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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Office of Electronic Information Products
Patent Technology Monitoring Division (PTMD)

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

Count of 1998 - 2002 Utility Patent Grants,
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 411, Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener

( technology class is determined by the primary classification assigned to the 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 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 20 17 22 19 13 91
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 29 15 14 18 13 89
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 9 14 10 6 13 52
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 6 4 10 6 5 31
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 8 3 4 9 4 28
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 6 9 6 3 3 27
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 7 3 7 4 3 24
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 7 6 1 3 5 22
(U.S.) OH OHIO 5 3 3 7 2 20
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 4 4 5 2 3 18
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 2 2 2 4 13
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 2 3 3 0 11
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 2 2 4 3 0 11
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 1 2 2 1 9
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 1 1 3 1 9
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 1 2 1 4 8
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 2 0 3 1 7
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 1 1 2 0 6
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 2 1 0 1 6
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 3 1 0 0 1 5
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 2 2 1 0 5
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 0 0 2 1 2 5
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 1 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 1 0 2 1 5
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 3 2 0 0 0 5
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 1 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 0 2 1 1 5
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 2 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 1 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 2 0 1 3
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 2 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 137 110 112 106 91 556
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 24 25 30 23 25 127
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 23 22 19 21 20 105
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 9 9 6 9 9 42
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 5 3 5 8 5 26
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 1 10 5 5 4 25
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 4 6 7 1 2 20
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 6 2 4 4 2 18
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 5 3 3 2 5 18
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 1 3 1 3 10
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 1 1 3 2 9
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 0 0 3 2 8
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 1 0 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 90 85 87 86 85 433
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 227 195 199 192 176 989


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