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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 345, Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems

( 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 591 709 925 1146 1290 4661
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 150 137 196 240 294 1017
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 42 89 85 107 110 433
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 59 75 88 102 90 414
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 43 63 50 69 94 319
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 8 30 44 50 52 184
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 18 25 38 30 64 175
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 23 38 27 27 49 164
(U.S.) OR OREGON 25 25 40 31 41 162
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 36 43 31 21 29 160
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 20 21 29 47 37 154
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 25 24 19 24 42 134
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 16 21 31 24 27 119
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 17 16 22 23 32 110
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 8 11 19 24 25 87
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 12 14 17 17 20 80
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 5 15 15 22 22 79
(U.S.) UT UTAH 6 12 21 17 22 78
(U.S.) OH OHIO 14 14 12 17 14 71
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 6 9 9 24 14 62
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 6 8 10 11 17 52
(U.S.) IA IOWA 4 10 4 11 11 40
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 7 9 6 7 10 39
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 7 12 11 4 34
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 4 7 7 12 30
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 7 8 6 6 28
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 5 5 4 7 4 25
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 1 6 8 3 18
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 5 1 2 3 5 16
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 2 3 4 6 15
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 2 3 3 4 14
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 3 3 5 1 0 12
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 3 2 4 2 1 12
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 2 2 2 3 10
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 1 1 3 4 10
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 2 0 0 6 2 10
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 1 3 2 1 9
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 2 2 2 1 7
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 3 2 5
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 2 1 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 2 1 3
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 1 2 0 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 1168 1458 1804 2168 2467 9065
 
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 937 1341 1478 1715 1724 7195
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 627 773 880 1022 1330 4632
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 290 547 696 674 718 2925
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 97 151 204 253 272 977
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 50 126 177 181 272 806
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 52 91 110 124 150 527
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 48 73 103 85 123 432
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 30 42 58 68 64 262
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 28 41 45 49 73 236
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 23 27 35 52 70 207
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 26 45 53 43 39 206
(Foreign) INX INDIA 13 18 35 42 45 153
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 12 19 25 35 57 148
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 9 11 16 24 34 94
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 32 3 14 22 16 87
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 6 15 16 22 61
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 4 7 13 13 17 54
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 5 8 7 6 26 52
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 10 11 10 9 8 48
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 4 15 20 39
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 7 10 7 2 7 33
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 3 7 12 3 7 32
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 6 6 9 10 32
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 2 8 5 9 26
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 2 4 4 10 22
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 5 6 4 2 3 20
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 6 1 3 3 5 18
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 0 1 2 10 14
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 3 3 3 10
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 0 2 3 3 8
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 1 5 0 6
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 1 1 1 2 1 6
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 1 2 2 5
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 2 2 0 0 1 5
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 2 0 2 5
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 1 0 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) CYX CYPRUS 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) AMX ARMENIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) RSX SERBIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 2332 3379 4035 4501 5165 19412
 
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 3500 4837 5839 6669 7632 28477


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