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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 2005 - 2009 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 292, Closure Fasteners

( 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 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 17 15 13 7 6 58
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 8 10 9 10 14 51
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 7 8 14 6 9 44
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 3 7 7 5 4 26
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 3 7 6 2 3 21
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 5 4 2 3 5 19
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 5 6 2 3 18
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 5 6 3 1 3 18
(U.S.) OH OHIO 2 8 3 3 1 17
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 4 1 3 5 3 16
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 3 3 1 4 2 13
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 4 2 2 2 12
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 2 1 4 2 11
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 3 3 1 3 1 11
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 1 2 1 4 10
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 3 1 3 3 10
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 3 1 0 2 2 8
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 1 2 0 2 3 8
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 3 1 0 1 7
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 2 1 1 2 7
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 0 2 2 2 6
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 0 2 2 0 5
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 0 2 2 0 4
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 1 1 2 0 4
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 83 101 93 81 75 433
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 13 15 19 24 19 90
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 18 13 17 21 15 84
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 14 15 18 12 14 73
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 12 19 11 8 2 52
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 4 5 11 5 3 28
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 2 5 4 7 21
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 1 2 6 3 4 16
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 4 2 3 2 3 14
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 3 1 2 1 7
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 1 1 2 2 6
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 0 0 1 2 4
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 0 2 1 0 4
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 2 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 0 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 76 81 101 90 76 424
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 159 182 194 171 151 857


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