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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 181, Acoustics

( 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 25 13 28 10 17 93
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 11 11 9 9 10 50
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 10 7 6 10 9 42
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 5 7 8 5 3 28
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 4 5 8 2 7 26
(U.S.) OH OHIO 4 5 8 6 2 25
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 2 5 9 5 23
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 5 5 4 5 3 22
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 5 2 3 6 6 22
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 3 2 8 5 2 20
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 6 2 5 5 19
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 2 4 4 4 17
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 3 6 1 5 2 17
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 5 1 2 6 3 17
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 7 6 0 1 16
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 3 4 3 0 14
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 0 2 0 8 14
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 4 0 3 1 5 13
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 0 2 2 6 11
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 2 0 5 3 11
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 0 2 4 1 10
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 5 1 1 1 10
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 4 3 0 1 9
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 2 3 1 0 9
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 0 2 2 1 8
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 2 1 3 0 7
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 0 0 2 2 5
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 0 0 0 2 4
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 0 1 3 4
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 0 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 123 106 126 114 117 586
 
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 44 37 41 41 34 197
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 19 26 18 31 22 116
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 15 11 14 15 8 63
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 3 8 5 12 17 45
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 3 7 9 12 5 36
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 7 3 5 2 4 21
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 0 4 4 5 5 18
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 3 3 1 8 1 16
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 2 3 3 2 5 15
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 1 3 5 3 13
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 1 1 4 1 9
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 1 3 2 2 8
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 1 3 2 0 7
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 3 0 1 2 6
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 1 0 1 2 5
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 0 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 1 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 3 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 2 0 1 3
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 3 0 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 104 114 118 154 119 609
 
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 227 220 244 268 236 1195



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