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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 340, Communications: Electrical

( 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 237 329 352 370 392 1680
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 90 120 123 129 120 582
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 79 96 101 95 124 495
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 87 97 84 89 89 446
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 79 91 89 83 101 443
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 71 79 83 90 96 419
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 63 56 64 73 66 322
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 55 73 66 64 56 314
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 44 55 54 58 48 259
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 28 52 66 58 47 251
(U.S.) OH OHIO 40 59 52 42 37 230
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 38 43 57 43 45 226
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 38 38 43 44 48 211
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 43 37 34 48 43 205
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 32 26 40 48 41 187
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 22 28 30 45 34 159
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 20 26 43 29 27 145
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 30 30 25 20 26 131
(U.S.) OR OREGON 27 15 29 28 25 124
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 27 24 23 26 17 117
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 23 24 23 16 17 103
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 24 11 16 15 12 78
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 15 19 18 11 13 76
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 7 15 20 18 16 76
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 15 14 10 12 19 70
(U.S.) UT UTAH 19 13 14 14 10 70
(U.S.) IA IOWA 5 9 20 12 18 64
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 8 18 10 17 10 63
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 9 14 14 17 8 62
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 7 11 12 17 13 60
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 15 10 10 5 5 45
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 9 13 7 2 12 43
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 8 2 11 7 10 38
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 5 7 3 10 5 30
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 9 8 7 2 4 30
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 12 7 4 4 28
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 2 2 3 4 7 18
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 2 2 5 5 16
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 3 5 2 2 13
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 1 2 5 2 11
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 2 1 4 1 2 10
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 2 3 1 2 9
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 2 2 1 3 1 9
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 3 5 0 1 0 9
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 2 1 1 3 1 8
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 2 3 1 1 8
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 1 2 1 1 7
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 3 2 0 2 0 7
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 1352 1599 1687 1693 1684 8015
 
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 308 366 349 313 250 1586
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 112 153 158 162 150 735
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 67 89 102 125 104 487
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 64 106 75 98 83 426
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 68 67 81 101 84 401
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 55 59 80 57 51 302
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 47 60 48 63 66 284
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 14 34 45 45 40 178
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 25 27 18 32 30 132
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 21 16 18 26 17 98
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 13 14 25 24 21 97
(Foreign) INX INDIA 12 9 24 26 26 97
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 11 24 16 24 19 94
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 17 13 24 22 18 94
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 11 11 20 20 22 84
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 10 15 13 20 21 79
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 11 14 13 18 20 76
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 3 11 6 9 5 34
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 3 8 6 8 5 30
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 7 7 3 9 1 27
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 4 4 2 11 4 25
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 3 0 5 6 6 20
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 5 4 3 5 19
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 4 0 7 5 3 19
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 6 2 4 2 3 17
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 2 2 2 5 5 16
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 3 2 2 4 5 16
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 3 5 3 3 1 15
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 3 3 3 1 12
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 0 2 1 7 11
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 2 4 3 1 10
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 1 2 1 1 6
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 1 0 5 6
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 1 0 2 2 5
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 0 3 1 4
(Foreign) BDX BANGLADESH 0 0 2 2 0 4
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 1 0 0 2 1 4
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 1 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 1 2 0 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) LKX SRI LANKA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) BAX BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BHX BAHRAIN 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) GGX GUERNSEY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MAX MOROCCO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) TNX TUNISIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 916 1138 1177 1268 1090 5589
 
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 2268 2737 2864 2961 2774 13604


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