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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 2000 - 2004 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 296, Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops

( 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 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Total
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 159 176 148 149 205 837
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 32 48 37 31 35 183
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 17 19 17 36 17 106
(U.S.) OH OHIO 4 20 14 17 18 73
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 18 10 2 8 11 49
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 10 12 8 9 10 49
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 11 16 8 10 3 48
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 13 9 7 6 10 45
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 8 9 5 8 9 39
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 5 8 6 11 7 37
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 4 11 9 7 35
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 8 6 7 7 7 35
(U.S.) IA IOWA 5 9 5 4 8 31
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 12 3 5 6 4 30
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 4 11 5 2 2 24
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 3 7 3 4 5 22
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 5 3 2 5 6 21
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 4 2 3 7 4 20
(U.S.) OR OREGON 6 2 5 3 3 19
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 4 5 4 3 19
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 4 7 0 5 1 17
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 3 3 2 4 14
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 5 3 5 14
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 4 2 2 2 4 14
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 2 1 3 3 2 11
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 2 2 3 2 10
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 3 3 3 0 9
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 3 3 0 2 1 9
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 0 1 1 4 9
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 2 1 3 1 2 9
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 1 1 2 3 9
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 3 0 1 1 8
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 3 1 0 0 2 6
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 1 2 2 6
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 3 2 0 0 0 5
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 2 2 0 0 1 5
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 1 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 1 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 1 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 2 0 1 2 0 5
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 2 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 2 0 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 2 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 2 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 2 0 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 376 421 335 379 413 1924
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 92 129 151 152 129 653
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 77 125 110 107 128 547
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 12 21 26 33 37 129
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 18 23 17 25 28 111
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 8 19 33 13 9 82
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 7 11 20 9 7 54
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 7 4 18 9 7 45
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 8 14 3 6 5 36
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 3 4 3 3 4 17
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 4 2 5 2 14
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 4 1 1 0 8
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 1 2 1 2 7
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 3 2 0 2 0 7
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 1 0 1 3 6
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 2 0 2 1 5
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 2 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) AEX ARAB EMIRATES 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 242 369 390 373 366 1740
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 618 790 725 752 779 3664


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