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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 264, Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes

( 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 56 65 65 52 39 277
(U.S.) OH OHIO 35 23 32 39 28 157
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 32 29 36 26 24 147
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 33 24 24 31 32 144
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 40 30 12 33 27 142
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 29 17 19 25 24 114
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 22 20 19 36 14 111
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 15 23 16 22 17 93
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 19 13 16 16 11 75
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 16 6 15 17 16 70
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 18 12 15 12 11 68
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 6 9 14 16 13 58
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 18 9 7 10 12 56
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 13 14 6 13 7 53
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 6 12 12 8 14 52
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 13 14 8 12 3 50
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 12 11 12 7 8 50
(U.S.) OR OREGON 6 8 9 12 14 49
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 7 9 8 6 11 41
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 8 9 5 6 8 36
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 6 6 5 12 5 34
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 4 10 2 9 7 32
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 6 7 4 10 4 31
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 5 7 3 8 6 29
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 5 8 5 6 4 28
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 2 6 8 3 21
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 5 5 4 3 2 19
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 7 4 2 0 4 17
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 4 3 1 6 2 16
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 1 6 4 1 14
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 4 1 5 1 3 14
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 3 3 4 2 12
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 3 3 3 0 1 10
(U.S.) IA IOWA 3 2 1 3 0 9
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 2 4 0 1 8
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 1 3 2 7
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 3 1 1 0 2 7
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 1 2 2 0 6
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 2 2 0 0 6
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 1 3 0 5
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 0 2 1 4
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 472 429 412 488 385 2186
 
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 184 195 173 197 172 921
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 83 87 122 136 112 540
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 36 34 37 36 31 174
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 27 29 35 25 25 141
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 32 19 23 27 33 134
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 25 21 32 16 20 114
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 20 26 29 21 16 112
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 11 22 19 23 10 85
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 13 12 14 16 12 67
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 9 10 16 18 14 67
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 14 11 13 15 9 62
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 8 11 15 17 8 59
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 12 15 12 5 8 52
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 4 10 7 8 9 38
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 7 11 4 4 10 36
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 13 1 5 7 9 35
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 3 5 9 10 28
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 4 1 6 5 7 23
(Foreign) INX INDIA 4 3 0 6 4 17
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 3 1 5 4 15
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 3 2 1 3 4 13
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 3 1 1 1 2 8
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 1 3 3 0 8
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 2 1 1 3 1 8
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 1 0 1 2 3 7
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 3 0 2 2 0 7
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 1 1 3 0 6
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 1 0 3 5
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 1 1 2 0 5
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 2 0 0 1 1 4
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 2 1 0 4
(Foreign) IMX ISLE OF MAN 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 0 3 3
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 1 0 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 0 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CYX CYPRUS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) AMX ARMENIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) JEX JERSEY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 533 534 589 626 544 2826
 
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1005 963 1001 1114 929 5012



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