Patenting In Technology Classes, Breakout By Geographic Origin (Class 402, Binder Device Releasably Engaging Aperture or Notch of Sheet)

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	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	Total
(U.S.)	CA	CALIFORNIA	7	13	10	4	3	37
(U.S.)	MO	MISSOURI	7	3	3	2	0	15
(U.S.)	IL	ILLINOIS	2	3	4	1	3	13
(U.S.)	OH	OHIO	0	3	2	4	4	13
(U.S.)	MA	MASSACHUSETTS	5	1	1	3	2	12
(U.S.)	NY	NEW YORK	2	4	1	3	0	10
(U.S.)	UT	UTAH	1	3	3	0	0	7
(U.S.)	VA	VIRGINIA	0	2	1	1	1	5
(U.S.)	FL	FLORIDA	1	0	1	1	1	4
(U.S.)	WI	WISCONSIN	1	1	1	1	0	4
(U.S.)	CT	CONNECTICUT	1	0	0	1	1	3
(U.S.)	NC	NORTH CAROLINA	0	2	1	0	0	3
(U.S.)	AZ	ARIZONA	0	1	0	1	0	2
(U.S.)	CO	COLORADO	0	1	0	0	1	2
(U.S.)	NH	NEW HAMPSHIRE	0	2	0	0	0	2
(U.S.)	NJ	NEW JERSEY	0	1	0	1	0	2
(U.S.)	TX	TEXAS	1	0	1	0	0	2
(U.S.)	GA	GEORGIA	0	0	1	0	0	1
(U.S.)	IA	IOWA	0	0	1	0	0	1
(U.S.)	IN	INDIANA	0	0	0	1	0	1
(U.S.)	MD	MARYLAND	1	0	0	0	0	1
(U.S.)	MN	MINNESOTA	0	0	1	0	0	1
(U.S.)	NM	NEW MEXICO	0	0	0	0	1	1
(U.S.)	PA	PENNSYLVANIA	0	1	0	0	0	1
(U.S.)	TN	TENNESSEE	1	0	0	0	0	1
(U.S.)	WA	WASHINGTON	0	0	0	0	1	1
(U.S.)		-- Subtotal --	30	41	32	24	18	145

(Foreign)	HKX	CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R.	9	5	6	4	4	28
(Foreign)	TWX	TAIWAN	2	1	1	3	5	12
(Foreign)	CAX	CANADA	2	1	1	0	1	5
(Foreign)	GBX	UNITED KINGDOM	0	0	1	2	2	5
(Foreign)	CNX	CHINA P.REP.	1	0	2	0	0	3
(Foreign)	FRX	FRANCE	1	1	1	0	0	3
(Foreign)	SGX	SINGAPORE	0	2	0	0	1	3
(Foreign)	CHX	SWITZERLAND	0	0	2	0	0	2
(Foreign)	ITX	ITALY	1	0	0	0	1	2
(Foreign)	JPX	JAPAN	1	0	0	1	0	2
(Foreign)	BEX	BELGIUM	0	0	0	1	0	1
(Foreign)	DEX	GERMANY	0	0	0	1	0	1
(Foreign)	DKX	DENMARK	0	0	1	0	0	1
(Foreign)	ILX	ISRAEL	0	0	0	0	1	1
(Foreign)	ZAX	SOUTH AFRICA	0	1	0	0	0	1
(Foreign)		-- Subtotal --	17	11	15	12	15	70

(ALL)	ALL	All Regions, U.S. and Foreign	47	52	47	36	33	215

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