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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 040, Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting

( 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 42 30 21 26 24 143
(U.S.) OH OHIO 8 17 13 28 23 89
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 15 12 10 23 15 75
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 10 13 13 11 12 59
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 11 11 12 13 11 58
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 14 9 6 15 13 57
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 6 5 5 11 9 36
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 5 7 6 9 8 35
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 6 8 10 5 6 35
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 11 8 6 4 33
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 8 5 7 7 3 30
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 4 3 10 6 5 28
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 4 1 1 10 9 25
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 5 6 2 4 5 22
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 8 5 0 5 4 22
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 4 9 4 3 22
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 5 6 4 5 1 21
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 2 4 8 4 20
(U.S.) UT UTAH 6 4 1 4 1 16
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 3 1 2 4 12
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 5 2 1 3 0 11
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 3 2 3 0 10
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 2 1 3 2 9
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 2 1 3 1 8
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 2 3 0 1 1 7
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 3 1 2 0 1 7
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 0 2 3 0 7
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 2 0 0 2 6
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 2 0 3 0 6
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 2 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 1 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 194 185 153 228 177 937
 
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 6 10 8 8 6 38
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 7 7 6 7 2 29
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 2 7 3 9 7 28
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 4 7 6 5 5 27
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 4 2 7 6 7 26
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 2 3 8 7 6 26
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 4 2 2 3 4 15
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 2 3 1 3 3 12
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 1 4 3 0 11
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 2 0 3 3 9
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 1 1 3 2 7
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 4 0 0 0 6
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 2 1 1 1 5
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 2 0 2 5
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 1 1 3 0 5
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 1 0 1 0 4
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 1 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 1 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 2 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 2 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 0 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) DOX DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 47 64 57 65 54 287
 
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 241 249 210 293 231 1224



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