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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 709, Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing 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 1153 1239 1274 1805 1685 7156
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 428 459 452 553 511 2403
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 273 296 277 317 273 1436
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 211 200 185 242 231 1069
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 155 178 151 212 210 906
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 138 158 155 201 199 851
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 112 137 145 197 168 759
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 82 91 97 129 104 503
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 106 86 93 100 99 484
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 68 63 82 89 94 396
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 67 79 70 84 73 373
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 55 66 69 82 85 357
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 58 62 61 86 68 335
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 69 71 58 65 59 322
(U.S.) OR OREGON 61 55 55 53 43 267
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 37 41 36 51 45 210
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 33 47 43 30 26 179
(U.S.) UT UTAH 20 28 31 49 47 175
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 28 36 30 41 26 161
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 23 30 27 32 21 133
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 22 14 16 25 28 105
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 10 16 16 22 22 86
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 5 11 17 29 21 83
(U.S.) OH OHIO 19 15 12 14 21 81
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 11 17 18 12 14 72
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 13 10 9 9 6 47
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 7 10 5 10 13 45
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 6 7 8 12 9 42
(U.S.) IA IOWA 9 1 5 9 12 36
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 4 7 5 5 7 28
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 8 3 9 5 26
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 3 4 3 7 7 24
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 6 2 5 6 5 24
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 3 4 8 6 22
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 5 5 6 3 20
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 4 3 5 6 0 18
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 3 2 4 6 2 17
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 2 3 4 4 16
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 4 2 3 2 2 13
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 5 4 1 1 1 12
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 3 4 1 2 11
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 2 1 3 2 9
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 2 1 0 3 3 9
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 3 2 2 1 9
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 1 1 4 7
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 2 1 1 0 2 6
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 2 1 2 1 6
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 1 0 3 0 5
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 3324 3581 3548 4636 4270 19359
 
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 439 467 436 483 376 2201
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 171 190 196 250 217 1024
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 93 91 162 238 192 776
(Foreign) INX INDIA 73 105 136 205 207 726
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 101 113 140 181 158 693
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 114 130 118 175 151 688
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 118 121 111 153 138 641
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 78 101 93 147 123 542
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 70 55 70 86 70 351
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 43 61 55 69 81 309
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 29 43 38 65 60 235
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 20 35 41 50 52 198
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 32 44 41 37 36 190
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 13 24 17 34 31 119
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 22 19 20 35 21 117
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 7 18 18 26 17 86
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 11 14 14 19 18 76
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 10 10 15 19 12 66
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 14 10 8 19 13 64
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 16 8 7 12 10 53
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 7 6 5 6 7 31
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 9 3 5 7 6 30
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 4 6 4 4 10 28
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 7 7 7 7 28
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 3 6 8 5 5 27
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 9 3 1 3 8 24
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 6 8 6 3 23
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 1 3 7 8 20
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 4 1 4 6 4 19
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 1 4 6 5 18
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 1 2 5 2 6 16
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 1 2 0 10 14
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 1 1 3 2 1 8
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 2 3 0 1 7
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 2 1 2 1 1 7
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 1 1 4 0 6
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 0 2 3 1 6
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 2 1 1 5
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 1 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 1 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 1 2 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) JMX JAMAICA 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) QAX QATAR 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) VNX VIET NAM 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) GHX GHANA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) KEX KENYA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PKX PAKISTAN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CYX CYPRUS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) RSX SERBIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 1526 1713 1811 2385 2077 9512
 
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 4850 5294 5359 7021 6347 28871


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