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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 296, Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops

( 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 207 200 211 185 166 969
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 35 31 50 53 32 201
(U.S.) OH OHIO 18 15 17 16 22 88
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 17 19 22 16 8 82
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 11 14 6 8 14 53
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 11 5 7 13 11 47
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 10 10 7 8 8 43
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 3 8 12 11 8 42
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 10 1 8 12 7 38
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 7 7 6 11 6 37
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 7 5 6 10 6 34
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 5 10 5 5 28
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 9 5 5 6 28
(U.S.) IA IOWA 8 3 4 5 5 25
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 6 3 5 5 6 25
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 8 4 5 5 2 24
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 4 10 5 3 24
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 4 4 9 1 6 24
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 2 4 5 6 20
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 5 2 5 3 4 19
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 2 3 5 6 2 18
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 4 3 1 4 2 14
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 3 4 3 2 14
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 5 6 1 0 1 13
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 2 2 3 3 3 13
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 2 4 2 3 13
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 4 1 2 4 1 12
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 4 2 2 2 2 12
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 1 3 5 1 11
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 4 2 3 0 9
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 2 0 2 4 9
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 4 1 1 0 1 7
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 1 2 0 2 7
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 3 0 2 2 7
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 0 4 2 0 7
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 1 3 0 1 6
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 1 1 2 5
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 1 1 2 0 5
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 1 2 1 5
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 1 0 2 3
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 2 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 418 395 454 426 365 2058
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 128 109 150 132 137 656
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 130 119 106 80 103 538
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 37 34 41 24 25 161
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 28 18 13 24 20 103
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 9 15 19 11 17 71
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 5 4 6 8 10 33
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 7 10 6 6 2 31
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 7 6 7 4 4 28
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 4 6 5 7 6 28
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 2 4 1 2 10
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 2 1 3 2 10
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 3 2 0 3 0 8
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 2 0 3 2 7
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 3 0 1 0 6
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 2 1 1 4
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 1 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) BMX BERMUDA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PAX PANAMA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) TTX TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 368 334 365 317 336 1720
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 786 729 819 743 701 3778


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