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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 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 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 53 52 52 54 66 277
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 15 19 20 20 33 107
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 23 6 13 18 27 87
(U.S.) OH OHIO 22 16 13 12 18 81
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 18 8 14 15 21 76
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 8 13 9 12 20 62
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 9 10 11 18 13 61
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 6 8 7 7 16 44
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 7 11 8 9 6 41
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 7 5 9 10 9 40
(U.S.) IA IOWA 4 5 3 9 11 32
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 8 7 3 9 28
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 3 8 6 2 8 27
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 5 5 1 11 25
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 3 8 3 6 23
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 2 3 8 6 3 22
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 3 1 5 5 7 21
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 5 5 3 5 21
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 6 3 5 4 19
(U.S.) OR OREGON 7 3 1 2 4 17
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 4 0 6 5 16
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 4 5 3 2 1 15
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 2 1 1 7 14
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 1 3 3 5 12
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 4 3 1 2 0 10
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 1 1 6 9
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 2 0 3 3 9
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 1 2 3 0 7
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 3 2 0 1 7
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 0 3 2 6
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 0 4 1 6
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 1 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 1 4 5
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 1 0 3 1 5
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 2 0 1 4
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 0 1 0 3 4
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 2 1 3
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 223 222 226 252 343 1266
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 217 234 241 306 340 1338
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 50 47 54 44 71 266
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 19 16 17 12 18 82
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 8 9 13 20 17 67
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 14 13 12 11 15 65
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 9 10 6 7 9 41
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 6 9 5 8 2 30
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 4 7 3 13 29
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 5 4 4 1 6 20
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 3 4 2 6 17
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 3 1 4 2 1 11
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 2 2 0 3 10
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 3 1 2 1 3 10
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 5 1 0 2 10
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 4 3 0 3 0 10
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 0 1 2 3 7
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 2 1 2 6
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 0 1 2 4
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) IMX ISLE OF MAN 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 354 365 383 428 520 2050
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 577 587 609 680 863 3316


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