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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 1963 - 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 402, Binder Device Releasably Engaging Aperture or Notch of Sheet

( 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 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 0 0 1 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 2 4 4 3 3 5 4 3 6 6 6 5 4 8 7 13 10 4 3 6 8 4 2 1 0 141
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 5 1 2 5 4 4 0 0 2 5 2 2 3 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 3 3 1 1 2 3 3 4 3 3 1 3 1 2 0 2 4 1 3 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 94
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 6 6 6 2 1 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 1 1 3 1 0 3 0 0 2 5 3 1 2 0 0 2 3 4 1 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 82
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 1 1 2 2 3 2 2 1 3 3 4 0 3 3 2 3 3 5 1 1 3 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 71
(U.S.) OH OHIO 0 1 2 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 2 4 4 8 1 2 1 0 1 51
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 3 7 3 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 37
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 2 0 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 30
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 1 3 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 24
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 19
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 15
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 8
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 19 9 14 24 16 9 4 6 6 13 9 10 5 11 3 6 5 7 14 4 13 13 12 22 13 15 20 19 27 23 21 19 20 20 24 30 30 41 32 24 18 23 16 12 9 8 8 726
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 10 9 5 6 4 4 2 2 1 5 3 6 63
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 2 1 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 3 1 1 4 3 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 41
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 2 2 2 0 0 1 3 1 1 5 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 1 1 1 2 39
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 2 3 1 4 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 35
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 3 1 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 1 1 3 5 0 1 1 0 1 1 32
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 22
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 2 3 3 6 1 1 1 7 3 2 2 4 3 3 3 4 7 9 4 5 3 8 5 6 11 11 15 14 14 6 9 9 9 5 14 21 17 11 15 12 15 8 5 4 7 8 12 347
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 21 12 17 30 17 10 5 13 9 15 11 14 8 14 6 10 12 16 18 9 16 21 17 28 24 26 35 33 41 29 30 28 29 25 38 51 47 52 47 36 33 31 21 16 16 16 20 1073


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