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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 2007 - 2011 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 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 9 10 14 14 9 56
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 13 7 6 13 6 45
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 14 6 9 4 1 34
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 7 5 4 3 4 23
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 2 2 8 8 22
(U.S.) IA IOWA 6 2 3 3 4 18
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 3 5 3 4 2 17
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 3 5 3 3 16
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 4 2 2 5 14
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 1 3 5 2 14
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 3 3 3 4 14
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 6 2 3 2 1 14
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 1 4 2 4 13
(U.S.) OH OHIO 3 3 1 2 4 13
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 1 4 2 3 0 10
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 0 2 3 5 0 10
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 2 2 2 0 8
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 2 0 1 2 7
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 1 3 1 0 2 7
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 1 2 1 2 7
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 0 2 2 0 1 5
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 2 0 1 0 5
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 2 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 2 0 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 93 81 75 87 72 408
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 19 24 19 22 24 108
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 17 21 15 15 12 80
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 18 12 14 16 14 74
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 11 5 3 4 9 32
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 11 8 2 4 3 28
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 5 4 7 5 4 25
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 2 2 10 5 20
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 6 3 4 3 2 18
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 3 2 3 2 5 15
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 2 1 1 3 8
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 1 0 0 3 6
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 1 0 2 3
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 2 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 101 90 76 83 91 441
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 194 171 151 170 163 849


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