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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 710, Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Data Processing Systems)

( 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 264 304 248 276 251 1343
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 96 79 66 95 85 421
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 47 39 52 35 31 204
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 31 32 31 53 30 177
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 34 34 25 31 32 156
(U.S.) OR OREGON 30 25 28 32 36 151
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 27 31 28 29 29 144
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 28 27 20 36 21 132
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 33 25 28 20 24 130
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 19 16 21 33 25 114
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 12 12 9 8 10 51
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 14 7 4 7 16 48
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 3 5 16 11 4 39
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 6 9 6 5 2 28
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 3 3 4 7 11 28
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 6 3 2 4 5 20
(U.S.) OH OHIO 2 2 5 5 5 19
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 5 4 2 6 2 19
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 4 0 5 6 3 18
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 2 5 2 4 5 18
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 5 3 3 3 4 18
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 2 2 4 7 16
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 4 2 1 2 10
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 4 1 4 0 10
(U.S.) IA IOWA 3 0 1 4 1 9
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 1 1 5 1 9
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 1 3 2 1 9
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 1 2 1 3 8
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 4 0 2 2 8
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 3 0 1 0 7
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 1 0 2 0 7
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 1 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 2 0 2 0 4
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 1 2 0 0 4
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 0 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 2 1 0 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 696 691 624 739 652 3402
 
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 237 233 204 200 165 1039
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 72 71 52 67 64 326
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 47 61 39 52 59 258
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 52 47 53 44 52 248
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 37 34 39 49 41 200
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 24 27 40 46 45 182
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 33 41 26 39 36 175
(Foreign) INX INDIA 13 22 26 42 49 152
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 28 19 31 31 26 135
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 14 17 24 24 16 95
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 4 8 4 6 3 25
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 4 3 2 6 9 24
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 4 6 4 5 4 23
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 5 2 7 4 3 21
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 3 2 2 5 5 17
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 2 4 5 5 16
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 1 4 3 5 15
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 4 2 3 2 13
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 4 1 5 2 13
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 4 2 3 2 11
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 3 4 1 1 1 10
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 1 1 3 1 9
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 0 3 1 5
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 1 1 2 4
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 2 0 2 4
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 1 1 2 0 4
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 0 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 1 0 2 3
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 593 618 575 651 603 3040
 
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1289 1309 1199 1390 1255 6442



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