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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

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

Count of 2007 - 2011 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 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 19 11 21 18 19 88
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 15 8 15 11 13 62
(U.S.) OH OHIO 12 7 9 7 3 38
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 6 6 8 3 3 26
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 5 2 6 5 7 25
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 1 4 5 2 2 14
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 4 3 1 2 3 13
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 1 2 2 3 11
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 0 3 3 3 11
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 4 0 4 0 1 9
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 2 2 2 3 9
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 0 1 4 1 7
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 1 2 1 3 0 7
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 2 0 1 2 7
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 2 1 1 0 7
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 3 1 1 2 7
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 1 3 0 0 2 6
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 2 0 2 1 0 5
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 0 0 0 2 3 5
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 0 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 0 3 3
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 0 0 0 3 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 2 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 89 65 89 74 80 397
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 62 55 38 48 55 258
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 46 48 43 41 54 232
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 11 12 9 17 16 65
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 11 7 3 11 7 39
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 11 12 8 4 4 39
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 5 5 2 7 11 30
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 5 8 4 4 9 30
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 5 8 3 4 8 28
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 6 5 2 5 1 19
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 3 2 3 5 15
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 0 2 6 8
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 3 1 2 0 7
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 2 2 0 0 6
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 3 1 0 2 6
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 0 1 1 2 4
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 1 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 0 2 1 3
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 1 0 2 3
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 172 175 122 156 187 812
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 261 240 211 230 267 1209


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