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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 2000 - 2004 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 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Total
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 29 14 17 22 8 90
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 11 8 13 19 11 62
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 11 4 10 2 9 36
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 11 4 5 7 3 30
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 8 5 6 7 2 28
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 8 2 10 5 2 27
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 5 3 3 5 7 23
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 4 2 7 3 4 20
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 6 2 4 5 1 18
(U.S.) OH OHIO 6 0 4 2 5 17
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 4 3 3 3 1 14
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 3 1 4 5 0 13
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 1 3 2 4 12
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 1 1 3 3 11
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 6 1 2 0 1 10
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 1 3 2 1 9
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 0 3 3 2 9
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 0 3 4 1 8
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 0 0 4 2 8
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 1 1 4 7
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 0 2 1 2 1 6
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 2 0 3 0 6
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 4 1 0 0 0 5
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 1 2 1 5
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 0 3 0 0 5
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 0 1 2 2 5
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 0 0 2 0 4
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 0 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 2 1 0 3
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 143 60 119 125 79 526
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 16 10 35 34 18 113
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 22 12 19 14 15 82
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 9 8 27 16 14 74
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 9 18 10 16 13 66
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 9 2 11 8 10 40
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 9 3 6 6 3 27
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 5 3 2 3 4 17
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 1 2 6 0 11
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 1 1 3 2 2 9
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 4 1 1 1 8
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 2 1 4
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 0 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 89 65 122 113 83 472
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 232 125 241 238 162 998


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