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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 422, Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing

( 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 131 135 154 163 114 697
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 28 56 54 46 44 228
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 40 49 42 42 40 213
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 45 42 32 41 42 202
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 33 44 38 27 36 178
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 32 29 22 29 18 130
(U.S.) OH OHIO 29 26 28 23 21 127
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 22 31 25 36 12 126
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 29 23 24 24 20 120
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 16 17 20 24 17 94
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 15 25 15 20 14 89
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 16 22 19 20 12 89
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 14 20 15 19 19 87
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 21 24 19 14 9 87
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 13 13 8 13 16 63
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 10 13 8 17 12 60
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 9 10 15 12 10 56
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 11 12 7 11 7 48
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 8 10 11 17 2 48
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 9 11 7 7 12 46
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 10 9 8 2 13 42
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 6 11 4 14 35
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 14 10 6 3 1 34
(U.S.) OR OREGON 4 4 2 6 10 26
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 8 6 3 5 4 26
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 4 5 7 4 5 25
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 6 4 8 3 23
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 6 2 4 5 4 21
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 4 3 9 2 20
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 5 3 2 5 3 18
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 4 3 3 3 3 16
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 0 3 3 5 14
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 1 6 1 4 13
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 5 3 2 1 1 12
(U.S.) ME MAINE 4 1 6 0 1 12
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 3 1 2 3 11
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 4 0 2 1 3 10
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 4 0 1 1 3 9
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 4 1 1 0 8
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 4 1 1 1 8
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 1 4 1 7
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 2 3 0 5
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 3 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 1 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 618 694 644 681 565 3202
 
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 187 225 229 238 216 1095
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 88 90 105 109 116 508
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 41 54 45 53 57 250
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 33 36 24 39 30 162
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 26 16 33 51 29 155
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 17 20 27 33 22 119
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 17 25 16 24 25 107
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 20 20 23 24 20 107
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 11 12 13 18 20 74
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 9 12 15 17 17 70
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 13 11 14 20 11 69
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 11 16 9 16 12 64
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 13 9 19 9 10 60
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 5 4 9 8 8 34
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 7 8 5 5 7 32
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 4 5 9 4 5 27
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 4 4 7 7 2 24
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 7 4 6 5 24
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 4 6 3 4 17
(Foreign) INX INDIA 2 3 1 6 4 16
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 3 2 6 3 2 16
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 2 3 2 2 6 15
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 2 5 3 4 14
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 3 4 3 1 3 14
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 1 5 4 1 12
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 2 2 4 1 11
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 3 5 2 11
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 2 0 3 1 0 6
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 2 1 1 5
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 1 0 1 2 5
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 1 1 2 5
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 1 1 3 0 5
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 1 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 1 1 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 2 1 1 4
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 2 0 0 1 1 4
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 1 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 3 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 2 0 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) VGX BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 531 608 654 727 650 3170
 
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1149 1302 1298 1408 1215 6372



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