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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 074, Machine Element or Mechanism

( 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 38 27 46 55 42 208
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 12 11 9 11 8 51
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 3 2 6 7 12 30
(U.S.) OH OHIO 5 6 5 5 8 29
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 5 1 6 2 5 19
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 5 1 2 5 3 16
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 1 1 2 7 14
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 4 5 1 2 2 14
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 3 0 2 4 4 13
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 2 1 5 1 13
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 1 2 2 4 1 10
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 1 3 5 1 10
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 5 1 2 1 1 10
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 0 1 2 3 9
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 2 0 2 3 8
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 0 3 3 1 8
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 4 1 1 0 1 7
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 2 0 2 2 6
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 0 2 1 1 6
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 0 1 2 0 6
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 1 1 0 1 6
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 4 1 0 0 0 5
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 1 2 1 0 5
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 0 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 1 0 2 4
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 120 73 106 125 117 541
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 106 117 124 161 143 651
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 73 73 45 74 87 352
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 17 7 34 26 20 104
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 13 9 8 19 22 71
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 8 14 9 18 8 57
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 6 8 9 9 22 54
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 9 8 9 9 7 42
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 8 5 11 3 15 42
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 9 6 2 3 9 29
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 4 3 4 4 17
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 3 4 5 0 13
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 3 2 1 3 4 13
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 4 3 2 0 10
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 1 0 2 3 8
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 1 1 2 5
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 1 2 2 5
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 1 0 2 1 5
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 2 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) GGX GUERNSEY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) KGX KYRGYZSTAN 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) KPX KOREA, NORTH 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 265 267 269 345 357 1503
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 385 340 375 470 474 2044


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