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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 428, Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles

( 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 168 128 134 146 182 758
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 102 100 106 86 96 490
(U.S.) OH OHIO 94 78 79 71 72 394
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 83 78 91 70 65 387
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 45 64 62 75 72 318
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 48 68 65 52 80 313
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 47 34 44 40 48 213
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 45 28 33 32 43 181
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 28 34 49 34 30 175
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 41 42 32 38 20 173
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 42 37 31 25 35 170
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 31 34 19 17 27 128
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 18 18 29 21 37 123
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 25 24 17 15 23 104
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 20 22 13 27 21 103
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 21 19 27 17 13 97
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 19 21 19 16 22 97
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 28 20 18 11 18 95
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 14 23 21 17 19 94
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 24 14 23 14 17 92
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 21 21 16 15 17 90
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 24 19 14 11 16 84
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 15 13 19 13 16 76
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 9 8 11 12 18 58
(U.S.) UT UTAH 8 10 19 5 10 52
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 5 5 7 16 18 51
(U.S.) OR OREGON 10 7 6 17 8 48
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 8 5 5 13 5 36
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 8 4 6 7 10 35
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 5 1 2 10 12 30
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 2 11 5 10 29
(U.S.) ME MAINE 6 4 5 6 3 24
(U.S.) IA IOWA 5 5 6 5 2 23
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 6 6 3 4 3 22
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 3 8 1 5 3 20
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 7 3 4 3 2 19
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 2 2 6 4 16
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 3 3 1 3 2 12
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 3 3 0 3 2 11
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 2 1 1 2 8
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 5 0 3 0 0 8
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 2 2 1 0 2 7
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 2 1 2 0 2 7
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 2 2 0 1 1 6
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 3 2 1 0 0 6
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 1 0 2 1 5
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 1 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) VI U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 1110 1028 1061 988 1111 5298
 
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 933 913 862 872 820 4400
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 193 177 188 218 237 1013
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 108 108 129 135 203 683
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 52 70 123 88 58 391
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 64 60 61 80 93 358
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 43 41 54 46 68 252
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 36 30 43 25 40 174
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 21 25 32 38 53 169
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 29 30 35 32 41 167
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 34 31 33 23 25 146
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 17 33 29 23 34 136
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 18 20 17 21 41 117
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 19 22 15 10 14 80
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 14 16 15 11 11 67
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 5 8 11 12 11 47
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 4 8 3 14 10 39
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 8 8 6 8 8 38
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 4 4 8 7 10 33
(Foreign) INX INDIA 4 5 8 4 9 30
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 4 5 5 2 12 28
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 5 3 5 6 8 27
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 6 3 3 4 5 21
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 2 3 0 2 5 12
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 1 2 2 4 11
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 3 3 3 10
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 2 2 2 3 1 10
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 5 2 1 2 10
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 5 1 1 1 8
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 1 3 1 2 8
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 1 1 1 4 7
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 1 1 0 3 5
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 2 1 1 5
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 2 2 0 0 1 5
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 1 1 1 2 0 5
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 1 2 2 5
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 2 0 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) BOX BOLIVIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 1635 1646 1709 1701 1847 8538
 
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 2745 2674 2770 2689 2958 13836



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