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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 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 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 9 17 11 27 22 86
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 9 8 9 10 9 45
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 7 11 12 6 8 44
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 7 5 3 9 11 35
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 2 7 2 6 8 25
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 7 3 1 6 8 25
(U.S.) OH OHIO 7 4 6 4 3 24
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 4 6 2 6 5 23
(U.S.) OR OREGON 4 3 9 5 2 23
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 3 1 2 9 2 17
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 2 2 3 5 15
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 5 3 2 1 2 13
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 0 1 4 2 10
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 4 1 3 0 2 10
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 2 0 2 5 1 10
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 2 4 1 3 10
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 3 1 3 1 9
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 3 0 0 0 6 9
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 1 2 2 1 9
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 1 2 1 4 9
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 0 1 2 3 8
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 1 0 4 2 7
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 4 1 0 1 1 7
(U.S.) IA IOWA 3 0 0 2 0 5
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 0 0 1 3 5
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 0 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 0 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 3 1 0 4
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 2 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 0 2 1 0 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 1 2 3
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 100 85 89 126 129 529
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 25 22 21 19 25 112
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 33 16 9 10 20 88
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 14 7 15 14 15 65
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 7 7 9 12 15 50
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 2 3 6 2 7 20
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 5 3 5 1 16
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 4 2 1 2 5 14
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 4 2 3 4 13
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 3 1 4 0 4 12
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 0 3 2 3 10
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 1 3 3 1 1 9
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 2 6 8
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 1 2 3 7
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 1 1 0 5 7
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 2 2 0 2 7
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 1 0 0 4 5
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 2 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 99 78 81 78 124 460
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 199 163 170 204 253 989


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