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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 180, Motor Vehicles

( 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 66 62 53 52 51 284
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 12 15 15 19 19 80
(U.S.) OH OHIO 11 12 22 16 13 74
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 8 19 23 6 13 69
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 11 10 18 8 14 61
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 17 10 9 10 11 57
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 14 11 8 11 8 52
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 7 7 8 13 9 44
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 4 9 7 5 9 34
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 4 4 6 9 7 30
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 5 4 1 8 7 25
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 4 7 3 5 5 24
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 0 6 3 8 6 23
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 5 3 3 8 21
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 8 3 5 3 21
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 6 2 3 5 5 21
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 5 2 2 3 8 20
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 3 3 4 5 3 18
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 2 10 1 4 0 17
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 2 1 6 3 15
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 1 7 3 1 14
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 3 0 3 1 5 12
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 2 4 3 1 10
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 2 2 2 2 9
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 1 3 2 1 7
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 1 0 1 3 6
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 1 1 0 2 5
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 1 2 1 0 5
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 3 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 2 0 1 0 5
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 1 1 2 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 1 2 0 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 2 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 1 2 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 203 228 224 222 224 1101
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 180 229 220 233 241 1103
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 54 35 50 46 54 239
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 11 24 19 16 17 87
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 13 5 14 13 12 57
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 6 6 8 9 13 42
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 6 11 6 9 6 38
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 6 3 9 10 6 34
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 7 6 5 4 4 26
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 8 4 2 4 7 25
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 8 2 3 4 17
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 4 3 2 2 13
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 4 1 3 1 4 13
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 2 2 5 1 10
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 2 4 3 0 10
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 0 3 1 2 7
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 1 0 1 0 4
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 1 0 2 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 2 0 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 304 345 357 363 383 1752
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 507 573 581 585 607 2853


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