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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 1963 - 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 )

This table displays U.S. states and countries and their counts of utility patents; patents are distributed by year of patent grant
(U.S. or Foreign) Code State-Territory or Country 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Total
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 6 12 7 6 7 7 8 10 14 27 31 43 24 27 33 43 63 37 55 67 79 143 136 147 160 153 1351
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 3 1 0 5 1 4 2 3 4 8 7 5 7 4 4 6 4 3 1 9 3 8 7 5 5 10 12 12 7 17 16 25 24 30 24 35 66 68 99 101 110 85 78 928
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 2 2 5 1 2 6 4 5 2 4 6 7 3 11 9 23 21 24 30 51 54 67 49 40 42 45 533
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 4 3 5 7 5 6 2 3 3 3 2 0 1 3 5 3 0 2 1 1 2 1 4 2 0 3 4 5 10 5 4 4 5 8 5 8 9 14 16 22 15 17 14 236
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 3 1 2 1 2 2 9 6 5 3 2 12 4 13 7 15 9 3 2 5 5 2 5 7 10 17 18 20 23 8 226
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 4 3 2 4 1 4 1 3 0 5 5 2 0 7 7 3 1 1 4 6 5 9 3 12 12 10 30 14 14 19 15 212
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 3 0 3 2 5 2 5 3 4 1 4 12 2 2 3 3 2 3 6 13 12 13 22 19 21 24 200
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 2 2 3 0 2 3 2 5 2 4 2 8 3 6 3 21 14 22 21 25 21 17 197
(U.S.) OH OHIO 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 3 6 1 1 2 2 2 3 9 10 5 4 5 4 4 5 3 8 9 12 20 19 21 14 182
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 2 0 0 1 4 0 1 2 2 1 2 0 2 0 3 2 0 5 2 3 3 1 5 3 5 2 4 0 2 1 4 3 6 6 11 9 6 8 10 14 15 12 15 177
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 1 2 4 2 2 1 2 4 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 2 5 2 0 4 2 2 0 3 2 3 2 4 1 2 6 5 6 10 17 21 15 15 8 164
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 0 0 2 5 1 0 1 0 0 4 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 6 4 18 9 3 20 3 3 4 8 6 1 3 3 5 2 1 5 3 3 6 6 2 6 5 158
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 1 3 2 2 0 0 2 2 3 3 5 2 9 10 21 15 24 23 144
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 2 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 3 2 12 6 13 11 9 15 10 116
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 3 4 4 3 3 5 2 3 3 7 12 17 13 10 98
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 2 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 9 11 22 31 97
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 1 1 0 3 1 5 2 0 0 1 2 1 3 3 3 8 4 2 9 15 8 7 93
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 5 3 0 1 0 3 2 1 1 2 1 4 3 2 1 1 1 0 1 4 3 3 12 14 6 9 92
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 5 0 2 3 1 1 1 2 0 3 3 7 5 6 4 10 5 79
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 1 2 2 0 2 2 2 2 1 0 1 2 10 10 4 8 9 65
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 2 6 6 10 10 10 58
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 2 3 3 2 9 8 7 5 52
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 3 2 4 2 6 6 6 5 7 49
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 4 6 5 5 9 8 46
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 0 1 1 3 1 5 7 5 5 39
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 0 2 3 1 1 1 1 3 2 3 0 4 30
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 2 1 2 3 1 2 1 1 2 2 4 2 1 0 28
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 2 1 2 3 2 1 1 2 22
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 4 1 1 0 3 1 0 1 18
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 1 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 17
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 2 1 16
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 14
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 3 2 3 0 13
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 1 0 0 1 11
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 1 2 0 1 11
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 9
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 1 8
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 2 7
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 7
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 6
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 13 6 10 22 23 16 9 17 27 31 26 27 29 20 31 29 25 41 37 54 58 57 58 78 56 68 117 105 139 90 108 123 166 189 159 213 335 361 552 587 585 602 550 5849
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 1 4 4 5 2 4 11 18 41 27 47 56 62 104 101 169 183 194 161 151 150 178 177 111 197 218 276 393 408 336 344 357 4495
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 1 1 9 5 2 7 4 9 8 14 19 12 16 19 35 15 33 17 22 29 41 35 29 59 67 113 200 154 183 148 151 1465
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 3 2 3 2 4 3 5 4 5 2 5 5 7 6 4 3 7 3 7 9 7 4 4 8 7 12 8 9 12 26 21 22 16 15 21 287
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 1 1 0 1 2 3 1 1 2 2 1 1 3 1 0 1 2 3 1 4 4 2 1 7 3 4 10 9 6 5 4 11 12 4 9 8 9 12 16 14 8 12 14 215
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 6 9 14 14 16 14 13 22 23 138
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 4 7 5 11 12 8 18 8 96
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 4 2 2 1 4 0 2 1 2 0 0 1 0 3 2 4 6 10 9 11 5 77
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 6 3 5 7 4 8 9 61
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 2 4 2 1 0 2 3 2 7 7 4 5 44
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 2 1 3 3 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 4 6 2 2 1 44
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 2 1 1 6 2 6 7 6 38
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 7 2 3 5 27
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 4 1 2 1 1 17
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 1 4 3 0 16
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 6 15
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 1 3 1 1 12
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 8
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 7
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 5
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 5
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
(Foreign) SUX U.S.S.R. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 3 3 2 1 3 6 3 5 6 6 9 9 14 13 20 14 17 27 32 63 49 72 86 90 137 133 238 226 251 198 186 206 249 241 171 298 346 461 698 676 610 607 621 7106
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 16 9 12 23 26 22 12 22 33 37 35 36 43 33 51 43 42 68 69 117 107 129 144 168 193 201 355 331 390 288 294 329 415 430 330 511 681 822 1250 1263 1195 1209 1171 12955


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