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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 396, Photography

( 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 44 52 61 54 32 243
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 7 13 6 8 6 40
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 4 6 1 5 6 22
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 4 2 3 10 3 22
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 6 8 3 0 19
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 3 4 7 3 2 19
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 3 1 4 7 3 18
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 3 1 3 5 5 17
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 6 6 2 2 0 16
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 4 6 1 1 14
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 3 6 1 2 1 13
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 3 2 5 1 12
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 0 1 5 1 10
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 4 3 1 2 0 10
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 2 0 4 3 9
(U.S.) OH OHIO 3 2 0 3 1 9
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 2 0 3 0 8
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 1 0 2 2 7
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 2 2 0 0 7
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 0 2 2 1 5
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 1 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 0 0 3 0 4
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 109 122 116 133 72 552
 
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 312 209 230 198 104 1053
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 63 50 29 24 7 173
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 54 34 41 27 9 165
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 8 5 9 12 6 40
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 7 6 5 9 4 31
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 7 4 7 6 7 31
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 7 3 4 3 2 19
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 4 5 2 6 1 18
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 5 2 2 2 2 13
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 2 3 5 2 13
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 0 1 1 4 1 7
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 0 3 2 0 7
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 1 2 2 0 6
(Foreign) INX INDIA 2 2 1 0 0 5
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 2 0 2 0 0 4
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 1 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) BMX BERMUDA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 479 332 347 304 152 1614
 
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 588 454 463 437 224 2166



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