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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 411, Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener

( 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 22 19 13 9 11 74
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 14 18 13 11 18 74
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 10 6 13 10 13 52
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 7 4 3 4 11 29
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 10 6 5 3 4 28
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 4 9 4 4 5 26
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 6 3 3 5 2 19
(U.S.) OH OHIO 3 7 2 6 1 19
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 5 2 3 1 7 18
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 3 5 3 3 15
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 4 3 0 3 1 11
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 2 4 2 1 11
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 3 1 5 1 11
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 3 0 0 2 8
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 1 4 1 0 8
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 3 1 2 1 7
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 2 1 2 1 1 7
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 2 0 0 2 5
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 1 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 2 1 0 0 5
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 0 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 1 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 2 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 0 1 0 2 4
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 1 0 2 4
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 112 106 91 76 95 480
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 30 23 25 25 24 127
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 19 21 20 23 19 102
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 6 9 9 6 15 45
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 5 8 5 2 6 26
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 5 5 4 7 1 22
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 3 2 5 5 4 19
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 7 1 2 2 1 13
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 4 4 2 1 2 13
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 1 3 1 3 11
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 3 2 2 0 8
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 3 2 1 1 7
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 2 0 2 4
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 0 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 87 86 85 79 83 420
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 199 192 176 155 178 900


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