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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 700, DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing)

( 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 148 175 226 276 269 1094
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 66 66 125 83 79 419
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 54 36 75 73 96 334
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 46 54 47 51 53 251
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 39 32 39 63 75 248
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 37 32 43 45 36 193
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 41 46 30 20 34 171
(U.S.) OH OHIO 30 34 22 37 31 154
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 17 37 22 24 42 142
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 21 26 29 26 33 135
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 18 19 31 36 27 131
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 10 17 34 33 32 126
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 15 20 26 34 24 119
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 20 14 20 25 20 99
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 13 25 19 20 17 94
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 24 14 14 21 13 86
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 10 14 13 22 20 79
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 19 15 13 13 14 74
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 13 16 15 15 13 72
(U.S.) OR OREGON 9 7 10 26 17 69
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 6 8 18 16 15 63
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 10 14 13 14 6 57
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 9 17 11 15 53
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 8 9 8 7 10 42
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 6 8 4 14 9 41
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 5 8 10 5 12 40
(U.S.) UT UTAH 4 8 7 7 12 38
(U.S.) IA IOWA 6 3 8 8 12 37
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 4 8 8 8 30
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 5 2 3 7 12 29
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 5 7 3 6 6 27
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 3 2 3 7 3 18
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 4 3 4 4 17
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 1 5 3 4 14
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 4 5 1 2 2 14
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 3 3 2 3 3 14
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 2 3 3 2 10
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 1 4 0 2 9
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 2 2 0 1 1 6
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 1 3 1 6
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 1 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 2 1 1 5
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 1 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 2 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 2 2 4
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 728 805 980 1078 1094 4685
 
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 288 332 323 344 348 1635
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 87 117 128 131 132 595
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 42 58 80 97 107 384
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 36 62 59 57 52 266
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 23 33 40 47 36 179
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 15 16 30 27 33 121
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 17 25 29 31 18 120
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 7 17 22 30 32 108
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 15 8 30 20 16 89
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 20 19 28 14 8 89
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 9 12 23 19 18 81
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 9 17 13 13 20 72
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 8 12 12 14 16 62
(Foreign) INX INDIA 6 3 9 12 28 58
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 16 6 7 9 13 51
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 6 7 8 12 9 42
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 5 14 5 10 36
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 8 7 7 7 30
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 6 5 8 4 7 30
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 6 9 6 5 28
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 3 1 6 9 3 22
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 4 6 2 4 3 19
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 2 4 6 3 2 17
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 7 0 4 12
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 3 0 4 1 4 12
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 2 5 1 3 11
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 0 2 2 1 7
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 2 1 1 1 2 7
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 3 0 2 2 7
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 3 3 0 7
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 0 1 3 1 5
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 1 1 2 4
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) OMX OMAN 1 1 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) BDX BANGLADESH 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) KYX CAYMAN ISLANDS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) UYX URUGUAY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) JMX JAMAICA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) TNX TUNISIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MOX CHINA, MACAU S.A.R. 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 635 791 924 937 951 4238
 
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1363 1596 1904 2015 2045 8923


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