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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 426, Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products

( 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 23 28 30 37 57 175
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 27 26 31 26 42 152
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 23 33 23 23 28 130
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 23 29 31 20 18 121
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 11 25 14 11 20 81
(U.S.) OH OHIO 9 12 19 23 16 79
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 18 15 10 15 19 77
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 6 13 14 10 12 55
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 7 5 14 6 21 53
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 9 11 12 10 8 50
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 10 9 8 6 11 44
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 9 8 13 8 6 44
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 11 11 3 14 42
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 3 4 11 6 17 41
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 6 5 5 7 8 31
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 7 6 5 3 7 28
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 5 6 4 6 6 27
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 6 6 3 5 6 26
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 6 4 7 5 2 24
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 6 4 8 3 2 23
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 4 5 4 7 1 21
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 8 5 1 3 18
(U.S.) IA IOWA 4 3 1 4 6 18
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 2 1 3 9 18
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 2 2 5 5 17
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 1 6 3 3 14
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 2 6 2 0 13
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 0 1 2 6 12
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 1 3 3 0 9
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 4 1 3 0 1 9
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 4 1 2 1 1 9
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 0 1 3 4 9
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 0 4 2 1 8
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 2 5 7
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 1 1 2 2 7
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 1 1 4 6
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 2 0 1 2 5
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 1 1 2 5
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 1 2 1 4
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 2 0 1 4
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 0 2 1 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 2 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 2 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 255 294 322 283 381 1535
 
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 48 65 55 62 59 289
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 18 29 35 31 39 152
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 20 19 33 30 49 151
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 15 26 16 27 35 119
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 12 17 29 23 30 111
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 10 22 30 21 27 110
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 10 8 24 15 20 77
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 8 18 17 6 16 65
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 8 6 7 13 24 58
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 6 10 13 8 13 50
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 7 10 8 9 5 39
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 2 8 5 6 14 35
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 2 15 15 1 1 34
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 8 2 7 5 5 27
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 5 2 5 6 8 26
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 3 5 3 6 19
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 4 3 3 4 2 16
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 4 2 4 3 1 14
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 1 3 4 4 13
(Foreign) INX INDIA 4 3 1 2 2 12
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 2 5 1 4 12
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 1 1 2 4 3 11
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 3 3 0 2 2 10
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 3 0 4 2 9
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 0 4 4 1 9
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 1 1 3 0 7
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 0 2 2 5
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 2 3 0 5
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 1 2 0 1 1 5
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 0 0 3 4
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 0 2 1 4
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 3 0 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 1 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) GTX GUATEMALA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) AFX AFGHANISTAN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) LTX LITHUANIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) RSX SERBIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) JMX JAMAICA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PEX PERU 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) AMX ARMENIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 205 293 334 314 386 1532
 
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 460 587 656 597 767 3067



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