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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 160, Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel

( 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.) FL FLORIDA 12 12 6 12 18 60
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 5 11 4 10 17 47
(U.S.) UT UTAH 4 7 11 10 11 43
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 5 5 8 6 8 32
(U.S.) OH OHIO 5 4 5 9 7 30
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 5 6 7 5 7 30
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 6 8 1 5 9 29
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 3 1 7 8 7 26
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 3 6 5 6 22
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 3 5 5 5 4 22
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 4 5 5 3 2 19
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 5 4 4 3 2 18
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 2 2 4 7 2 17
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 4 3 3 4 15
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 2 5 3 3 15
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 2 2 3 4 2 13
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 2 2 2 5 2 13
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 0 1 2 1 7 11
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 0 2 4 5 11
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 1 2 2 3 8
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 1 1 3 2 7
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 3 0 1 2 1 7
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 1 4 1 0 7
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 1 2 4 7
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 1 0 1 3 6
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 1 2 0 2 5
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 0 0 1 2 4
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 0 2 0 1 4
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 1 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 76 92 106 124 142 540
 
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 10 24 14 26 34 108
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 15 13 12 17 9 66
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 8 8 10 12 12 50
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 8 5 7 12 11 43
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 4 0 5 6 6 21
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 1 2 7 4 6 20
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 4 3 2 4 15
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 3 4 0 4 3 14
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 2 2 2 6 13
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 0 5 2 3 11
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 2 3 1 1 9
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 3 0 3 0 8
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 0 1 0 3 7
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 3 1 0 1 1 6
(Foreign) MOX CHINA, MACAU S.A.R. 0 1 2 2 0 5
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 3 0 0 4
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 0 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 65 75 77 96 103 416
 
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 141 167 183 220 245 956



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