Patenting In Technology Classes, Breakout By Geographic Origin (Class 049, Movable or Removable Closures), CY 2011 - 2015 Utility Patent Grants Distributed By Year of Grant

( 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.)	MI	MICHIGAN	18	24	22	26	31	121
(U.S.)	CA	CALIFORNIA	2	6	16	14	15	53
(U.S.)	FL	FLORIDA	4	10	15	5	12	46
(U.S.)	IL	ILLINOIS	4	8	7	13	11	43
(U.S.)	OH	OHIO	2	4	7	16	9	38
(U.S.)	MN	MINNESOTA	1	5	9	9	9	33
(U.S.)	NY	NEW YORK	3	6	5	4	14	32
(U.S.)	NC	NORTH CAROLINA	1	1	7	7	12	28
(U.S.)	PA	PENNSYLVANIA	4	5	7	8	2	26
(U.S.)	TX	TEXAS	1	1	6	8	3	19
(U.S.)	WI	WISCONSIN	1	4	4	4	5	18
(U.S.)	WA	WASHINGTON	2	1	3	3	7	16
(U.S.)	GA	GEORGIA	3	3	2	2	3	13
(U.S.)	CT	CONNECTICUT	0	2	3	4	2	11
(U.S.)	IA	IOWA	0	2	2	4	2	10
(U.S.)	TN	TENNESSEE	2	1	3	1	3	10
(U.S.)	IN	INDIANA	3	3	0	1	3	10
(U.S.)	NJ	NEW JERSEY	3	3	0	1	3	10
(U.S.)	CO	COLORADO	0	2	1	4	2	9
(U.S.)	AZ	ARIZONA	0	0	3	1	5	9
(U.S.)	SC	SOUTH CAROLINA	0	2	4	0	1	7
(U.S.)	MO	MISSOURI	2	0	1	1	2	6
(U.S.)	NV	NEVADA	0	1	2	0	2	5
(U.S.)	OR	OREGON	2	2	0	0	1	5
(U.S.)	VA	VIRGINIA	0	0	1	2	2	5
(U.S.)	NH	NEW HAMPSHIRE	1	1	0	1	1	4
(U.S.)	UT	UTAH	0	0	2	2	0	4
(U.S.)	KY	KENTUCKY	0	2	1	1	0	4
(U.S.)	SD	SOUTH DAKOTA	1	0	1	1	1	4
(U.S.)	MA	MASSACHUSETTS	1	0	0	3	0	4
(U.S.)	ID	IDAHO	0	0	0	1	2	3
(U.S.)	AL	ALABAMA	1	0	0	0	2	3
(U.S.)	OK	OKLAHOMA	0	0	0	1	1	2
(U.S.)	VT	VERMONT	1	1	0	0	0	2
(U.S.)	RI	RHODE ISLAND	0	0	0	1	1	2
(U.S.)	ME	MAINE	0	1	0	0	0	1
(U.S.)	WY	WYOMING	0	0	0	1	0	1
(U.S.)	MD	MARYLAND	0	0	0	0	1	1
(U.S.)	ND	NORTH DAKOTA	0	0	0	1	0	1
(U.S.)		-- Subtotal --	63	101	134	151	170	619

(Foreign)	JPX	JAPAN	17	34	37	39	31	158
(Foreign)	DEX	GERMANY	23	21	24	25	34	127
(Foreign)	CAX	CANADA	10	12	14	14	11	61
(Foreign)	KRX	KOREA, SOUTH	2	5	3	17	7	34
(Foreign)	ITX	ITALY	4	12	8	3	7	34
(Foreign)	FRX	FRANCE	1	0	8	13	5	27
(Foreign)	GBX	UNITED KINGDOM	1	3	5	7	8	24
(Foreign)	TWX	TAIWAN	4	1	10	3	6	24
(Foreign)	AUX	AUSTRALIA	2	1	4	6	1	14
(Foreign)	CNX	CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF	0	1	3	6	2	12
(Foreign)	ESX	SPAIN	1	4	3	2	1	11
(Foreign)	ATX	AUSTRIA	2	2	0	1	2	7
(Foreign)	DKX	DENMARK	1	1	2	1	2	7
(Foreign)	CHX	SWITZERLAND	0	1	1	3	2	7
(Foreign)	ILX	ISRAEL	0	1	1	4	1	7
(Foreign)	BEX	BELGIUM	0	2	1	1	2	6
(Foreign)	NZX	NEW ZEALAND	1	0	2	0	1	4
(Foreign)	NLX	NETHERLANDS	0	1	2	1	0	4
(Foreign)	SEX	SWEDEN	0	1	0	1	2	4
(Foreign)	IRX	IRAN	0	0	0	2	0	2
(Foreign)	HKX	CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R.	0	0	1	1	0	2
(Foreign)	SGX	SINGAPORE	0	1	0	0	1	2
(Foreign)	BRX	BRAZIL	0	0	0	0	2	2
(Foreign)	FIX	FINLAND	0	0	0	1	1	2
(Foreign)	BSX	THE BAHAMAS	0	0	0	1	0	1
(Foreign)	MXX	MEXICO	0	0	0	0	1	1
(Foreign)	IEX	IRELAND	0	0	1	0	0	1
(Foreign)	INX	INDIA	0	0	1	0	0	1
(Foreign)	KWX	KUWAIT	0	0	0	1	0	1
(Foreign)		-- Subtotal --	69	104	131	153	130	587

(ALL)	ALL	All Regions, U.S. and Foreign	132	205	265	304	300	1206

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

PTMT Contacts

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

PTMT Contacts

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