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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 074, Machine Element or Mechanism

( 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 42 58 65 73 73 311
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 8 18 15 30 30 101
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 12 9 15 13 26 75
(U.S.) OH OHIO 8 9 10 8 9 44
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 2 8 9 7 10 36
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 4 5 5 3 15 32
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 2 7 3 14 29
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 5 8 4 5 6 28
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 7 6 3 3 5 24
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 1 5 5 2 9 22
(U.S.) IA IOWA 3 4 4 3 7 21
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 4 2 4 10 21
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 1 6 4 3 4 18
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 2 3 3 8 17
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 0 8 3 1 5 17
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 3 2 1 8 16
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 1 2 3 5 14
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 5 4 2 1 13
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 2 2 2 2 9
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 2 2 1 2 8
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 1 2 3 2 8
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 5 1 0 1 8
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 1 2 0 3 7
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 1 2 4 7
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 2 1 1 2 7
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 1 2 0 3 7
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 0 2 2 3 7
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 1 4 0 6
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 0 0 2 1 3 6
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 1 1 0 2 5
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 3 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 1 3 4
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 0 0 3 3
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 117 183 183 186 285 954
 
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 143 170 190 195 299 997
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 87 95 103 114 125 524
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 20 42 46 53 56 217
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 22 24 26 32 61 165
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 22 13 24 25 24 108
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 8 16 12 21 44 101
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 4 9 38 21 22 94
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 7 5 12 18 17 59
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 9 11 7 13 18 58
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 15 14 6 8 14 57
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 4 5 4 7 10 30
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 3 8 3 8 22
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 3 5 3 3 15
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 3 0 5 7 15
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 4 1 2 2 11
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 1 2 1 3 10
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 1 1 2 4 9
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 2 3 1 3 9
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 1 2 3 2 8
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 1 2 2 6
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 0 1 1 2 6
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 1 1 2 5
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 2 0 3 5
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 0 1 2 0 5
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 1 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ECX ECUADOR 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) LBX LEBANON 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MTX MALTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ALX ALBANIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) QAX QATAR 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CYX CYPRUS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 357 425 505 538 741 2566
 
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 474 608 688 724 1026 3520



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