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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 2006 - 2010 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 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 129 138 117 150 201 735
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 73 77 62 71 115 398
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 39 23 29 27 44 162
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 17 22 20 27 52 138
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 20 20 20 17 25 102
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 18 16 16 16 33 99
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 18 18 20 16 22 94
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 20 12 22 19 19 92
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 14 13 18 12 24 81
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 14 15 13 15 21 78
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 10 10 17 18 15 70
(U.S.) OH OHIO 12 11 14 16 16 69
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 16 12 15 10 11 64
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 11 14 11 13 10 59
(U.S.) IA IOWA 7 14 11 8 15 55
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 7 9 9 8 17 50
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 8 9 11 8 10 46
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 11 6 8 13 3 41
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 12 9 6 4 10 41
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 5 9 5 11 10 40
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 4 10 4 9 30
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 7 2 6 11 28
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 5 2 6 3 10 26
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 3 5 2 9 22
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 4 3 4 1 6 18
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 3 1 1 4 12
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 2 1 2 3 9
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 2 1 2 3 9
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 1 2 3 7
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 0 3 2 6
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 1 1 1 2 6
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 1 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 3 0 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 1 0 0 2 4
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 1 2 0 1 4
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 1 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 2 0 1 4
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 3 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 1 1 2 4
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 0 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 495 495 487 515 746 2738
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 327 336 362 386 625 2036
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 133 161 130 131 161 716
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 27 31 47 39 87 231
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 23 26 31 35 39 154
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 7 14 15 17 28 81
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 11 18 12 10 19 70
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 15 13 8 8 21 65
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 4 7 5 16 15 47
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 9 7 10 9 7 42
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 10 4 3 6 5 28
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 3 3 7 8 23
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 5 7 3 3 18
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 5 5 2 3 1 16
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 3 2 2 1 4 12
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 1 4 0 3 10
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 0 3 0 4 9
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 0 4 2 1 9
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 2 1 3 7
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 2 0 3 5
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 1 3 1 5
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 1 2 1 4
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 0 1 2 4
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) JMX JAMAICA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 586 637 659 685 1045 3612
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1081 1132 1146 1200 1791 6350


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