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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 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 by year of patent grant.
(U.S. or Foreign) Code State-Territory or Country 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 214 173 211 199 248 1045
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 54 34 32 31 34 185
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 29 29 40 36 20 154
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 32 18 18 11 16 95
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 14 25 14 15 15 83
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 21 14 15 9 14 73
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 9 14 14 13 11 61
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 11 13 13 9 12 58
(U.S.) OH OHIO 9 11 14 8 11 53
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 16 6 14 7 8 51
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 11 7 12 9 5 44
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 13 10 8 2 4 37
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 6 9 8 7 4 34
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 7 5 8 10 4 34
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 7 2 6 11 5 31
(U.S.) OR OREGON 12 5 3 2 5 27
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 5 3 4 8 6 26
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 10 3 3 3 5 24
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 10 3 4 4 23
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 6 3 3 3 7 22
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 4 3 7 4 4 22
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 5 7 3 3 3 21
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 3 2 1 9 18
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 4 3 6 2 17
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 5 2 4 1 3 15
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 4 3 4 3 1 15
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 5 1 5 3 0 14
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 1 2 2 4 12
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 3 1 2 2 2 10
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 5 0 4 0 0 9
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 1 1 2 3 9
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 1 3 2 1 9
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 1 0 3 1 6
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 3 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 4 1 0 0 5
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 2 0 0 0 2 4
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 1 0 2 4
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 2 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 2 1 3
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) US U.S. UNSPECIFIED REGION 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 539 432 487 434 482 2374
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 545 393 402 343 373 2056
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 224 159 177 160 197 917
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 21 14 25 50 50 160
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 31 19 40 17 25 132
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 18 20 32 23 22 115
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 18 14 21 25 19 97
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 19 21 14 22 19 95
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 17 18 17 14 15 81
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 19 11 16 5 11 62
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 10 7 5 5 7 34
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 4 5 4 0 5 18
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 5 2 1 4 5 17
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 2 3 2 4 12
(Foreign) INX INDIA 2 1 3 3 3 12
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 2 3 2 2 11
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 1 0 2 2 5 10
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 3 1 3 0 2 9
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 4 2 0 2 0 8
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 1 0 2 3 7
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 0 2 2 0 6
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 1 1 1 2 1 6
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 1 3 0 1 5
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 3 0 0 1 1 5
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 2 1 2 0 0 5
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 1 0 3 0 0 4
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 2 0 1 4
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 2 1 0 4
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 1 0 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 2 1 0 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) RSX SERBIA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) GTX GUATEMALA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) TTX TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 964 703 788 695 778 3928
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1503 1135 1275 1129 1260 6302


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