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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 280, Land 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 143 147 127 134 150 701
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 63 84 80 77 66 370
(U.S.) OH OHIO 43 42 25 35 33 178
(U.S.) UT UTAH 20 30 25 29 28 132
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 30 33 22 22 19 126
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 15 26 22 24 18 105
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 18 16 22 19 25 100
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 13 22 12 26 20 93
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 22 12 23 19 14 90
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 18 16 15 21 16 86
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 13 9 16 22 16 76
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 17 16 13 13 17 76
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 17 12 12 12 15 68
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 15 13 11 12 16 67
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 15 17 12 9 10 63
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 10 14 11 11 14 60
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 14 11 12 11 12 60
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 17 7 13 9 9 55
(U.S.) OR OREGON 7 12 8 12 6 45
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 6 6 14 11 5 42
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 5 7 9 12 6 39
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 5 6 13 7 8 39
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 5 7 7 8 9 36
(U.S.) IA IOWA 9 8 3 9 4 33
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 15 7 3 5 3 33
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 5 7 6 10 28
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 7 4 7 2 7 27
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 6 2 4 8 2 22
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 6 3 6 3 21
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 4 6 2 4 4 20
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 6 6 1 3 2 18
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 2 8 4 3 18
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 4 3 4 3 2 16
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 5 2 2 3 3 15
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 4 4 2 2 15
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 4 4 1 3 14
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 2 5 2 3 13
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 3 1 4 3 0 11
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 4 2 1 1 3 11
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 4 3 1 9
(U.S.) ME MAINE 2 3 2 1 1 9
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 2 2 1 3 9
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 3 3 2 0 9
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 2 2 1 1 8
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 1 2 1 0 5
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 1 0 2 4
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 1 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VI U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 615 645 606 628 595 3089
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 158 152 169 211 267 957
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 136 82 105 94 115 532
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 77 64 63 50 49 303
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 38 32 40 38 41 189
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 36 27 29 32 29 153
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 12 26 38 19 25 120
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 16 19 17 18 10 80
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 19 9 11 9 15 63
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 3 11 12 9 10 45
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 6 8 11 7 9 41
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 4 7 6 9 8 34
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 3 4 6 7 6 26
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 2 1 7 8 19
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 4 2 4 4 17
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 2 2 4 6 16
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 2 2 2 1 7 14
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 4 4 2 1 2 13
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 2 4 3 2 12
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 3 1 2 2 0 8
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 1 1 1 1 5
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 1 2 0 4
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 1 0 2 1 4
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 2 0 1 4
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 3 0 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) LKX SRI LANKA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 530 466 529 534 622 2681
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1145 1111 1135 1162 1217 5770


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