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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 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 by year of patent grant.
(U.S. or Foreign) Code State-Territory or Country 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 52 54 66 55 73 300
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 20 20 33 44 35 152
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 13 18 27 19 22 99
(U.S.) OH OHIO 13 12 18 20 24 87
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 14 15 21 13 11 74
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 11 18 13 19 9 70
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 9 12 20 11 14 66
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 9 10 9 15 6 49
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 7 7 16 11 5 46
(U.S.) IA IOWA 3 9 11 14 7 44
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 8 9 6 9 7 39
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 6 2 8 4 12 32
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 5 5 7 7 8 32
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 7 3 9 5 7 31
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 8 6 3 2 5 24
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 8 3 6 3 3 23
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 5 1 11 2 4 23
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 6 5 6 5 22
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 2 4 6 6 19
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 1 7 6 4 19
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 5 4 4 3 19
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 5 3 5 2 3 18
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 3 5 3 3 17
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 3 2 1 2 6 14
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 3 3 2 3 11
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 3 2 2 3 10
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 1 6 1 1 10
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 3 1 2 4 10
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 1 1 2 5 9
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 4 1 1 3 9
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 0 1 2 3 8
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 0 3 2 2 8
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 4 0 1 6
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 1 0 2 1 6
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 2 3 0 0 0 5
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 0 1 2 0 5
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 2 0 0 2 5
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 1 2 2 5
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 2 1 4
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 2 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 226 252 343 306 314 1441
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 241 307 340 292 288 1468
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 54 44 71 60 69 298
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 13 20 17 21 22 93
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 17 12 18 17 18 82
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 12 11 15 7 11 56
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 6 7 9 9 12 43
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 7 3 13 5 5 33
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 4 1 6 9 8 28
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 5 8 2 7 5 27
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 2 3 3 15 24
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 4 2 6 2 3 17
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 1 3 5 1 12
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 0 3 2 2 9
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 4 2 1 1 1 9
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 2 5 0 8
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 1 4 2 7
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 3 0 1 2 6
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 1 2 0 0 5
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 0 2 1 4
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 1 2 0 4
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) IMX ISLE OF MAN 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) BMX BERMUDA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) GGX GUERNSEY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) JOX JORDAN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) UYX URUGUAY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 383 429 520 460 471 2263
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 609 681 863 766 785 3704


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