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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 242, Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding

( 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 11 14 8 13 9 55
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 14 14 7 13 7 55
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 12 6 7 9 8 42
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 4 6 11 9 4 34
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 5 4 5 13 5 32
(U.S.) OH OHIO 1 10 5 8 6 30
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 5 8 6 5 28
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 4 6 5 3 4 22
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 1 6 4 6 5 22
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 6 6 7 3 0 22
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 7 3 8 3 0 21
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 2 8 3 2 2 17
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 1 6 6 1 16
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 3 2 6 2 2 15
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 6 1 5 1 14
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 2 4 4 1 3 14
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 4 1 5 2 0 12
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 2 5 1 1 2 11
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 5 2 1 1 1 10
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 1 2 5 0 10
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 4 1 2 2 10
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 4 2 0 1 9
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 4 0 0 0 8
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 4 0 2 0 1 7
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 1 2 1 1 7
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 1 1 1 2 6
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 1 2 1 1 6
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 1 2 0 2 6
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 3 0 0 0 5
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 2 1 1 5
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 1 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 2 1 0 3
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 2 0 1 3
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 1 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 0 1 2 3
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 115 134 129 126 81 585
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 122 108 86 69 67 452
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 24 32 30 25 28 139
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 12 13 14 23 13 75
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 11 12 9 14 9 55
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 10 7 5 6 3 31
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 3 8 4 6 4 25
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 2 5 5 3 4 19
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 5 4 4 3 1 17
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 4 2 5 2 1 14
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 6 4 1 2 1 14
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 6 2 2 1 1 12
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 6 0 2 9
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 5 1 2 0 0 8
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 0 1 2 3 6
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 1 2 0 2 6
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 1 1 2 0 5
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 3 1 0 0 0 4
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 1 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 2 1 0 4
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 2 1 0 3
(Foreign) KEX KENYA 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 0 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LVX LATVIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) UYX URUGUAY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 223 205 185 164 142 919
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 338 339 314 290 223 1504


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