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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Office of Electronic Information Products
Patent Technology Monitoring Division (PTMD)

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

Count of 2000 - 2004 Utility Patent Grants,
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 the 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 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 21 15 28 25 21 110
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 9 10 9 16 11 55
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 13 10 5 10 16 54
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 10 8 15 8 4 45
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 9 13 9 9 3 43
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 12 8 7 4 8 39
(U.S.) OH OHIO 6 4 8 10 7 35
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 5 10 6 6 7 34
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 8 4 8 6 7 33
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 9 7 5 6 3 30
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 5 5 8 6 4 28
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 7 11 2 5 3 28
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 7 5 7 7 2 28
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 8 9 5 0 4 26
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 7 7 2 2 3 21
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 5 6 3 5 21
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 6 4 2 4 4 20
(U.S.) OR OREGON 7 2 5 3 3 20
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 5 3 3 1 3 15
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 5 1 1 3 3 13
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 3 6 1 0 12
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 4 1 2 5 0 12
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 3 3 2 2 12
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 2 1 1 3 11
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 2 4 2 1 10
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 0 1 2 5 9
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 2 2 1 3 9
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 5 1 0 7
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 1 3 1 6
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 2 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 0 3 0 4
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 1 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 2 0 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 188 160 170 171 142 831
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 19 22 36 23 45 145
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 28 24 17 25 23 117
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 17 20 27 29 22 115
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 8 17 8 12 6 51
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 8 5 5 8 8 34
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 4 2 5 7 2 20
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 4 4 4 4 4 20
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 2 2 4 5 14
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 6 3 1 2 12
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 4 1 1 4 10
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 5 1 1 0 2 9
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 1 4 1 2 9
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 3 1 2 1 9
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 1 3 1 1 9
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 0 5 2 0 1 8
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 1 0 3 2 1 7
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 1 2 0 1 4
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 2 1 0 3
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 1 2 0 3
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 1 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 101 121 134 126 132 614
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 289 281 304 297 274 1445


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