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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 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 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Total
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 166 165 157 140 143 771
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 113 102 105 80 63 463
(U.S.) OH OHIO 46 37 44 38 43 208
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 47 39 36 26 17 165
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 29 27 20 19 30 125
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 26 20 27 27 22 122
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 29 27 14 14 18 102
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 25 27 18 15 15 100
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 23 22 18 22 15 100
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 32 20 15 15 14 96
(U.S.) UT UTAH 23 25 12 15 20 95
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 20 19 25 11 18 93
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 16 25 17 17 13 88
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 19 22 13 20 14 88
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 17 20 15 14 17 83
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 14 23 15 13 17 82
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 14 11 19 12 6 62
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 8 13 14 12 15 62
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 10 9 10 13 15 57
(U.S.) OR OREGON 12 19 9 7 7 54
(U.S.) IA IOWA 3 16 10 6 8 43
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 8 8 11 6 10 43
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 7 11 9 3 5 35
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 8 5 11 6 5 35
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 4 6 12 4 6 32
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 9 8 4 5 3 29
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 3 9 6 6 4 28
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 10 4 8 3 3 28
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 11 4 7 6 0 28
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 5 5 7 5 5 27
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 4 4 8 7 25
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 6 4 4 8 1 23
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 4 4 2 6 6 22
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 3 5 6 2 3 19
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 4 6 2 3 4 19
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 5 5 4 2 2 18
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 3 5 4 2 4 18
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 2 3 1 5 5 16
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 3 6 2 2 1 14
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 3 2 5 1 13
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 4 3 2 2 12
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 5 1 2 2 1 11
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 3 1 5 1 1 11
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 4 3 1 1 9
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 1 1 3 1 7
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 2 4 1 0 0 7
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 2 2 0 1 1 6
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 1 2 2 6
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 2 1 0 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 2 0 1 3
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 806 811 739 638 615 3609
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 150 176 186 133 158 803
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 147 204 167 134 136 788
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 70 80 95 67 77 389
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 58 53 50 40 36 237
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 42 35 35 37 38 187
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 24 31 17 9 16 97
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 9 20 15 19 19 82
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 28 21 11 12 6 78
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 17 8 15 10 12 62
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 6 17 7 14 4 48
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 6 9 6 13 3 37
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 7 4 4 6 3 24
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 7 5 6 3 3 24
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 0 3 3 4 12
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 4 3 2 2 11
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 1 3 1 2 9
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 4 1 0 3 1 9
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 0 1 3 1 7
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 2 2 1 1 6
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 2 1 0 1 5
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 0 1 3 5
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 3 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 1 0 0 0 3 4
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 2 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) YUX YUGOSLAVIA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 585 685 633 516 530 2949
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1391 1496 1372 1154 1145 6558


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