Patenting In Technology Classes, Breakout By Geographic Origin (Class 172, Earth Working), CY 2011 - 2015 Utility Patent Grants Distributed By Year of Grant

( 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.)	IL	ILLINOIS	10	7	12	29	21	79
(U.S.)	IA	IOWA	6	13	9	11	7	46
(U.S.)	MN	MINNESOTA	6	3	7	4	3	23
(U.S.)	KS	KANSAS	3	4	2	5	1	15
(U.S.)	AL	ALABAMA	2	3	2	3	1	11
(U.S.)	OH	OHIO	2	1	3	2	2	10
(U.S.)	NC	NORTH CAROLINA	3	0	1	4	1	9
(U.S.)	CA	CALIFORNIA	2	1	2	2	2	9
(U.S.)	IN	INDIANA	4	4	0	0	1	9
(U.S.)	WI	WISCONSIN	2	1	4	0	1	8
(U.S.)	TX	TEXAS	2	1	0	2	2	7
(U.S.)	WA	WASHINGTON	2	1	2	0	1	6
(U.S.)	MO	MISSOURI	0	0	3	0	2	5
(U.S.)	MS	MISSISSIPPI	0	0	2	1	1	4
(U.S.)	NE	NEBRASKA	1	2	0	1	0	4
(U.S.)	KY	KENTUCKY	0	2	0	1	1	4
(U.S.)	SD	SOUTH DAKOTA	0	2	1	0	1	4
(U.S.)	OR	OREGON	0	0	1	2	1	4
(U.S.)	AZ	ARIZONA	0	0	0	1	3	4
(U.S.)	GA	GEORGIA	1	0	2	1	0	4
(U.S.)	PA	PENNSYLVANIA	0	1	2	0	0	3
(U.S.)	LA	LOUISIANA	0	1	0	0	2	3
(U.S.)	TN	TENNESSEE	0	0	2	1	0	3
(U.S.)	CO	COLORADO	0	0	1	0	2	3
(U.S.)	OK	OKLAHOMA	0	1	0	1	0	2
(U.S.)	AR	ARKANSAS	1	0	1	0	0	2
(U.S.)	UT	UTAH	0	0	0	0	2	2
(U.S.)	VA	VIRGINIA	1	1	0	0	0	2
(U.S.)	FL	FLORIDA	0	2	0	0	0	2
(U.S.)	CT	CONNECTICUT	1	0	0	0	1	2
(U.S.)	MT	MONTANA	0	1	0	0	0	1
(U.S.)	ID	IDAHO	1	0	0	0	0	1
(U.S.)	HI	HAWAII	0	0	0	1	0	1
(U.S.)	MI	MICHIGAN	0	1	0	0	0	1
(U.S.)	VT	VERMONT	0	0	0	1	0	1
(U.S.)	NY	NEW YORK	1	0	0	0	0	1
(U.S.)	MA	MASSACHUSETTS	1	0	0	0	0	1
(U.S.)	NJ	NEW JERSEY	0	0	0	1	0	1
(U.S.)	ND	NORTH DAKOTA	0	0	0	0	1	1
(U.S.)		-- Subtotal --	52	53	59	74	60	298

(Foreign)	CAX	CANADA	14	19	17	20	13	83
(Foreign)	JPX	JAPAN	4	1	5	3	7	20
(Foreign)	DEX	GERMANY	2	0	5	4	6	17
(Foreign)	NLX	NETHERLANDS	2	1	7	0	0	10
(Foreign)	FRX	FRANCE	0	1	3	4	2	10
(Foreign)	AUX	AUSTRALIA	3	2	1	1	1	8
(Foreign)	SEX	SWEDEN	0	0	2	1	3	6
(Foreign)	ESX	SPAIN	2	0	0	1	1	4
(Foreign)	INX	INDIA	0	0	3	0	0	3
(Foreign)	ITX	ITALY	0	0	0	2	1	3
(Foreign)	CNX	CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF	0	0	0	2	0	2
(Foreign)	TWX	TAIWAN	1	0	1	0	0	2
(Foreign)	GBX	UNITED KINGDOM	0	0	0	2	0	2
(Foreign)	ARX	ARGENTINA	1	0	0	0	1	2
(Foreign)	NZX	NEW ZEALAND	0	0	1	0	0	1
(Foreign)	DKX	DENMARK	0	0	0	1	0	1
(Foreign)	KRX	KOREA, SOUTH	0	1	0	0	0	1
(Foreign)	CHX	SWITZERLAND	0	0	1	0	0	1
(Foreign)	IEX	IRELAND	1	0	0	0	0	1
(Foreign)	BEX	BELGIUM	0	0	0	1	0	1
(Foreign)		-- Subtotal --	30	25	46	42	35	178

(ALL)	ALL	All Regions, U.S. and Foreign	82	78	105	116	95	476

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

PTMT Contacts

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

PTMT Contacts

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