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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 280, Land 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 130 138 166 165 157 756
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 85 91 113 102 105 496
(U.S.) OH OHIO 46 27 46 37 44 200
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 22 30 47 39 36 174
(U.S.) UT UTAH 56 33 23 25 12 149
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 22 27 29 27 20 125
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 23 29 26 27 18 123
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 25 29 16 25 17 112
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 21 22 32 20 15 110
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 22 17 29 27 14 109
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 20 22 23 22 18 105
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 13 18 26 20 27 104
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 19 15 21 19 24 98
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 22 22 19 22 13 98
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 17 17 17 21 15 87
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 16 9 14 23 15 77
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 12 17 14 11 19 73
(U.S.) OR OREGON 11 8 12 19 9 59
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 5 12 10 9 10 46
(U.S.) IA IOWA 7 6 3 16 10 42
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 11 8 9 8 4 40
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 7 6 8 8 11 40
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 4 8 13 14 40
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 6 10 10 4 8 38
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 8 7 11 4 7 37
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 5 4 7 11 9 36
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 7 4 8 5 11 35
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 7 4 5 5 7 28
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 2 4 6 12 26
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 4 9 5 4 4 26
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 4 6 5 5 4 24
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 4 3 9 6 23
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 4 5 3 5 4 21
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 2 5 4 6 2 19
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 5 3 2 4 4 18
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 3 3 5 6 17
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 4 3 4 4 2 17
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 3 6 2 3 2 16
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 3 2 3 6 2 16
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 4 1 5 1 2 13
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 4 0 1 4 3 12
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 5 2 3 1 11
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 2 0 3 1 5 11
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 1 0 4 3 10
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 2 2 4 1 9
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 2 1 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 2 2 0 0 2 6
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 2 0 2 2 0 6
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 2 0 0 2 5
(U.S.) ME MAINE 2 1 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) GU GUAM 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 701 700 807 812 738 3758
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 98 134 147 204 168 751
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 106 121 150 176 186 739
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 59 50 70 80 95 354
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 32 47 58 53 50 240
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 30 36 42 35 35 178
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 15 25 28 21 11 100
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 13 10 24 31 17 95
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 11 5 9 20 15 60
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 10 7 17 8 15 57
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 7 3 6 17 7 40
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 6 4 6 9 6 31
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 4 11 7 4 4 30
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 3 7 5 6 23
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 6 2 0 3 12
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 4 2 1 3 11
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 2 0 4 3 9
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 4 1 2 0 1 8
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 2 4 1 0 7
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 0 0 2 2 6
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 1 0 3 1 6
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 2 0 2 1 6
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 2 0 0 1 4
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 1 2 1 4
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 0 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 2 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) YUX YUGOSLAVIA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CSX CZECHOSLOVAKIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 410 480 585 685 634 2794
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1111 1180 1392 1497 1372 6552


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