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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 438, Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process

( 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 704 649 665 837 690 3545
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 383 379 485 685 446 2378
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 215 154 168 159 121 817
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 181 138 146 144 112 721
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 90 95 75 91 91 442
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 101 74 94 101 56 426
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 72 78 76 70 51 347
(U.S.) OR OREGON 85 50 53 51 54 293
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 34 25 27 26 15 127
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 24 18 20 15 30 107
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 27 21 23 17 16 104
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 18 24 20 19 21 102
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 18 15 20 24 24 101
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 22 17 21 19 22 101
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 14 19 12 32 23 100
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 11 21 18 20 24 94
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 15 13 18 13 11 70
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 20 9 15 11 10 65
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 17 8 13 16 6 60
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 9 10 11 16 9 55
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 13 9 4 10 7 43
(U.S.) ME MAINE 13 10 8 4 5 40
(U.S.) OH OHIO 10 6 6 10 6 38
(U.S.) UT UTAH 9 11 7 5 2 34
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 5 9 10 2 4 30
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 6 5 6 9 4 30
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 7 8 4 3 5 27
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 7 4 6 3 5 25
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 4 5 6 6 22
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 3 4 6 1 17
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 2 2 7 3 15
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 3 2 3 3 15
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 2 2 3 0 0 7
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 2 1 2 0 0 5
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 1 2 1 0 5
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 1 2 1 0 5
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 2 1 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 2 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 2 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 2 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 2151 1905 2060 2439 1885 10440
 
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 1515 1231 1272 1215 1028 6261
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 937 733 664 698 593 3625
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 519 530 621 801 709 3180
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 219 244 276 306 204 1249
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 60 70 163 237 174 704
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 132 135 129 122 84 602
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 116 117 134 107 88 562
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 46 35 36 34 19 170
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 28 19 25 34 30 136
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 28 20 26 34 20 128
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 18 24 19 27 18 106
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 23 17 23 23 20 106
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 11 9 16 36 26 98
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 18 14 15 20 8 75
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 10 4 11 14 9 48
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 5 9 19 9 4 46
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 7 11 2 9 4 33
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 10 3 5 4 9 31
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 9 5 2 6 2 24
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 9 5 4 1 4 23
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 6 5 4 0 5 20
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 3 1 3 4 5 16
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 4 4 4 2 1 15
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 2 5 5 3 15
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 5 1 2 4 1 13
(Foreign) JEX JERSEY 1 2 3 2 1 9
(Foreign) KYX CAYMAN ISLANDS 0 1 3 2 0 6
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 0 2 2 5
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 1 3 4
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 1 0 1 2 0 4
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 2 1 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 0 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 1 0 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) TTX TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) MTX MALTA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 3746 3255 3490 3770 3080 17341
 
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 5897 5160 5550 6209 4965 27781


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