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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 1998 - 2002 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 188, Brakes

( 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 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Total
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 18 36 13 44 33 144
(U.S.) OH OHIO 19 15 9 26 47 116
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 17 19 11 12 18 77
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 5 8 12 11 14 50
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 6 5 2 21 9 43
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 9 4 7 6 10 36
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 6 5 4 9 6 30
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 1 4 7 6 6 24
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 5 6 4 2 21
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 7 6 2 3 19
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 4 2 5 5 3 19
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 3 2 1 2 8 16
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 0 3 2 8 3 16
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 2 5 0 4 14
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 4 0 2 3 3 12
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 4 2 0 5 12
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 5 1 0 3 11
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 2 3 4 1 10
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 4 1 2 0 9
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 0 1 2 2 2 7
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 4 0 0 2 6
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 3 0 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 0 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 2 0 1 0 5
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 0 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 1 2 0 4
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 0 1 3 0 0 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 1 2 1 4
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 1 0 2 4
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 2 1 3
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 113 152 119 183 193 760
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 37 62 55 97 72 323
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 46 36 52 85 64 283
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 16 11 17 28 29 101
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 5 7 9 17 14 52
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 8 10 11 14 8 51
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 5 3 10 8 12 38
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 4 7 4 8 10 33
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 4 5 8 7 9 33
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 6 3 3 4 5 21
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 3 2 1 7 6 19
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 3 0 5 4 12
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 0 1 2 6 10
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 2 2 3 8
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 3 1 0 2 1 7
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 1 2 2 5
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 0 0 3 3
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 2 1 3
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 142 151 176 295 253 1017
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 255 303 295 478 446 1777


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