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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 719, Interprogram Communication or Interprocess Communication (Ipc) (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 73 108 112 115 103 511
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 52 52 69 65 37 275
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 34 43 29 34 28 168
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 16 22 22 23 23 106
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 19 16 22 17 25 99
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 8 9 21 22 11 71
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 18 12 12 8 11 61
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 5 6 11 5 8 35
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 4 5 6 7 8 30
(U.S.) OR OREGON 6 4 4 6 4 24
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 2 10 2 3 5 22
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 7 4 5 5 22
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 5 3 3 4 6 21
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 3 6 2 4 5 20
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 3 3 5 2 16
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 6 4 2 2 16
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 1 5 4 4 15
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 4 2 3 3 13
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 2 4 1 1 11
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 3 0 2 1 2 8
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 4 2 0 1 1 8
(U.S.) OH OHIO 1 1 3 1 1 7
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 3 0 2 1 6
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 0 2 0 2 5
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 2 0 2 0 5
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 0 1 0 2 4
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 1 1 2 0 4
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 0 0 3 0 4
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 269 330 349 346 301 1595
 
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 22 28 32 41 30 153
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 20 18 25 10 26 99
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 14 12 23 24 22 95
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 12 15 11 12 15 65
(Foreign) INX INDIA 8 9 23 13 12 65
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 6 9 12 14 21 62
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 3 6 11 13 14 47
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 6 11 7 9 5 38
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 4 5 7 9 8 33
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 5 6 6 5 5 27
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 3 8 5 5 23
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 4 2 1 3 12
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 4 2 2 0 4 12
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 1 2 4 1 10
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 4 2 0 2 0 8
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 0 1 2 2 7
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 4 1 0 0 7
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 1 1 0 2 6
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 0 0 2 2 6
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 1 1 1 1 5
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 2 1 0 4
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 2 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 126 143 181 173 187 810
 
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 395 473 530 519 488 2405



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