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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

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

Count of 2005 - 2009 Utility Patent Grants,
As Distributed 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 a 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 either by year of patent grant or by year of patent application.
(U.S. or Foreign) Code State-Territory or Country 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Total
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 199 235 233 214 173 1054
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 68 76 68 54 34 300
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 41 44 30 32 18 165
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 31 33 28 29 30 151
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 40 31 29 21 14 135
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 22 15 23 14 25 99
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 12 23 18 11 13 77
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 18 13 13 9 14 67
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 10 15 13 16 6 60
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 10 12 7 13 10 52
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 13 7 8 6 9 43
(U.S.) OH OHIO 5 10 8 9 11 43
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 7 6 8 11 7 39
(U.S.) OR OREGON 4 2 7 12 5 30
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 6 6 3 5 7 27
(U.S.) IA IOWA 4 6 4 2 10 26
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 8 6 4 5 3 26
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 5 4 5 7 5 26
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 9 5 5 4 3 26
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 7 4 7 5 2 25
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 6 2 10 3 23
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 6 4 3 6 3 22
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 5 6 7 2 21
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 5 3 3 3 17
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 4 5 0 4 3 16
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 6 3 3 1 15
(U.S.) UT UTAH 4 2 3 3 1 13
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 1 5 0 4 12
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 2 2 2 4 12
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 2 1 5 1 10
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 4 2 0 3 10
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 4 1 2 1 10
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 4 2 2 0 8
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 3 1 1 2 1 8
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 1 0 5 0 7
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 3 2 0 1 0 6
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 3 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 0 0 1 2 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 1 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 0 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) US U.S. UNSPECIFIED REGION 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 566 615 560 539 433 2713
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 558 694 614 545 393 2804
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 269 258 232 224 159 1142
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 37 41 35 19 22 154
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 31 32 29 31 19 142
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 18 25 31 18 20 112
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 30 29 16 21 14 110
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 25 27 19 17 18 106
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 12 33 26 18 14 103
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 20 21 17 19 11 88
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 10 11 11 10 7 49
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 16 11 6 4 5 42
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 6 5 5 2 2 20
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 4 5 6 1 2 18
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 0 1 5 2 9
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 3 3 2 1 9
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 2 0 4 2 8
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 2 4 1 0 8
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 1 1 3 1 7
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 1 1 1 2 1 6
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 2 1 0 1 1 5
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 2 2 0 4
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 1 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 3 0 1 0 4
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 1 0 0 1 4
(Foreign) RSX SERBIA 0 0 2 2 0 4
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 1 3 0 4
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 2 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 1 2 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) TTX TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) GTX GUATEMALA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) UYX URUGUAY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) YUX YUGOSLAVIA / SERBIA-MONTENEGRO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 1056 1215 1069 964 704 5008
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1622 1830 1629 1503 1137 7721


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