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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 2011 - 2015 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 by year of patent grant.
(U.S. or Foreign) Code State-Territory or Country 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 176 138 170 131 130 745
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 7 11 14 14 12 58
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 9 9 18 12 4 52
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 2 9 7 12 9 39
(U.S.) OH OHIO 3 7 9 12 7 38
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 4 7 15 8 37
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 3 10 7 10 3 33
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 4 8 9 6 2 29
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 0 1 6 4 12
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 5 0 3 3 12
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 2 3 2 3 10
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 1 1 2 2 8
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 1 2 1 1 2 7
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 3 0 0 2 6
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 0 1 0 3 2 6
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 1 2 2 1 6
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 2 1 1 5
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 0 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 1 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 3 0 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 0 1 2 0 1 4
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 223 220 263 238 201 1145
 
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 89 114 108 129 80 520
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 39 68 90 75 108 380
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 23 23 33 43 52 174
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 1 8 27 11 14 61
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 4 5 9 8 10 36
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 6 5 7 9 3 30
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 4 6 10 7 29
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 1 4 11 5 23
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 1 2 5 8 6 22
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 0 4 3 5 5 17
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 2 12 2 0 16
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 3 4 3 4 16
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 3 1 2 5 3 14
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 3 6 1 2 12
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 1 2 6 1 11
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 4 4 0 0 8
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 2 3 1 0 7
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 3 0 1 1 7
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 1 2 2 0 6
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 2 0 2 0 6
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 1 1 2 0 4
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) AIX ANGUILLA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PAX PANAMA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 180 261 332 338 305 1416
 
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 403 481 595 576 506 2561



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