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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Branch (PTMB)

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

Count of 2001 - 2005 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 123, Internal-Combustion Engines

( 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 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Total
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 204 213 214 203 199 1033
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 61 102 80 76 68 387
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 27 53 40 51 40 211
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 43 37 34 36 41 191
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 40 30 31 32 31 164
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 44 28 29 35 22 158
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 19 15 18 15 18 85
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 17 23 13 9 9 71
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 17 14 17 8 12 68
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 13 17 10 8 13 61
(U.S.) OH OHIO 12 17 13 10 5 57
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 18 10 4 8 10 50
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 9 7 7 8 10 41
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 8 5 6 6 7 32
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 3 6 8 9 6 32
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 9 6 5 3 8 31
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 7 8 8 3 5 31
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 4 7 6 5 6 28
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 9 4 5 5 3 26
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 7 4 10 3 2 26
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 6 5 5 8 1 25
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 5 4 4 4 19
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 1 5 1 7 18
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 1 2 6 4 16
(U.S.) IA IOWA 5 3 2 1 4 15
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 4 6 3 2 15
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 6 3 1 3 1 14
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 5 2 2 2 2 13
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 3 2 3 2 2 12
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 2 2 2 3 10
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 2 3 2 1 9
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 1 1 2 4 8
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 2 3 1 0 2 8
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 1 1 1 2 6
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 2 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 1 2 1 0 5
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 1 2 0 1 4
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 1 1 2 4
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 1 3 4
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 1 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 2 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 2 0 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 2 1 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 623 651 605 577 566 3022
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 579 560 600 570 559 2868
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 284 333 306 301 270 1494
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 49 45 38 27 37 196
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 47 36 23 31 31 168
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 27 24 29 22 25 127
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 23 14 26 29 20 112
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 30 22 18 21 18 109
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 18 19 26 23 12 98
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 10 11 21 26 30 98
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 7 15 11 12 16 61
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 9 7 9 10 10 45
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 5 3 4 3 4 19
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 4 4 1 0 6 15
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 4 4 2 0 2 12
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 2 4 1 1 0 8
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 3 3 0 1 1 8
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 5 2 1 8
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 2 2 0 1 7
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 4 0 0 5
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 2 1 0 4
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 2 2 0 0 0 4
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 3 0 0 0 1 4
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 2 0 0 1 4
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 2 0 0 0 4
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 2 1 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 2 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 0 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 2 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) TTX TRINIDAD/TOBAGO 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PEX PERU 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) YUX YUGOSLAVIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 1122 1118 1139 1087 1058 5524
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1745 1769 1744 1664 1624 8546


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