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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)


Asia 10 Countries
Fractional Counts

PARTS A1, A2
Granted: 01/01/1963 - 12/31/2008
A Patent Technology Monitoring Team Report


Parts of the Report

Description of the Report
Report Printing and Use of Spreadsheet Software

PART A1 -
Number of Patents Granted As Distributed By Year Of Patent Grant

PART A2 -
Number of Patents Granted As Distributed By Year Of Patent Application

CONTACT INFORMATION -

Asia 10 Countries
Fractional Counts
PARTS A1, A2
Granted: 01/01/1963 - 12/31/2008
A Patent Technology Monitoring Team Report


Description of the Report

This report counts only documents of the following type(s):
utility patents (i.e., "patents for invention")
granted by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office during the period 01/01/1963 - 12/31/2008. These profiled documents hereafter will be referred to as "patents".


PATENTS INCLUDED IN THIS REPORT

This Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT) Report profiles patent activity for U.S. patents granted between 01/01/1963 and 12/31/2008. The source of the data used for this report is the TAF database maintained by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.


PARTS A1 AND A2 (IF INCLUDED)

Parts A1 and A2, if included, present tables which profile, by patent number, the activity of the specified patents. Annual totals may be provided for some years and a consolidated year total also may be provided. Part A1 presents data by year of patent grant ("Patents Granted As Distributed By Year of Patent Grant"). Part A2 redistributes patent grant data by year of patent application, i.e., the year in which each patent application was filed ("Patents Granted As Distributed By Year of Patent Application"). Patent data as shown in the "Pre YYYY" column (where "YYYY" is a four-digit year) correspond to activity in the specified period prior to "YYYY".

In Tables A1-a and A2-a, the totals are broken down by origin (patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor), either U.S. or foreign. Separate counts are displayed for many of the foreign countries receiving the most granted patents during the period. In Tables A1-b and A2-b, patent counts are displayed according to general category of ownership, e.g., corporate-owned, government-owned, or individual-owned.

Patent ownership information reflects ownership at the time of patent grant and does not include subsequent changes in ownership. If more than one assignee (owner entity) was declared at the time of grant, the patent is attributed to the first-named assignee. The U.S. and Foreign Corporations ownership categories count predominantly corporate patents; however, patents assigned to other organizations such as small businesses, nonprofit organizations, universities, etc. are also included in this category. While U.S. Government patent ownership includes only patents granted to the Federal Government, no such distinction is made for Foreign Government ownership patents.

Please note that U.S. origin patents may have foreign category ownership and that foreign origin patents may have U.S. category ownership. Therefore, the patents having U.S.category ownership (or foreign category ownership) do not necessarily correspond to the patents having U.S. origin (or foreign origin) and the sum of U.S. category ownership patents (or foreign category ownership patents) will not equal the sum of U.S. origin patents (or foreign origin patents).

Also, please note that patent documents in the TAF database are limited to utility patents granted no earlier than January 1963 and to other document types (i.e., design, plant, and reissue patents, statutory invention registrations, and defensive publications) granted no earlier than 1977.


Patent data, as shown in the "Pre YYYY" column (where "YYYY" is a four-digit year), correspond to activity in the specified period prior to "YYYY".


DATA DISTRIBUTION BY YEAR OF GRANT AND BY YEAR OF APPLICATION

Other Considerations

DATA FOR THOSE APPLICATIONS WHICH WERE FILED BUT NEVER ISSUED (ROUGHLY 34% OF TOTAL FILINGS) ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS REPORT.

Since the average time period between filing for a patent and the issuing of the patent (i.e., the patent's "pendency") is now about 32 months (for utility patents), the patent grant data, as distributed by year of application, are incomplete for the most recent years that are displayed in the report.* This is because a significant number of those applications which ultimately will become patents were still pending as of these most recent years that are displayed.

Patented application data are of significant value since the date an application was filed more accurately reflects when the technology was developed. Additionally, fluctuations in data based on application date are much more likely to reflect changes in technological activity since, for the most part, such fluctuations would be immune from changes in U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) processing such as occurred in years such as 1986 and 2005 when the USPTO issued fewer patents than would have normally been expected due to administrative reasons. Note that a patent's "pendency" can be quite variable from one patent to another, thereby affecting the date of patent grant. Such variation in pendency is determined by many factors, including PTO workload (which varies between technologies), budget and manpower levels, patent printing schedules, etc. Please note that other types of patent documents such as design patents, plant patents, reissue patents, statutory invention registrations,and defensive publications may have average pendency periods that differ somewhat from the pendency period for utility patents.

