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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 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 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 17 14 17 20 12 80
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 13 14 12 8 7 54
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 9 11 8 10 12 50
(U.S.) OH OHIO 8 10 9 9 14 50
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 8 8 8 13 7 44
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 9 7 8 5 6 35
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 13 9 3 3 6 34
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 8 4 10 6 5 33
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 4 3 9 6 11 33
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 12 4 1 10 4 31
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 4 5 6 5 5 25
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 7 1 3 6 7 24
(U.S.) OR OREGON 6 5 4 4 3 22
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 9 5 4 0 21
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 4 4 5 4 4 21
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 4 2 6 6 2 20
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 3 2 5 8 20
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 5 3 3 5 3 19
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 3 6 0 2 6 17
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 4 4 2 6 1 17
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 8 1 0 3 1 13
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 2 2 3 6 13
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 4 3 2 1 2 12
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 3 1 3 3 2 12
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 1 3 0 2 2 8
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 3 1 1 1 2 8
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 0 1 3 2 7
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 1 2 2 2 7
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 1 1 1 0 6
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 0 3 0 2 6
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 1 0 3 0 5
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 1 2 0 4
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 1 0 2 4
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 2 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 171 145 141 164 148 769
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 43 44 44 63 71 265
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 30 40 27 50 42 189
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 24 17 14 28 28 111
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 5 11 6 14 21 57
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 6 10 11 11 15 53
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 6 13 3 13 16 51
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 7 9 10 9 15 50
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 11 4 8 11 6 40
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 13 10 5 1 31
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 4 0 9 9 6 28
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 6 4 3 6 6 25
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 8 4 2 6 3 23
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 5 2 7 5 3 22
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 4 5 5 3 5 22
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 3 5 2 6 4 20
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 1 5 2 7 17
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 1 4 1 7
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 3 2 5
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 1 1 2 1 5
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 1 0 2 0 4
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 2 1 1 4
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 1 2 0 4
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 2 0 2 4
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 0 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 169 187 174 258 259 1047
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 340 332 315 422 407 1816


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