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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 296, Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops

( 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 84 124 160 177 147 692
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 26 26 32 48 37 169
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 11 22 17 20 17 87
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 10 16 10 12 8 56
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 13 7 11 16 8 55
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 7 16 18 10 2 53
(U.S.) OH OHIO 4 11 4 20 14 53
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 12 12 13 9 7 53
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 10 14 8 9 5 46
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 11 7 8 6 7 39
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 7 4 12 3 5 31
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 4 6 4 11 5 30
(U.S.) IA IOWA 5 6 5 9 5 30
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 6 5 8 6 28
(U.S.) OR OREGON 6 9 6 2 5 28
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 5 4 4 11 26
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 5 1 3 7 3 19
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 6 3 5 3 2 19
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 2 3 4 5 17
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 4 1 4 7 0 16
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 6 4 2 2 15
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 2 4 2 3 14
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 4 2 1 0 5 12
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 2 2 3 3 11
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 3 2 3 3 0 11
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 1 3 3 0 10
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 2 0 3 3 9
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 2 2 1 3 9
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 3 3 1 1 1 9
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 4 0 1 2 2 9
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 2 0 2 1 3 8
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 1 3 0 1 7
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 3 2 0 6
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 3 0 2 1 6
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 2 0 1 1 6
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 1 2 1 0 6
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 0 2 1 1 6
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 1 3 1 0 5
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 2 2 0 5
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 1 2 0 0 4
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 2 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 2 0 1 4
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 273 334 377 423 334 1741
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 56 79 92 129 151 507
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 52 63 77 125 110 427
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 12 19 18 23 17 89
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 6 9 12 22 26 75
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 5 1 8 19 33 66
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 1 7 11 20 41
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 5 7 8 14 3 37
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 5 7 4 18 35
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 6 2 3 5 3 19
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 4 2 2 4 1 13
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 2 1 4 2 12
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 1 1 1 2 6
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 3 1 0 1 5
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 3 2 0 5
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 1 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 2 0 2 0 4
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 2 0 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) AEX ARAB EMIRATES 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MMX MYANMAR 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 158 199 242 371 390 1360
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 431 533 619 794 724 3101


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