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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 177, Weighing Scales

( 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.) OH OHIO 5 3 3 2 2 15
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 1 4 2 4 0 11
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 1 5 1 1 2 10
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 3 0 2 2 9
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 1 2 1 3 2 9
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 3 3 1 1 9
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 4 2 0 1 2 9
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 2 4 1 2 0 9
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 2 1 3 0 2 8
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 2 2 0 2 2 8
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 1 1 2 1 2 7
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 1 0 2 1 6
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 0 1 4 1 6
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 2 2 0 1 0 5
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 1 1 2 0 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 2 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 2 1 0 3
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 0 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 34 45 24 35 24 162
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 21 12 11 12 8 64
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 4 6 13 8 9 40
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 5 5 7 5 7 29
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 3 6 2 1 2 14
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 3 3 2 1 1 10
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 3 0 1 3 2 9
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 2 0 1 2 7
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 2 0 3 0 1 6
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 3 0 3 0 0 6
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 0 1 1 2 5
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 1 1 0 1 1 4
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 2 1 3
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 0 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 51 38 44 36 39 208
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 85 83 68 71 63 370


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