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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 070, Locks

( 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 27 19 18 13 10 87
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 11 13 4 17 10 55
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 1 7 6 7 6 27
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 9 5 3 5 5 27
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 8 4 3 5 6 26
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 4 4 5 7 3 23
(U.S.) OH OHIO 3 4 3 3 7 20
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 5 2 5 4 3 19
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 2 5 2 4 4 17
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 6 0 5 4 16
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 4 4 5 1 1 15
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 4 6 3 1 0 14
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 0 1 7 3 2 13
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 2 2 1 4 3 12
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 2 3 2 0 9
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 1 4 1 0 8
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 1 0 4 2 8
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 0 0 0 2 6
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 2 2 1 1 6
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 1 2 1 0 5
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 3 0 0 2 0 5
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 2 1 0 0 5
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 1 0 2 0 4
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 1 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 2 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 1 2 0 0 4
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 2 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 108 105 83 97 73 466
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 42 40 36 53 33 204
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 16 9 11 17 9 62
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 9 11 9 4 7 40
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 3 5 3 5 2 18
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 6 4 3 1 3 17
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 2 3 5 4 15
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 3 4 2 3 1 13
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 2 4 3 3 1 13
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 2 3 3 2 13
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 3 2 3 3 12
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 1 6 2 1 12
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 3 1 3 0 2 9
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 3 1 1 1 2 8
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 0 4 0 4 8
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 1 2 1 0 6
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 0 2 1 2 1 6
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 0 1 1 1 5
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 2 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) RSX SERBIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) VGX BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 102 95 95 107 79 478
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 210 200 178 204 152 944


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