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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Office of Electronic Information Products
Patent Technology Monitoring Division (PTMD)

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

Count of 1998 - 2002 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 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 19 24 10 22 29 104
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 15 22 23 23 16 99
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 7 10 9 14 21 61
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 20 9 7 9 11 56
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 9 5 17 7 11 49
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 12 11 10 6 8 47
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 7 6 6 5 6 30
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 5 6 5 3 7 26
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 1 4 5 10 23
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 4 7 4 5 3 23
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 7 2 5 5 23
(U.S.) OH OHIO 4 2 6 5 5 22
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 3 4 6 5 3 21
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 3 3 2 8 19
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 3 4 8 4 19
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 3 3 8 3 2 19
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 2 4 3 4 5 18
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 4 2 4 4 4 18
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 4 3 4 3 16
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 2 1 3 3 12
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 3 2 2 1 11
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 2 2 4 0 10
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 1 1 2 4 10
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 3 2 1 2 2 10
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 2 5 1 0 9
(U.S.) ME MAINE 4 1 2 1 1 9
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 0 2 2 4 9
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 3 2 1 1 8
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 1 0 3 1 7
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 0 0 1 4 7
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 3 2 0 0 6
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 3 0 2 1 0 6
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 3 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 1 0 0 2 5
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 1 0 2 4
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 0 4 4
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 2 1 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 0 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 2 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 163 163 160 165 198 849
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 30 39 28 43 54 194
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 16 25 20 27 31 119
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 21 24 16 15 19 95
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 10 7 7 9 6 39
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 8 9 9 5 4 35
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 6 8 11 8 35
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 8 5 6 3 10 32
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 7 5 6 2 8 28
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 4 1 4 7 5 21
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 7 4 2 3 3 19
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 4 4 0 4 2 14
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 1 3 3 2 10
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 1 1 2 2 8
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 0 0 2 3 6
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 1 2 2 5
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 3 0 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) GTX GUATEMALA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) KYX CAYMAN ISLANDS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 126 136 115 140 159 676
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 289 299 275 305 357 1525


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