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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 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 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.) WI WISCONSIN 21 14 14 7 13 69
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 14 11 14 8 13 60
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 10 12 6 7 9 44
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 11 5 4 5 13 38
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 6 4 6 11 9 36
(U.S.) OH OHIO 9 1 10 5 8 33
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 8 6 6 7 3 30
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 6 7 3 8 3 27
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 8 4 6 5 3 26
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 4 5 8 6 26
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 10 4 1 5 2 22
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 6 2 1 6 6 21
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 5 2 8 3 2 20
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 6 3 2 6 2 19
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 1 1 6 4 6 18
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 7 2 4 2 0 15
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 1 6 1 5 15
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 4 2 4 4 1 15
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 3 2 5 1 1 12
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 2 1 2 5 11
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 5 2 1 1 10
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 1 4 1 2 10
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 4 4 0 0 8
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 4 0 2 0 7
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 2 3 0 0 7
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 1 1 2 1 6
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 2 1 2 1 6
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 1 0 2 1 5
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 1 1 2 0 5
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 2 0 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 0 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 0 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 0 2 1 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 0 1 0 2 3
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 0 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 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.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 159 115 134 129 126 663
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 105 122 108 86 69 490
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 34 24 32 30 25 145
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 7 12 13 14 23 69
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 11 11 12 9 14 57
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 4 10 7 5 6 32
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 4 3 8 4 6 25
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 8 2 5 5 3 23
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 7 5 4 4 3 23
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 9 6 2 2 1 20
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 6 6 4 1 2 19
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 5 4 2 5 2 18
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 5 1 2 0 9
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 1 0 6 0 8
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 3 1 0 0 6
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 1 1 1 1 6
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 1 1 2 5
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 0 0 2 1 4
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 1 2 0 4
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 2 1 4
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) KEX KENYA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) UYX URUGUAY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 208 223 205 185 164 985
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 367 338 339 314 290 1648


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