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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 404, Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus

( 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 18 15 15 17 20 85
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 6 5 18 18 29 76
(U.S.) OH OHIO 14 12 6 6 5 43
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 5 6 7 12 4 34
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 11 4 2 6 7 30
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 10 10 2 4 29
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 6 4 6 5 5 26
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 9 3 7 3 3 25
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 2 4 6 7 5 24
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 5 2 2 5 5 19
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 3 0 8 4 17
(U.S.) UT UTAH 4 3 4 3 1 15
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 4 3 4 1 15
(U.S.) IA IOWA 5 2 3 1 3 14
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 4 6 2 2 14
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 2 2 2 1 10
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 1 1 3 4 1 10
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 2 3 1 2 1 9
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 1 3 2 1 8
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 2 2 1 2 8
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 3 1 1 2 7
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 1 0 1 2 6
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 1 0 1 3 6
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 2 1 2 0 6
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 1 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 1 2 0 1 6
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 4 1 0 0 6
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 2 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 1 2 2 5
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 1 2 1 0 5
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 2 1 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 1 0 2 4
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 1 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 1 3 0 0 4
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 117 113 125 127 118 600
 
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 15 17 28 24 34 118
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 11 9 10 8 8 46
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 4 6 3 2 11 26
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 4 2 4 2 2 14
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 3 1 6 1 2 13
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 1 0 5 1 4 11
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 1 2 1 1 7
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 2 0 1 2 7
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 1 1 2 1 7
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 1 1 2 2 6
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 2 1 2 1 0 6
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 2 1 2 6
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 2 2 5
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 2 1 2 0 5
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 0 0 2 2 1 5
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 2 2 1 5
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 2 1 0 3
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 1 0 2 3
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LBX LEBANON 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 48 48 77 60 76 309
 
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 165 161 202 187 194 909



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