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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Office of Electronic Information Products
Patent Technology Monitoring Division (PTMD)

Patenting In Technology Classes
Breakout By Geographic Origin (State and Country)

Count of 1998 - 2002 Utility Patent Grants,
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 the 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 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Total
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 34 31 45 37 60 207
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 24 26 18 17 19 104
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 5 7 13 24 13 62
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 13 8 17 16 7 61
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 5 6 17 9 14 51
(U.S.) OH OHIO 5 7 10 11 13 46
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 5 6 3 11 15 40
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 4 6 9 5 14 38
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 4 10 6 8 6 34
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 5 3 5 7 4 24
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 2 7 9 3 23
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 2 3 4 13 22
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 4 1 8 3 17
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 5 3 3 2 4 17
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 2 2 5 2 5 16
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 2 4 3 5 14
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 3 0 2 6 14
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 5 6 1 2 14
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 1 4 3 2 2 12
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 4 3 4 1 12
(U.S.) OR OREGON 5 2 3 1 1 12
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 1 3 4 2 11
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 3 2 2 1 10
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 1 1 2 5 9
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 4 2 0 0 2 8
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 0 2 2 2 8
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 1 0 6 7
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 1 2 1 2 7
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 2 0 3 1 7
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 3 1 1 0 7
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 2 0 2 5
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 2 1 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 0 1 0 2 4
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 1 0 2 4
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 1 2 0 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 0 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 145 164 199 207 241 956
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 122 156 161 141 160 740
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 39 37 45 56 55 232
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 6 10 10 22 12 60
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 8 5 3 10 12 38
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 6 5 6 9 10 36
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 11 8 3 4 6 32
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 5 5 5 8 8 31
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 6 2 4 4 19
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 2 2 3 7 4 18
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 1 3 8 13
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 4 1 1 3 3 12
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 2 1 3 3 10
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 1 2 2 1 8
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 3 1 3 0 7
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 2 0 3 6
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 2 3 0 6
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 2 0 1 0 4
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CSX CZECHOSLOVAKIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 211 251 253 282 294 1291
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 356 415 452 489 535 2247


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