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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 2007 - 2011 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 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 11 15 8 15 15 64
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 15 11 11 11 5 53
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 13 13 10 5 8 49
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 9 7 11 8 9 44
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 5 6 4 12 7 34
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 3 4 6 6 8 27
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 8 3 3 7 2 23
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 5 6 4 2 21
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 2 7 4 5 21
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 6 2 2 7 2 19
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 1 4 0 9 16
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 3 5 3 3 2 16
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 6 1 5 1 15
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 2 2 4 2 13
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 4 3 1 3 13
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 4 2 2 1 3 12
(U.S.) OH OHIO 4 1 0 3 4 12
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 3 3 1 2 11
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 4 2 1 1 1 9
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 3 0 1 3 8
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 2 1 2 3 8
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 2 2 1 2 7
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 1 2 2 6
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 0 3 0 2 6
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 0 0 2 2 5
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 0 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 1 2 0 3
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 0 0 2 1 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 3 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 2 1 0 3
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 0 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) GU GUAM 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 115 108 103 115 111 552
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 34 31 28 29 29 151
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 16 22 17 21 13 89
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 5 5 5 8 16 39
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 5 9 2 4 6 26
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 4 4 2 3 8 21
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 3 3 3 5 6 20
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 4 4 3 4 4 19
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 3 4 4 5 19
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 4 1 1 1 3 10
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 2 4 1 1 8
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 0 0 4 3 7
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 2 0 1 2 7
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 1 1 0 2 6
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 1 2 1 5
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 1 2 1 1 5
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PAX PANAMA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 85 92 78 89 105 449
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 200 200 181 204 216 1001


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