Skip menu navigation Home > Listing of Viewable PTMT Reports > Table of Contents for This Set of Reports


U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes
Breakout By Geographic Origin (State and Country)

Count of 2007 - 2011 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 381, Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices

( 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 either by year of patent grant or by year of patent application.
(U.S. or Foreign) Code State-Territory or Country 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 73 59 73 91 130 426
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 13 14 15 14 43 99
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 6 5 12 22 22 67
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 15 7 9 11 24 66
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 13 9 9 12 13 56
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 9 10 8 10 16 53
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 6 8 7 9 20 50
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 3 11 7 4 20 45
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 12 5 8 5 10 40
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 9 5 4 9 11 38
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 8 7 5 10 6 36
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 8 5 5 8 5 31
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 4 2 2 9 9 26
(U.S.) OH OHIO 5 6 2 3 5 21
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 2 6 4 8 20
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 1 3 7 7 19
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 6 4 2 6 1 19
(U.S.) UT UTAH 4 3 4 2 5 18
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 3 4 2 5 17
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 5 2 1 4 2 14
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 3 2 3 4 14
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 1 2 4 5 13
(U.S.) OR OREGON 4 0 3 2 4 13
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 2 0 6 1 12
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 5 2 0 1 2 10
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 4 1 0 0 3 8
(U.S.) IA IOWA 3 1 1 1 1 7
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 2 0 1 1 6
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 1 2 3 6
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 1 2 2 5
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 0 1 2 4
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 1 0 2 1 4
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 2 1 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 231 187 199 271 396 1284
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 97 101 118 166 262 744
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 46 40 32 50 54 222
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 23 16 17 28 79 163
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 18 20 20 25 33 116
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 17 19 21 21 33 111
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 9 15 14 32 40 110
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 21 7 13 7 15 63
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 10 16 9 8 17 60
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 11 9 10 15 15 60
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 5 8 8 3 19 43
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 8 4 6 7 14 39
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 2 2 0 3 30 37
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 4 1 8 7 6 26
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 5 0 5 11 23
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 4 2 5 8 21
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 5 1 3 5 6 20
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 3 2 4 4 2 15
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 3 0 3 5 12
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 2 1 1 2 6
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 1 0 4 0 5
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 1 0 0 3 4
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 2 0 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 287 278 289 402 660 1916
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 518 465 488 673 1056 3200


PTMT Contacts

Questions regarding these reports should be directed to:

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Electronic Information Products Division - PTMT
P.O Box 1450
Alexandria VA 22313-1450

tel: (571) 272-5600
fax: (571) 273-0110
email: oeip@uspto.gov

address of PTMT pages at the USPTO Web Site: http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/ac/ido/oeip/taf/tafp.html
selected PTMT materials available for download at : http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/ac/ido/oeip/taf/data/


Top

Skip menu navigation Home > Listing of Viewable PTMT Reports > Table of Contents for This Set of Reports