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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 2000 - 2004 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 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 10 22 30 24 8 94
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 23 23 16 20 4 86
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 9 14 21 22 14 80
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 17 7 10 8 1 43
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 10 6 8 7 10 41
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 7 9 11 5 8 40
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 6 5 6 6 6 29
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 5 3 7 7 4 26
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 4 5 10 5 1 25
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 2 8 7 5 25
(U.S.) OH OHIO 6 5 5 5 3 24
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 6 5 3 7 2 23
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 8 3 2 6 3 22
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 4 8 4 4 0 20
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 4 5 3 5 3 20
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 3 4 5 3 4 19
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 4 3 4 4 18
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 5 5 1 3 16
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 4 4 4 1 2 15
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 2 4 4 2 13
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 0 2 5 6 13
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 2 4 0 3 11
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 3 3 1 1 9
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 2 1 2 1 8
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 5 1 0 1 1 8
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 4 0 1 1 8
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 1 4 2 1 8
(U.S.) ME MAINE 2 1 1 2 1 7
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 4 2 1 7
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 2 2 0 0 5
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 1 0 0 2 4
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 0 1 2 4
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 2 0 1 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 1 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 1 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 3 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 160 165 198 172 110 805
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 28 43 54 37 25 187
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 20 27 31 50 29 157
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 16 15 19 18 4 72
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 8 11 8 5 3 35
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 9 5 4 8 6 32
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 7 9 6 4 5 31
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 6 3 10 5 2 26
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 6 2 8 5 4 25
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 4 7 5 0 1 17
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 3 3 2 5 3 16
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 0 4 2 5 3 14
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 2 2 5 3 13
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 3 3 2 2 12
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 2 2 1 1 7
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 2 3 1 0 6
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) GTX GUATEMALA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) KYX CAYMAN ISLANDS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 115 140 159 154 95 663
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 275 305 357 326 205 1468


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