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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 1963 - 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 299, Mining or In Situ Disintegration of Hard Material

( 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 )

This table displays U.S. states and countries and their counts of utility patents; patents are distributed by year of patent grant
(U.S. or Foreign) Code State-Territory or Country 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Total
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 5 4 1 4 10 6 4 10 7 12 13 16 8 7 6 6 4 9 6 13 4 5 4 3 6 3 8 6 5 5 3 3 4 2 9 8 2 3 9 4 0 5 3 255
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 3 3 3 7 9 8 8 4 8 12 12 7 6 9 12 11 11 13 9 8 11 9 6 7 4 4 1 4 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 3 223
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 8 12 11 22 23 6 9 1 5 5 5 4 7 0 2 7 3 6 3 4 3 5 2 0 2 1 2 2 3 2 1 2 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 5 4 2 3 187
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 0 0 2 0 3 2 1 0 2 2 1 6 2 11 11 11 11 15 11 13 22 8 3 2 0 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 4 0 2 0 4 1 2 1 166
(U.S.) OH OHIO 10 2 5 10 8 12 2 7 5 7 5 8 4 1 5 2 3 4 6 2 3 5 0 3 2 2 3 2 2 1 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 142
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 2 3 0 6 5 3 3 5 5 2 5 1 6 7 4 8 2 8 6 3 13 4 5 5 4 5 2 1 0 3 2 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 137
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 8 1 2 1 10 4 3 1 1 1 3 2 5 2 4 3 3 3 6 4 2 2 2 1 3 2 5 4 3 7 5 1 0 3 2 2 3 2 2 1 2 0 0 121
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 0 2 2 3 0 1 1 3 3 1 3 4 4 1 1 1 3 1 3 2 0 3 1 1 1 5 1 3 1 5 2 1 1 2 1 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 73
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 4 1 3 3 1 3 0 1 3 4 8 4 1 2 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 70
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 3 1 5 2 1 1 4 1 1 0 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 3 0 4 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 53
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 2 3 3 2 2 2 1 2 4 4 1 3 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 50
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 5 3 0 1 3 1 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 41
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 0 1 2 3 2 0 6 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 39
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 4 1 1 3 6 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 37
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 35
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 2 3 2 3 2 35
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 2 5 4 3 5 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 1 1 2 1 2 0 2 0 29
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 3 2 2 3 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 27
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 24
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 0 0 1 0 4 3 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 24
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 18
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 17
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 15
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 12
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 12
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 8
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 7
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 6
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 42 30 32 64 94 58 55 50 67 64 72 71 66 47 63 74 52 89 91 81 68 72 50 34 40 33 36 33 27 41 33 25 28 21 24 30 21 25 30 28 25 22 19 2027
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 5 4 3 5 21 27 24 14 13 15 14 15 19 12 18 20 17 22 28 15 21 27 16 18 22 15 13 15 6 17 8 5 4 7 7 2 2 3 11 10 6 2 7 555
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 3 1 4 6 13 8 9 5 9 10 18 10 13 7 11 15 14 17 15 6 7 8 9 6 6 7 5 7 4 5 2 1 3 0 1 1 1 3 2 1 2 1 1 277
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 0 0 1 2 0 4 0 2 4 3 0 3 2 8 7 5 3 5 2 0 1 2 0 1 5 4 3 4 3 2 3 0 3 5 1 2 5 4 5 3 4 2 3 116
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 1 5 1 3 6 7 7 3 4 3 3 3 1 5 4 3 3 2 4 3 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 4 5 3 1 2 1 102
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 6 2 2 5 1 4 1 4 4 8 8 4 2 3 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 3 1 0 1 1 70
(Foreign) SUX U.S.S.R. 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 1 3 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 4 5 0 4 4 1 0 2 1 5 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 49
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 2 0 0 3 2 0 0 3 1 2 2 3 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 1 3 0 4 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 43
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 3 2 1 3 1 2 2 0 4 2 2 2 40
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 1 1 1 4 2 2 2 1 0 2 0 5 2 1 0 3 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 1 4 0 1 0 1 2 3 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 35
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 4 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 29
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 11
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 10
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CSX CZECHOSLOVAKIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) KZX KAZAKHSTAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 10 6 8 17 44 41 41 28 40 44 42 45 40 37 48 65 53 64 67 35 44 50 42 42 60 42 41 39 29 37 22 14 15 19 21 9 18 20 26 25 19 14 17 1440
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 52 36 40 81 138 99 96 78 107 108 114 116 106 84 111 139 105 153 158 116 112 122 92 76 100 75 77 72 56 78 55 39 43 40 45 39 39 45 56 53 44 36 36 3467


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