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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 029, Metal Working

( 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 160 191 157 166 147 821
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 55 66 66 82 73 342
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 53 59 54 64 45 275
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 40 45 47 48 51 231
(U.S.) OH OHIO 34 42 40 45 41 202
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 26 35 28 32 45 166
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 21 22 28 42 33 146
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 31 31 21 27 33 143
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 24 31 28 29 31 143
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 21 21 28 34 22 126
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 21 23 18 25 20 107
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 14 26 15 29 21 105
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 17 19 21 23 17 97
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 17 23 20 16 19 95
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 21 20 18 17 17 93
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 14 12 21 24 21 92
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 15 15 18 27 16 91
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 20 13 15 21 12 81
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 15 12 12 13 15 67
(U.S.) OR OREGON 9 16 11 15 12 63
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 12 12 8 10 13 55
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 10 8 11 11 11 51
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 12 6 9 7 13 47
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 7 11 5 7 11 41
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 6 8 9 12 37
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 4 6 9 12 5 36
(U.S.) IA IOWA 6 5 8 7 9 35
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 5 7 3 10 5 30
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 6 5 5 7 6 29
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 6 4 5 2 4 21
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 5 2 6 2 6 21
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 3 3 3 9 3 21
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 3 3 5 8 20
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 2 7 2 3 15
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 1 7 1 3 14
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 3 1 3 3 3 13
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 3 1 2 4 3 13
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 3 2 2 1 1 9
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 3 1 2 1 2 9
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 4 2 1 0 1 8
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 1 2 0 3 7
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 2 1 4 7
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 1 4 0 0 6
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 1 1 4 6
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 2 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 0 1 2 4
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 2 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 2 0 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 733 819 784 894 829 4059
 
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 333 411 381 354 271 1750
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 111 148 128 177 127 691
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 78 92 97 84 70 421
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 61 72 56 64 54 307
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 36 54 68 56 54 268
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 28 37 28 48 35 176
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 23 31 29 41 32 156
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 12 27 23 29 28 119
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 17 18 19 27 21 102
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 14 19 12 22 16 83
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 10 12 6 15 10 53
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 4 12 8 9 14 47
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 7 9 6 10 13 45
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 5 4 7 17 8 41
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 7 8 2 8 8 33
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 4 7 5 4 9 29
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 4 3 3 12 6 28
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 3 2 5 9 6 25
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 4 4 7 2 7 24
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 3 8 5 1 4 21
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 3 3 6 2 7 21
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 3 4 3 5 4 19
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 4 2 2 8 16
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 1 4 2 4 13
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 2 2 4 2 10
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 1 2 1 4 9
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 2 2 2 1 2 9
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 2 0 3 1 6
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 1 1 1 2 1 6
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 3 0 0 1 1 5
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 1 0 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 1 0 2 3
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 2 1 3
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0 0 0 3 0 3
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PKX PAKISTAN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 781 999 921 1023 834 4558
 
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1514 1818 1705 1917 1663 8617


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