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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 070, Locks

( 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 24 26 23 29 27 129
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 11 14 7 11 46
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 8 5 7 8 9 37
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 5 5 5 7 8 30
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 7 7 9 4 3 30
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 4 8 11 5 2 30
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 2 11 7 2 5 27
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 8 6 4 5 1 24
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 8 5 3 1 4 21
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 4 5 5 4 2 20
(U.S.) OH OHIO 1 7 6 3 3 20
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 4 8 2 4 19
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 3 7 4 1 18
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 2 5 2 4 15
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 4 4 3 2 1 14
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 2 5 3 2 14
(U.S.) IA IOWA 4 2 4 3 0 13
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 6 1 4 1 1 13
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 2 2 3 4 13
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 2 4 2 1 11
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 4 3 2 10
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 4 2 2 0 1 9
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 3 1 0 2 8
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 4 2 1 0 0 7
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 2 0 2 0 7
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 1 1 1 2 0 5
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 0 3 1 0 5
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 0 2 2 5
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 2 1 0 2 5
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 2 3 0 0 5
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 2 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 122 139 158 111 108 638
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 30 54 71 52 42 249
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 13 21 23 17 9 83
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 8 21 13 10 16 68
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 9 8 5 2 0 24
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 8 2 5 5 3 23
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 4 7 7 3 23
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 1 7 6 1 6 21
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 4 4 4 1 14
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 4 4 2 1 2 13
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 5 2 0 2 12
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 2 1 3 3 11
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 3 2 0 3 8
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 1 2 2 2 0 7
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 2 0 2 2 7
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 3 1 0 2 1 7
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 2 1 1 0 6
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 2 1 0 3 6
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 0 1 2 4
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PAX PANAMA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 89 146 149 111 102 597
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 211 285 307 222 210 1235


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