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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

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

Count of 2007 - 2011 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 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 7 13 7 10 16 53
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 8 13 9 5 7 42
(U.S.) OH OHIO 5 8 6 8 9 36
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 5 13 5 7 5 35
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 8 6 5 6 5 30
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 11 9 4 3 2 29
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 7 9 8 1 2 27
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 6 6 1 3 9 25
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 4 6 5 2 6 23
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 8 3 0 2 5 18
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 6 2 2 3 4 17
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 4 1 3 5 4 17
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 5 3 4 3 1 16
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 5 2 0 5 2 14
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 7 3 0 2 1 13
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 1 1 4 2 10
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 2 2 2 3 10
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 5 1 2 0 9
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 3 2 2 0 1 8
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 5 0 0 0 7
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 1 2 0 2 6
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 1 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 1 1 2 0 6
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 0 2 1 1 6
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 0 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 0 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 2 0 2 1 5
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 1 2 0 0 4
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 0 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 0 0 3 0 3
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 2 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 1 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 129 126 81 88 95 519
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 86 69 67 70 42 334
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 30 25 28 19 17 119
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 14 23 13 8 12 70
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 9 14 9 10 15 57
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 4 6 4 4 10 28
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 5 6 3 9 4 27
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 5 3 4 5 9 26
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 4 3 1 2 4 14
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 5 2 1 2 1 11
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 6 0 2 0 2 10
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 2 3 2 2 10
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 2 1 1 4 2 10
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 2 1 3 1 8
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 1 0 2 2 6
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 0 3 1 4
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 0 2 0 0 4
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 1 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 2 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 0 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 2 1 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) KEX KENYA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) LVX LATVIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 185 164 142 147 127 765
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 314 290 223 235 222 1284


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