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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 2006 - 2010 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 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 14 7 13 7 10 51
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 14 8 13 9 5 49
(U.S.) OH OHIO 10 5 8 6 8 37
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 4 5 13 5 7 34
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 6 11 9 4 3 33
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 6 7 9 8 1 31
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 5 8 6 5 6 30
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 6 4 6 5 2 23
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 6 5 3 4 3 21
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 6 7 3 0 2 18
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 6 6 1 3 17
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 4 4 1 3 5 17
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 3 8 3 0 2 16
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 6 1 5 1 2 15
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 8 3 2 2 0 15
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 2 6 2 2 3 15
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 5 2 0 5 13
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 4 1 2 2 2 11
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 2 1 1 4 9
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 5 1 1 2 0 9
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 4 2 0 1 1 8
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 2 5 0 0 8
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 0 0 0 3 7
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 2 1 1 2 7
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 2 0 2 1 6
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 1 1 2 0 5
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 2 1 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 2 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 0 2 0 2 5
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 2 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 1 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 1 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 2 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 2 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 0 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 2 0 1 3
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 1 2 0 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 134 129 126 81 88 558
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 108 86 69 67 70 400
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 32 30 25 28 19 134
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 13 14 23 13 8 71
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 12 9 14 9 10 54
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 7 5 6 3 9 30
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 8 4 6 4 4 26
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 5 5 3 4 5 22
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 4 4 3 1 2 14
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 5 2 1 2 12
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 4 1 2 1 3 11
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 2 2 1 1 4 10
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 6 0 2 0 8
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 1 2 3 2 8
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 2 0 2 0 5
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 0 0 3 4
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 1 2 0 0 4
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 1 0 2 4
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 2 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 2 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) KEX KENYA 1 0 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 2 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) LVX LATVIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 205 185 164 142 147 843
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 339 314 290 223 235 1401


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