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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 200, Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers

( 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 14 17 22 23 27 103
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 12 16 9 11 15 63
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 8 1 3 11 10 33
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 5 5 7 7 8 32
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 4 5 9 6 5 29
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 9 5 2 5 5 26
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 6 3 5 5 7 26
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 3 11 2 4 5 25
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 5 7 2 7 2 23
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 5 3 3 5 6 22
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 5 5 5 4 21
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 3 5 3 4 16
(U.S.) OH OHIO 2 3 2 2 2 11
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 2 1 2 1 4 10
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 1 0 2 6 9
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 2 3 2 2 9
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 5 0 2 1 0 8
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 2 2 2 1 1 8
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 3 0 2 1 8
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 2 0 1 3 8
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 1 0 2 3 8
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 2 3 2 0 7
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 0 2 1 2 6
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 0 4 1 0 6
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 2 0 1 2 6
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 0 2 0 2 5
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 0 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 100 106 103 115 132 556
 
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 90 68 66 95 88 407
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 50 73 49 64 71 307
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 38 47 37 30 50 202
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 14 35 38 26 21 134
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 20 28 27 21 22 118
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 7 13 17 10 8 55
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 11 10 9 6 13 49
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 5 8 4 11 5 33
(Foreign) INX INDIA 7 6 4 1 5 23
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 2 7 3 3 5 20
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 4 4 3 1 15
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 4 2 4 2 3 15
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 3 1 4 4 13
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 3 2 2 2 1 10
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 0 3 1 1 7
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 2 2 2 0 6
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 0 1 1 1 5
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 1 1 2 5
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 2 0 1 0 4
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 2 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 1 0 2 3
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 1 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 1 0 2 3
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MTX MALTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) AIX ANGUILLA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 268 317 277 287 307 1456
 
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 368 423 380 402 439 2012



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