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

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

Count of 2003 - 2007 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 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 24 7 15 18 11 75
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 21 14 10 9 13 67
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 5 8 6 15 15 49
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 20 4 3 8 9 44
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 7 10 2 7 5 31
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 6 3 5 6 8 28
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 6 6 5 3 6 26
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 7 4 4 4 3 22
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 7 5 1 3 4 20
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 5 6 4 2 3 20
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 8 1 0 5 4 18
(U.S.) OH OHIO 5 3 1 4 4 17
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 5 1 4 2 4 16
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 3 4 2 3 3 15
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 1 5 2 3 13
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 5 3 2 1 2 13
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 7 2 0 1 2 12
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 1 2 5 2 11
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 3 2 3 2 11
(U.S.) OR OREGON 4 2 1 3 0 10
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 4 1 0 1 9
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 2 0 3 1 7
(U.S.) ME MAINE 2 1 1 3 0 7
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 3 2 1 1 7
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 1 1 2 1 6
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 2 1 2 0 6
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 1 2 0 1 5
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 4 0 0 1 0 5
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 1 2 1 4
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 1 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 1 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 170 109 88 123 115 605
 
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 37 25 15 34 34 145
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 50 29 15 21 16 131
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 16 4 6 2 5 33
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 8 6 2 6 3 25
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 5 2 5 8 4 24
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 5 4 1 6 4 20
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 4 5 1 2 5 17
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 5 3 3 2 3 16
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 5 3 2 1 4 15
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 5 3 0 1 2 11
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 5 3 0 2 0 10
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 2 0 2 2 8
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 1 2 2 0 6
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 1 3 0 5
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 0 0 4 0 5
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 152 95 56 100 85 488
 
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 322 204 144 223 200 1093



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