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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 715, DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (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 364 471 572 801 838 3046
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 218 232 255 309 291 1305
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 84 84 85 93 111 457
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 56 74 93 112 94 429
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 55 64 61 96 82 358
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 41 72 64 62 77 316
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 11 25 29 44 39 148
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 30 30 25 24 29 138
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 9 17 27 26 45 124
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 16 13 27 28 33 117
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 9 21 22 34 27 113
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 15 16 21 34 24 110
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 16 24 18 28 24 110
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 11 15 22 11 23 82
(U.S.) UT UTAH 10 9 18 22 22 81
(U.S.) OR OREGON 15 9 12 20 25 81
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 8 4 13 13 19 57
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 5 13 10 10 13 51
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 9 4 12 11 14 50
(U.S.) OH OHIO 9 11 13 9 7 49
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 5 9 13 11 9 47
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 4 5 7 9 13 38
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 7 6 9 12 36
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 6 7 4 10 6 33
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 8 3 7 8 29
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 2 6 10 3 23
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 4 2 6 3 19
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 5 3 2 6 1 17
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 3 3 2 4 13
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 3 3 4 2 12
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 3 2 1 1 3 10
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 3 0 1 1 4 9
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 2 1 2 0 7
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 0 3 1 2 7
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 1 1 0 3 6
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 1 0 4 6
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 0 0 2 1 5
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 2 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 1 2 1 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 1 0 2 0 4
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 1 2 1 4
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 2 2 0 4
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 2 0 1 3
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 1040 1270 1465 1878 1925 7578
 
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 173 230 241 276 233 1153
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 55 87 111 171 148 572
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 37 65 94 146 151 493
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 51 58 65 99 86 359
(Foreign) INX INDIA 33 35 31 60 70 229
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 26 28 32 52 45 183
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 21 35 29 47 44 176
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 18 31 23 46 49 167
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 8 25 23 45 37 138
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 9 13 16 31 45 114
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 10 12 16 26 25 89
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 13 15 20 13 16 77
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 5 8 9 14 25 61
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 5 6 7 3 12 33
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 3 7 5 11 28
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 3 10 7 6 27
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 1 4 7 9 23
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 4 6 5 2 6 23
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 1 4 6 8 22
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 3 5 6 4 1 19
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 3 3 4 5 17
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 3 3 2 1 4 13
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 3 2 3 9
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 3 0 5 0 8
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 2 2 0 2 1 7
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 1 2 1 1 1 6
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 3 0 3 6
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 0 2 2 4
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 2 0 1 4
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 1 3 4
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 1 0 2 3
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 0 0 3 3
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) VGX BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) RSX SERBIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) TNX TUNISIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 491 685 772 1082 1067 4097
 
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1531 1955 2237 2960 2992 11675


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