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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 2011 - 2015 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 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 286 485 545 579 688 2583
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 126 174 282 373 513 1468
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 59 88 98 145 181 571
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 71 72 122 136 125 526
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 38 47 75 64 62 286
(U.S.) OH OHIO 30 46 63 65 58 262
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 30 37 55 67 69 258
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 34 52 43 52 51 232
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 25 36 50 51 59 221
(U.S.) IA IOWA 21 34 41 43 50 189
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 23 35 43 33 51 185
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 22 36 36 37 43 174
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 20 38 25 42 42 167
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 13 11 35 37 49 145
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 13 16 22 29 45 125
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 6 14 26 28 40 114
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 11 19 26 29 26 111
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 11 16 19 36 28 110
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 11 12 28 31 27 109
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 12 16 29 29 19 105
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 9 10 13 27 31 90
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 13 13 16 24 23 89
(U.S.) OR OREGON 12 12 9 20 22 75
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 11 15 17 19 65
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 9 12 15 13 11 60
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 4 9 13 10 14 50
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 8 20 11 5 5 49
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 14 6 10 10 43
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 6 15 5 12 41
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 4 6 8 7 12 37
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 5 2 5 7 3 22
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 4 1 4 5 4 18
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 1 6 2 7 17
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 3 3 4 3 4 17
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 2 2 2 4 7 17
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 3 4 8 1 0 16
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 2 2 4 1 11
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 1 2 1 3 9
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 5 0 1 1 1 8
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 3 2 2 1 0 8
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 2 1 2 2 1 8
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 3 4 0 7
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 1 2 2 6
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 1 0 4 5
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 0 0 1 3 5
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 3 0 1 4
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 964 1419 1832 2084 2429 8728
 
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 624 936 1119 1282 1365 5326
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 214 306 464 446 484 1914
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 102 168 189 186 177 822
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 47 100 105 196 308 756
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 34 39 79 85 66 303
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 25 30 69 58 76 258
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 24 32 36 46 65 203
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 13 34 49 58 47 201
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 18 36 35 37 34 160
(Foreign) INX INDIA 2 11 31 42 40 126
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 7 6 23 23 40 99
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 11 12 31 23 16 93
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 13 13 28 24 81
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 3 5 8 20 28 64
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 7 12 16 17 9 61
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 8 4 10 12 19 53
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 4 12 13 9 14 52
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 3 12 19 12 48
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 4 7 9 13 35
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 3 1 4 8 6 22
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 2 4 4 2 6 18
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 1 3 5 8 18
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 6 3 4 0 15
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 4 5 3 0 14
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 6 2 3 2 14
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 3 7 2 13
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 2 2 4 2 11
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 1 1 0 4 3 9
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 5 0 1 3 9
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 2 3 0 5
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 2 2 0 1 5
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 2 0 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 1 0 2 3
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ADX ANDORRA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MTX MALTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PSX WEST BANK/GAZA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 1166 1800 2345 2646 2880 10837
 
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 2130 3219 4177 4730 5309 19565


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