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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 2008 - 2012 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 by year of patent grant.
(U.S. or Foreign) Code State-Territory or Country 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 10 14 14 9 18 65
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 7 6 13 6 10 42
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 6 9 4 1 4 24
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 2 8 8 4 24
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 5 4 3 4 2 18
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 5 3 4 2 4 18
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 4 2 2 5 3 16
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 3 5 2 5 16
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 3 3 4 3 16
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 3 3 4 3 15
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 5 3 3 1 15
(U.S.) OH OHIO 3 1 2 4 3 13
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 4 2 3 0 4 13
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 2 3 5 0 3 13
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 4 2 4 1 12
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 2 2 0 1 4 9
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 2 2 0 2 8
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 2 3 2 1 0 8
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 3 1 0 2 0 6
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 2 1 2 0 6
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 0 1 2 0 5
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 0 0 1 2 5
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 0 2 1 4
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 0 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 81 75 87 72 83 398
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 24 19 22 24 20 109
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 21 15 15 12 27 90
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 12 14 16 14 23 79
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 2 2 10 5 9 28
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 5 3 4 9 5 26
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 4 7 5 4 6 26
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 8 2 4 3 5 22
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 3 4 3 2 3 15
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 2 3 2 5 2 14
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 1 1 3 3 10
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 0 0 3 1 5
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 2 0 0 1 4
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 2 0 0 1 1 4
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 90 76 83 91 115 455
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 171 151 170 163 198 853


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