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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 250, Radiant Energy

( 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 217 270 295 327 261 1370
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 102 117 124 119 100 562
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 35 46 71 77 71 300
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 40 50 74 66 51 281
(U.S.) OH OHIO 26 36 41 33 38 174
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 34 33 33 40 27 167
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 19 26 29 35 38 147
(U.S.) OR OREGON 11 25 23 47 33 139
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 21 25 23 27 33 129
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 15 22 26 20 24 107
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 23 19 22 24 17 105
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 13 28 29 30 104
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 17 22 22 17 24 102
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 17 20 29 22 14 102
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 16 15 20 16 23 90
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 15 17 20 21 16 89
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 19 16 19 15 20 89
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 12 14 20 17 15 78
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 10 8 12 24 20 74
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 14 9 25 14 8 70
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 5 12 21 20 12 70
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 15 7 10 17 14 63
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 9 6 10 16 13 54
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 10 11 7 12 12 52
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 12 10 8 8 7 45
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 7 2 5 8 25
(U.S.) UT UTAH 5 4 2 8 6 25
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 2 5 9 5 24
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 4 6 3 5 2 20
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 2 3 6 2 17
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 4 3 0 2 4 13
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 2 1 1 7 13
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 2 2 5 4 13
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 3 3 1 3 12
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 3 2 4 2 1 12
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 4 1 3 2 1 11
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 1 4 2 2 10
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 4 2 0 2 10
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 6 0 3 10
(U.S.) ME MAINE 2 1 3 0 1 7
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 2 2 1 0 1 6
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 2 3 1 6
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 2 1 2 0 0 5
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 2 0 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 764 894 1064 1120 976 4818
 
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 522 514 667 805 720 3228
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 161 171 233 201 179 945
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 70 53 108 116 108 455
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 49 44 59 87 101 340
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 22 63 72 69 99 325
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 38 46 58 77 73 292
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 36 49 69 65 48 267
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 39 41 42 61 50 233
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 25 44 54 23 44 190
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 23 32 30 44 49 178
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 16 17 18 22 24 97
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 6 12 24 15 16 73
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 3 12 17 15 15 62
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 5 7 13 11 15 51
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 5 11 10 7 15 48
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 4 5 8 10 18 45
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 7 6 9 8 11 41
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 10 8 5 10 6 39
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 10 6 6 6 8 36
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 5 6 6 5 3 25
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 3 8 5 4 4 24
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 5 10 1 4 1 21
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 1 1 9 4 17
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 3 6 6 16
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 0 3 4 3 12
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 2 3 7 12
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 1 2 1 2 7
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 4 3 7
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 1 0 0 1 4 6
(Foreign) INX INDIA 2 1 1 2 0 6
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 2 2 0 2 6
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 1 1 2 0 5
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 1 1 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 2 1 3
(Foreign) KYX CAYMAN ISLANDS 0 2 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 2 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 1 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 2 1 0 3
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 2 1 3
(Foreign) LBX LEBANON 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) GIX GIBRALTAR 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MLX MALI 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) KEX KENYA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) KZX KAZAKHSTAN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) AMX ARMENIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) OMX OMAN 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MOX CHINA, MACAU S.A.R. 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 1075 1184 1537 1705 1649 7150
 
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1839 2078 2601 2825 2625 11968


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