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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 251, Valves and Valve Actuation

( 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.) TX TEXAS 8 16 30 39 43 136
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 16 22 19 15 13 85
(U.S.) IA IOWA 10 10 7 18 17 62
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 5 5 14 4 17 45
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 15 12 5 5 8 45
(U.S.) OH OHIO 2 6 9 4 5 26
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 2 5 4 5 7 23
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 5 6 2 9 23
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 7 6 5 2 23
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 6 5 3 4 2 20
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 3 4 4 7 20
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 3 3 3 3 6 18
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 4 1 6 4 17
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 4 2 3 2 4 15
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 1 5 2 3 3 14
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 1 1 2 3 6 13
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 0 3 3 4 3 13
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 3 3 3 3 12
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 3 3 1 1 4 12
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 0 1 5 3 12
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 3 2 0 3 10
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 3 0 2 3 9
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 2 3 0 1 8
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 4 2 0 2 8
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 1 3 1 1 7
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 0 1 3 1 5
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 1 2 1 5
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 0 4 4
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 0 2 1 4
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 1 0 2 1 4
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 97 140 141 151 186 715
 
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 19 37 40 50 82 228
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 37 38 45 51 56 227
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 8 8 9 16 15 56
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 8 11 4 17 13 53
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 3 10 10 8 18 49
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 5 9 10 16 41
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 8 4 3 12 10 37
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 9 9 9 3 6 36
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 3 5 10 7 10 35
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 3 10 6 9 5 33
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 5 5 6 2 20
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 2 1 4 5 14
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 3 0 5 3 0 11
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 2 4 2 2 10
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 2 4 1 1 9
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 1 1 2 2 7
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 3 2 0 5
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 2 0 2 5
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 1 1 2 0 4
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 0 1 2 4
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 1 2 1 4
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 1 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 110 155 174 213 254 906
 
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 207 295 315 364 440 1621



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