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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 436, Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing

( 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 99 98 108 80 76 461
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 52 48 43 40 28 211
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 13 17 23 21 17 91
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 13 22 16 17 10 78
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 18 18 11 17 11 75
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 17 19 11 11 16 74
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 14 12 15 13 10 64
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 14 13 11 15 11 64
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 16 16 10 10 10 62
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 16 9 6 14 7 52
(U.S.) OH OHIO 8 14 12 9 6 49
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 13 12 11 7 5 48
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 14 11 10 7 6 48
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 10 8 12 10 8 48
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 4 6 12 16 8 46
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 7 8 8 7 7 37
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 11 7 6 9 3 36
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 4 3 4 12 6 29
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 6 6 8 4 4 28
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 12 4 3 5 3 27
(U.S.) UT UTAH 5 9 1 7 3 25
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 10 3 6 5 1 25
(U.S.) OR OREGON 6 6 4 4 4 24
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 4 6 4 7 1 22
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 5 3 3 1 4 16
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 3 2 5 1 4 15
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 4 3 2 3 3 15
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 5 3 1 3 14
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 5 2 5 1 0 13
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 3 3 4 1 1 12
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 4 3 3 0 1 11
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 3 2 2 1 1 9
(U.S.) ME MAINE 5 0 3 1 0 9
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 3 1 0 3 8
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 3 1 0 2 7
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 1 5 0 6
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 1 2 0 1 5
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 4 1 0 5
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 0 2 1 4
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 2 0 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 430 410 395 373 287 1895
 
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 106 75 76 88 66 411
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 33 31 46 36 44 190
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 18 21 26 20 21 106
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 3 6 18 13 23 63
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 18 11 14 14 5 62
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 13 14 12 8 11 58
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 9 9 6 13 9 46
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 5 2 11 5 10 33
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 5 3 7 5 9 29
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 7 5 4 9 2 27
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 5 7 5 2 7 26
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 6 2 5 5 8 26
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 4 8 9 1 4 26
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 4 2 3 7 4 20
(Foreign) INX INDIA 4 8 2 3 1 18
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 7 1 2 3 2 15
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 5 2 3 2 14
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 3 2 3 3 13
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 2 2 2 4 12
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 1 4 1 4 12
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 1 4 3 1 11
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 2 2 4 2 10
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 1 0 1 0 5 7
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 2 0 0 3 6
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 2 1 2 6
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 2 1 0 1 5
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) TTX TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) KYX CAYMAN ISLANDS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) RSX SERBIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 263 228 273 257 260 1281
 
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 693 638 668 630 547 3176



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