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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 224, Package and Article Carriers

( 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 20 14 27 34 56 151
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 11 11 12 19 24 77
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 7 14 12 13 17 63
(U.S.) OR OREGON 5 15 14 10 7 51
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 8 9 12 8 13 50
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 2 7 4 7 17 37
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 2 4 4 9 17 36
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 4 7 6 11 5 33
(U.S.) OH OHIO 5 4 4 9 9 31
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 9 5 6 8 29
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 4 1 3 10 10 28
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 1 4 6 11 25
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 2 4 3 7 7 23
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 3 9 5 4 21
(U.S.) UT UTAH 4 1 2 7 7 21
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 4 3 0 5 9 21
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 3 4 3 5 18
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 4 4 2 6 18
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 3 1 1 6 6 17
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 3 2 3 5 16
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 1 3 7 3 15
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 2 2 4 7 15
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 0 4 2 4 4 14
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 2 2 2 6 13
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 1 4 3 1 12
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 2 1 2 5 10
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 2 1 2 3 10
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 3 1 2 4 10
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 4 0 4 9
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 0 1 2 5 9
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 2 2 5 9
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 1 1 4 0 8
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 1 1 4 7
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 2 4 0 6
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 1 0 1 3 6
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 3 0 3 0 6
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 1 2 1 0 5
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 1 0 3 5
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 2 2 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 2 2 0 0 4
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) VI U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 107 145 167 229 306 954
 
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 8 7 11 9 13 48
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 6 4 10 11 11 42
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 7 3 7 9 8 34
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 2 7 4 9 11 33
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 1 5 6 2 6 20
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 4 4 5 4 17
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 3 2 5 4 17
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 1 4 7 1 2 15
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 3 2 2 2 4 13
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 4 1 1 4 10
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 2 1 3 3 10
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 2 3 1 2 9
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 0 0 5 3 9
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 4 2 0 1 8
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 2 2 2 7
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 0 1 4 6
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 2 2 4
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 0 0 3 0 3
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 2 0 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 2 1 0 3
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 1 0 2 3
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) KEX KENYA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 38 54 67 73 91 323
 
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 145 199 234 302 397 1277



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