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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 356, Optics: Measuring and Testing

( 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 190 165 187 197 219 958
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 53 64 53 49 57 276
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 51 39 53 27 32 202
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 31 34 47 34 26 172
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 16 16 38 26 27 123
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 20 20 27 34 21 122
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 26 19 22 18 28 113
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 16 20 23 23 23 105
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 24 21 22 15 21 103
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 28 18 18 15 19 98
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 22 15 22 13 23 95
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 21 15 18 17 23 94
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 33 17 9 15 17 91
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 23 13 20 12 17 85
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 15 15 18 23 12 83
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 17 26 14 13 11 81
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 18 17 9 16 13 73
(U.S.) OR OREGON 8 12 12 14 12 58
(U.S.) OH OHIO 13 9 14 10 9 55
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 9 15 16 7 5 52
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 10 9 12 8 6 45
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 5 4 5 10 8 32
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 8 12 4 4 3 31
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 7 7 4 8 4 30
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 2 9 11 5 29
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 5 6 3 6 9 29
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 9 7 2 3 6 27
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 6 6 5 2 4 23
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 4 2 9 5 21
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 5 1 4 4 17
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 7 1 2 4 0 14
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 2 2 3 2 11
(U.S.) ME MAINE 2 0 2 3 2 9
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 2 2 3 2 9
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 1 1 4 1 8
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 3 2 1 1 1 8
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 3 1 3 0 8
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 2 1 2 0 6
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 1 3 1 5
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 1 2 2 5
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 2 1 0 2 5
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 2 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 712 650 706 675 684 3427
 
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 353 300 324 343 298 1618
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 150 110 124 175 123 682
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 43 50 60 57 46 256
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 30 45 27 52 55 209
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 39 30 46 35 36 186
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 27 27 52 40 37 183
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 38 34 41 26 26 165
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 32 24 41 34 33 164
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 16 12 24 31 46 129
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 30 20 27 28 22 127
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 16 22 15 25 17 95
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 8 12 11 11 5 47
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 8 9 8 12 8 45
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 5 3 11 7 12 38
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 7 4 4 12 7 34
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 5 9 4 9 7 34
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 6 6 5 4 7 28
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 5 7 4 7 5 28
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 5 3 2 4 9 23
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 4 2 3 5 3 17
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 2 2 8 4 16
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 3 4 3 3 2 15
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 2 0 4 4 3 13
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 3 5 1 3 13
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 3 4 2 10
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 2 3 1 2 9
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 2 1 5 8
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 3 2 0 1 1 7
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 2 0 1 3 1 7
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 2 3 0 5
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 0 2 1 0 4
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 1 2 0 0 4
(Foreign) LTX LITHUANIA 0 0 2 0 2 4
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 1 0 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 845 751 867 947 834 4244
 
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1557 1401 1573 1622 1518 7671



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