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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 473, Games Using Tangible Projectile

( 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 179 222 231 236 184 1052
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 47 61 67 66 71 312
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 54 53 34 35 27 203
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 30 36 27 29 46 168
(U.S.) OR OREGON 12 23 36 44 47 162
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 25 22 26 26 42 141
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 28 24 22 22 21 117
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 25 24 25 23 19 116
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 31 25 13 23 20 112
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 20 12 21 19 14 86
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 5 2 8 19 21 55
(U.S.) OH OHIO 11 9 7 12 9 48
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 6 8 3 12 18 47
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 10 12 9 5 11 47
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 7 11 16 5 6 45
(U.S.) UT UTAH 10 7 6 14 5 42
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 7 8 9 9 8 41
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 8 7 9 6 6 36
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 9 9 4 9 5 36
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 5 7 4 8 11 35
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 7 6 7 6 9 35
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 3 5 8 9 10 35
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 5 3 4 9 12 33
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 5 8 4 6 6 29
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 5 1 12 6 27
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 7 4 4 8 3 26
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 4 4 1 6 16
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 3 3 2 2 4 14
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 2 3 2 3 13
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 3 1 4 3 2 13
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 2 3 3 2 12
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 3 2 3 3 1 12
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 3 5 0 3 11
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 2 5 1 2 0 10
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 3 4 2 1 10
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 1 4 1 2 10
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 3 2 1 1 3 10
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 2 1 1 4 8
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 1 2 1 0 5
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 1 1 2 0 5
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 2 2 0 5
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 1 2 1 5
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 3 1 0 1 0 5
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 1 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 590 650 650 704 672 3266
 
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 86 67 77 150 114 494
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 12 22 23 13 11 81
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 13 8 9 22 10 62
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 11 6 12 9 11 49
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 3 9 5 0 10 27
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 6 5 6 1 4 22
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 3 3 4 7 18
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 4 5 4 0 16
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 3 4 3 1 2 13
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 2 1 2 1 2 8
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 0 1 2 2 8
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 2 3 2 8
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 0 1 3 0 6
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 0 0 2 1 5
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 0 3 0 1 5
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 1 0 2 4
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 0 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 2 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 2 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 1 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) PKX PAKISTAN 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) VNX VIET NAM 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) DOX DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 158 141 160 219 187 865
 
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 748 791 810 923 859 4131



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