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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Office of Electronic Information Products
Patent Technology Monitoring Division (PTMD)

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

Count of 1998 - 2002 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 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Total
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 17 13 29 14 17 90
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 21 13 11 8 13 66
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 6 7 11 4 10 38
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 10 6 11 4 5 36
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 5 2 8 2 10 27
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 5 3 8 5 6 27
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 5 6 4 3 3 21
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 3 5 4 2 7 21
(U.S.) OH OHIO 7 4 6 0 4 21
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 5 4 6 2 4 21
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 5 5 3 3 20
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 7 5 3 1 4 20
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 2 6 1 2 12
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 3 2 1 3 9
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 3 2 1 3 9
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 2 3 1 1 9
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 4 0 0 3 8
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 3 2 2 0 0 7
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 2 1 0 3 7
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 4 1 0 5
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 1 1 0 2 1 5
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 2 1 2 0 5
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 1 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 2 0 3 5
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 1 2 0 0 4
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 3 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 2 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 114 105 143 60 119 541
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 26 22 22 12 19 101
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 17 21 16 10 35 99
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 5 7 9 8 26 55
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 7 8 9 18 10 52
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 4 7 9 2 11 33
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 2 6 9 3 6 26
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 1 5 3 2 13
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 1 4 1 1 3 10
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 1 1 4 1 8
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 0 2 1 2 6
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 0 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 2 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 2 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 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) HRX CROATIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 70 83 89 65 121 428
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 184 188 232 125 240 969


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