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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 713, Support (Electrical Computers and Digital 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 393 552 624 733 633 2935
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 197 188 181 201 190 957
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 106 105 151 181 179 722
(U.S.) OR OREGON 66 84 77 102 111 440
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 47 51 80 81 76 335
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 61 50 63 57 67 298
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 67 52 52 59 64 294
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 32 41 38 54 44 209
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 27 31 45 55 43 201
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 31 36 21 36 33 157
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 25 30 31 26 31 143
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 20 26 24 31 33 134
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 18 21 23 36 33 131
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 21 21 29 28 27 126
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 10 11 21 47 35 124
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 21 19 26 24 15 105
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 5 17 12 27 17 78
(U.S.) UT UTAH 11 24 9 6 17 67
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 9 7 15 10 9 50
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 12 7 12 8 11 50
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 7 8 12 12 10 49
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 5 14 7 8 13 47
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 7 7 10 11 8 43
(U.S.) OH OHIO 9 4 7 12 10 42
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 5 7 8 7 28
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 6 1 5 8 3 23
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 4 5 4 4 20
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 6 2 4 4 20
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 5 0 1 7 6 19
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 7 6 2 2 1 18
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 2 5 8 16
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 3 1 5 4 15
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 2 3 3 1 10
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 1 1 3 1 7
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 3 0 0 2 2 7
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 2 2 2 7
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 2 0 3 0 6
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 2 2 1 6
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 1 0 4 6
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 3 0 1 0 5
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 1 0 2 4
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 1 0 2 0 4
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 2 0 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 1250 1443 1608 1909 1764 7974
 
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 321 363 425 378 303 1790
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 91 128 128 129 118 594
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 93 118 134 108 106 559
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 53 86 105 126 106 476
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 45 73 112 109 99 438
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 54 74 89 101 86 404
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 41 53 71 86 70 321
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 34 45 65 81 72 297
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 49 48 66 68 66 297
(Foreign) INX INDIA 28 33 48 71 81 261
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 21 14 15 24 26 100
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 12 17 17 24 24 94
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 21 17 28 14 12 92
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 8 19 17 21 16 81
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 13 8 14 18 14 67
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 8 17 16 10 14 65
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 3 6 7 10 7 33
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 4 6 5 6 9 30
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 5 7 3 5 6 26
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 3 5 5 5 4 22
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 2 4 6 6 19
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 2 7 5 3 18
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 3 5 4 1 2 15
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 3 1 1 5 5 15
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 3 3 2 2 4 14
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 6 3 1 10
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 3 0 2 1 7
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 2 2 2 0 6
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 1 2 2 6
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 2 1 1 1 5
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 0 0 2 2 5
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 0 1 3 0 4
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 1 3 4
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 2 1 1 4
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0 0 1 1 2 4
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 2 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 1 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 923 1164 1405 1439 1274 6205
 
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 2173 2607 3013 3348 3038 14179


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