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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Office of Electronic Information Products
Patent Technology Monitoring Division (PTMD)

Patenting In Technology Classes
Breakout By Geographic Origin (State and Country)

Count of 1999 - 2003 Utility Patent Grants,
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 the 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 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Total
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 38 37 26 31 78 210
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 14 17 12 17 17 77
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 12 11 8 3 8 42
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 7 11 1 3 11 33
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 6 5 4 8 4 27
(U.S.) OH OHIO 0 1 0 2 7 10
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 2 4 1 2 0 9
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 5 0 0 2 1 8
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 3 3 0 1 7
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 2 0 1 1 2 6
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 3 0 3 0 6
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 1 3 1 5
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 1 0 0 3 5
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 2 1 0 0 5
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 2 0 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 0 3 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 1 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 0 1 2 3
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 0 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 102 105 60 85 140 492
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 74 49 38 53 88 302
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 20 24 14 27 40 125
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 29 7 12 14 11 73
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 9 4 4 6 6 29
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 4 3 4 7 6 24
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 8 4 0 3 2 17
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 3 2 1 1 5 12
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 2 1 5 0 10
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 3 1 3 2 9
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 1 2 2 1 9
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 1 0 3 1 6
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 1 1 2 2 6
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 2 1 1 5
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 3 0 0 0 4
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 1 0 1 1 4
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 1 0 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 158 108 83 129 170 648
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 260 213 143 214 310 1140

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