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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 2011 - 2015 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 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 15 22 29 19 16 101
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 5 13 14 19 16 67
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 9 13 15 14 9 60
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 8 10 5 10 12 45
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 8 6 8 7 12 41
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 7 8 6 8 8 37
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 9 4 8 1 5 27
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 4 6 6 6 25
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 5 3 4 3 5 20
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 2 5 3 3 6 19
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 2 8 3 4 19
(U.S.) OH OHIO 4 1 4 3 6 18
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 3 5 3 4 3 18
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 3 6 5 3 18
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 2 3 6 5 2 18
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 1 5 4 4 17
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 3 4 6 2 17
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 2 4 3 3 15
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 2 4 0 6 14
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 2 2 4 3 3 14
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 0 1 5 5 13
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 5 1 4 1 13
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 1 4 3 1 11
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 4 2 1 2 9
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 1 1 2 3 8
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 1 1 2 2 7
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 2 2 1 1 7
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 3 0 2 6
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 2 0 3 6
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 1 1 0 3 6
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 2 0 1 4
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 0 3 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 111 132 170 151 164 728
 
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 29 22 36 57 52 196
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 13 22 27 29 24 115
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 16 13 23 15 29 96
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 8 9 12 6 12 47
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 6 7 6 7 10 36
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 6 2 7 12 8 35
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 4 5 5 4 9 27
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 3 6 4 4 6 23
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 8 3 3 5 21
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 8 4 2 4 19
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 5 4 1 5 4 19
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 3 6 4 0 3 16
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 2 3 3 0 10
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 2 2 2 2 9
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 3 1 2 0 8
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 2 2 1 0 6
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 2 0 1 3
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) LKX SRI LANKA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PAX PANAMA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) JEX JERSEY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 105 127 146 155 176 709
 
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 216 259 316 306 340 1437



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