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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 711, Memory (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 480 487 550 665 722 2904
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 122 232 174 174 206 908
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 62 66 76 141 132 477
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 68 83 96 110 117 474
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 55 68 82 88 124 417
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 61 69 70 97 119 416
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 77 74 69 54 73 347
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 39 56 66 76 55 292
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 41 46 34 61 69 251
(U.S.) OR OREGON 46 56 37 44 55 238
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 22 25 25 26 40 138
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 19 25 10 22 18 94
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 9 12 15 19 24 79
(U.S.) UT UTAH 6 13 16 16 26 77
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 13 12 15 6 11 57
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 9 11 11 12 13 56
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 9 9 6 13 7 44
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 8 11 9 10 6 44
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 11 6 7 13 39
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 9 9 8 3 8 37
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 5 9 1 5 6 26
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 5 3 0 3 13 24
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 3 4 5 4 17
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 4 2 4 1 11
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 4 0 0 4 3 11
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 3 3 4 1 11
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 3 0 1 4 10
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 3 1 1 2 8
(U.S.) OH OHIO 1 1 1 3 1 7
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 1 1 1 2 6
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 4 0 0 1 0 5
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 0 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 0 3 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 1 0 2 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 0 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 1184 1407 1396 1679 1883 7549
 
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 411 491 447 441 368 2158
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 87 100 97 110 145 539
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 48 93 70 136 175 522
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 65 124 77 85 105 456
(Foreign) INX INDIA 35 53 73 85 104 350
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 63 70 37 65 74 309
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 30 46 32 47 61 216
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 12 31 38 48 72 201
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 36 28 39 31 32 166
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 18 17 14 20 29 98
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 7 8 13 19 16 63
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 7 8 12 22 50
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 4 8 12 12 38
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 7 5 10 5 5 32
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 10 5 4 4 9 32
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 7 2 9 8 6 32
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 4 3 6 4 4 21
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 6 2 3 4 16
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 3 3 2 4 15
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 2 3 0 6 13
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 3 1 2 5 12
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 3 0 1 5 10
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 3 2 2 8
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 2 1 4 7
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 3 0 0 3 6
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 1 0 2 2 5
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 3 2 5
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 2 0 2 0 5
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 2 0 1 3
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 2 0 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LBX LEBANON 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PKX PAKISTAN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 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) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 857 1113 998 1154 1283 5405
 
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 2041 2520 2394 2833 3166 12954



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