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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 280, Land Vehicles

( 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 147 127 134 150 136 694
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 84 80 77 66 78 385
(U.S.) OH OHIO 42 25 35 33 30 165
(U.S.) UT UTAH 30 25 29 28 24 136
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 33 22 22 19 23 119
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 22 12 26 20 27 107
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 26 22 24 18 17 107
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 16 22 19 25 14 96
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 12 23 19 14 23 91
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 16 15 21 16 15 83
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 16 13 13 17 22 81
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 9 16 22 16 17 80
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 13 11 12 16 16 68
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 14 11 11 14 15 65
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 12 12 12 15 9 60
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 17 12 9 10 11 59
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 11 12 11 12 9 55
(U.S.) OR OREGON 12 8 12 6 9 47
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 7 13 9 9 5 43
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 6 14 11 5 6 42
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 7 9 12 6 5 39
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 5 7 6 10 9 37
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 6 13 7 8 3 37
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 7 7 8 9 2 33
(U.S.) IA IOWA 8 3 9 4 6 30
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 7 3 5 3 7 25
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 6 3 6 3 6 24
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 4 7 2 7 4 24
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 5 2 3 7 19
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 8 4 3 2 19
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 6 2 4 4 2 18
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 4 8 2 2 18
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 6 1 3 2 4 16
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 3 4 3 2 4 16
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 4 4 1 3 2 14
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 4 4 2 2 2 14
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 2 2 3 3 3 13
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 2 2 1 3 5 13
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 4 3 1 2 10
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 3 3 2 0 2 10
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 2 1 1 3 2 9
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 4 3 0 0 8
(U.S.) ME MAINE 3 2 1 1 1 8
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 2 1 1 0 6
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 2 1 0 2 6
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 2 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 1 1 0 2 5
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 0 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) VI U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 645 606 628 595 596 3070
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 152 169 211 267 227 1026
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 82 105 94 115 108 504
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 64 63 50 49 44 270
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 32 40 38 41 44 195
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 27 29 32 29 22 139
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 26 38 19 25 28 136
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 19 17 18 10 17 81
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 9 11 9 15 12 56
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 11 12 9 10 13 55
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 8 11 7 9 11 46
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 7 6 9 8 5 35
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 4 6 7 6 3 26
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 2 2 1 7 12 24
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 4 2 4 4 5 19
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 1 7 8 0 18
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 2 4 6 3 17
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 4 3 2 1 12
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 4 2 1 2 3 12
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 0 2 1 6 10
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 2 2 0 2 7
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 1 1 1 1 5
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 2 0 1 1 5
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 1 2 0 0 4
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 1 2 1 4
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 1 0 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) LKX SRI LANKA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 466 529 534 622 574 2725
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1111 1135 1162 1217 1170 5795


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