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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 381, Electrical Audio Signal Processing 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 131 229 191 220 330 1101
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 43 74 53 43 113 326
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 16 35 39 57 55 202
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 22 25 18 20 55 140
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 20 36 22 22 35 135
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 5 43 33 23 26 130
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 24 23 27 26 28 128
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 13 39 22 21 29 124
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 6 21 20 26 26 99
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 20 15 18 14 16 83
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 10 27 11 10 24 82
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 9 14 9 17 19 68
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 5 7 7 15 11 45
(U.S.) OR OREGON 4 10 6 8 15 43
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 7 9 12 6 9 43
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 11 16 4 5 7 43
(U.S.) UT UTAH 5 6 8 9 13 41
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 4 11 8 7 6 36
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 8 11 3 6 6 34
(U.S.) OH OHIO 5 9 4 6 2 26
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 7 5 3 7 24
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 5 2 5 6 19
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 7 5 1 3 17
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 9 1 2 2 15
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 2 5 2 4 14
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 5 4 2 0 3 14
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 3 4 2 2 2 13
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 5 2 1 2 12
(U.S.) ME MAINE 2 0 0 5 3 10
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 4 0 0 3 9
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 3 2 1 0 2 8
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 3 3 0 0 7
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 3 3 0 1 7
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 1 3 1 6
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 2 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 1 1 2 5
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 2 0 2 0 0 4
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 2 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 397 723 553 591 871 3135
 
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 262 447 297 276 300 1582
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 54 202 105 109 95 565
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 79 145 97 77 101 499
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 40 114 103 89 115 461
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 30 75 61 73 76 315
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 33 72 54 72 68 299
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 17 43 22 39 49 170
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 15 39 26 32 41 153
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 33 24 34 28 28 147
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 19 37 15 23 53 147
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 15 34 22 33 31 135
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 14 17 19 18 34 102
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 8 33 19 11 13 84
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 6 11 20 23 17 77
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 11 17 10 11 26 75
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 6 9 14 5 11 45
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 6 7 10 18 43
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 5 5 8 13 7 38
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 2 7 6 10 25
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 2 8 6 3 21
(Foreign) INX INDIA 3 4 4 4 6 21
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 5 3 3 5 17
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 1 1 2 2 7
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 0 1 1 2 6
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 2 0 2 1 5
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 2 2 1 5
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 1 0 0 2 4
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 0 0 2 1 3
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 0 0 2 1 3
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) LVX LATVIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MTX MALTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) KYX CAYMAN ISLANDS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) LTX LITHUANIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) RSX SERBIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 660 1348 959 981 1126 5074
 
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1057 2071 1512 1572 1997 8209


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