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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 188, Brakes

( 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 13 45 33 29 29 149
(U.S.) OH OHIO 9 26 47 37 13 132
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 11 12 18 13 6 60
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 12 11 14 8 12 57
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 2 21 9 2 3 37
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 7 6 10 5 6 34
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 4 9 6 5 2 26
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 7 6 6 1 2 22
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 2 8 7 0 18
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 2 8 3 2 1 16
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 6 4 2 2 2 16
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 5 0 4 2 4 15
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 5 5 3 0 2 15
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 6 2 3 1 2 14
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 4 1 2 0 10
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 2 2 2 0 3 9
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 2 3 3 1 0 9
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 0 5 1 1 9
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 1 1 4 1 8
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 0 3 1 2 7
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 2 0 2 0 5
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 2 1 2 0 5
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 3 0 0 0 2 5
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 2 2 0 5
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 0 2 1 2 5
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 1 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 0 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 2 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 2 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 2 1 0 3
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 119 184 193 138 98 732
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 55 97 72 58 42 324
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 52 85 64 57 35 293
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 17 28 29 15 19 108
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 9 17 14 8 10 58
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 11 14 8 6 5 44
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 10 9 12 5 4 40
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 8 7 9 7 7 38
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 4 8 10 7 6 35
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 5 4 5 7 21
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 1 7 6 3 1 18
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 2 6 2 6 17
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 3 4 5 0 1 13
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 2 2 2 3 10
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 2 3 0 1 8
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 3 1 2 6
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 1 2 1 0 4
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 2 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 2 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 1 0 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 -- 176 296 253 177 153 1055
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 295 480 446 315 251 1787


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