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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Branch (PTMB)

Patenting In Technology Classes
Breakout By Geographic Origin (State and Country)

Count of 2001 - 2005 Utility Patent Grants,
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 242, Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding

( technology class is determined by the primary classification assigned to the 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 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 18 24 21 14 11 88
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 9 7 19 21 14 70
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 11 12 10 10 12 55
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 7 9 8 11 5 40
(U.S.) OH OHIO 12 9 8 9 1 39
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 4 8 10 6 7 35
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 9 12 4 6 4 35
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 8 6 6 8 4 32
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 4 10 10 6 2 32
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 6 8 10 3 4 31
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 8 8 6 6 3 31
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 8 11 3 3 2 27
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 6 3 10 4 26
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 4 7 9 4 2 26
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 10 7 6 1 1 25
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 7 7 3 5 2 24
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 5 2 8 6 22
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 5 3 3 7 2 20
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 5 5 6 0 4 20
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 5 6 4 1 1 17
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 3 2 1 4 12
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 2 1 1 1 5 10
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 2 3 2 0 9
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 2 2 2 1 9
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 4 1 1 1 8
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 1 3 1 0 7
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 2 2 1 1 7
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 3 0 1 2 7
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 0 2 2 2 7
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 2 1 2 0 6
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 2 1 0 2 6
(U.S.) OR OREGON 4 1 0 0 0 5
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 1 0 2 1 5
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 3 0 0 4
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 2 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 171 205 178 159 115 828
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 84 110 117 105 122 538
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 79 72 56 34 24 265
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 19 29 23 7 12 90
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 11 14 17 11 11 64
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 17 11 8 9 6 51
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 7 13 7 4 10 41
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 10 13 6 6 37
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 10 7 5 7 5 34
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 11 6 5 4 3 29
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 6 4 9 5 4 28
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 6 7 5 8 2 28
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 4 7 2 2 3 18
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 1 2 1 5 10
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 1 2 2 1 7
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 3 3 0 0 1 7
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 1 2 0 1 5
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 3 1 0 0 0 4
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 1 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PKX PAKISTAN 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) UYX URUGUAY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ZWX ZIMBABWE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 271 299 282 208 223 1283
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 442 504 460 367 338 2111


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