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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 374, Thermal 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 11 40 19 21 23 114
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 10 14 5 12 4 45
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 2 7 12 10 8 39
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 1 10 5 6 12 34
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 6 13 1 4 4 28
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 4 8 3 3 8 26
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 0 2 6 7 6 21
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 5 3 3 4 4 19
(U.S.) OH OHIO 3 2 4 3 5 17
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 4 3 3 3 16
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 5 2 6 1 2 16
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 1 3 6 2 2 14
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 4 5 1 1 14
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 3 4 0 3 4 14
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 3 4 2 1 3 13
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 2 3 5 1 12
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 4 2 1 3 12
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 4 1 6 1 12
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 1 1 2 2 9
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 1 1 4 3 9
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 3 0 3 2 9
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 4 0 2 2 0 8
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 3 2 1 1 8
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 3 2 1 2 8
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 0 3 1 0 7
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 3 0 1 1 6
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 1 2 2 1 6
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 0 3 0 0 5
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 1 3 0 0 5
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 1 3 0 4
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 1 3 0 4
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 2 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 79 151 110 118 111 569
 
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 31 44 37 34 31 177
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 23 32 32 20 21 128
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 14 14 10 7 10 55
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 12 8 10 8 9 47
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 3 6 5 13 13 40
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 2 11 7 8 3 31
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 2 8 4 4 7 25
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 4 2 6 3 17
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 1 5 6 3 1 16
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 1 1 6 0 11
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 4 0 3 1 2 10
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 4 3 2 9
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 3 2 1 1 2 9
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 3 0 1 1 2 7
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 1 4 1 6
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 3 2 0 5
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 2 0 1 1 5
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 1 1 3 5
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 1 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 2 0 1 1 4
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 1 1 2 4
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 2 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 107 147 136 130 118 638
 
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 186 298 246 248 229 1207



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