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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 439, Electrical Connectors

( 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 162 142 168 153 147 772
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 137 122 99 90 75 523
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 77 52 71 44 38 282
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 61 54 54 53 45 267
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 40 27 43 33 50 193
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 51 23 31 36 40 181
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 37 28 23 32 31 151
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 25 13 19 18 32 107
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 23 19 19 22 24 107
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 25 23 18 15 12 93
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 19 18 16 15 18 86
(U.S.) OH OHIO 19 18 8 14 24 83
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 14 13 15 19 21 82
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 17 13 14 13 19 76
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 23 9 18 8 16 74
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 18 10 11 12 16 67
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 12 10 9 8 14 53
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 18 5 7 5 14 49
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 13 9 6 4 10 42
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 7 3 9 6 10 35
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 2 4 8 7 10 31
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 6 4 6 3 12 31
(U.S.) OR OREGON 10 3 5 2 9 29
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 6 1 5 7 4 23
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 2 3 3 6 17
(U.S.) UT UTAH 4 3 3 2 4 16
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 3 4 1 0 2 10
(U.S.) IA IOWA 3 2 2 1 2 10
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 1 6 1 1 10
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 1 6 0 1 10
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 3 0 2 1 3 9
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 3 1 1 1 8
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 3 1 1 2 1 8
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 3 2 1 1 7
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 1 2 0 1 6
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 2 3 5
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 2 0 1 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 850 648 716 636 722 3572
 
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 359 345 330 401 552 1987
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 436 336 268 255 311 1606
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 254 168 170 136 139 867
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 143 137 97 111 172 660
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 41 31 28 34 46 180
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 31 35 27 36 36 165
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 13 16 15 20 24 88
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 17 14 16 14 16 77
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 15 5 11 10 12 53
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 8 8 7 13 4 40
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 7 10 8 9 5 39
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 7 8 7 4 10 36
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 7 5 12 4 7 35
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 14 13 2 2 4 35
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 7 8 5 4 5 29
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 4 5 9 5 5 28
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 7 2 3 3 4 19
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 3 4 1 6 4 18
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 2 4 3 5 15
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 3 1 4 5 1 14
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 2 2 3 2 4 13
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 4 3 0 0 4 11
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 2 3 0 2 7
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 2 1 0 2 7
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 3 2 1 1 7
(Foreign) INX INDIA 2 0 1 0 2 5
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 1 1 2 4
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 0 0 3 4
(Foreign) KYX CAYMAN ISLANDS 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) AGX ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA 0 2 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 1393 1168 1040 1083 1392 6076
 
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 2243 1816 1756 1719 2114 9648


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