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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 2004 - 2008 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 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 21 19 23 9 17 89
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 11 8 15 9 8 51
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 16 5 11 7 11 50
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 8 8 7 7 3 33
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 3 5 9 7 5 29
(U.S.) OH OHIO 7 6 4 7 4 28
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 4 4 6 4 6 24
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 4 6 5 2 7 24
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 7 7 4 3 1 22
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 7 2 7 3 2 21
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 4 4 5 4 1 18
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 3 4 5 3 17
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 2 5 4 3 17
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 5 5 0 2 15
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 4 4 3 3 0 14
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 3 3 4 3 0 13
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 3 5 2 2 0 12
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 5 1 4 2 0 12
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 3 1 2 4 1 11
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 4 2 0 1 10
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 3 3 2 0 1 9
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 1 1 1 2 8
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 2 1 1 1 7
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 5 1 0 0 0 6
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 1 1 3 1 6
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 0 1 3 5
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 0 2 1 0 5
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 1 1 2 0 5
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 1 2 0 4
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 3 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 0 3 0 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 142 124 140 100 85 591
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 45 19 19 33 16 132
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 22 18 23 25 22 110
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 22 18 13 14 7 74
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 6 7 11 7 7 38
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 8 3 4 4 2 21
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 5 6 2 2 5 20
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 2 7 2 3 15
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 4 3 0 4 13
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 4 2 1 2 11
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 4 4 0 2 0 10
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 1 3 1 1 3 9
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 2 2 0 3 1 8
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 1 0 1 2 6
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 4 0 0 1 6
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 4 0 0 1 0 5
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 0 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 131 97 89 99 78 494
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 273 221 229 199 163 1085


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