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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 702, DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (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 234 275 291 231 217 1248
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 133 132 117 122 103 607
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 82 75 62 61 48 328
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 40 50 51 48 31 220
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 48 39 54 42 28 211
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 35 29 20 28 32 144
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 24 31 36 20 22 133
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 33 28 27 24 20 132
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 23 39 28 17 17 124
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 28 21 18 20 26 113
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 20 20 22 20 21 103
(U.S.) OH OHIO 24 20 21 20 16 101
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 19 20 20 16 22 97
(U.S.) OR OREGON 16 27 19 17 17 96
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 15 24 25 14 9 87
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 19 26 12 15 10 82
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 14 20 15 14 17 80
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 19 12 11 21 17 80
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 15 20 13 16 9 73
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 11 10 17 17 11 66
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 22 11 16 9 7 65
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 15 13 13 14 9 64
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 5 11 14 18 9 57
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 9 8 10 5 3 35
(U.S.) UT UTAH 5 9 4 8 7 33
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 6 5 11 9 2 33
(U.S.) IA IOWA 6 4 6 7 7 30
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 5 9 5 7 2 28
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 6 7 5 4 4 26
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 5 5 5 3 7 25
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 4 3 9 7 1 24
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 3 4 6 3 6 22
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 3 2 3 8 1 17
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 3 6 4 3 1 17
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 4 5 3 1 2 15
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 3 4 6 1 0 14
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 2 4 2 3 13
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 2 2 1 5 1 11
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 3 0 3 2 3 11
(U.S.) ME MAINE 2 1 1 3 3 10
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 3 3 3 1 0 10
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 4 1 1 2 1 9
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 3 0 1 2 1 7
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 2 0 1 1 2 6
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 3 2 6
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 3 2 0 0 5
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 1 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 2 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 980 1040 1021 913 778 4732
 
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 203 227 208 215 213 1066
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 94 94 105 109 98 500
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 43 51 59 60 44 257
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 60 43 51 42 44 240
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 34 57 46 49 38 224
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 43 44 42 38 39 206
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 30 45 35 35 49 194
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 13 19 20 22 31 105
(Foreign) INX INDIA 12 16 20 28 28 104
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 25 18 20 21 14 98
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 9 16 21 19 17 82
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 14 16 14 13 13 70
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 8 18 11 17 8 62
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 12 10 8 12 16 58
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 7 14 16 10 6 53
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 9 11 11 9 9 49
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 6 3 11 9 8 37
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 3 7 6 7 5 28
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 3 4 5 7 9 28
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 5 5 6 5 5 26
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 6 3 6 8 2 25
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 6 3 2 5 3 19
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 4 1 5 2 4 16
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 3 4 0 7 2 16
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 2 2 4 4 4 16
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 2 3 2 4 3 14
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 3 2 2 3 4 14
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 2 5 2 2 12
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 5 3 1 2 1 12
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 1 1 2 3 8
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 2 0 3 2 7
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 1 1 2 5
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 2 1 1 5
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 1 1 0 3 0 5
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 1 0 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) LBX LEBANON 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) KYX CAYMAN ISLANDS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) RSX SERBIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) TNX TUNISIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 672 751 755 780 733 3691
 
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1652 1791 1776 1693 1511 8423


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