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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 073, Measuring and Testing

( 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 102 120 155 119 128 624
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 73 97 79 78 108 435
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 79 72 59 72 50 332
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 59 43 40 51 64 257
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 48 37 48 56 62 251
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 35 38 48 50 47 218
(U.S.) OH OHIO 39 48 43 32 38 200
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 25 34 37 40 42 178
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 30 28 35 40 38 171
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 32 25 44 27 32 160
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 28 21 31 20 31 131
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 33 29 18 28 21 129
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 18 26 29 24 31 128
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 18 19 21 28 26 112
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 16 21 28 21 22 108
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 17 19 17 11 18 82
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 22 14 13 10 22 81
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 10 12 15 21 10 68
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 4 20 14 12 16 66
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 10 10 13 15 17 65
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 13 16 8 15 11 63
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 9 13 13 10 7 52
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 11 10 10 12 8 51
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 14 9 12 6 10 51
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 12 8 8 11 11 50
(U.S.) UT UTAH 10 11 7 13 5 46
(U.S.) OR OREGON 7 3 7 10 18 45
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 5 14 6 7 7 39
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 5 7 8 9 30
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 5 5 5 11 3 29
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 5 6 5 4 6 26
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 5 7 2 5 4 23
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 6 2 9 4 2 23
(U.S.) IA IOWA 8 1 4 5 3 21
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 5 6 2 3 18
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 4 1 5 5 2 17
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 3 4 4 4 2 17
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 4 5 0 2 5 16
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 4 2 3 1 12
(U.S.) ME MAINE 4 1 4 1 1 11
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 3 3 1 1 1 9
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 3 3 1 1 1 9
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 3 2 1 1 1 8
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 3 1 0 0 5
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 4 1 5
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 1 0 2 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 0 1 2 4
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 2 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 840 876 916 903 954 4489
 
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 359 354 337 378 365 1793
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 233 242 268 308 286 1337
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 61 63 93 76 110 403
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 65 71 80 84 72 372
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 37 33 51 47 73 241
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 32 41 53 47 59 232
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 33 25 53 41 47 199
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 32 43 39 46 36 196
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 33 46 35 33 40 187
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 20 29 34 31 39 153
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 18 23 16 29 28 114
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 16 14 19 22 18 89
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 10 14 18 19 11 72
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 24 19 8 13 4 68
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 9 15 13 9 14 60
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 8 12 8 11 17 56
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 5 19 7 6 14 51
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 10 6 10 8 9 43
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 1 5 11 9 16 42
(Foreign) INX INDIA 2 6 14 7 11 40
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 4 8 8 7 8 35
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 6 3 2 9 1 21
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 5 4 2 5 5 21
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 1 6 4 2 15
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 5 1 4 2 13
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 1 6 3 10
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 2 1 3 1 2 9
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 1 0 2 3 2 8
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 3 2 1 1 7
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 2 0 0 1 3 6
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 1 2 3 0 0 6
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 3 2 5
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 2 2 0 5
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 3 1 1 0 0 5
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 1 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) LTX LITHUANIA 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 1 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 1 1 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) KYX CAYMAN ISLANDS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PKX PAKISTAN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) AOX ANGOLA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) TNX TUNISIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 1041 1119 1207 1283 1309 5959
 
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1881 1995 2123 2186 2263 10448


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