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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 2007 - 2011 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 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 38 35 33 47 61 214
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 26 22 13 18 17 96
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 18 20 25 17 16 96
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 14 10 9 9 15 57
(U.S.) OH OHIO 13 10 12 7 11 53
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 10 9 8 13 5 45
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 4 3 14 10 11 42
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 11 7 5 5 10 38
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 8 11 8 6 5 38
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 13 3 6 3 9 34
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 5 8 8 6 30
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 6 9 5 1 4 25
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 6 4 3 5 5 23
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 2 3 5 6 5 21
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 6 5 1 5 18
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 3 4 3 5 16
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 3 2 3 4 14
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 4 6 3 0 14
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 5 0 3 2 4 14
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 5 2 3 2 13
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 3 0 3 4 12
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 4 1 2 2 11
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 1 2 4 2 9
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 1 1 0 3 7
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 2 2 0 1 7
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 2 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 0 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 1 0 2 3
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 2 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 2 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 202 192 191 184 218 987
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 214 191 222 240 303 1170
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 43 42 48 64 57 254
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 38 27 31 37 50 183
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 30 34 20 18 15 117
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 15 14 17 15 26 87
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 19 12 17 8 7 63
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 9 9 10 14 10 52
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 7 6 4 12 15 44
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 10 8 8 9 8 43
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 6 11 6 8 4 35
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 3 3 3 4 9 22
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 6 3 2 6 4 21
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 3 4 4 2 5 18
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 7 4 1 1 15
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 4 6 1 4 15
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 1 2 5 3 13
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 3 1 3 2 10
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 3 1 2 1 8
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 2 1 2 1 0 6
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 0 1 0 2 5
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 1 0 2 4
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 2 0 0 1 4
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 3 0 1 4
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 1 1 2 0 4
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 0 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) TTX TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 418 389 421 457 531 2216
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 620 581 612 641 749 3203


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