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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 370, Multiplex Communications

( 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 1608 1729 2019 2550 2571 10477
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 336 368 402 490 441 2037
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 434 369 378 471 363 2015
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 205 224 193 204 169 995
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 161 157 165 171 184 838
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 137 140 150 162 158 747
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 102 167 125 136 134 664
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 130 131 93 115 102 571
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 119 119 100 119 76 533
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 77 118 114 94 114 517
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 83 78 103 98 145 507
(U.S.) OR OREGON 89 77 82 97 90 435
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 93 94 86 72 70 415
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 77 73 50 78 75 353
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 71 44 50 73 101 339
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 48 52 49 58 63 270
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 52 47 48 66 46 259
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 37 30 33 26 35 161
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 36 28 38 33 25 160
(U.S.) OH OHIO 31 28 27 17 32 135
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 31 26 21 23 21 122
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 15 18 14 18 24 89
(U.S.) UT UTAH 15 16 23 13 12 79
(U.S.) IA IOWA 20 8 10 16 10 64
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 14 12 18 12 6 62
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 6 3 12 21 15 57
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 15 14 11 11 6 57
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 12 10 8 12 45
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 4 10 3 11 4 32
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 7 8 6 10 31
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 4 2 8 6 6 26
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 4 3 5 3 1 16
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 3 2 3 4 15
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 5 2 2 4 1 14
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 3 2 1 4 12
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 4 5 2 0 1 12
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 2 3 1 3 11
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 2 2 2 2 2 10
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 2 1 3 1 9
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 3 2 1 1 1 8
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 2 1 0 2 5
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 1 2 1 4
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 0 1 2 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) VI U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 4082 4230 4468 5297 5144 23221
 
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 894 952 1087 1186 1042 5161
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 714 791 989 1206 1334 5034
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 270 388 522 834 808 2822
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 288 338 377 469 467 1939
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 116 193 247 359 357 1272
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 209 238 217 318 246 1228
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 170 181 200 254 241 1046
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 160 144 184 200 208 896
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 152 166 169 211 170 868
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 118 169 164 204 199 854
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 139 155 152 213 153 812
(Foreign) INX INDIA 65 76 105 169 228 643
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 59 46 50 75 61 291
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 47 48 62 68 49 274
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 30 31 28 23 23 135
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 15 17 30 44 27 133
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 12 22 34 24 36 128
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 23 20 22 31 24 120
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 22 23 21 21 29 116
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 21 15 17 23 28 104
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 9 10 15 20 9 63
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 11 13 8 13 16 61
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 9 11 12 16 9 57
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 9 12 6 8 6 41
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 6 6 3 8 13 36
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 3 13 2 12 5 35
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 3 5 12 8 28
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 2 4 10 4 7 27
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 2 6 5 8 3 24
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 6 4 4 6 3 23
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 2 1 4 4 7 18
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 1 5 11 17
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 3 6 2 2 3 16
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 1 3 4 2 5 15
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 3 2 4 4 14
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 3 2 1 4 3 13
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0 0 0 2 7 9
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 2 2 1 2 0 7
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 1 1 1 1 5
(Foreign) JOX JORDAN 0 0 1 2 2 5
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 1 2 2 0 5
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 3 1 0 4
(Foreign) PKX PAKISTAN 0 1 2 1 0 4
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 1 0 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 2 0 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 0 0 2 1 3
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) TNX TUNISIA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) GLX GREENLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) LVX LATVIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) GGX GUERNSEY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PAX PANAMA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MNX MONGOLIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 3599 4118 4772 6080 5860 24429
 
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 7681 8348 9240 11377 11004 47650


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