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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes
Breakout By Geographic Origin (State and Country)

Count of 2004 - 2008 Utility Patent Grants,
As Distributed 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 a 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 either by year of patent grant or by year of patent application.
(U.S. or Foreign) Code State-Territory or Country 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Total
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 29 25 30 19 11 114
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 6 14 12 15 8 55
(U.S.) OH OHIO 13 13 10 12 7 55
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 12 6 5 6 6 35
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 3 2 8 5 2 20
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 6 3 4 4 3 20
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 6 6 3 1 18
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 5 4 2 0 13
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 3 2 2 1 3 11
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 1 3 4 1 2 11
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 4 4 1 1 0 10
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 2 2 1 1 4 10
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 3 0 3 2 10
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 3 2 4 0 9
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 1 5 0 1 8
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 2 1 2 2 0 7
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 2 1 2 2 7
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 2 3 2 0 0 7
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 1 2 0 2 6
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 2 0 1 0 5
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 2 3 0 0 5
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 2 0 2 5
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 0 0 0 3 5
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 1 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 3 1 0 4
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 4 0 0 4
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 1 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 98 112 121 89 65 485
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 42 48 42 62 55 249
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 35 42 52 46 48 223
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 19 12 10 11 12 64
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 7 6 9 11 12 45
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 5 12 16 5 5 43
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 4 10 11 11 7 43
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 6 10 13 6 5 40
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 10 8 7 5 8 38
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 1 6 2 5 8 22
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 9 6 2 3 21
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 6 4 2 1 3 16
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 7 2 2 0 1 12
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 3 1 1 2 2 9
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 3 1 0 3 7
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 1 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 0 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 153 177 179 172 175 856
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 251 289 300 261 240 1341


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