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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 800, Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes

( 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.) IA IOWA 173 209 223 187 191 983
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 79 135 147 146 125 632
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 68 113 128 175 103 587
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 39 79 105 82 85 390
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 68 74 71 73 74 360
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 56 74 76 68 41 315
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 37 30 44 78 68 257
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 31 29 26 39 33 158
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 12 27 35 46 33 153
(U.S.) OH OHIO 30 46 25 20 24 145
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 21 26 18 13 24 102
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 16 22 20 23 20 101
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 7 21 36 17 15 96
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 9 16 16 11 30 82
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 7 15 18 14 27 81
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 6 14 13 22 25 80
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 6 5 9 16 30 66
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 3 11 21 26 63
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 9 6 15 14 10 54
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 3 10 7 19 9 48
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 14 8 2 6 7 37
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 5 6 6 8 12 37
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 4 5 6 8 12 35
(U.S.) OR OREGON 5 6 4 7 13 35
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 5 3 13 10 4 35
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 7 7 7 4 8 33
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 2 9 9 13 33
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 4 6 11 5 3 29
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 5 7 3 8 3 26
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 4 5 10 4 3 26
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 6 1 3 8 19
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 4 3 5 3 3 18
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 4 5 5 2 1 17
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 3 3 5 1 15
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 4 1 3 2 1 11
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 3 3 0 2 1 9
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 1 3 4 9
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 3 1 1 3 9
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 0 1 2 4
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 755 1037 1136 1178 1099 5205
 
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 51 61 87 79 98 376
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 38 14 41 62 60 215
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 40 33 26 29 36 164
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 28 27 21 23 37 136
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 15 25 28 34 31 133
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 14 10 13 13 9 59
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 13 10 11 16 7 57
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 10 14 6 7 17 54
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 11 13 10 9 7 50
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 4 7 9 15 12 47
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 3 5 7 10 11 36
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 2 3 0 21 10 36
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 4 9 9 8 5 35
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 6 7 8 7 7 35
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 3 7 8 3 5 26
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 6 5 3 3 8 25
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 3 3 5 8 21
(Foreign) INX INDIA 5 1 2 6 6 20
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 5 1 5 4 1 16
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 5 4 3 2 15
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 3 3 0 2 7 15
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 2 1 9 13
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 2 3 1 6 12
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 6 0 2 0 1 9
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 4 4 0 0 8
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 1 0 3 2 7
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 0 2 1 2 6
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 1 0 1 3 5
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) CUX CUBA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) AFX AFGHANISTAN 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) GAX GABON 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) RSX SERBIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) TNX TUNISIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 277 279 319 367 412 1654
 
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1032 1316 1455 1545 1511 6859


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