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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 2008 - 2012 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 by year of patent grant.
(U.S. or Foreign) Code State-Territory or Country 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 15 8 15 15 22 75
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 11 11 11 5 13 51
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 7 11 8 9 13 48
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 13 10 5 8 10 46
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 6 4 12 7 8 37
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 4 6 6 8 6 30
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 7 4 5 3 21
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 5 6 4 2 2 19
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 4 0 9 4 18
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 2 2 7 2 5 18
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 3 3 7 2 3 18
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 6 1 5 1 3 16
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 2 4 2 5 15
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 5 3 3 2 2 15
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 2 2 1 3 5 13
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 4 3 1 3 2 13
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 3 1 2 3 12
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 1 2 3 4 12
(U.S.) OH OHIO 1 0 3 4 1 9
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 0 1 3 1 8
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 2 1 2 0 7
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 3 0 2 2 7
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 1 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 1 2 2 0 6
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 2 2 1 5
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 0 0 0 4 5
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 0 2 1 1 4
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 2 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 1 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 0 1 2 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 3 0 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) GU GUAM 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 108 103 115 111 132 569
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 31 28 29 29 22 139
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 22 17 21 13 22 95
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 5 5 8 16 13 47
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 9 2 4 6 7 28
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 4 2 3 8 9 26
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 4 3 4 4 5 20
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 4 4 5 4 20
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 3 3 5 6 2 19
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 1 2 1 8 13
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 0 4 3 6 13
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 1 0 2 8 12
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 1 1 1 3 6 12
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 4 1 1 2 10
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 0 1 2 3 8
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 2 1 1 2 7
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 2 2 4
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) JEX JERSEY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) LKX SRI LANKA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PAX PANAMA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 92 78 89 105 127 491
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 200 181 204 216 259 1060


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