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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 718, Virtual Machine Task or Process Management or Task Management/Control (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 99 131 182 215 256 883
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 33 62 76 87 102 360
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 34 88 81 71 80 354
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 27 57 79 68 79 310
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 24 27 28 33 39 151
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 9 32 42 23 41 147
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 9 10 37 26 45 127
(U.S.) OR OREGON 16 26 19 19 19 99
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 4 12 20 21 24 81
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 11 20 14 13 20 78
(U.S.) UT UTAH 5 13 15 14 15 62
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 5 10 11 7 9 42
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 4 3 10 11 9 37
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 8 6 10 10 34
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 7 5 12 6 32
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 10 4 5 8 29
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 4 5 4 6 7 26
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 5 4 4 12 25
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 3 4 6 9 22
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 3 4 3 4 5 19
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 1 0 3 4 6 14
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 3 3 6 12
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 2 2 1 3 10
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 3 0 2 5 10
(U.S.) OH OHIO 0 4 0 1 1 6
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 2 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 1 0 2 1 4
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 1 2 3
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 296 548 654 672 824 2994
 
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 43 95 120 127 110 495
(Foreign) INX INDIA 3 19 33 43 90 188
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 10 24 35 42 42 153
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 5 10 21 40 55 131
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 7 23 22 42 30 124
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 7 14 24 35 35 115
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 11 21 27 29 89
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 3 7 14 23 31 78
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 5 6 8 11 17 47
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 5 9 9 15 6 44
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 2 6 5 12 9 34
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 6 9 5 6 28
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 7 6 3 5 22
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 5 2 3 8 18
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 0 7 4 4 16
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 1 3 1 6 12
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 1 3 6 11
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 2 0 0 5 9
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 1 3 1 2 1 8
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 1 0 3 3 0 7
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 0 2 3 6
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 3 2 5
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 0 2 1 4
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 2 0 2 4
(Foreign) JEX JERSEY 0 0 2 0 2 4
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 2 1 0 3
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 102 251 353 451 515 1672
 
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 398 799 1007 1123 1339 4666



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