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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 2006 - 2010 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 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 235 233 214 173 211 1066
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 76 68 54 34 32 264
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 33 28 29 29 40 159
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 44 30 32 18 18 142
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 31 29 21 14 15 110
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 15 23 14 25 14 91
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 23 18 11 13 13 78
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 15 13 16 6 14 64
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 13 13 9 14 14 63
(U.S.) OH OHIO 10 8 9 11 14 52
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 12 7 13 10 8 50
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 6 8 11 7 12 44
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 7 8 6 9 8 38
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 4 5 7 5 8 29
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 7 12 5 3 29
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 5 6 7 2 6 26
(U.S.) IA IOWA 6 4 2 10 3 25
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 6 3 5 7 3 24
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 6 2 10 3 3 24
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 5 5 4 3 7 24
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 7 5 2 4 22
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 6 4 5 3 4 22
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 4 3 6 3 3 19
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 5 3 3 3 2 16
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 5 0 4 3 4 16
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 6 3 3 1 2 15
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 1 5 1 5 14
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 2 2 4 3 13
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 5 0 4 1 11
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 3 3 1 2 11
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 4 2 0 3 1 10
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 5 0 4 10
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 4 1 2 1 1 9
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 4 2 2 0 0 8
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 1 2 1 3 8
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 3 0 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 1 2 0 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) US U.S. UNSPECIFIED REGION 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 615 560 539 432 487 2633
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 694 614 545 393 402 2648
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 258 232 224 159 177 1050
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 32 29 31 19 40 151
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 41 35 19 21 14 130
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 25 31 18 20 32 126
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 33 26 18 14 21 112
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 29 16 21 14 25 105
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 27 19 17 18 17 98
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 21 17 19 11 16 84
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 11 11 10 7 5 44
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 11 6 4 5 4 30
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 5 6 1 2 3 17
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 5 5 2 2 3 17
(Foreign) INX INDIA 3 3 2 1 3 12
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 1 5 2 1 9
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 1 3 1 3 9
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 2 4 1 0 2 9
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 0 4 2 0 8
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 1 1 2 1 2 7
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 2 2 0 2 6
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 1 1 0 3 5
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 0 0 1 3 5
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 1 0 2 4
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 1 0 1 1 4
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 3 0 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) RSX SERBIA 0 2 2 0 0 4
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 3 0 0 4
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 2 1 0 1 0 4
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 1 0 2 3
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 1 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) TTX TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) GTX GUATEMALA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) UYX URUGUAY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 1215 1069 964 703 788 4739
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1830 1629 1503 1135 1275 7372


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