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* For example, in a report profiling utility patents granted through December 2008, patent grant data, as distributed by year of application are approximately 98% complete for utility patent applications filed in 2000, 93% complete for applications filed in 2001, 90% complete for applications filed in 2002, 78% complete for applications filed in 2003, 60% complete for applications filed in 2004, 37% complete for applications filed in 2005, and 17% complete for applications filed in 2006; data are essentially complete for applications filed prior to 2000.


Report Printing and the Use of Spreadsheet Software

This report can be printed from an Internet browser - for such printing, optimal results are usually obtained by printing in landscape orientation with minimal margins and a small text font. Microsoft Internet Explorer, version 7, works paticularly well for printing this report using its "Shrink to Fit" option in Print Preview mode.

Additionally, a user may import this report file into spreadsheet software such as Microsoft Excel to facilitate printing. Such spreadsheet software also may facilitate sorting and further manipulation of the data.


Asia 10 Countries
Fractional Counts
PART A1, A2
Granted: 01/01/1963 - 12/31/2008
A Patent Technology Monitoring Team Report


Part A1
Tables A1-a and A1-b
NAICS 336. TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT

Number of Patents Granted as Distributed by Year of Patent Grant,
Breakout by Country of Origin (Table A1-a) and by Ownership Category (Table A1-b)

Table A1-a, Breakout by Country of Origin
of Patents Granted as Distributed by Year of Patent Grant.
Granted: 01/01/1963 - 12/31/2008
    1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 All Years
Total, U.S. And Foreign Origin   13 17 36 44 41 75 91 89 169 234 262 313 353 350 415 481 364 488 539 595 647 937 975 1053 1338 1267 1371 1447 1513 1426 1228 1172 1085 1208 1219 1570 1776 1839 2098 2193 2077 2093 1998 2254 2183 2164 45103
-- Subtotal -- U.S. Origin   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
-- Subtotal -- Foreign Origin   13 17 36 44 41 75 91 89 169 234 262 313 353 350 415 481 364 488 539 595 647 937 975 1053 1338 1267 1371 1447 1513 1426 1228 1172 1085 1208 1219 1570 1776 1839 2098 2193 2077 2093 1998 2254 2183 2164 45103
JAPAN   10 16 34 40 37 72 91 89 167 231 260 311 349 349 411 478 358 482 534 587 637 926 960 1037 1303 1223 1322 1385 1430 1349 1137 1053 941 1038 1043 1336 1532 1613 1833 1848 1775 1810 1703 1923 1867 1836 40767
TAIWAN   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 4 5 3 5 4 4 9 10 25 29 39 45 60 63 67 89 105 114 88 122 126 140 157 196 171 170 140 159 144 143 2438
KOREA, SOUTH   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 6 2 7 7 6 10 15 12 17 26 30 47 82 105 106 71 89 126 113 94 126 146 141 141 1532
CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF   0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 7 2 4 4 1 3 3 4 2 1 0 5 7 9 7 4 7 13 8 10 24 134
CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R.   0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 0 1 1 5 4 3 4 1 3 7 6 5 6 6 8 6 7 95
INDIA   2 1 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 2 3 4 8 4 45
SINGAPORE   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 1 2 2 1 4 4 1 3 2 3 4 34
MALAYSIA   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 2 1 3 4 3 20
PHILIPPINES   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 18
THAILAND   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 2 0 2 1 0 3 15
INDONESIA   0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 5

Table A1-b, Breakout by Ownership Category
of Patents Granted as Distributed by Year of Patent Grant.
Granted: 01/01/1963 - 12/31/2008
    1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 All Years
U.S. CORPORATION   0 3 3 1 4 7 2 1 1 3 1 1 4 2 2 0 1 1 0 4 3 1 4 1 0 2 3 1 4 2 4 9 6 7 6 7 7 9 7 12 9 14 7 11 14 8 196
U.S. GOVERNMENT   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
U.S. INDIVIDUAL   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 7
FOREIGN CORPORATION   6 6 15 22 19 46 65 73 142 199 232 279 321 325 386 451 340 452 501 554 603 898 924 1012 1280 1202 1295 1366 1412 1332 1143 1061 953 1075 1112 1437 1640 1693 1939 2004 1918 1932 1859 2110 2064 2043 41744
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 3 0 2 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 23
FOREIGN INDIVIDUAL   7 8 19 21 18 23 22 15 27 32 29 32 28 23 26 30 22 34 35 36 41 37 47 40 56 64 73 79 94 93 79 102 125 124 99 125 127 137 152 176 150 147 131 132 103 112 3134

