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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 2005 - 2009 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 701, DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing)

( 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 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Total
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 153 129 138 117 150 687
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 78 73 77 62 71 361
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 46 38 23 29 27 163
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 17 20 20 20 17 94
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 8 17 22 20 27 94
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 23 18 16 16 16 89
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 15 20 12 22 19 88
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 15 18 18 20 16 87
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 31 16 12 15 10 84
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 24 10 10 17 18 79
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 14 14 13 18 12 71
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 10 14 15 13 15 67
(U.S.) OH OHIO 14 12 11 14 16 67
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 8 11 14 11 13 57
(U.S.) IA IOWA 10 7 14 11 8 50
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 9 11 6 8 13 47
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 8 8 9 11 8 44
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 7 7 9 9 8 40
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 10 5 9 5 11 40
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 9 12 9 6 4 40
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 5 3 4 10 4 26
(U.S.) OR OREGON 7 2 7 2 6 24
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 5 5 2 6 3 21
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 5 3 3 5 2 18
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 5 4 3 4 1 17
(U.S.) UT UTAH 4 3 3 1 1 12
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 1 2 1 2 8
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 2 1 2 6
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 0 1 2 0 5
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 1 0 3 5
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 1 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 1 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 3 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 1 1 2 4
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 2 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 3 0 0 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 2 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 551 494 495 487 515 2542
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 358 326 336 362 386 1768
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 151 133 161 130 131 706
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 21 27 31 47 39 165
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 23 23 26 31 35 138
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 8 7 14 15 17 61
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 14 15 13 8 8 58
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 5 11 18 12 10 56
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 9 9 7 10 9 44
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 6 4 7 5 16 38
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 5 10 4 3 6 28
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 6 2 3 3 7 21
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 5 0 5 7 3 20
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 5 5 2 3 16
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 2 1 4 0 9
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 3 2 2 1 9
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 2 0 4 2 9
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 3 0 0 1 2 6
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 2 0 3 0 5
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 0 2 1 4
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 1 3 4
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) JMX JAMAICA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 622 585 637 659 685 3188
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1173 1079 1132 1146 1200 5730


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