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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 2005 - 2009 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 030, Cutlery

( 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 either by year of patent grant or by year of patent application.
(U.S. or Foreign) Code State-Territory or Country 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 19 23 9 17 11 79
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 8 15 9 8 9 49
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 5 11 7 11 12 46
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 5 9 7 5 3 29
(U.S.) OH OHIO 6 4 7 4 6 27
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 8 7 7 3 1 26
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 5 4 3 9 23
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 4 6 4 6 2 22
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 6 5 2 7 2 22
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 4 5 4 1 3 17
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 7 4 3 1 2 17
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 4 5 3 2 17
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 7 3 2 2 16
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 5 5 0 2 4 16
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 4 3 3 0 1 11
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 5 2 2 0 2 11
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 3 4 3 0 0 10
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 1 3 1 2 8
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 4 2 0 1 8
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 1 2 4 1 0 8
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 2 0 1 0 7
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 3 2 0 1 1 7
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 1 1 1 2 7
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 1 3 1 6
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 1 2 0 1 5
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 1 0 0 3 5
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 1 2 0 1 5
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 1 1 2 0 5
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 1 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 3 0 0 3
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 2 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 0 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 0 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 124 140 100 85 89 538
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 18 23 25 22 21 109
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 19 19 33 16 9 96
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 18 13 14 7 15 67
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 7 11 7 7 9 41
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 2 7 2 3 6 20
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 6 2 2 5 3 18
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 3 4 4 2 1 14
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 4 3 0 4 2 13
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 3 1 1 3 3 11
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 4 2 1 2 2 11
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 2 0 3 1 4 10
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 4 0 2 0 3 9
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 4 0 0 1 1 6
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 0 1 2 0 4
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 97 89 99 78 81 444
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 221 229 199 163 170 982


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