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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes
Breakout By Geographic Origin (State and Country)

Count of 2003 - 2007 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 either by year of patent grant or by year of patent application.
(U.S. or Foreign) Code State-Territory or Country 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 25 21 19 23 9 97
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 16 11 8 15 9 59
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 10 16 5 11 7 49
(U.S.) OH OHIO 10 7 6 4 7 34
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 8 8 7 7 34
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 9 3 5 9 7 33
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 6 7 7 4 3 27
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 8 4 4 6 4 26
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 6 7 2 7 3 25
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 6 4 6 5 2 23
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 4 4 4 5 4 21
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 3 2 5 4 17
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 2 3 4 5 16
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 5 1 4 2 15
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 5 3 1 2 4 15
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 4 4 3 3 14
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 6 3 3 2 0 14
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 1 3 3 4 3 14
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 2 3 5 2 2 14
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 3 5 5 0 14
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 7 2 2 1 1 13
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 3 4 2 0 10
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 5 0 1 1 3 10
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 3 1 1 1 9
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 5 1 0 0 8
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 3 1 1 1 2 8
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 0 3 1 0 6
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 1 1 2 5
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 2 0 2 1 5
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 0 0 0 3 4
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 1 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 3 0 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 171 142 124 140 100 677
 
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 23 45 19 19 33 139
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 25 22 18 23 25 113
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 29 22 18 13 14 96
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 12 6 7 11 7 43
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 8 8 3 4 4 27
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 4 5 6 2 2 19
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 2 1 2 7 2 14
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 7 2 2 0 3 14
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 4 4 4 0 2 14
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 2 4 2 1 10
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 2 4 3 0 9
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 4 0 0 1 6
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 1 4 0 0 6
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 0 1 3 1 1 6
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 2 1 0 1 5
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 1 0 1 0 4
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 126 131 97 89 99 542
 
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 297 273 221 229 199 1219



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