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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 365, Static Information Storage and Retrieval

( 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 487 462 562 669 640 2820
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 112 122 117 115 93 559
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 80 69 90 94 116 449
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 86 87 59 44 41 317
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 53 37 48 41 49 228
(U.S.) OR OREGON 36 29 19 13 28 125
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 25 19 18 27 13 102
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 18 17 14 25 22 96
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 9 5 11 14 12 51
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 10 8 6 12 13 49
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 9 8 11 11 8 47
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 5 9 7 9 8 38
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 13 12 4 3 1 33
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 8 8 6 5 5 32
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 12 8 4 3 3 30
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 1 2 9 9 22
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 5 3 1 3 3 15
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 3 3 1 4 14
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 2 3 3 5 14
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 3 2 3 2 1 11
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 3 1 1 2 0 7
(U.S.) OH OHIO 0 1 0 4 1 6
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 0 0 3 2 6
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 1 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 0 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 2 1 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 1 0 1 2 4
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 0 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 990 920 994 1119 1084 5107
 
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 670 715 685 687 562 3319
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 667 582 580 594 646 3069
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 160 195 184 205 238 982
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 38 32 52 60 61 243
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 46 35 53 46 37 217
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 38 34 36 49 43 200
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 35 38 31 33 39 176
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 60 35 22 26 28 171
(Foreign) INX INDIA 9 19 24 45 44 141
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 7 16 17 17 41 98
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 9 9 9 10 11 48
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 9 3 8 6 10 36
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 11 8 2 5 3 29
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 5 9 9 24
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 4 9 1 5 20
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 2 4 4 3 2 15
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 4 1 0 1 7
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 1 3 1 5
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 0 1 0 2 4
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 2 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 1766 1739 1728 1800 1789 8822
 
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 2756 2659 2722 2919 2873 13929



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