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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 209, Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids

( 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 5 7 12 18 23 65
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 8 9 12 16 6 51
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 10 4 8 5 6 33
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 8 6 4 7 7 32
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 5 4 1 6 5 21
(U.S.) IA IOWA 3 1 2 8 6 20
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 4 2 6 2 6 20
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 2 5 3 3 6 19
(U.S.) OH OHIO 3 4 2 3 6 18
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 5 4 2 4 18
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 3 1 6 4 16
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 5 2 1 3 4 15
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 4 2 4 3 15
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 7 2 1 4 1 15
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 4 3 2 2 1 12
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 0 2 3 5 12
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 0 2 3 5 1 11
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 2 3 3 3 11
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 3 1 2 1 3 10
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 1 3 4 1 10
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 0 3 1 3 9
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 0 1 3 3 2 9
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 2 1 3 2 8
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 1 1 2 2 7
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 3 2 1 0 7
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 0 0 2 2 6
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 1 1 2 5
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 0 2 2 5
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 0 2 0 1 5
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 3 1 0 0 5
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 0 0 2 1 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 91 82 92 130 122 517
 
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 25 18 20 19 27 109
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 20 20 14 22 32 108
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 7 9 16 6 41
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 6 6 12 7 5 36
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 7 6 5 9 5 32
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 7 3 5 7 6 28
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 3 7 4 3 18
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 4 2 4 5 3 18
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 2 5 4 2 16
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 2 5 3 3 3 16
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 3 3 3 2 4 15
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 0 2 6 4 13
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 4 2 1 4 1 12
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 2 4 2 3 12
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 0 1 2 4 8
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 4 1 1 2 8
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 2 2 1 1 1 7
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 1 1 2 1 6
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 3 1 0 0 2 6
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 1 1 1 1 5
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 1 2 0 1 1 5
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 1 0 1 1 4
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 3 0 3
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 3 0 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 1 1 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MNX MONGOLIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 105 92 103 127 121 548
 
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 196 174 195 257 243 1065



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