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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 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 by year of patent grant.
(U.S. or Foreign) Code State-Territory or Country 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 13 7 10 16 7 53
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 13 9 5 7 5 39
(U.S.) OH OHIO 8 6 8 9 5 36
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 13 5 7 5 1 31
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 6 5 6 5 4 26
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 6 1 3 9 5 24
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 9 8 1 2 2 22
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 6 5 2 6 3 22
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 9 4 3 2 2 20
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 1 3 5 4 2 15
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 3 0 2 5 4 14
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 3 4 3 1 2 13
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 2 2 3 4 2 13
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 2 2 3 1 10
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 0 5 2 0 9
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 1 4 2 1 9
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 0 2 1 3 9
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 5 1 2 0 0 8
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 2 2 0 1 3 8
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 1 1 1 3 7
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 0 2 1 1 6
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 1 1 1 2 5
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 1 1 1 2 5
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 5 0 0 0 0 5
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 2 0 2 0 5
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 1 2 0 1 5
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 0 3 0 1 4
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 2 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 2 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 2 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 126 81 88 95 67 457
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 69 67 70 42 38 286
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 25 28 19 17 14 103
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 23 13 8 12 17 73
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 14 9 10 15 7 55
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 3 4 5 9 8 29
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 6 4 4 10 4 28
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 6 3 9 4 3 25
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 1 2 4 4 14
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 2 3 2 2 0 9
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 1 1 4 2 1 9
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 1 3 1 1 8
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 3 1 2 6
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 1 2 1 0 6
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 0 2 2 1 6
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 2 0 2 0 4
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 0 0 0 2 4
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 2 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) KEX KENYA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) LVX LATVIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 164 142 147 127 108 688
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 290 223 235 222 175 1145


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