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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 475, Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components

( 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 100 78 71 145 176 570
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 24 14 7 8 9 62
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 20 11 5 8 2 46
(U.S.) OH OHIO 7 5 6 5 3 26
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 6 4 7 4 4 25
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 4 7 3 2 7 23
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 3 3 3 0 12
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 3 1 1 4 3 12
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 0 4 3 0 1 8
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 0 3 0 2 6
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 0 0 2 3 5
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 0 1 1 0 3 5
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 2 2 1 0 0 5
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 2 0 0 1 5
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 0 0 3 1 5
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 0 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 0 0 1 2 3
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 179 134 122 189 223 847
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 65 59 69 58 89 340
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 53 37 51 44 39 224
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 15 18 20 25 23 101
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 7 7 7 4 1 26
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 4 6 6 5 1 22
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 4 3 3 4 6 20
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 6 3 2 0 2 13
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 2 4 3 3 12
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 2 1 1 2 8
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 1 1 1 2 7
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 1 0 2 4 7
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 2 3 1 0 0 6
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 2 1 2 5
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 1 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 1 1 2 0 4
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 1 2 0 4
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 1 0 2 3
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) AIX ANGUILLA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 162 146 175 158 180 821
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 341 280 297 347 403 1668


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