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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 180, Motor 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 62 53 52 52 54 273
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 15 15 19 20 20 89
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 19 23 6 13 18 79
(U.S.) OH OHIO 12 22 16 13 12 75
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 10 18 8 14 15 65
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 10 9 10 11 18 58
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 7 8 13 9 12 49
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 11 7 11 8 9 46
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 9 7 5 9 10 40
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 4 6 8 7 7 32
(U.S.) IA IOWA 8 4 5 3 9 29
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 6 3 8 6 2 25
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 4 1 8 7 3 23
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 5 3 3 8 3 22
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 10 1 4 0 6 21
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 7 3 5 5 1 21
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 2 2 3 8 6 21
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 3 5 5 3 18
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 3 4 5 3 2 17
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 1 6 3 5 17
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 0 3 1 5 5 14
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 7 3 1 2 14
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 4 3 1 2 12
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 1 3 2 0 8
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 0 1 3 3 8
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 3 2 1 1 8
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 1 1 2 3 7
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 0 1 0 4 7
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 3 1 0 1 1 6
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 2 0 3 6
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 0 1 0 3 6
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 2 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 1 0 2 0 4
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 0 0 3 4
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 1 2 1 4
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 228 223 222 226 252 1151
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 226 217 234 241 307 1225
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 34 50 47 54 44 229
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 24 19 16 17 12 88
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 6 8 9 13 20 56
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 5 14 13 12 11 55
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 11 6 9 6 8 40
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 3 9 10 6 7 35
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 8 2 3 4 3 20
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 6 5 4 4 1 20
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 4 2 4 7 3 20
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 4 3 0 3 12
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 4 3 2 2 0 11
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 3 1 4 2 11
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 2 5 1 0 10
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 3 1 2 1 7
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 0 2 1 4
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 1 0 1 2 4
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 341 354 365 383 430 1873
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 569 577 587 609 682 3024


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