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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 2008 - 2012 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 by year of patent grant.
(U.S. or Foreign) Code State-Territory or Country 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 150 136 208 149 104 747
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 66 78 92 93 101 430
(U.S.) OH OHIO 33 30 46 39 39 187
(U.S.) UT UTAH 28 24 36 33 26 147
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 20 27 27 33 25 132
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 19 23 28 23 28 121
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 18 17 28 26 25 114
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 14 23 32 14 22 105
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 16 17 30 19 23 105
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 16 15 21 24 21 97
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 17 22 12 24 19 94
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 25 14 21 15 18 93
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 14 15 17 12 24 82
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 10 11 24 9 23 77
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 12 9 15 14 11 61
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 15 9 11 13 6 54
(U.S.) OR OREGON 6 9 15 10 13 53
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 9 5 18 9 10 51
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 16 16 4 6 6 48
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 5 6 12 12 9 44
(U.S.) IA IOWA 4 6 13 11 9 43
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 8 3 12 3 9 35
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 3 7 6 10 5 31
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 10 9 2 5 4 30
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 3 7 10 6 4 30
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 6 5 10 3 5 29
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 4 6 8 8 28
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 4 4 4 7 21
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 9 2 2 5 3 21
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 6 2 5 4 20
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 7 4 3 3 2 19
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 2 3 6 4 18
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 4 2 4 4 1 15
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 2 3 2 6 15
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 3 3 3 2 3 14
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 2 4 2 3 12
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 3 2 3 2 2 12
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 3 5 3 0 1 12
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 2 0 5 5 12
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 3 2 0 2 1 8
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 2 0 0 3 2 7
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 2 2 1 0 7
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 1 2 3 7
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 2 1 0 4 7
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 1 2 3 6
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 1 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 2 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 2 1 3
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 2 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) VI U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 595 596 797 678 656 3322
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 267 227 315 236 149 1194
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 115 108 152 142 124 641
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 49 44 48 39 68 248
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 41 44 41 59 49 234
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 25 28 50 43 39 185
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 29 22 49 23 29 152
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 15 12 21 16 11 75
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 10 17 17 17 12 73
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 8 5 19 14 10 56
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 10 13 4 17 8 52
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 9 11 9 8 12 49
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 7 12 5 11 8 43
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 6 3 11 5 3 28
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 4 5 4 8 7 28
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 6 3 4 4 8 25
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 6 2 4 9 22
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 3 6 8 2 21
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 8 0 1 2 5 16
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 2 1 3 1 1 8
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 1 1 3 1 7
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 1 3 0 1 6
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 1 0 0 2 5
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 2 0 1 2 5
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 1 2 1 0 5
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 2 0 2 4
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 2 0 2 0 4
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 0 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 1 0 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 1 0 2 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 622 574 774 673 571 3214
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1217 1170 1571 1351 1227 6536


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