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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 188, Brakes

( 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 45 33 29 29 25 161
(U.S.) OH OHIO 26 47 37 13 13 136
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 12 18 13 6 14 63
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 11 14 8 12 6 51
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 21 9 2 3 2 37
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 6 10 5 6 3 30
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 9 6 5 2 6 28
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 8 7 0 3 20
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 6 6 1 2 3 18
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 8 3 2 1 3 17
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 2 2 2 5 15
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 4 2 4 4 14
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 5 3 0 2 2 12
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 3 1 2 2 10
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 2 2 0 3 2 9
(U.S.) OR OREGON 4 1 2 0 2 9
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 1 4 1 1 8
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 5 1 1 1 8
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 2 1 2 3 8
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 3 3 1 0 0 7
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 3 1 2 0 6
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 1 2 0 0 5
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 2 2 0 1 5
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 0 1 0 2 4
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 0 2 0 0 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 1 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 0 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 2 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 0 0 0 2 1 3
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 184 193 138 98 112 725
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 96 72 58 42 48 316
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 85 64 57 35 42 283
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 28 29 15 19 12 103
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 17 14 8 10 8 57
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 14 8 6 5 12 45
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 8 10 7 6 10 41
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 9 12 5 4 10 40
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 7 9 7 7 6 36
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 7 6 3 1 6 23
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 5 4 5 7 2 23
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 6 2 6 4 20
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 4 5 0 1 9 19
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 2 2 3 1 10
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 3 1 2 1 7
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 1 0 0 3 6
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 3 0 1 0 6
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 1 2 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 2 1 0 1 0 4
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 295 253 177 153 177 1055
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 479 446 315 251 289 1780


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