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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 2008 - 2012 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 030, Cutlery

( 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 by year of patent grant.
(U.S. or Foreign) Code State-Territory or Country 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 17 11 27 22 16 93
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 11 12 6 8 17 54
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 8 9 10 9 6 42
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 5 3 9 11 10 38
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 7 2 6 8 3 26
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 1 6 8 4 22
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 6 2 6 5 2 21
(U.S.) OH OHIO 4 6 4 3 3 20
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 9 5 2 1 20
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 1 2 9 2 1 15
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 4 1 3 5 15
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 2 3 5 1 13
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 0 2 5 1 4 12
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 0 0 0 6 5 11
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 2 1 2 3 11
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 3 1 3 1 2 10
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 1 0 1 1 7 10
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 0 4 2 2 9
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 2 2 1 3 9
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 2 1 4 1 9
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 1 4 2 1 8
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 3 0 2 1 7
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 1 1 1 0 4 7
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 1 2 3 1 7
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 1 3 1 5
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 1 1 2 5
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 0 2 2 4
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 3 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 2 0 1 3
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 2 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 1 2 0 3
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 0 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 85 89 126 129 113 542
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 22 21 19 25 29 116
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 7 15 14 15 21 72
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 16 9 10 20 11 66
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 7 9 12 15 21 64
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 3 6 2 7 5 23
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 4 2 3 4 6 19
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 5 3 5 1 4 18
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 3 2 3 9 17
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 2 1 2 5 4 14
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 1 4 0 4 2 11
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 2 6 2 10
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 3 3 1 1 2 10
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 2 3 3 9
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 1 0 5 2 9
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 2 0 2 1 7
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 0 0 0 4 6
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 0 0 4 0 5
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 1 0 3 4
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 78 81 78 124 132 493
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 163 170 204 253 245 1035


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