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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 455, Telecommunications

( 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 1030 1373 1590 1692 1660 7345
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 204 271 297 298 233 1303
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 134 200 226 221 237 1018
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 131 167 192 231 199 920
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 133 180 186 151 188 838
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 103 214 196 148 162 823
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 126 146 186 181 136 775
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 85 122 125 127 114 573
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 88 113 122 127 106 556
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 81 102 124 103 126 536
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 94 105 97 82 94 472
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 98 114 94 90 75 471
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 45 67 65 56 58 291
(U.S.) OR OREGON 36 46 47 70 72 271
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 49 48 55 65 54 271
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 35 61 52 60 38 246
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 33 48 50 56 58 245
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 29 44 69 46 43 231
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 21 19 31 35 27 133
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 19 25 23 26 24 117
(U.S.) IA IOWA 15 9 22 24 18 88
(U.S.) OH OHIO 11 20 18 14 21 84
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 12 19 20 14 12 77
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 13 26 10 15 12 76
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 14 9 12 14 7 56
(U.S.) UT UTAH 6 4 11 15 14 50
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 6 4 10 8 22 50
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 5 12 9 12 9 47
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 6 6 6 9 5 32
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 7 3 7 10 27
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 4 4 7 5 23
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 3 6 4 2 8 23
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 7 3 6 4 1 21
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 3 3 3 6 5 20
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 2 3 2 10 17
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 3 2 3 2 3 13
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 4 3 5 13
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 4 2 4 11
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 3 0 2 5 11
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 3 3 3 10
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 1 0 5 7
(U.S.) ME MAINE 5 1 0 0 1 7
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 2 0 2 2 6
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 2 1 0 2 5
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 3 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 2 0 1 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 2689 3615 3987 4035 3898 18224
 
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 770 1026 1021 858 731 4406
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 538 722 728 756 726 3470
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 258 401 461 397 313 1830
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 129 260 294 380 381 1444
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 156 211 226 287 271 1151
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 188 225 226 214 233 1086
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 106 196 240 243 253 1038
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 151 176 214 215 228 984
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 150 133 184 172 187 826
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 93 126 135 153 140 647
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 56 120 110 118 113 517
(Foreign) INX INDIA 24 44 65 93 112 338
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 32 43 45 45 37 202
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 28 43 44 35 25 175
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 12 26 36 28 29 131
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 35 27 18 24 24 128
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 9 26 24 27 20 106
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 18 13 17 25 17 90
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 18 13 25 20 14 90
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 8 14 21 19 17 79
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 12 14 15 21 12 74
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 5 17 8 11 13 54
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 6 4 8 12 14 44
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 8 16 9 3 8 44
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 7 11 7 14 41
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 5 3 7 10 26
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 4 6 6 7 1 24
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 3 2 4 8 6 23
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 9 3 2 5 3 22
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 1 4 4 4 13
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 1 3 4 4 13
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 1 6 1 2 1 11
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 2 4 0 1 3 10
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 4 5 0 0 0 9
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 2 0 3 1 8
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 2 1 2 1 1 7
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 2 0 2 1 6
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 1 1 2 1 5
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 1 1 0 1 2 5
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 3 1 1 0 5
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 1 1 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 1 2 1 4
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 2 1 1 4
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 1 0 2 0 1 4
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 2 1 1 4
(Foreign) NIX NICARAGUA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) JOX JORDAN 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) MOX CHINA, MACAU S.A.R. 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) TNX TUNISIA 1 1 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) JEX JERSEY 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LKX SRI LANKA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) IMX ISLE OF MAN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) BBX BARBADOS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) BDX BANGLADESH 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) KEX KENYA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) QAX QATAR 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PKX PAKISTAN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) LTX LITHUANIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 2851 3955 4228 4223 3986 19243
 
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 5540 7570 8215 8258 7884 37467



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