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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 441, Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices

( 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 17 13 17 20 12 79
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 3 7 2 8 16 36
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 3 4 3 6 5 21
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 1 3 7 6 17
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 2 1 1 3 7 14
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 0 1 5 2 9
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 2 2 3 1 9
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 1 2 1 4 9
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 2 0 0 2 4 8
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 1 2 0 4 7
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 1 1 0 4 7
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 0 3 3 0 7
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 0 3 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 1 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 1 1 2 1 0 5
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 1 0 1 2 1 5
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 0 2 0 3 5
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 2 2 0 1 5
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 2 1 1 4
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 0 1 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 0 1 2 3
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) OH OHIO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 40 43 51 75 84 293
 
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 2 3 1 4 4 14
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 4 1 4 2 12
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 1 2 2 3 0 8
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 1 0 3 2 2 8
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 2 1 2 2 7
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 0 3 1 1 1 6
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 1 1 2 1 1 6
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 1 2 0 0 5
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 2 1 0 1 5
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 1 0 2 4
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 0 1 1 0 2 4
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 2 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) PEX PERU 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LBX LEBANON 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 14 24 22 21 27 108
 
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 54 67 73 96 111 401



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