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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 257, Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes)

( 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 689 696 865 989 1082 4321
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 313 262 410 497 735 2217
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 160 142 154 185 187 828
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 120 119 111 164 185 699
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 117 102 105 130 203 657
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 91 98 105 100 126 520
(U.S.) OR OREGON 73 83 79 92 94 421
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 62 43 84 85 91 365
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 56 71 72 66 90 355
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 48 42 46 35 37 208
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 31 31 33 34 68 197
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 31 32 32 38 30 163
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 24 21 25 30 37 137
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 18 19 30 28 20 115
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 14 13 17 29 34 107
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 18 16 26 22 22 104
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 18 13 18 20 24 93
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 14 20 22 14 23 93
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 10 16 11 16 20 73
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 13 13 14 16 13 69
(U.S.) UT UTAH 18 13 11 14 7 63
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 14 10 4 17 12 57
(U.S.) ME MAINE 19 15 10 12 1 57
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 11 8 16 8 13 56
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 4 6 13 11 16 50
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 3 5 9 10 19 46
(U.S.) OH OHIO 8 7 10 7 10 42
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 6 6 10 12 4 38
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 6 10 6 6 31
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 4 6 6 7 27
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 3 4 2 4 4 17
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 3 1 3 5 13
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 3 2 4 2 1 12
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 2 5 1 3 12
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 0 1 4 1 8
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 1 1 4 1 8
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 5 2 0 0 7
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 3 1 2 0 1 7
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 1 1 1 4 7
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 1 2 2 5
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 1 0 3 4
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 1 0 0 2 4
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 2 0 1 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 2026 1952 2383 2720 3245 12326
 
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 2284 2282 2711 2998 3273 13548
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 1169 1007 1275 1600 1986 7037
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 694 764 1050 1312 1630 5450
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 313 282 351 425 553 1924
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 49 62 117 188 404 820
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 122 146 135 156 180 739
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 59 71 84 128 156 498
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 36 46 69 53 74 278
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 27 26 41 54 76 224
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 24 26 44 37 66 197
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 28 24 25 38 71 186
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 39 27 39 38 36 179
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 30 30 23 46 47 176
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 19 26 32 40 49 166
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 12 14 20 23 29 98
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 15 8 17 25 17 82
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 8 17 13 19 16 73
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 11 11 10 17 21 70
(Foreign) INX INDIA 3 6 18 14 12 53
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 9 5 12 15 6 47
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 8 5 8 4 9 34
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 2 3 7 5 5 22
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 5 6 0 3 3 17
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 5 2 3 3 4 17
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 3 1 5 3 12
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 0 1 0 1 8 10
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 2 1 2 3 9
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 2 0 2 4 1 9
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 2 2 1 1 6
(Foreign) GEX GEORGIA (REPUBLIC OF) 2 2 1 0 1 6
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 1 1 2 5
(Foreign) KYX CAYMAN ISLANDS 0 0 2 1 1 4
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 2 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) TTX TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) MTX MALTA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) JEX JERSEY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 4978 4913 6126 7262 8751 32030
 
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 7004 6865 8509 9982 11996 44356


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