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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 131, Tobacco

( 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.) VA VIRGINIA 25 23 35 30 43 156
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 10 4 10 12 31 67
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 7 6 11 7 11 42
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 4 4 6 3 6 23
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 4 0 4 2 4 14
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 0 1 7 1 3 12
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 0 3 5 3 11
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 2 1 3 0 9
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 1 2 5 0 9
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 1 1 1 3 6
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 0 0 2 2 2 6
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 1 1 0 0 3 5
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 2 0 1 2 5
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 0 2 1 1 4
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 1 0 2 0 4
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 0 1 2 1 4
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 2 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) OH OHIO 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 60 48 89 86 120 403
 
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 4 4 13 10 15 46
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 9 4 13 7 7 40
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 0 3 5 17 26
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 5 2 4 3 6 20
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 3 3 2 4 8 20
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 5 4 1 11
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 5 3 1 1 10
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 3 1 1 3 0 8
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 0 0 5 1 7
(Foreign) LBX LEBANON 1 0 3 1 1 6
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 0 1 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 1 1 0 2 0 4
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) DOX DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) KZX KAZAKHSTAN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 31 25 52 53 68 229
 
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 91 73 141 139 188 632



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