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 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 315, Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems

( 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 90 152 160 184 210 796
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 30 29 42 46 45 192
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 5 15 32 25 54 131
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 18 22 14 28 26 108
(U.S.) OH OHIO 21 15 22 27 18 103
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 7 15 20 19 19 80
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 7 12 15 17 29 80
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 6 8 17 17 26 74
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 12 9 14 15 18 68
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 4 7 11 21 21 64
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 4 4 7 22 27 64
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 5 6 8 14 26 59
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 8 6 15 26 57
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 5 12 14 7 12 50
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 7 4 15 12 10 48
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 6 6 6 6 15 39
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 5 7 6 15 36
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 2 3 9 7 11 32
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 5 7 10 4 28
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 4 8 5 9 27
(U.S.) IA IOWA 3 4 6 5 7 25
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 3 2 6 9 22
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 4 4 8 4 2 22
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 8 2 2 4 19
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 1 5 4 7 18
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 2 6 3 6 17
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 2 2 4 4 14
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 2 3 3 1 10
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 1 1 2 5 9
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 0 3 1 2 8
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 1 2 2 1 8
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 1 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 2 1 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 1 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 262 373 477 542 676 2330
 
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 138 188 197 240 280 1043
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 110 187 168 186 193 844
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 43 64 74 99 122 402
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 53 77 70 77 88 365
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 23 34 53 108 140 358
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 24 52 43 43 68 230
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 13 19 29 34 37 132
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 13 12 7 27 17 76
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 9 13 6 13 17 58
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 6 8 15 18 10 57
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 5 6 9 16 19 55
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 6 6 13 12 18 55
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 4 4 4 5 8 25
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 4 3 5 5 19
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 4 3 2 7 17
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 4 0 1 4 6 15
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 1 6 7 14
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 4 2 4 2 13
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 1 2 2 5 12
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 1 0 2 5 11
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 0 3 1 5 10
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 0 4 2 1 8
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 1 0 1 4 6
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 2 0 1 2 1 6
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 2 3 1 0 6
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 2 1 0 1 1 5
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 1 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 468 692 715 917 1073 3865
 
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 730 1065 1192 1459 1749 6195



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/reports.htm
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