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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 375, Pulse or Digital 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 641 902 949 1067 1148 4707
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 123 155 129 155 161 723
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 81 121 125 107 121 555
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 64 78 75 68 49 334
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 58 65 66 59 68 316
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 50 67 64 66 56 303
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 49 53 54 29 37 222
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 29 44 41 52 40 206
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 42 53 34 32 30 191
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 31 26 33 36 40 166
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 23 25 31 41 22 142
(U.S.) OR OREGON 19 21 21 30 41 132
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 15 15 21 36 31 118
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 16 21 23 25 33 118
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 15 30 30 16 15 106
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 13 18 16 24 27 98
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 13 18 19 16 14 80
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 12 11 13 23 12 71
(U.S.) OH OHIO 5 9 4 9 15 42
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 8 11 6 3 10 38
(U.S.) IA IOWA 9 8 11 3 4 35
(U.S.) UT UTAH 5 4 4 11 7 31
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 5 4 6 9 1 25
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 3 7 5 3 3 21
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 2 7 5 3 20
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 4 4 3 1 6 18
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 3 4 2 5 15
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 3 1 5 4 14
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 4 4 0 3 2 13
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 3 4 1 3 12
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 1 4 3 2 11
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 2 1 4 2 10
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 1 4 4 9
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 0 2 0 2 6
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 1 2 2 6
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 1 1 2 5
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 2 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 2 1 1 4
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 1349 1794 1813 1954 2030 8940
 
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 558 814 718 637 630 3357
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 369 551 610 533 509 2572
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 117 221 178 172 142 830
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 61 114 149 189 219 732
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 104 138 142 163 180 727
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 76 120 141 167 142 646
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 82 117 103 135 123 560
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 45 90 108 123 111 477
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 38 62 86 91 114 391
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 45 53 73 111 103 385
(Foreign) INX INDIA 33 49 59 83 70 294
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 26 32 48 45 36 187
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 18 13 57 31 35 154
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 17 26 21 25 29 118
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 19 17 28 22 23 109
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 13 14 14 15 21 77
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 4 16 23 19 11 73
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 10 17 11 13 17 68
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 4 16 13 22 7 62
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 7 8 12 18 15 60
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 10 10 9 10 3 42
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 4 10 14 9 38
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 4 3 11 3 11 32
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 3 6 3 4 7 23
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 3 5 11 20
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 5 3 4 1 6 19
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 2 4 4 5 15
(Foreign) LBX LEBANON 6 6 0 0 0 12
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 3 0 4 2 1 10
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 2 5 1 1 1 10
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 3 2 2 2 0 9
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 1 3 2 0 0 6
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 2 2 0 0 2 6
(Foreign) CYX CYPRUS 0 0 2 3 1 6
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 2 2 1 5
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 2 2 0 1 5
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 1 2 2 0 0 5
(Foreign) PKX PAKISTAN 2 0 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 2 0 0 0 2 4
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 1 3 0 4
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) VNX VIET NAM 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LVX LATVIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) QAX QATAR 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) TNX TUNISIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 1694 2544 2658 2672 2609 12177
 
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 3043 4338 4471 4626 4639 21117


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