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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 180, Motor Vehicles

( 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 37 60 75 67 62 301
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 17 19 20 12 15 83
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 11 15 15 17 10 68
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 25 13 15 7 7 67
(U.S.) OH OHIO 11 13 19 11 12 66
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 16 7 12 11 10 56
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 9 14 6 8 19 56
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 8 6 7 14 11 46
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 5 14 7 4 9 39
(U.S.) IA IOWA 4 13 9 2 8 36
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 6 9 4 7 28
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 9 3 4 5 4 25
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 8 3 2 2 10 25
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 4 9 6 2 23
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 7 4 3 0 6 20
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 3 5 4 3 3 18
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 2 5 3 4 4 18
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 4 2 3 5 2 16
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 2 2 6 3 0 13
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 1 2 2 5 12
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 5 1 2 2 12
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 4 1 3 1 1 10
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 6 1 1 1 9
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 2 1 3 2 9
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 2 1 1 2 8
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 2 4 0 2 8
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 2 2 2 1 7
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 1 2 2 1 7
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 3 1 1 1 0 6
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 1 0 3 5
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 2 0 0 2 4
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 1 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 1 2 0 3
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 2 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 2 0 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 208 241 259 205 228 1141
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 141 160 177 180 229 887
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 56 55 47 54 35 247
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 22 12 26 11 24 95
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 10 12 11 13 5 51
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 9 10 8 6 12 45
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 8 8 8 7 6 37
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 8 4 11 6 3 32
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 4 6 10 6 6 32
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 4 4 5 8 4 25
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 3 8 5 2 1 19
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 3 3 2 4 15
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 3 1 0 8 12
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 3 3 1 4 1 12
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 1 0 1 2 6
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 3 0 1 1 0 5
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 3 0 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 1 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 1 2 0 3
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 1 0 2 3
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 2 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 0 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 283 294 321 304 346 1548
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 491 535 580 509 574 2689


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