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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 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 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 23 29 27 19 18 116
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 14 7 11 13 4 49
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 7 8 9 5 3 32
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 5 7 8 4 3 27
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 8 2 4 4 5 23
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 4 5 1 7 6 23
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 7 2 5 2 5 21
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 10 5 2 2 1 20
(U.S.) OH OHIO 6 3 3 4 3 19
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 5 4 2 5 2 18
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 3 4 4 5 18
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 1 4 6 3 17
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 9 4 3 0 0 16
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 5 3 2 1 4 15
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 4 3 2 2 3 14
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 7 4 1 1 0 13
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 5 2 4 0 0 11
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 1 2 0 1 7 11
(U.S.) OR OREGON 4 2 1 1 2 10
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 4 1 1 1 2 9
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 2 0 1 6 0 9
(U.S.) IA IOWA 4 3 0 0 1 8
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 2 1 1 0 7
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 1 0 2 1 7
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 0 0 2 2 7
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 2 2 1 6
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 2 2 1 0 5
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 0 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 2 0 2 0 4
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 0 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 157 111 108 105 83 564
 
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 71 52 42 40 36 241
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 23 17 9 11 9 69
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 13 10 16 9 11 59
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 7 7 3 2 3 22
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 6 1 6 4 3 20
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 5 5 3 4 2 19
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 3 3 5 3 15
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 4 4 1 3 2 14
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 2 1 2 4 3 12
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 0 2 1 6 11
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 5 2 0 2 1 10
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 2 2 0 0 4 8
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 3 1 3 8
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 2 1 2 3 8
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 0 3 1 1 7
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 2 2 1 2 7
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 2 0 1 4
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 1 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 1 0 2 4
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 2 0 3
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PAX PANAMA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 149 111 102 95 95 552
 
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 306 222 210 200 178 1116



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