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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

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

Count of 2004 - 2008 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 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Total
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 160 153 129 138 117 697
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 85 78 73 77 62 375
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 42 46 38 23 29 178
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 21 17 20 20 20 98
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 24 23 18 16 16 97
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 22 31 16 12 15 96
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 19 15 18 18 20 90
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 23 8 17 22 20 90
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 21 24 10 10 17 82
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 12 15 20 12 22 81
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 17 14 14 13 18 76
(U.S.) OH OHIO 21 14 12 11 14 72
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 13 10 14 15 13 65
(U.S.) IA IOWA 15 10 7 14 11 57
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 9 8 11 14 11 53
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 15 8 8 9 11 51
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 8 9 12 9 6 44
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 8 7 7 9 9 40
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 6 9 11 6 8 40
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 10 10 5 9 5 39
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 10 5 3 4 10 32
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 7 5 5 2 6 25
(U.S.) OR OREGON 5 7 2 7 2 23
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 6 5 3 3 5 22
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 5 5 4 3 4 21
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 4 3 3 1 11
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 2 1 2 1 7
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 3 0 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 2 0 1 2 1 6
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 1 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 1 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 2 0 1 2 5
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 2 0 0 3 0 5
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 3 0 1 4
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 1 0 2 4
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 1 2 0 0 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 2 0 1 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 602 551 494 495 487 2629
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 344 358 326 336 362 1726
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 148 151 133 161 130 723
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 15 21 27 31 47 141
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 22 23 23 26 31 125
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 18 8 7 14 15 62
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 12 14 15 13 8 62
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 11 5 11 18 12 57
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 8 9 9 7 10 43
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 7 6 4 7 5 29
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 3 5 10 4 3 25
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 5 0 5 7 20
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 6 2 3 3 16
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 1 5 5 2 14
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 2 2 1 4 10
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 1 2 0 4 9
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 3 0 2 0 3 8
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 1 3 2 2 8
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 3 0 0 1 6
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 1 0 2 4
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 1 0 1 1 4
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 606 622 585 637 659 3109
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1208 1173 1079 1132 1146 5738


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