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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 2008 - 2012 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 by year of patent grant.
(U.S. or Foreign) Code State-Territory or Country 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 116 151 201 286 485 1239
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 63 76 115 127 174 555
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 30 27 44 59 87 247
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 20 27 51 71 72 241
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 17 16 32 38 47 150
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 19 12 24 34 50 139
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 20 16 22 30 37 125
(U.S.) OH OHIO 14 16 16 30 46 122
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 22 19 19 25 36 121
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 20 17 25 23 35 120
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 17 18 15 20 38 108
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 13 15 21 22 35 106
(U.S.) IA IOWA 11 8 15 21 34 89
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 12 13 10 13 16 64
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 15 10 11 9 12 57
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 8 8 17 13 11 57
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 11 8 10 12 16 57
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 8 13 3 11 19 54
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 10 4 9 11 15 49
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 5 11 10 11 12 49
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 6 3 10 13 13 45
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 6 11 12 12 43
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 6 4 10 6 14 40
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 5 2 9 9 10 35
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 2 3 8 20 34
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 4 1 6 3 11 25
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 1 4 3 14 23
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 2 3 4 9 19
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 2 3 4 6 17
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 3 2 3 6 14
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 1 2 5 2 11
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 1 2 4 1 9
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 1 3 3 8
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 0 3 4 8
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 1 0 5 0 7
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 2 3 2 7
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 0 1 2 2 7
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 0 2 2 5
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 1 2 1 5
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 0 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 2 1 4
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 491 521 744 965 1414 4135
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 363 389 624 624 933 2933
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 129 131 161 214 305 940
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 47 39 87 102 168 443
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 31 35 39 47 100 252
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 15 18 28 34 39 134
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 12 10 19 25 30 96
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 8 8 21 24 31 92
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 5 16 15 13 34 83
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 10 9 7 18 36 80
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 4 2 1 11 12 30
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 7 2 3 3 13 28
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 3 1 7 12 25
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 3 7 8 2 3 23
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 3 7 4 3 5 22
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 2 1 4 7 6 20
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 3 0 4 8 4 19
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 1 1 4 12 19
(Foreign) INX INDIA 2 0 3 2 11 18
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 1 3 2 4 12
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 4 0 3 3 1 11
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 0 2 6 9
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 1 1 6 8
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 1 2 4 7
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 1 3 1 1 1 7
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 0 2 4 7
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 2 1 0 2 6
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 2 1 2 6
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 0 0 5 5
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 1 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) ADX ANDORRA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) JMX JAMAICA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 659 689 1043 1166 1796 5353
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1150 1210 1787 2131 3210 9488


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