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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 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 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 19 18 13 10 17 77
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 13 4 17 10 4 48
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 7 6 7 6 4 30
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 5 3 5 6 6 25
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 4 5 7 3 5 24
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 4 3 5 6 4 22
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 5 2 4 4 6 21
(U.S.) OH OHIO 4 3 3 7 3 20
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 6 0 5 4 3 18
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 4 5 1 1 4 15
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 2 5 4 3 1 15
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 1 7 3 2 0 13
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 2 1 4 3 2 12
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 6 3 1 0 1 11
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 0 4 2 3 10
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 4 1 0 2 8
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 3 2 0 1 8
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 2 1 1 1 7
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 0 2 0 2 5
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 2 0 0 2 5
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 0 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 2 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 0 0 2 0 2 4
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 1 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 105 83 97 74 78 437
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 40 36 53 33 19 181
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 9 11 17 9 18 64
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 11 9 4 7 6 37
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 3 5 4 6 20
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 5 3 5 2 4 19
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 4 3 1 3 5 16
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 3 3 2 4 14
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 2 3 3 2 13
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 4 3 3 1 2 13
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 4 2 3 1 1 11
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 4 0 4 3 11
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 6 2 1 1 11
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 2 1 2 1 4 10
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 3 0 2 2 8
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 1 1 2 0 5
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 2 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) RSX SERBIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) VGX BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 95 95 107 79 80 456
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 200 178 204 153 158 893


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