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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 2005 - 2009 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 024, Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc.

( 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 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 15 18 11 15 8 67
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 6 15 15 11 11 58
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 10 9 13 13 10 55
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 3 8 9 7 11 38
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 5 6 8 3 3 25
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 2 7 5 6 4 24
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 4 4 3 4 6 21
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 3 4 5 6 19
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 5 3 6 2 2 18
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 4 2 3 2 7 18
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 2 3 3 5 3 16
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 5 2 3 3 15
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 5 2 3 2 2 14
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 3 2 6 1 14
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 4 2 4 2 1 13
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 0 5 4 2 2 13
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 1 2 4 3 12
(U.S.) OH OHIO 1 4 4 1 0 10
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 1 2 1 4 8
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 3 0 3 0 7
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 3 0 2 1 7
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 2 0 2 2 7
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 1 1 0 3 7
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 0 1 3 0 5
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 2 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 0 1 0 2 4
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 3 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 2 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 2 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) GU GUAM 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 88 123 115 108 103 537
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 15 34 34 31 28 142
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 15 21 16 22 17 91
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 6 2 5 5 5 23
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 5 8 4 4 2 23
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 1 2 5 9 2 19
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 6 4 4 3 18
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 2 6 3 3 3 17
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 2 3 3 4 15
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 2 0 2 4 10
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 2 1 4 1 1 9
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 4 0 1 2 7
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 3 0 1 1 6
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 2 2 2 0 6
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 2 1 1 5
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 56 100 85 92 78 411
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 144 223 200 200 181 948


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