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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 108, Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces

( 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.) CA CALIFORNIA 11 15 12 17 15 70
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 7 17 14 10 9 57
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 8 7 16 12 6 49
(U.S.) UT UTAH 7 8 16 9 8 48
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 3 6 8 8 6 31
(U.S.) OH OHIO 6 6 4 5 7 28
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 5 8 4 3 2 22
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 8 3 3 2 20
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 2 4 4 2 6 18
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 4 1 5 4 17
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 5 1 4 3 17
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 3 3 3 5 2 16
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 1 4 3 4 2 14
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 3 1 3 5 13
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 2 4 2 1 3 12
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 1 2 3 1 2 9
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 2 1 2 2 8
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 1 3 3 1 8
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 1 3 1 2 8
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 0 1 2 2 8
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 2 0 0 4 7
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 3 1 2 1 0 7
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 1 0 2 1 5
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 3 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 1 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 1 0 0 0 3 4
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 86 124 114 108 102 534
 
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 7 10 7 5 7 36
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 9 5 7 4 9 34
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 6 8 3 8 5 30
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 4 5 5 2 5 21
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 4 7 1 2 2 16
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 5 4 6 15
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 1 1 2 8 13
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 1 1 6 1 4 13
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 2 0 3 5 12
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 2 2 2 4 1 11
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 1 3 2 1 3 10
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 2 1 1 3 8
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 1 2 0 1 7
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 0 0 2 3 6
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 1 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 0 2 1 4
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 1 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 0 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) ADX ANDORRA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PEX PERU 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) OMX OMAN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 46 55 51 47 73 272
 
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 132 179 165 155 175 806



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