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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 235, Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.)

( 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 110 157 184 195 169 815
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 97 91 112 100 105 505
(U.S.) OH OHIO 109 95 105 54 45 408
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 31 42 46 51 37 207
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 37 27 37 36 42 179
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 31 23 40 31 33 158
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 25 26 35 22 36 144
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 33 17 28 21 26 125
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 14 29 36 16 28 123
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 33 26 16 28 19 122
(U.S.) OR OREGON 13 24 19 22 29 107
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 23 21 19 14 28 105
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 12 21 24 29 19 105
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 26 23 16 20 14 99
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 21 12 20 18 19 90
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 13 7 19 9 13 61
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 14 9 10 17 7 57
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 8 12 14 6 13 53
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 17 8 14 6 3 48
(U.S.) UT UTAH 9 8 9 6 13 45
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 7 14 8 7 5 41
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 12 7 6 11 5 41
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 4 3 11 3 8 29
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 7 2 3 10 2 24
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 4 5 4 2 6 21
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 9 5 3 0 2 19
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 4 5 5 2 17
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 3 3 2 7 16
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 4 4 1 6 1 16
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 6 4 2 3 0 15
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 5 4 2 3 1 15
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 4 2 2 2 3 13
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 3 1 5 1 12
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 2 2 7 1 12
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 3 5 2 1 1 12
(U.S.) IA IOWA 6 2 1 0 2 11
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 1 4 3 9
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 1 0 3 2 7
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 3 2 1 0 7
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 3 0 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 2 1 0 2 5
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 2 0 2 0 4
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 0 4 4
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 2 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 760 760 864 780 758 3922
 
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 149 145 162 111 124 691
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 36 37 51 47 61 232
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 40 31 40 30 36 177
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 32 25 36 44 39 176
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 26 36 31 41 33 167
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 32 37 27 35 15 146
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 27 32 18 20 39 136
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 71 39 11 3 7 131
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 13 3 20 18 33 87
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 8 18 13 14 24 77
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 6 12 12 18 16 64
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 11 9 14 15 11 60
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 10 7 6 12 6 41
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 5 5 3 17 8 38
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 8 6 5 2 6 27
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 5 8 4 3 7 27
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 2 5 5 12 25
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 5 3 7 2 8 25
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 6 2 5 7 21
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 3 3 6 6 20
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 2 3 4 9 20
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 3 0 9 2 0 14
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 5 2 1 4 13
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 4 1 0 6
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 2 0 2 2 0 6
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 2 2 1 1 6
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 1 1 1 1 5
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 0 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 1 0 3 4
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 1 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) JEX JERSEY 2 2 0 0 0 4
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 1 0 2 3
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 2 1 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) LKX SRI LANKA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ETX ETHIOPIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) UYX URUGUAY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PAX PANAMA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 506 483 502 464 528 2483
 
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1266 1243 1366 1244 1286 6405


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