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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 2011 - 2015 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 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 199 248 250 224 240 1161
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 31 34 33 45 76 219
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 36 20 50 57 50 213
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 11 16 23 31 22 103
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 15 15 14 23 30 97
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 9 14 18 22 16 79
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 9 12 13 21 9 64
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 13 11 16 15 9 64
(U.S.) OH OHIO 8 11 13 12 16 60
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 9 11 19 16 56
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 10 4 7 10 10 41
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 7 8 8 12 6 41
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 8 6 8 9 8 39
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 9 5 10 5 9 38
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 11 5 9 5 2 32
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 2 4 6 9 9 30
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 7 4 6 7 6 30
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 4 4 7 4 8 27
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 5 4 9 4 24
(U.S.) IA IOWA 4 4 7 5 3 23
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 3 7 4 3 5 22
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 5 5 5 3 21
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 6 2 3 4 2 17
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 3 3 2 2 13
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 3 1 5 1 12
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 4 2 2 1 11
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 1 3 0 4 11
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 2 4 2 1 11
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 3 2 0 4 10
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 1 1 2 1 7
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 3 0 0 2 2 7
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 1 2 1 0 6
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 3 1 1 0 0 5
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 2 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 1 0 2 1 5
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 2 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 434 482 548 580 583 2627
 
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 343 373 360 399 423 1898
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 160 197 230 270 244 1101
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 50 50 54 62 60 276
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 23 22 32 36 21 134
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 17 25 21 31 33 127
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 22 19 21 22 25 109
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 25 19 17 23 20 104
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 14 15 15 19 14 77
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 5 11 15 22 12 65
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 4 5 4 4 16 33
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 5 7 6 3 10 31
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 5 4 5 8 22
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 4 5 3 3 17
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 2 3 2 1 6 14
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 2 1 5 3 3 14
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 2 5 0 3 1 11
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 1 1 3 5 10
(Foreign) INX INDIA 3 3 0 2 2 10
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 2 0 1 4 9
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 0 2 2 1 7
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 2 1 2 1 6
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 0 3 1 5
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 2 2 0 1 5
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 2 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 1 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 1 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 1 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 2 0 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) KYX CAYMAN ISLANDS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) UYX URUGUAY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 695 778 805 933 928 4139
 
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1129 1260 1353 1513 1511 6766



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