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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 280, Land 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 165 157 140 143 147 752
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 102 105 80 63 84 434
(U.S.) OH OHIO 37 44 38 43 42 204
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 39 36 26 17 12 130
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 27 20 19 30 33 129
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 20 27 27 22 12 108
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 22 18 22 15 26 103
(U.S.) UT UTAH 25 12 15 20 30 102
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 25 17 17 13 22 94
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 27 18 15 15 17 92
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 19 25 11 18 16 89
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 27 14 14 18 16 89
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 20 15 14 17 16 82
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 22 13 20 14 11 80
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 23 15 13 17 7 75
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 20 15 15 14 9 73
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 13 14 12 15 7 61
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 9 10 13 15 13 60
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 11 19 12 6 6 54
(U.S.) OR OREGON 19 9 7 7 12 54
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 8 11 6 10 14 49
(U.S.) IA IOWA 16 10 6 8 8 48
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 11 9 3 5 7 35
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 6 12 4 6 6 34
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 5 11 6 5 6 33
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 9 6 6 4 6 31
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 5 7 5 5 7 29
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 4 4 8 7 4 27
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 8 4 5 3 6 26
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 4 8 3 3 4 22
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 4 7 6 0 5 22
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 4 2 6 6 2 20
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 4 4 8 1 2 19
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 5 4 2 4 3 18
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 5 6 2 3 1 17
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 5 4 2 2 4 17
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 6 2 3 4 2 17
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 3 1 5 5 2 16
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 3 2 5 1 2 13
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 6 2 2 1 2 13
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 4 3 2 2 2 13
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 4 3 1 1 1 10
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 2 2 1 3 9
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 5 1 1 1 9
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 2 2 3 8
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 1 3 1 0 6
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 4 1 0 0 1 6
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 2 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 2 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 2 0 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 811 739 638 615 645 3448
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 176 186 133 158 152 805
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 204 167 134 136 82 723
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 80 95 67 77 63 382
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 53 50 40 36 27 206
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 35 35 37 38 32 177
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 31 17 9 16 19 92
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 20 15 19 19 9 82
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 8 15 10 12 26 71
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 21 11 12 6 8 58
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 17 7 14 4 7 49
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 9 6 13 3 4 35
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 4 4 6 3 11 28
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 5 6 3 3 4 21
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 3 3 4 4 14
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 4 3 2 2 2 13
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 3 1 2 2 9
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 2 1 1 2 8
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 0 3 1 2 7
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 3 1 1 6
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 3 1 0 0 1 5
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 3 1 5
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 1 0 1 0 4
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 2 1 0 0 1 4
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 0 3 0 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) YUX YUGOSLAVIA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LKX SRI LANKA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 685 633 516 530 465 2829
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1496 1372 1154 1145 1110 6277


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