Skip menu navigation Home > Listing of Viewable PTMB Reports > Table of Contents for This Set of Reports


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

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

Count of 2001 - 2005 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 405, Hydraulic and Earth Engineering

( 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 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Total
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 36 32 34 31 38 171
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 19 22 28 25 28 122
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 9 14 16 13 14 66
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 11 14 8 17 5 55
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 11 7 14 6 4 42
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 7 3 12 5 9 36
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 7 8 5 7 8 35
(U.S.) OH OHIO 6 7 5 11 3 32
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 5 11 2 8 5 31
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 7 8 8 5 3 31
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 7 8 3 2 10 30
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 2 7 5 3 21
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 7 2 6 2 3 20
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 5 7 3 3 2 20
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 1 3 5 5 16
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 3 4 2 6 16
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 3 4 2 3 15
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 6 2 1 4 15
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 4 1 5 3 14
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 1 2 3 6 2 14
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 4 4 2 2 2 14
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 7 3 1 2 13
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 5 3 1 2 12
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 3 3 3 1 12
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 3 2 3 2 1 11
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 1 3 4 2 10
(U.S.) IA IOWA 4 1 3 1 1 10
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 1 4 1 2 10
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 4 1 3 0 10
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 1 2 2 1 9
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 4 0 2 1 9
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 2 1 0 3 1 7
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 1 3 1 2 7
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 2 0 2 1 6
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 1 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 1 2 0 0 2 5
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 2 1 1 5
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 1 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 183 207 204 196 183 973
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 24 12 18 11 11 76
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 11 23 16 8 13 71
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 12 17 15 16 6 66
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 10 16 11 8 7 52
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 5 13 7 9 7 41
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 6 10 11 8 1 36
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 6 12 7 3 3 31
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 8 7 4 6 6 31
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 4 5 9 5 4 27
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 2 2 8 2 3 17
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 5 5 4 0 15
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 3 2 1 3 12
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 2 1 3 0 8
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 1 1 1 4 1 8
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 3 1 2 0 6
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 2 2 0 5
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 0 2 1 0 5
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 2 0 3 0 0 5
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 2 2 0 4
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 2 0 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 2 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) KYX CAYMAN ISLANDS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 107 136 128 104 68 543
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 290 343 332 300 251 1516


PTMB Contacts

Questions regarding these reports should be directed to:

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Electronic Information Products Division - PTMB
MDW 4C18; P.O Box 1450
Alexandria VA 22313-1450

tel: (571) 272-5600
fax: (571) 273-0110
email: oeip@uspto.gov

address of PTMB pages at the USPTO Web Site: http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/ac/ido/oeip/taf/tafp.html
ftp download of selected PTMB reports and materials from : ftp.uspto.gov/pub/taf/


Top

Skip menu navigation Home > Listing of Viewable PTMB Reports > Table of Contents for This Set of Reports