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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 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 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Total
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 176 148 151 205 199 879
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 48 37 32 35 31 183
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 19 17 37 17 19 109
(U.S.) OH OHIO 20 14 17 18 15 84
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 10 2 8 11 14 45
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 16 8 10 3 8 45
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 12 8 9 10 5 44
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 9 5 9 9 10 42
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 8 6 11 7 4 36
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 11 9 7 5 36
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 6 7 7 7 7 34
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 9 7 6 10 1 33
(U.S.) IA IOWA 9 5 4 8 3 29
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 4 5 4 3 9 25
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 11 5 2 2 4 24
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 3 5 6 4 4 22
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 7 3 4 5 2 21
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 5 3 5 6 19
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 3 7 4 3 19
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 2 5 6 3 19
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 5 3 3 2 15
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 7 0 5 1 1 14
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 3 3 2 4 1 13
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 3 3 3 0 3 12
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 3 3 2 3 12
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 2 2 4 2 12
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 1 2 3 5 12
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 2 3 2 2 11
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 1 2 2 3 9
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 3 1 2 2 9
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 1 1 0 4 8
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 3 0 2 1 2 8
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 1 1 4 1 7
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 0 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 1 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 1 1 2 5
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 1 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 0 0 2 1 4
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 2 0 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 0 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 2 0 1 4
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 2 0 1 4
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 421 335 384 413 394 1947
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 129 151 152 129 119 680
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 125 110 107 128 109 579
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 21 26 33 37 34 151
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 23 17 25 28 18 111
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 19 33 13 9 15 89
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 11 20 9 7 10 57
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 4 18 9 7 6 44
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 14 3 6 5 4 32
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 4 3 3 4 6 20
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 4 2 6 2 2 16
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 2 1 2 3 9
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 4 1 1 0 2 8
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 1 3 2 7
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 0 2 1 2 7
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 0 2 0 1 5
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 2 0 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) AEX ARAB EMIRATES 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 369 390 374 367 334 1834
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 790 725 758 780 728 3781


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