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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

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

Count of 2004 - 2008 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 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 11 17 15 13 7 63
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 8 8 10 9 10 45
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 2 7 8 14 6 37
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 1 3 7 7 5 23
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 7 5 6 3 1 22
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 3 3 7 6 2 21
(U.S.) OH OHIO 5 2 8 3 3 21
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 9 3 3 1 4 20
(U.S.) IA IOWA 4 2 5 6 2 19
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 4 4 1 3 5 17
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 5 4 2 3 17
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 2 4 2 2 12
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 2 2 1 4 10
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 0 3 3 1 3 10
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 0 3 1 3 9
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 2 1 2 1 8
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 2 3 1 0 7
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 1 3 1 0 2 7
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 1 1 2 0 2 6
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 0 0 2 2 6
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 1 0 2 2 5
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 0 0 2 2 5
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 4 0 1 0 0 5
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 1 2 1 1 5
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 1 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 0 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 0 1 1 2 4
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 79 83 101 93 81 437
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 18 18 13 17 21 87
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 15 13 15 19 24 86
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 14 14 15 18 12 73
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 13 12 19 11 8 63
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 10 4 5 11 5 35
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 3 4 2 3 2 14
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 3 2 5 4 14
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 2 1 2 6 3 14
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 4 1 0 2 1 8
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 0 3 1 2 7
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 0 1 1 2 4
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 1 0 0 2 4
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 2 1 0 3
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 83 76 81 101 90 431
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 162 159 182 194 171 868


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