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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 361, Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices

( 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 231 242 267 275 374 1389
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 85 68 87 103 81 424
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 74 77 69 63 74 357
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 43 37 47 35 40 202
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 36 41 32 39 41 189
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 38 34 39 33 44 188
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 26 16 40 46 55 183
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 36 23 38 45 33 175
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 33 23 34 38 28 156
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 35 23 28 26 40 152
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 25 31 31 25 36 148
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 29 21 16 38 24 128
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 20 17 21 27 36 121
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 17 24 21 28 25 115
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 13 13 14 28 16 84
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 17 23 11 15 16 82
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 15 12 17 18 15 77
(U.S.) OH OHIO 17 13 13 15 16 74
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 12 13 16 16 15 72
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 11 17 13 15 13 69
(U.S.) OR OREGON 10 13 9 14 22 68
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 5 13 10 20 19 67
(U.S.) IA IOWA 10 12 5 9 6 42
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 6 7 10 7 10 40
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 5 7 9 11 8 40
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 4 4 5 11 10 34
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 8 1 7 6 12 34
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 5 8 12 3 5 33
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 7 4 5 12 4 32
(U.S.) UT UTAH 5 2 10 5 6 28
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 4 9 2 4 6 25
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 5 5 5 5 4 24
(U.S.) ME MAINE 3 7 4 5 2 21
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 6 3 4 4 3 20
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 3 4 2 3 1 13
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 4 2 0 1 2 9
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 3 2 3 1 0 9
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 2 2 2 0 7
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 2 0 1 1 2 6
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 2 2 0 1 5
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 2 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 2 0 2 0 0 4
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 913 881 967 1054 1148 4963
 
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 618 592 615 605 626 3056
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 409 441 482 423 440 2195
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 203 229 270 216 188 1106
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 122 144 147 175 249 837
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 119 107 127 119 133 605
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 41 33 43 63 47 227
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 44 37 46 48 49 224
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 8 25 29 43 33 138
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 12 16 10 15 22 75
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 9 15 16 17 17 74
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 9 14 15 25 11 74
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 13 10 16 15 15 69
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 4 7 10 25 12 58
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 11 10 9 11 15 56
(Foreign) INX INDIA 8 9 12 13 9 51
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 5 13 12 7 11 48
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 14 10 6 10 40
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 3 8 5 8 15 39
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 5 3 10 3 6 27
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 3 3 2 4 9 21
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 8 3 5 2 1 19
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 0 5 6 4 18
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 4 4 2 1 7 18
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 3 5 5 2 2 17
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 3 5 2 1 4 15
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 1 4 7 1 14
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 5 0 2 5 1 13
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 3 2 3 2 11
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 1 2 1 3 8
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 1 0 2 3 1 7
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 3 0 3 0 0 6
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 1 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 2 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 0 2 1 3
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 2 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) KYX CAYMAN ISLANDS 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) DOX DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 1682 1758 1925 1882 1950 9197
 
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 2595 2639 2892 2936 3098 14160


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