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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 297, Chairs and Seats

( 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 85 69 71 87 149 461
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 25 26 40 29 45 165
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 11 26 20 22 27 106
(U.S.) OH OHIO 18 19 18 16 14 85
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 15 12 16 24 15 82
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 12 12 14 19 19 76
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 8 9 16 22 20 75
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 14 12 12 16 20 74
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 13 13 9 22 17 74
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 12 9 11 8 8 48
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 11 8 10 5 8 42
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 6 4 7 16 37
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 4 7 6 10 9 36
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 6 5 7 6 10 34
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 5 6 6 9 6 32
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 8 6 3 5 10 32
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 4 4 8 5 9 30
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 3 7 6 6 3 25
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 4 4 1 6 8 23
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 5 1 5 4 8 23
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 7 6 3 4 3 23
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 5 4 5 6 22
(U.S.) UT UTAH 7 2 3 7 2 21
(U.S.) IA IOWA 3 5 1 3 7 19
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 5 3 5 3 19
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 2 1 8 2 3 16
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 2 2 4 6 15
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 2 5 1 1 10
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 0 3 1 2 8
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 1 3 1 0 8
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 1 2 0 2 6
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 3 1 1 0 6
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 1 0 2 1 6
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 1 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 0 0 2 0 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 0 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 312 296 328 371 464 1771
 
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 102 94 107 126 171 600
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 76 83 78 112 145 494
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 33 44 39 31 34 181
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 11 13 14 21 35 94
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 15 14 14 15 21 79
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 6 9 19 9 21 64
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 10 8 5 26 12 61
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 10 16 7 16 12 61
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 4 9 7 14 19 53
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 9 5 3 15 34
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 5 2 6 6 8 27
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 7 7 4 5 26
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 3 2 5 4 16
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 3 3 1 4 3 14
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 5 2 1 1 4 13
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 3 4 0 2 3 12
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 2 1 2 5 11
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 1 1 1 2 7
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 1 0 3 3 7
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 1 5 6
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 2 1 0 4
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 1 1 0 2 4
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 1 0 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 2 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 1 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) IMX ISLE OF MAN 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 300 332 323 407 537 1899
 
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 612 628 651 778 1001 3670



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