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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Branch (PTMB)

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

Count of 2001 - 2005 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 292, Closure Fasteners

( 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 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Total
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 14 17 22 8 8 69
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 8 13 19 11 17 68
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 4 10 2 9 3 28
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 5 6 7 2 7 27
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 3 5 7 5 23
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 4 5 7 3 3 22
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 10 5 2 2 21
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 2 7 3 4 4 20
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 3 3 3 1 3 13
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 1 4 5 0 3 13
(U.S.) OH OHIO 0 4 2 5 2 13
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 2 4 5 1 1 13
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 1 3 3 5 13
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 3 2 4 2 12
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 3 4 1 2 10
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 3 2 1 2 9
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 2 1 2 1 3 9
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 0 4 2 2 8
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 3 3 2 0 8
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 0 3 0 1 6
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 1 4 0 6
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 1 2 1 0 5
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 1 2 2 0 5
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 2 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 3 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 2 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 60 119 125 79 83 466
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 10 35 34 18 18 115
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 8 27 16 14 14 79
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 12 19 14 15 13 73
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 18 10 16 13 12 69
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 2 11 8 10 4 35
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 3 6 6 3 4 22
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 2 3 4 1 13
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 2 6 0 3 12
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 1 3 2 2 1 9
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 4 1 1 1 0 7
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 2 1 1 5
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 2 0 1 3
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 65 122 113 83 76 459
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 125 241 238 162 159 925


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