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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 239, Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing

( 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 24 25 29 36 51 165
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 17 11 28 16 21 93
(U.S.) OH OHIO 10 12 11 20 22 75
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 12 6 11 13 24 66
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 16 9 12 17 10 64
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 8 12 9 15 19 63
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 16 6 9 11 19 61
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 9 12 13 11 10 55
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 9 9 8 14 13 53
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 9 6 10 5 20 50
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 6 10 5 13 14 48
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 8 7 8 10 13 46
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 8 5 7 7 9 36
(U.S.) IA IOWA 4 6 7 10 5 32
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 5 5 4 5 13 32
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 6 3 9 5 5 28
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 3 3 8 10 28
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 3 3 4 9 8 27
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 6 4 8 5 26
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 5 3 4 6 6 24
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 5 5 3 7 23
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 4 2 2 9 18
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 4 3 5 6 18
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 2 4 3 3 15
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 4 2 2 4 12
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 4 2 1 4 0 11
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 2 1 4 2 11
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 0 0 5 5 10
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 3 2 2 0 9
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 1 2 3 1 8
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 2 1 0 2 2 7
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 0 2 0 3 7
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 1 2 1 2 7
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 1 2 1 0 6
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 2 1 2 0 6
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 3 0 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 0 2 1 4
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 2 1 3
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 2 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 210 195 229 287 350 1271
 
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 42 35 42 44 52 215
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 36 30 41 46 52 205
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 17 15 18 38 23 111
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 17 9 12 19 19 76
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 4 13 12 11 28 68
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 10 5 11 15 22 63
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 8 8 13 6 16 51
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 7 10 3 8 10 38
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 11 1 9 5 7 33
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 6 3 8 6 10 33
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 5 6 5 8 5 29
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 1 4 5 9 21
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 6 3 3 2 6 20
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 2 5 4 1 13
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 1 3 3 2 10
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 4 1 0 1 1 7
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 2 1 2 0 6
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 1 1 2 5
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 0 0 1 3 4
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 0 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 2 0 1 3
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 184 147 197 233 277 1038
 
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 394 342 426 520 627 2309



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