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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 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 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 134 150 136 208 149 777
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 77 66 78 92 93 406
(U.S.) OH OHIO 35 33 30 46 39 183
(U.S.) UT UTAH 29 28 24 36 33 150
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 26 20 27 27 33 133
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 22 19 23 28 23 115
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 24 18 17 28 26 113
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 22 16 17 30 19 104
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 19 14 23 32 14 102
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 21 16 15 21 24 97
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 19 25 14 21 15 94
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 13 17 22 12 24 88
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 11 14 15 17 12 69
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 9 10 11 24 9 63
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 11 12 9 15 14 61
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 12 15 9 11 13 60
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 12 16 16 4 6 54
(U.S.) OR OREGON 12 6 9 15 10 52
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 9 9 5 18 9 50
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 11 5 6 12 12 46
(U.S.) IA IOWA 9 4 6 13 11 43
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 12 6 5 10 3 36
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 7 8 3 12 3 33
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 6 10 9 2 5 32
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 5 3 7 10 6 31
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 3 7 6 10 28
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 8 9 2 2 5 26
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 3 2 4 6 8 23
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 6 3 6 2 5 22
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 7 4 3 3 19
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 4 4 2 4 4 18
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 4 3 2 3 6 18
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 3 2 4 4 4 17
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 8 2 2 3 2 17
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 3 3 3 3 2 14
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 3 1 2 4 2 12
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 3 5 3 0 12
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 3 2 3 2 11
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 2 2 2 1 9
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 2 0 2 0 5 9
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 3 2 0 2 8
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 3 0 0 1 2 6
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 2 0 0 3 5
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 1 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 1 0 1 2 5
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 2 1 1 4
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 0 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) VI U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 628 595 596 797 678 3294
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 211 267 227 315 236 1256
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 93 115 108 152 142 610
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 50 49 44 48 39 230
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 38 41 44 41 59 223
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 19 25 28 50 43 165
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 32 29 22 49 23 155
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 18 10 17 17 17 79
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 9 15 12 21 16 73
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 9 8 5 19 14 55
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 9 10 13 4 17 53
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 7 9 11 9 8 44
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 7 12 5 11 36
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 4 6 3 11 5 29
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 5 4 5 4 8 26
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 7 6 3 4 4 24
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 2 3 6 8 20
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 7 8 0 1 2 18
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 1 6 2 4 15
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 2 1 3 1 8
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 1 1 1 3 7
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 3 2 1 0 0 6
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 1 3 0 5
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 2 0 2 0 1 5
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 1 2 1 5
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 2 0 0 1 1 4
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 2 0 2 4
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 1 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 1 0 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 534 622 574 774 673 3177
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1162 1217 1170 1571 1351 6471


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