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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 030, Cutlery

( 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 15 28 25 21 19 108
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 10 9 16 11 8 54
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 10 5 10 16 5 46
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 13 9 9 3 5 39
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 8 15 8 4 4 39
(U.S.) OH OHIO 4 8 10 7 6 35
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 8 7 4 8 8 35
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 4 8 6 7 7 32
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 10 6 6 7 2 31
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 5 8 6 4 6 29
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 7 5 6 3 3 24
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 5 7 7 2 2 23
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 9 5 0 4 4 22
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 11 2 5 3 1 22
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 5 6 3 5 1 20
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 7 2 2 3 5 19
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 4 2 4 4 4 18
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 5 3 3 2 15
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 3 3 1 3 3 13
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 3 2 2 3 13
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 2 1 3 5 13
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 1 1 3 4 11
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 3 6 1 0 1 11
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 4 2 1 1 10
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 1 2 5 1 9
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 2 5 0 1 9
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 1 3 3 1 9
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 5 1 0 1 7
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 3 1 1 6
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 1 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 2 0 3 5
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 3 0 1 4
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 1 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 2 0 1 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 160 170 171 142 124 767
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 22 36 23 45 19 145
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 20 27 29 22 18 116
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 24 17 25 23 18 107
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 17 8 12 6 7 50
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 5 5 8 8 3 29
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 4 4 4 4 4 20
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 2 4 5 6 19
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 2 5 7 2 2 18
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 6 3 1 2 4 16
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 5 2 0 1 3 11
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 4 1 1 4 0 10
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 3 1 1 4 10
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 4 1 2 1 9
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 1 0 2 4 8
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 3 2 1 2 8
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 3 1 2 1 0 7
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 2 0 1 0 4
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 2 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 1 2 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 121 134 126 132 97 610
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 281 304 297 274 221 1377


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