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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 379, Telephonic 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 164 226 266 251 171 1078
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 91 145 139 118 91 584
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 80 86 99 95 62 422
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 89 76 79 91 45 380
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 40 56 63 64 53 276
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 46 53 50 66 45 260
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 55 55 51 44 25 230
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 25 33 38 50 33 179
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 24 33 43 39 32 171
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 22 29 36 44 19 150
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 27 26 29 25 28 135
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 28 27 29 24 14 122
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 17 15 17 20 20 89
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 12 9 19 18 16 74
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 3 4 13 25 27 72
(U.S.) UT UTAH 14 9 14 8 14 59
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 17 11 9 13 6 56
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 7 15 8 11 8 49
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 7 7 8 10 11 43
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 11 10 13 7 2 43
(U.S.) OH OHIO 4 10 11 7 7 39
(U.S.) OR OREGON 7 9 7 6 7 36
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 6 6 6 7 4 29
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 3 4 4 10 8 29
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 5 8 3 6 24
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 2 5 8 5 23
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 9 3 8 1 22
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 2 2 3 10 5 22
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 3 2 5 10 20
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 6 5 3 2 4 20
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 2 4 4 7 17
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 3 7 4 0 16
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 5 1 5 3 1 15
(U.S.) IA IOWA 4 3 2 3 2 14
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 2 5 1 9
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 2 2 4 1 9
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 2 4 1 8
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 1 1 2 0 6
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 0 2 1 0 5
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 2 2 0 5
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 833 994 1106 1123 794 4850
 
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 63 90 75 73 39 340
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 51 37 64 58 32 242
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 21 43 42 49 20 175
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 14 19 31 30 32 126
(Foreign) INX INDIA 7 20 29 27 32 115
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 11 24 22 21 16 94
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 15 21 24 18 13 91
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 14 22 24 18 8 86
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 12 27 18 13 10 80
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 9 12 12 14 10 57
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 10 12 11 11 10 54
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 6 11 10 7 18 52
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 11 7 6 6 4 34
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 7 3 7 6 8 31
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 4 12 5 5 2 28
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 4 5 13 3 3 28
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 2 5 8 2 19
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 3 1 5 2 8 19
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 5 1 2 5 14
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 1 2 8 0 12
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 4 1 2 1 10
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 3 0 2 0 6
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 1 2 1 2 6
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 1 3 1 6
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 1 3 2 0 6
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 3 1 0 1 5
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 3 0 1 0 4
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 2 0 0 0 4
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 1 3 0 0 4
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 1 2 0 1 4
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 3 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) PAX PANAMA 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) BHX BAHRAIN 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) JOX JORDAN 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CYX CYPRUS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) TNX TUNISIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 274 401 426 396 281 1778
 
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1107 1395 1532 1519 1075 6628


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