Asia 10 Countries
Fractional Counts
PART A1, A2
Granted: 01/01/1963 - 12/31/2008
A Patent Technology Monitoring Team Report


Part A2
Tables A2-a and A2-b
NAICS 336. TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT

Number of Patents Granted as Distributed by Year of Patent Application,
Breakout by Country of Origin (Table A2-a) and by Ownership Category (Table A2-b)

Table A2-a, Breakout by Country of Origin
of Patents Granted as Distributed by Year of Patent Application.
Granted: 01/01/1963 - 12/31/2008
    1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 All Years
Total, U.S. And Foreign Origin   111 13 42 69 83 111 183 216 252 257 297 367 387 503 492 487 602 706 750 893 738 948 1107 1185 1205 1356 1463 1468 1361 1221 1188 1202 1434 1660 1946 1844 1799 2060 2369 2529 2607 2465 1925 926 268 6 45103
-- Subtotal -- U.S. Origin   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
-- Subtotal -- Foreign Origin   111 13 42 69 83 111 183 216 252 257 297 367 387 503 492 487 602 706 750 893 738 948 1107 1185 1205 1356 1463 1468 1361 1221 1188 1202 1434 1660 1946 1844 1799 2060 2369 2529 2607 2465 1925 926 268 6 45103
JAPAN   102 11 37 68 83 110 179 216 248 255 294 365 384 497 488 477 601 697 742 877 727 934 1088 1149 1153 1310 1395 1397 1273 1119 1056 1036 1210 1416 1690 1655 1553 1746 2043 2158 2182 2128 1611 779 226 2 40767
TAIWAN   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 3 8 1 6 3 8 5 11 11 21 38 36 47 56 65 74 94 118 130 112 134 118 147 169 196 188 201 160 161 86 23 4 2438
KOREA, SOUTH   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 3 4 3 4 7 8 8 11 12 16 24 29 39 84 124 112 55 83 125 105 156 191 147 120 44 13 1 1532
CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF   2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 6 1 4 1 3 1 5 3 1 2 6 6 6 7 6 10 15 13 10 11 4 0 134
CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R.   2 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 1 2 1 1 4 1 1 0 4 5 5 3 1 5 6 6 5 7 5 7 10 3 2 0 95
INDIA   4 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 3 5 4 4 6 1 0 0 45
SINGAPORE   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 5 2 6 1 3 0 0 0 34
MALAYSIA   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 5 2 1 1 0 20
PHILIPPINES   1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18
THAILAND   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 15
INDONESIA   0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 5

Table A2-b, Breakout by Ownership Category
of Patents Granted as Distributed by Year of Patent Application.
Granted: 01/01/1963 - 12/31/2008
    1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 All Years
U.S. CORPORATION   6 1 4 7 1 1 1 3 1 0 1 5 2 0 1 1 0 6 1 3 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 3 2 7 7 6 9 8 6 7 7 15 11 13 13 11 11 3 1 0 196
U.S. GOVERNMENT   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
U.S. INDIVIDUAL   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 7
FOREIGN CORPORATION   49 8 21 38 64 90 157 185 223 222 278 332 358 470 460 452 564 659 700 853 704 908 1070 1131 1130 1282 1381 1373 1272 1133 1059 1060 1288 1529 1797 1716 1658 1880 2199 2332 2416 2322 1810 854 250 4 41744
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT   0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 3 0 2 0 2 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23
FOREIGN INDIVIDUAL   56 4 16 24 17 20 25 28 28 34 17 30 27 32 31 33 36 40 48 37 31 40 35 51 73 70 78 91 85 80 120 136 135 120 141 121 135 165 159 184 178 131 103 68 17 3 3134

Asia 10 Countries
Fractional Counts
PARTS A1, A2
Granted: 01/01/1963 - 12/31/2008
A Patent Technology Monitoring Team Report


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