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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 277, Seal for a Joint or Juncture

( 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.) MI MICHIGAN 13 9 22 17 16 77
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 11 13 8 12 21 65
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 4 8 8 10 5 35
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 6 9 2 8 9 34
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 3 6 3 9 10 31
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 8 3 8 7 5 31
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 1 7 1 5 10 24
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 4 6 4 4 4 22
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 5 4 4 3 4 20
(U.S.) OH OHIO 4 1 5 2 2 14
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 4 2 2 3 2 13
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 5 2 0 2 3 12
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 4 1 6 11
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 3 2 1 3 10
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 1 1 2 4 9
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 0 0 3 2 4 9
(U.S.) ME MAINE 2 1 1 3 0 7
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 2 3 0 2 7
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 0 1 0 2 3 6
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 0 1 3 2 6
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 2 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 1 1 1 2 5
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 1 1 0 2 5
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 0 2 2 4
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 2 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 0 2 0 1 4
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 2 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 0 2 1 0 3
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 78 87 91 105 130 491
 
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 48 40 50 41 52 231
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 18 29 23 22 36 128
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 8 8 11 14 10 51
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 2 2 8 5 5 22
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 4 2 1 4 3 14
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 3 6 2 0 2 13
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 2 2 2 2 2 10
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 5 3 1 1 10
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 0 0 2 6 9
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 2 3 2 0 8
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 2 3 1 1 1 8
(Foreign) INX INDIA 2 1 3 1 1 8
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 0 1 1 3 2 7
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 0 0 2 3 5
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 1 1 3 5
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 1 0 1 2 5
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 2 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 94 107 111 105 137 554
 
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 172 194 202 210 267 1045



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