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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 2007 - 2011 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 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 138 116 151 201 285 891
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 76 63 76 115 124 454
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 21 20 27 51 71 190
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 23 30 27 44 58 182
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 16 17 16 32 37 118
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 20 20 17 25 23 105
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 18 20 16 22 29 105
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 13 19 12 24 34 102
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 12 22 19 19 25 97
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 15 13 15 21 22 86
(U.S.) OH OHIO 11 14 16 16 28 85
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 10 17 18 15 20 80
(U.S.) IA IOWA 14 11 8 15 21 69
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 14 13 13 10 13 63
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 12 15 10 11 9 57
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 9 8 8 17 13 55
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 9 11 8 10 12 50
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 10 5 11 10 10 46
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 6 8 13 3 11 41
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 4 10 4 9 11 38
(U.S.) OR OREGON 7 2 6 11 12 38
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 9 6 4 10 6 35
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 6 3 10 12 33
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 5 2 9 9 28
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 4 1 6 3 17
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 1 2 3 8 15
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 2 2 3 4 13
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 2 1 2 3 4 12
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 1 1 4 3 12
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 1 1 2 5 10
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 3 2 3 9
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 1 1 0 5 8
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 1 2 4 8
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 1 1 3 6
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 0 2 3 6
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 2 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 2 0 1 2 5
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 3 0 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 0 0 3 4
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 1 1 2 4
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 1 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 2 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 493 492 521 744 954 3204
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 334 363 389 624 616 2326
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 161 129 131 161 213 795
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 31 47 39 87 103 307
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 26 31 35 39 47 178
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 14 15 18 28 33 108
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 18 12 10 19 25 84
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 13 8 8 21 24 74
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 6 5 16 15 13 55
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 7 10 9 7 18 51
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 3 3 7 8 2 23
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 4 3 7 4 3 21
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 5 7 2 3 3 20
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 5 2 3 1 7 18
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 4 2 1 11 18
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 3 0 4 8 15
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 2 1 4 5 13
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 4 0 3 3 11
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 2 1 3 2 8
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 2 0 3 3 8
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 1 1 1 4 8
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 1 3 1 1 6
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 1 2 1 5
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 2 1 0 4
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 1 0 2 3
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 1 0 2 3
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) JMX JAMAICA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 633 659 689 1043 1155 4179
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1126 1151 1210 1787 2109 7383


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