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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 024, Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc.

( 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.) CA CALIFORNIA 22 30 24 7 15 98
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 14 21 21 14 10 80
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 23 16 20 4 3 66
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 9 11 5 8 6 39
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 6 8 7 10 2 33
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 5 6 6 6 5 28
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 7 10 8 1 0 26
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 5 10 5 1 4 25
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 3 7 7 4 4 25
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 8 7 5 1 23
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 3 2 6 3 5 19
(U.S.) OH OHIO 5 5 5 3 1 19
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 5 3 5 3 2 18
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 4 5 3 4 2 18
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 5 3 7 2 0 17
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 2 5 6 4 17
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 8 4 4 0 0 16
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 5 5 1 3 2 16
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 4 3 3 4 1 15
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 4 4 2 1 13
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 4 4 1 2 1 12
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 1 2 1 5 11
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 4 0 3 2 11
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 3 1 1 2 10
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 4 2 1 0 8
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 4 0 1 1 1 7
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 4 2 1 0 7
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 1 2 1 1 6
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 3 1 0 0 1 5
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 1 1 2 4
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 1 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 1 2 0 4
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 2 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 2 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 165 198 170 109 88 730
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 43 54 37 25 15 174
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 27 31 50 29 15 152
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 15 19 16 4 6 60
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 11 8 5 3 3 30
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 5 4 8 6 2 25
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 3 10 5 2 5 25
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 9 6 4 5 1 25
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 8 5 4 1 20
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 4 2 5 3 2 16
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 7 5 0 1 1 14
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 3 2 5 3 0 13
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 2 5 3 0 12
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 3 2 2 0 10
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 2 1 1 2 8
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 3 1 0 0 6
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 140 159 152 95 56 602
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 305 357 322 204 144 1332


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