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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 2011 - 2015 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 by year of patent grant.
(U.S. or Foreign) Code State-Territory or Country 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 22 16 25 30 20 113
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 11 10 15 14 12 62
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 8 17 10 12 10 57
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 8 4 11 20 11 54
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 9 6 4 7 3 29
(U.S.) OH OHIO 3 3 5 12 4 27
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 5 3 8 6 25
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 5 2 6 7 5 25
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 8 3 4 7 3 25
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 1 7 4 3 6 21
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 2 1 7 7 4 21
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 6 5 3 1 2 17
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 3 6 3 2 16
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 1 6 4 3 16
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 5 1 2 4 1 13
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 1 5 2 3 13
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 2 1 2 5 12
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 1 2 3 2 10
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 2 3 1 2 10
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 4 1 3 1 10
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 4 1 2 2 9
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 4 1 2 1 1 9
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 1 1 2 2 9
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 3 2 1 7
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 2 0 1 3 7
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 3 1 0 1 1 6
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 3 0 2 0 6
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 0 1 1 2 5
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 0 1 0 2 4
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 0 3 0 4
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 0 2 1 4
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 2 0 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 2 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 129 113 135 170 126 673
 
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 25 29 22 30 25 131
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 15 21 17 26 11 90
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 20 11 16 19 15 81
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 15 21 15 14 8 73
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 7 5 4 8 8 32
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 9 4 4 9 29
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 5 4 5 7 5 26
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 4 6 3 5 6 24
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 4 2 6 5 3 20
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 6 2 3 3 4 18
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 1 4 3 4 14
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 5 2 2 2 1 12
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 3 3 1 0 4 11
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 4 1 2 1 9
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 4 1 0 4 9
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 3 1 2 2 8
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 4 0 3 1 0 8
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 1 2 1 1 2 7
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 124 132 112 136 114 618
 
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 253 245 247 306 240 1291



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