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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 062, Refrigeration

( 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 37 38 65 47 40 227
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 30 32 37 33 35 167
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 29 27 28 24 40 148
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 24 20 30 32 37 143
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 19 14 14 13 21 81
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 7 10 17 17 22 73
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 22 14 10 12 15 73
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 12 9 18 14 17 70
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 9 7 20 28 68
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 15 11 13 13 13 65
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 11 7 9 15 15 57
(U.S.) OH OHIO 12 7 16 12 8 55
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 9 10 9 11 15 54
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 6 10 7 12 7 42
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 12 3 11 5 7 38
(U.S.) IA IOWA 14 4 4 6 8 36
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 5 5 8 6 12 36
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 6 6 7 11 33
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 8 7 4 8 6 33
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 4 8 5 11 31
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 5 6 5 6 8 30
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 7 7 7 4 4 29
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 8 2 7 4 6 27
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 6 1 3 4 8 22
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 7 0 3 6 5 21
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 0 3 6 6 18
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 1 0 5 6 14
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 0 7 0 1 10
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 2 4 1 1 10
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 1 7 9
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 0 0 1 4 8
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 1 2 3 0 7
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 3 1 3 7
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 3 2 1 0 1 7
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 1 1 0 2 6
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 1 1 3 0 6
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 1 3 2 0 6
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 4 0 1 1 0 6
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 2 1 2 1 6
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 3 1 0 5
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 1 1 2 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 340 277 378 367 437 1799
 
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 110 124 91 133 175 633
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 86 76 125 118 114 519
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 35 37 45 46 50 213
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 8 13 13 33 25 92
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 9 10 13 12 13 57
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 8 11 7 11 13 50
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 10 11 9 11 8 49
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 11 9 10 9 8 47
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 10 2 9 8 10 39
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 2 6 7 7 9 31
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 4 2 11 3 5 25
(Foreign) INX INDIA 3 4 6 6 4 23
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 6 1 3 6 4 20
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 6 2 2 4 3 17
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 4 3 0 5 4 16
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 3 3 2 1 11
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 3 1 2 3 11
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 1 4 6 11
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 3 1 0 5 1 10
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 1 3 2 3 9
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 3 0 2 3 8
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 1 2 4 7
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 0 0 3 1 6
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 2 1 1 1 1 6
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 1 3 1 6
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 1 0 1 1 2 5
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 1 0 1 1 4
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 4 0 0 4
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 1 3 4
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 2 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) QAX QATAR 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) JOX JORDAN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 329 331 368 446 481 1955
 
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 669 608 746 813 918 3754


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