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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 324, Electricity: Measuring and Testing

( 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 210 185 184 206 191 976
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 84 100 99 94 83 460
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 49 61 52 62 49 273
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 35 40 51 39 33 198
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 38 26 26 39 28 157
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 17 31 21 29 47 145
(U.S.) OH OHIO 23 33 30 26 20 132
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 21 18 16 30 36 121
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 26 17 17 20 21 101
(U.S.) OR OREGON 27 13 15 23 21 99
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 17 15 21 21 23 97
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 22 13 10 18 27 90
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 15 17 20 14 15 81
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 10 15 16 19 20 80
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 19 9 8 27 13 76
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 12 8 20 14 16 70
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 14 12 10 21 10 67
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 13 15 16 10 12 66
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 12 13 9 12 10 56
(U.S.) UT UTAH 15 14 12 4 7 52
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 10 9 8 12 8 47
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 16 7 3 12 7 45
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 10 5 15 10 4 44
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 8 12 7 9 8 44
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 4 2 5 14 14 39
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 9 1 6 9 13 38
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 6 7 9 3 6 31
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 11 1 3 9 2 26
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 3 2 8 3 19
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 2 2 8 2 16
(U.S.) IA IOWA 4 3 1 3 4 15
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 4 5 1 2 14
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 5 3 3 2 14
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 0 4 3 3 12
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 3 2 2 3 11
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 2 4 1 2 11
(U.S.) ME MAINE 2 2 0 2 2 8
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 0 1 3 5
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 3 1 1 5
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 3 0 1 4
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 2 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 1 0 2 4
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 774 727 744 842 779 3866
 
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 322 329 436 388 393 1868
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 189 210 246 238 272 1155
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 68 87 91 108 118 472
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 66 62 68 71 104 371
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 33 62 59 69 80 303
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 38 47 58 69 53 265
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 42 52 47 56 50 247
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 22 37 41 51 41 192
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 25 17 20 30 33 125
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 12 17 29 25 27 110
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 15 20 21 31 20 107
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 16 11 17 23 30 97
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 11 7 10 23 21 72
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 20 7 15 14 16 72
(Foreign) INX INDIA 9 14 13 16 17 69
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 13 8 6 9 8 44
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 5 8 7 10 11 41
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 11 3 6 10 5 35
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 7 1 12 9 5 34
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 6 4 7 7 9 33
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 7 5 7 4 10 33
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 6 7 8 4 25
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 5 4 4 4 6 23
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 3 3 2 7 5 20
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 3 2 1 7 3 16
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 2 7 1 2 13
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 2 4 1 0 6 13
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 2 2 3 2 2 11
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 1 1 4 2 8
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 3 2 2 0 8
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 2 0 2 2 6
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 3 3 0 6
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 1 0 1 2 1 5
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 1 3 1 5
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 1 1 1 1 1 5
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 1 1 3 0 5
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 0 0 4 0 4
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) AZX AZERBAIJAN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) GGX GUERNSEY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) AMX ARMENIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 960 1041 1254 1320 1364 5939
 
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1734 1768 1998 2162 2143 9805



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