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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 2005 - 2009 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 175, Boring or Penetrating the Earth

( 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 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Total
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 69 109 82 103 92 455
(U.S.) UT UTAH 4 2 14 21 34 75
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 8 15 7 14 8 52
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 9 8 8 5 9 39
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 7 5 6 9 10 37
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 4 8 8 3 3 26
(U.S.) OH OHIO 3 2 0 8 4 17
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 3 3 4 1 2 13
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 5 3 3 1 0 12
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 4 2 1 2 11
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 5 1 2 1 1 10
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 4 1 1 0 3 9
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 1 1 5 1 9
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 0 0 3 4 2 9
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 1 3 2 1 8
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 0 2 3 6
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 0 0 3 1 2 6
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 2 3 0 0 5
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 1 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 0 2 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 0 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 0 2 0 1 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 133 178 161 187 186 845
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 12 25 21 25 15 98
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 16 11 19 12 17 75
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 9 16 22 11 15 73
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 4 8 10 12 3 37
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 3 7 5 3 21
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 8 5 2 3 1 19
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 3 5 6 3 18
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 5 2 3 3 3 16
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 5 5 1 0 13
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 5 1 4 1 12
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 3 1 2 2 10
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 2 1 2 2 9
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 2 1 1 1 6
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 2 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CYX CYPRUS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) OMX OMAN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 70 96 103 91 70 430
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 203 274 264 278 256 1275


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