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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 055, Gas Separation

( 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.) MN MINNESOTA 38 28 41 29 20 156
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 23 12 11 5 3 54
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 9 15 10 6 6 46
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 5 10 7 10 6 38
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 4 9 13 5 7 38
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 9 9 5 8 3 34
(U.S.) OH OHIO 14 3 9 2 2 30
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 5 9 1 6 3 24
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 8 5 5 4 2 24
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 4 3 7 5 1 20
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 5 5 2 2 4 18
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 5 2 3 2 5 17
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 7 2 4 1 17
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 4 5 2 1 3 15
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 6 0 2 1 5 14
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 4 5 3 1 1 14
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 3 3 3 3 13
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 2 2 2 5 12
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 3 2 3 1 2 11
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 3 1 3 1 11
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 2 0 3 1 3 9
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 0 0 7 8
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 0 3 2 0 8
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 2 2 1 1 1 7
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 2 2 2 0 7
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 0 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 2 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 1 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 1 3 0 4
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 0 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 2 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 0 2 0 1 3
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 173 152 150 118 101 694
 
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 36 43 53 44 45 221
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 54 36 40 46 40 216
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 16 14 16 17 12 75
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 23 13 8 9 5 58
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 8 8 9 9 5 39
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 7 7 8 1 7 30
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 8 2 8 9 2 29
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 6 3 0 9 9 27
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 8 3 6 3 5 25
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 3 5 1 1 6 16
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 4 1 1 1 6 13
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 1 4 4 2 11
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 2 2 2 2 9
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 2 1 2 1 7
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 2 1 0 0 5
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 3 2 0 5
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 0 1 1 1 5
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 0 2 0 1 5
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) AMX ARMENIA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 184 149 169 162 152 816
 
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 357 301 319 280 253 1510



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