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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Branch (PTMB)

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

Count of 2001 - 2005 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 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Total
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 18 13 11 18 19 79
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 19 13 9 11 5 57
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 6 13 10 13 11 53
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 9 4 4 5 7 29
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 4 3 4 11 3 25
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 6 5 3 4 4 22
(U.S.) OH OHIO 7 2 6 1 6 22
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 5 3 3 2 16
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 3 3 5 2 2 15
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 2 3 1 7 2 15
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 1 5 1 3 13
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 3 1 2 1 4 11
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 4 2 1 2 11
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 3 0 3 1 2 9
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 0 0 2 2 7
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 4 1 0 1 7
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 1 2 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 1 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 1 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 1 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 1 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 0 0 2 0 4
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 0 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 1 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 106 91 76 95 84 452
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 23 25 25 24 23 120
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 21 20 23 19 10 93
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 9 9 6 15 5 44
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 8 5 2 6 5 26
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 5 4 7 1 3 20
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 2 5 5 4 3 19
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 4 2 1 2 2 11
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 3 1 3 2 10
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 2 2 0 1 8
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 2 1 1 0 7
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 2 2 1 0 6
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 2 0 2 0 4
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 86 85 79 83 58 391
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 192 176 155 178 142 843


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