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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Branch (PTMB)

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

Count of 2001 - 2005 Utility Patent Grants,
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 701, DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing)

( technology class is determined by the primary classification assigned to the 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 by year of patent grant
(U.S. or Foreign) Code State-Territory or Country 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Total
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 143 136 147 160 153 739
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 99 101 110 85 78 473
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 67 49 40 42 45 243
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 22 21 25 21 17 106
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 13 22 19 21 24 99
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 10 21 15 24 23 93
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 30 14 14 19 15 92
(U.S.) OH OHIO 12 20 19 21 14 86
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 17 18 20 23 8 86
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 16 22 15 17 14 84
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 3 9 11 22 31 76
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 17 21 15 15 8 76
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 10 14 15 12 15 66
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 7 12 17 13 10 59
(U.S.) IA IOWA 13 11 9 15 10 58
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 12 14 6 9 44
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 6 6 10 10 10 42
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 2 9 15 8 7 41
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 10 10 4 8 9 41
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 6 5 5 9 8 33
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 9 8 7 5 31
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 5 6 4 10 5 30
(U.S.) OR OREGON 6 6 6 5 7 30
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 6 6 2 6 5 25
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 5 7 5 5 23
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 2 3 0 4 12
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 3 2 3 0 10
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 2 1 1 2 9
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 4 2 1 0 9
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 4 1 2 0 1 8
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 1 2 2 1 7
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 3 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 2 1 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 1 0 2 0 4
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 1 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 1 0 2 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 0 2 1 3
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 552 587 585 602 550 2876
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 393 408 336 344 357 1838
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 200 154 183 148 151 836
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 21 22 16 15 21 95
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 16 14 13 22 23 88
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 16 14 8 12 14 64
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 11 12 8 18 8 57
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 6 10 9 11 5 41
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 5 7 4 8 9 33
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 6 2 6 7 6 27
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 7 7 4 5 25
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 7 2 3 5 19
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 4 6 2 2 1 15
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 3 3 2 6 14
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 3 1 4 3 0 11
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 4 1 3 1 1 10
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 4 1 2 1 1 9
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 2 3 5
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 0 1 2 4
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 1 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 698 676 610 607 621 3212
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1250 1263 1195 1209 1171 6088


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