Skip menu navigation Home > Listing of Viewable PTMT Reports > Table of Contents for This Set of Reports


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 585, Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds

( 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.) IL ILLINOIS 52 48 70 76 92 338
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 58 56 65 72 56 307
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 18 40 33 21 29 141
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 19 21 21 23 18 102
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 9 3 11 13 6 42
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 5 7 6 3 3 24
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 2 5 5 7 2 21
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 3 8 4 4 21
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 2 3 6 0 7 18
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 6 1 5 0 4 16
(U.S.) OH OHIO 3 1 3 1 4 12
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 1 0 0 4 5 10
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 3 0 3 2 1 9
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 2 2 2 1 8
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 1 3 1 1 7
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 0 1 1 2 3 7
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 0 1 0 3 7
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 2 3 2 0 0 7
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 1 2 1 0 6
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 1 0 0 2 5
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 4 0 0 1 5
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 1 0 1 3 0 5
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 2 1 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 1 1 2 4
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 1 0 2 1 4
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 1 2 0 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 1 0 2 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 1 2 0 3
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 2 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 196 210 256 248 253 1163
 
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 22 14 26 35 18 115
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 17 23 20 16 12 88
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 16 9 15 15 21 76
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 5 5 6 19 15 50
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 6 9 12 7 10 44
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 5 1 3 10 18 37
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 5 4 9 8 5 31
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 4 7 5 8 6 30
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 4 2 5 4 7 22
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 3 6 1 2 3 15
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 2 0 3 4 4 13
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 2 7 3 12
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 3 1 5 0 1 10
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 4 2 1 1 9
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 1 2 3 0 7
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 2 2 2 1 0 7
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 1 2 2 1 7
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 2 0 3 1 6
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 1 0 0 2 2 5
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 1 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PKX PAKISTAN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 102 95 127 153 131 608
 
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 298 305 383 401 384 1771



PTMT Contacts

Questions regarding these reports should be directed to:

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Electronic Information Products Division - PTMT
P.O Box 1450
Alexandria VA 22313-1450

tel: (571) 272-5600
fax: (571) 273-0110
email: oeip@uspto.gov

address of PTMT pages at the USPTO Web Site: http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/ac/ido/oeip/taf/reports.htm
selected PTMT materials available for download at : http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/ac/ido/oeip/taf/data/


Top

Skip menu navigation Home > Listing of Viewable PTMT Reports > Table of Contents for This Set of Reports