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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 137, Fluid Handling

( 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 35 61 50 68 101 315
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 27 42 47 51 78 245
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 17 27 41 35 41 161
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 20 19 34 28 30 131
(U.S.) OH OHIO 11 23 18 20 39 111
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 10 10 21 21 31 93
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 11 20 12 22 27 92
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 12 19 11 17 29 88
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 11 11 23 18 23 86
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 12 7 17 18 27 81
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 3 16 12 18 22 71
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 12 13 10 13 15 63
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 10 11 10 13 18 62
(U.S.) IA IOWA 6 12 12 8 15 53
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 7 13 8 11 13 52
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 4 4 13 10 19 50
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 3 10 10 9 12 44
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 6 8 10 11 8 43
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 6 9 6 9 12 42
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 7 6 12 10 5 40
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 4 5 5 11 9 34
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 4 8 9 6 29
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 6 5 7 8 28
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 3 6 6 9 27
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 7 6 2 10 25
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 3 3 5 5 6 22
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 2 3 3 11 22
(U.S.) OR OREGON 4 1 4 5 6 20
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 3 2 4 7 19
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 2 2 3 8 17
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 6 3 5 1 16
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 1 6 3 3 15
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 2 2 2 4 11
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 2 3 1 2 10
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 1 1 1 4 9
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 1 3 2 1 8
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 1 1 3 6
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 3 0 2 0 1 6
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 0 2 1 1 5
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 0 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 2 0 2 4
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 2 0 1 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 1 2 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 272 394 451 485 675 2277
 
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 58 81 109 93 122 463
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 37 57 101 107 137 439
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 17 26 51 51 35 180
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 14 23 25 29 47 138
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 9 18 27 29 42 125
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 15 16 14 26 38 109
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 2 9 23 21 32 87
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 7 13 23 15 29 87
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 15 16 17 16 67
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 5 7 9 9 14 44
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 11 8 10 7 37
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 6 5 8 8 8 35
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 4 7 5 9 7 32
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 4 7 5 6 6 28
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 2 5 7 12 28
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 4 2 4 5 10 25
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 4 1 4 4 11 24
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 5 6 4 2 17
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 2 4 4 4 14
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 3 0 2 5 10
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 2 1 3 2 9
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 3 3 2 9
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 2 4 0 3 9
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 2 2 3 8
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 2 2 2 7
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 1 1 4 7
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 1 1 0 3 6
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 1 1 0 0 3 5
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 1 1 2 0 0 4
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 1 2 1 4
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 1 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 1 0 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 1 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 1 0 2 3
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 200 323 473 474 614 2084
 
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 472 717 924 959 1289 4361


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