253
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 35 37 27 31 37 167
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 28 30 34 20 18 130
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 21 19 12 17 8 77
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 16 15 14 17 15 77
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 3 9 9 10 14 45
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 9 10 8 8 9 44
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 6 7 6 4 12 35
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 6 11 6 8 32
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 11 6 3 2 6 28
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 2 7 4 1 16
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 3 3 3 4 15
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 3 4 4 2 15
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 4 0 4 6 1 15
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 2 1 2 5 11
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 1 3 1 2 8
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 3 1 3 8
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 2 1 2 1 6
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 3 0 0 3 0 6
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 0 1 1 2 5
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 1 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 1 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 2 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) TTX TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 529 417 389 421 458 2214
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 776 619 581 612 642 3230


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