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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Office of Electronic Information Products
Patent Technology Monitoring Division (PTMD)

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

Count of 1998 - 2002 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 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Total
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 55 68 79 143 136 481
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 35 66 68 98 101 368
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 30 51 54 68 49 252
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 21 14 22 21 81
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 12 12 10 30 14 78
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 8 9 14 16 22 69
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 6 13 12 13 22 66
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 5 6 10 17 21 59
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 5 7 10 17 18 57
(U.S.) OH OHIO 3 8 9 12 20 52
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 5 2 9 10 21 47
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 9 6 8 10 14 47
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 12 6 13 11 44
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 2 3 3 7 12 27
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 3 8 4 2 9 26
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 3 7 5 6 24
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 5 3 3 6 6 23
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 4 3 3 12 23
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 1 2 10 10 23
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 4 4 6 5 20
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 4 2 6 6 20
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 3 3 2 9 19
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 1 2 6 6 15
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 2 3 9 14
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 1 3 1 5 11
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 1 2 3 2 10
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 1 2 2 4 10
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 4 1 1 0 3 9
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 2 2 2 1 8
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 3 2 1 1 8
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 1 1 3 2 8
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 1 0 2 3 7
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 1 4 1 7
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 2 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 1 3 0 0 4
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 1 0 2 0 4
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 1 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 3 1 0 4
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 1 2 0 3
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 212 336 361 551 587 2047
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 197 218 276 396 408 1495
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 59 67 113 200 154 593
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 9 12 26 21 22 90
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 9 14 14 16 14 67
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 8 9 12 16 14 59
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 4 7 5 11 12 39
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 2 4 6 10 25
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 6 3 5 7 21
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 2 3 2 7 14
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 1 1 4 6 14
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 2 1 1 6 2 12
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 1 0 2 7 10
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 1 3 3 1 8
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 1 0 4 1 7
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 0 4 1 6
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 0 2 1 4
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 0 0 3 3
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 1 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 298 346 461 701 676 2482
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 510 682 822 1252 1263 4529


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