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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 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 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 52 52 54 66 55 279
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 19 20 20 33 44 136
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 6 13 18 27 19 83
(U.S.) OH OHIO 16 13 12 18 21 80
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 8 14 15 21 13 71
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 10 11 18 13 19 71
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 13 9 12 20 11 65
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 9 7 7 16 11 50
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 5 9 10 9 15 48
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 11 8 9 6 9 43
(U.S.) IA IOWA 5 3 9 11 14 42
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 8 7 3 9 5 32
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 8 6 2 8 4 28
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 1 5 5 7 7 25
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 5 5 1 11 2 24
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 8 3 6 3 23
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 3 8 6 3 2 22
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 6 3 5 4 4 22
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 4 0 6 5 6 21
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 5 5 3 5 2 20
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 1 1 7 6 17
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 1 2 4 6 16
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 3 3 5 3 15
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 5 3 2 1 2 13
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 0 3 3 2 10
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 1 6 1 9
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 3 2 0 1 2 8
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 3 2 2 7
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 4 1 1 7
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 0 3 1 2 7
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 1 0 3 2 6
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 2 3 0 0 6
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 1 2 0 0 6
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 2 1 0 2 6
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 2 0 1 2 5
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 0 1 1 2 5
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 1 4 0 5
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 1 2 3
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 2 3
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 2 1 0 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 223 226 252 343 307 1351
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 234 241 307 340 292 1414
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 48 54 44 71 60 277
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 16 17 12 18 17 80
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 9 13 20 17 21 80
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 13 12 11 15 7 58
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 10 6 7 9 9 41
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 4 7 3 13 5 32
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 9 5 8 2 7 31
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 4 4 1 6 9 24
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 3 4 2 6 2 17
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 2 1 3 5 12
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 2 0 3 2 9
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 1 2 3 3 9
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 1 2 5 9
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 4 2 1 1 9
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 5 1 0 2 0 8
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 0 0 1 4 6
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 0 3 0 1 6
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 2 1 2 0 5
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 1 2 4
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 1 0 2 3
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) IMX ISLE OF MAN 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) JOX JORDAN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 365 383 429 520 460 2157
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 588 609 681 863 767 3508


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