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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 2000 - 2004 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 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Total
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 79 143 136 147 160 665
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 68 99 101 110 85 463
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 54 67 49 40 42 252
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 14 22 21 25 21 103
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 10 17 18 20 23 88
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 12 13 22 19 21 87
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 10 30 14 14 19 87
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 14 16 22 15 17 84
(U.S.) OH OHIO 9 12 20 19 21 81
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 9 10 21 15 24 79
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 10 17 21 15 15 78
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 8 10 14 15 12 59
(U.S.) IA IOWA 6 13 11 9 15 54
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 3 7 12 17 13 52
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 3 9 11 22 47
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 4 2 9 15 8 38
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 3 12 14 6 38
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 6 6 10 10 34
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 10 10 4 8 34
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 7 5 6 4 10 32
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 3 2 9 8 7 29
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 6 5 5 9 29
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 6 6 6 5 25
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 6 6 2 6 23
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 1 5 7 5 21
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 2 4 2 1 11
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 2 3 2 3 10
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 3 2 1 1 9
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 3 2 3 0 9
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 4 1 2 0 8
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 1 2 2 6
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 1 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 2 2 1 0 0 5
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 3 1 0 5
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 3 1 0 0 1 5
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 2 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 3 0 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 1 0 2 4
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 2 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 361 552 587 585 602 2687
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 276 393 408 336 344 1757
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 113 200 154 183 148 798
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 26 21 22 16 15 100
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 14 16 14 13 22 79
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 12 16 14 8 12 62
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 5 11 12 8 18 54
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 4 6 10 9 11 40
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 5 7 4 8 27
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 3 2 7 7 4 23
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 1 6 2 6 7 22
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 4 6 2 2 15
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 2 7 2 3 14
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 3 3 1 4 3 14
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 4 1 3 1 9
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 4 1 2 1 8
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 3 3 2 8
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 2 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 461 698 676 610 607 3052
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 822 1250 1263 1195 1209 5739


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