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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 411, Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener

( 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.) MI MICHIGAN 13 11 22 13 14 73
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 18 19 6 12 7 62
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 11 5 9 11 8 44
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 5 7 4 2 3 21
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 4 4 6 2 4 20
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 11 3 2 0 2 18
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 7 2 1 2 3 15
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 2 4 2 3 14
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 3 5 0 4 13
(U.S.) OH OHIO 1 6 3 2 0 12
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 1 2 2 4 2 11
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 2 2 3 2 1 10
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 2 1 2 1 8
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 4 0 2 1 8
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 1 6 0 0 8
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 2 1 3 1 7
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 2 3 0 1 7
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 4 0 0 5
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 0 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 0 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 95 84 92 65 60 396
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 24 23 30 15 14 106
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 19 10 13 20 7 69
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 15 5 5 2 4 31
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 6 5 4 6 5 26
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 4 3 3 2 3 15
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 1 3 1 3 1 9
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 2 1 1 0 7
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 2 0 1 1 6
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 1 2 1 0 4
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 1 1 2 0 0 4
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 0 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 0 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 83 58 66 56 36 299
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 178 142 158 121 96 695


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