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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 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 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 18 13 10 17 16 74
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 17 10 4 8 43
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 6 7 6 4 2 25
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 5 7 3 5 5 25
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 3 5 6 6 4 24
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 3 5 6 4 5 23
(U.S.) OH OHIO 3 3 7 3 5 21
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 2 4 4 6 1 17
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 0 5 4 3 5 17
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 5 4 3 1 2 15
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 5 1 1 4 3 14
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 1 0 2 5 12
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 7 3 2 0 0 12
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 1 4 3 2 1 11
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 4 2 3 1 10
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 1 1 1 7 10
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 2 0 1 3 9
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 0 2 0 2 4 8
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 1 0 1 2 7
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 1 1 1 2 7
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 2 0 2 2 6
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 0 0 2 1 5
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 2 1 3
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 83 97 74 78 91 423
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 36 53 33 19 30 171
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 11 17 9 18 20 75
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 9 4 7 6 6 32
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 3 5 4 6 4 22
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 3 2 4 5 17
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 3 1 3 5 4 16
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 3 5 2 4 1 15
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 4 0 4 3 3 14
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 1 2 1 4 6 14
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 6 2 1 1 3 13
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 2 3 1 1 5 12
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 3 3 2 1 11
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 3 3 1 2 2 11
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 3 0 2 2 2 9
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 1 2 0 1 5
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 1 0 0 1 4
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 2 0 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) RSX SERBIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) VGX BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 95 107 79 80 97 458
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 178 204 153 158 188 881


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