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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 341, Coded Data Generation or Conversion

( 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 116 89 123 132 136 596
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 33 31 53 31 44 192
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 14 14 23 14 23 88
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 15 10 12 21 10 68
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 15 9 10 13 10 57
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 9 5 8 10 8 40
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 7 16 9 3 4 39
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 6 4 8 8 7 33
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 13 4 4 4 4 29
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 5 8 4 6 4 27
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 5 2 4 9 1 21
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 4 5 3 5 4 21
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 1 8 6 5 20
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 5 3 3 3 2 16
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 1 5 3 3 15
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 4 5 2 0 15
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 6 0 1 4 1 12
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 2 4 1 3 12
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 2 2 1 4 3 12
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 2 5 1 1 3 12
(U.S.) OH OHIO 0 0 0 3 4 7
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 1 2 2 0 6
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 0 2 0 2 5
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 0 1 3 0 5
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 1 0 2 1 5
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 2 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 277 226 294 294 287 1378
 
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 166 118 132 117 115 648
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 74 70 69 66 46 325
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 57 47 41 39 38 222
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 30 20 36 30 20 136
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 26 17 27 28 36 134
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 13 26 23 22 25 109
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 16 19 26 20 19 100
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 18 17 13 19 19 86
(Foreign) INX INDIA 11 9 19 14 30 83
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 11 10 13 11 9 54
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 9 7 5 12 11 44
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 4 10 13 10 39
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 8 6 8 11 36
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 7 6 3 7 12 35
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 5 1 2 12 11 31
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 7 4 7 2 3 23
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 6 4 5 1 5 21
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 3 3 6 6 3 21
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 4 2 5 4 5 20
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 3 5 2 4 5 19
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 5 6 1 2 15
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 3 2 2 2 11
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 3 2 1 1 2 9
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 1 0 0 4 3 8
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 0 2 4 0 7
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 2 0 2 1 7
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 2 3 2 0 7
(Foreign) MOX CHINA, MACAU S.A.R. 0 0 3 1 1 5
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) KYX CAYMAN ISLANDS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 481 417 471 453 448 2270
 
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 758 643 765 747 735 3648



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