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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 502, Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making

( 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.) TX TEXAS 18 28 33 46 32 157
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 22 19 22 26 17 106
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 15 13 20 31 27 106
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 20 23 21 20 11 95
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 12 16 15 22 15 80
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 4 10 13 12 6 45
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 7 9 13 8 4 41
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 11 8 5 10 3 37
(U.S.) OH OHIO 11 5 11 8 2 37
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 5 5 8 4 8 30
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 10 3 4 4 5 26
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 6 4 7 2 6 25
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 4 3 2 5 4 18
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 5 0 4 5 4 18
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 3 4 3 4 16
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 2 5 3 5 0 15
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 3 4 1 4 3 15
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 3 3 1 5 14
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 4 4 1 2 11
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 5 1 2 0 10
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 2 2 2 2 10
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 1 2 4 1 9
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 5 1 1 1 1 9
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 1 1 1 2 7
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 1 1 3 1 7
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 2 2 3 7
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 3 2 0 1 6
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 2 1 1 0 6
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 1 1 1 3 6
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 0 0 3 1 5
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 1 1 0 2 4
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 2 0 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 3 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 3 0 0 3
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 180 187 213 241 177 998
 
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 91 107 85 87 86 456
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 32 33 38 41 29 173
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 24 19 25 32 41 141
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 4 14 10 21 17 66
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 15 13 16 15 7 66
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 7 5 8 5 13 38
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 8 8 7 5 7 35
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 5 11 7 4 5 32
(Foreign) INX INDIA 3 3 3 9 12 30
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 6 5 6 7 6 30
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 1 6 6 9 6 28
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 4 6 4 10 4 28
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 2 4 10 1 18
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 1 2 5 2 11
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 1 4 3 9
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 2 1 2 3 1 9
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 2 2 3 1 9
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 3 3 2 0 8
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 1 1 2 2 7
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 0 0 4 1 7
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 0 1 2 2 7
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 0 2 3 6
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 1 2 3 6
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 2 1 0 3 0 6
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 3 0 1 2 6
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 1 1 1 2 5
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 0 2 0 1 4
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 2 0 0 2 4
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 1 0 3 4
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 0 1 2 0 3
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MAX MOROCCO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 216 251 241 293 267 1268
 
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 396 438 454 534 444 2266



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