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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 463, Amusement Devices: Games

( 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.) NV NEVADA 227 315 370 333 275 1520
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 74 195 229 314 297 1109
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 45 181 172 154 145 697
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 74 50 60 50 39 273
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 35 61 54 57 44 251
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 23 44 51 46 29 193
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 25 31 45 53 33 187
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 20 42 46 43 32 183
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 10 14 21 28 29 102
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 15 17 13 29 11 85
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 5 17 12 15 14 63
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 11 13 8 11 4 47
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 11 14 10 7 45
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 4 14 10 9 6 43
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 5 7 7 11 10 40
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 9 5 8 7 10 39
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 5 8 9 7 4 33
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 5 6 9 8 31
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 5 5 6 9 5 30
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 4 5 6 8 6 29
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 3 7 10 3 1 24
(U.S.) OH OHIO 2 5 9 5 2 23
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 7 2 5 6 23
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 7 6 3 3 20
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 2 6 4 3 17
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 4 1 4 4 16
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 2 3 2 5 15
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 2 2 5 3 14
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 2 1 8 1 2 14
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 1 2 2 3 5 13
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 0 4 4 2 13
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 2 5 3 0 12
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 3 1 1 2 1 8
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 1 3 4 8
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 4 3 0 0 0 7
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 2 1 1 0 6
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 0 3 0 4
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 643 1092 1211 1256 1050 5252
 
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 197 358 276 287 241 1359
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 27 81 102 77 55 342
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 17 31 47 55 25 175
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 14 27 29 35 32 137
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 8 7 21 18 19 73
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 4 9 14 8 8 43
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 6 5 6 8 5 30
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 3 9 4 7 6 29
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 5 8 6 5 5 29
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 3 6 3 9 5 26
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 5 8 4 8 26
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 5 2 8 7 24
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 2 7 3 3 5 20
(Foreign) GIX GIBRALTAR 4 4 3 1 2 14
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 1 4 3 4 13
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 1 5 3 1 12
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 1 2 2 5 11
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 0 0 1 5 4 10
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 1 0 2 7 10
(Foreign) IMX ISLE OF MAN 0 1 4 0 3 8
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 2 2 2 2 8
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 1 4 2 7
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 1 0 4 6
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 0 4 1 5
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 3 0 2 5
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 1 1 2 5
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 1 1 2 1 5
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 1 0 0 3 1 5
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 2 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 1 2 0 0 1 4
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) AWX ARUBA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) CYX CYPRUS 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 303 581 557 563 466 2470
 
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 946 1673 1768 1819 1516 7722



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