Skip menu navigation Home > Listing of Viewable PTMT Reports > Table of Contents for This Set of Reports


U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

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

Count of 2008 - 2012 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 423, Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds

( 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 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 20 36 58 28 32 174
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 27 27 37 28 22 141
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 19 15 29 29 27 119
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 18 16 30 24 29 117
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 10 22 19 25 17 93
(U.S.) OH OHIO 9 10 25 17 22 83
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 8 15 22 17 18 80
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 12 11 13 19 13 68
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 9 10 13 16 7 55
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 14 10 6 12 2 44
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 6 6 7 11 10 40
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 6 8 11 9 6 40
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 9 7 7 8 33
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 7 7 8 5 29
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 6 5 3 6 8 28
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 5 3 6 3 8 25
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 4 3 8 1 8 24
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 3 4 6 4 6 23
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 3 11 1 2 18
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 4 6 4 2 18
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 2 6 2 4 17
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 2 6 3 6 17
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 3 4 5 3 1 16
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 2 3 2 5 13
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 2 4 3 1 11
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 1 2 4 2 10
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 2 1 1 0 5 9
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 2 4 0 2 8
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 4 1 0 3 8
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 4 1 1 7
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 3 3 0 1 7
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 1 0 4 1 7
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 1 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 3 0 3 6
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 2 1 3 6
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 2 2 1 0 6
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 2 1 0 3 6
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 1 1 0 3 6
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 3 2 0 6
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 2 2 1 5
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 201 259 380 305 300 1445
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 66 98 135 106 121 526
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 31 33 70 60 63 257
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 12 14 33 38 39 136
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 15 22 29 23 21 110
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 11 16 23 21 17 88
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 8 10 16 10 14 58
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 9 15 15 17 57
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 5 8 13 11 16 53
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 5 6 10 13 8 42
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 6 6 9 9 9 39
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 3 3 9 7 8 30
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 4 6 9 5 3 27
(Foreign) INX INDIA 9 3 4 2 5 23
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 5 5 4 3 4 21
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 6 4 4 5 21
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 4 4 5 3 4 20
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 3 6 5 2 17
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 3 5 4 3 16
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 3 3 2 4 3 15
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 7 1 2 3 2 15
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 2 0 5 4 11
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 1 4 2 2 10
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 2 1 1 6 10
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 2 0 3 2 2 9
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 3 1 2 7
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 3 1 2 1 7
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 2 2 0 1 1 6
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 3 0 0 1 5
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 2 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 1 0 1 0 2 4
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 1 3 0 4
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) BOX BOLIVIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CYX CYPRUS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PEX PERU 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PKX PAKISTAN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 208 278 421 368 398 1673
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 409 537 801 673 698 3118


PTMT Contacts

Questions regarding these reports should be directed to:

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Electronic Information Products Division - PTMT
P.O Box 1450
Alexandria VA 22313-1450

tel: (571) 272-5600
fax: (571) 273-0110
email: oeip@uspto.gov

address of PTMT pages at the USPTO Web Site: http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/ac/ido/oeip/taf/tafp.html
selected PTMT materials available for download at : http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/ac/ido/oeip/taf/data/


Top

Skip menu navigation Home > Listing of Viewable PTMT Reports > Table of Contents for This Set of Reports