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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 174, Electricity: Conductors and Insulators

( 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 42 47 48 70 75 282
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 19 17 20 33 35 124
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 22 18 15 32 31 118
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 12 18 29 16 18 93
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 12 14 22 15 22 85
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 11 11 17 17 21 77
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 15 16 15 8 22 76
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 14 13 13 12 23 75
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 8 12 9 16 14 59
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 10 11 11 13 12 57
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 9 12 12 12 11 56
(U.S.) OH OHIO 10 6 15 12 12 55
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 10 17 12 8 5 52
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 9 11 8 5 10 43
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 8 6 6 8 11 39
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 11 8 4 7 7 37
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 9 5 4 12 7 37
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 7 7 10 10 34
(U.S.) OR OREGON 6 2 7 6 5 26
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 4 5 3 6 8 26
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 4 5 3 5 4 21
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 5 2 3 8 3 21
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 4 1 7 4 19
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 4 4 4 3 3 18
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 6 0 7 4 17
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 2 3 4 5 16
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 6 2 5 2 1 16
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 3 3 3 2 4 15
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 1 4 3 1 12
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 1 3 2 3 11
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 3 0 1 6 11
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 1 2 5 0 10
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 4 0 1 1 7
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 1 1 0 2 6
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 1 0 0 4 6
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 2 0 2 0 4
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 1 0 2 4
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 2 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 283 306 314 375 408 1686
 
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 216 331 337 327 463 1674
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 66 94 95 80 80 415
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 41 48 35 63 78 265
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 32 42 45 53 65 237
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 21 20 35 35 54 165
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 13 11 17 19 19 79
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 7 10 20 16 23 76
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 13 8 14 13 17 65
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 6 7 13 15 21 62
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 6 3 8 9 8 34
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 9 3 5 8 7 32
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 3 4 3 4 15
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 3 5 3 3 15
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 4 3 5 2 15
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 1 3 5 1 12
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 1 5 2 1 10
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 3 5 2 10
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 4 0 3 2 10
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 1 3 0 3 9
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 2 1 6 0 9
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 1 1 1 6 9
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 2 2 3 2 9
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 2 1 1 1 6
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 2 1 2 0 0 5
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 0 2 0 0 4
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 0 1 2 4
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 0 1 2 4
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IMX ISLE OF MAN 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) UYX URUGUAY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 448 605 663 679 869 3264
 
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 731 911 977 1054 1277 4950



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