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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 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 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Total
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 45 37 60 75 67 284
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 18 17 19 20 12 86
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 13 25 13 15 7 73
(U.S.) OH OHIO 10 11 13 19 11 64
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 17 16 7 12 11 63
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 11 15 15 17 61
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 17 9 14 6 8 54
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 6 8 6 7 14 41
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 9 5 14 7 4 39
(U.S.) IA IOWA 3 4 13 9 2 31
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 7 9 3 4 5 28
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 2 4 9 6 24
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 2 6 9 4 21
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 4 3 5 4 3 19
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 5 7 4 3 0 19
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 5 2 5 3 4 19
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 3 4 2 3 5 17
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 3 2 2 6 3 16
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 8 3 2 2 16
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 6 1 2 1 3 13
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 4 1 3 1 12
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 2 5 1 2 11
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 6 1 1 9
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 2 1 2 2 9
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 1 1 2 2 9
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 2 2 1 1 8
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 0 2 4 0 7
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 0 2 2 2 6
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 3 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 1 2 0 0 5
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 1 0 2 1 5
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 0 2 0 0 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 1 2 3
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 2 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 1 0 2 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 2 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 199 208 241 259 205 1112
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 161 141 160 177 180 819
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 45 56 55 47 54 257
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 10 22 12 26 11 81
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 3 10 12 11 13 49
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 6 9 10 8 6 39
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 5 8 8 8 7 36
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 3 8 4 11 6 32
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 3 4 6 10 6 29
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 4 4 5 8 23
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 3 8 5 2 19
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 3 3 3 2 12
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 3 3 1 4 12
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 0 3 1 0 6
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 3 0 1 0 6
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 3 0 1 1 6
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 2 1 0 1 6
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) CSX CZECHOSLOVAKIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 253 283 294 321 304 1455
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 452 491 535 580 509 2567


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