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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 405, Hydraulic and Earth Engineering

( 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 39 35 20 27 20 141
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 28 26 15 13 13 95
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 14 10 8 15 7 54
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 9 10 3 8 6 36
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 4 9 7 7 7 34
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 10 9 4 5 2 30
(U.S.) OH OHIO 3 8 5 8 5 29
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 3 8 8 6 28
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 6 5 7 7 28
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 5 13 2 2 5 27
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 3 9 5 6 3 26
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 8 6 2 4 6 26
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 5 5 5 6 3 24
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 8 4 3 4 21
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 2 3 2 7 6 20
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 2 3 2 3 9 19
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 5 5 1 4 18
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 5 6 5 0 1 17
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 7 2 2 4 17
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 6 3 3 1 1 14
(U.S.) UT UTAH 4 6 0 1 2 13
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 2 4 2 3 12
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 2 3 2 1 3 11
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 4 4 0 1 11
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 5 0 2 3 11
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 4 2 0 3 11
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 2 3 2 2 2 11
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 3 3 4 1 11
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 2 3 3 2 11
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 2 2 2 2 10
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 2 1 1 3 8
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 3 2 1 1 8
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 2 1 1 1 7
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 3 0 3 0 7
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 2 3 0 6
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 1 1 2 5
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 1 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 0 1 2 4
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 3 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 183 236 145 166 155 885
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 13 9 6 14 5 47
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 7 10 7 8 8 40
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 6 11 4 9 6 36
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 7 7 4 3 13 34
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 11 9 7 4 0 31
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 6 9 2 4 7 28
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 4 7 4 4 6 25
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 5 3 6 5 22
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 6 4 6 4 21
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 3 4 1 2 6 16
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 1 2 3 0 9
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 1 1 2 4 0 8
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 2 3 1 0 6
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 4 1 0 0 5
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 0 3 0 0 4
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 2 1 1 4
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 1 1 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) KYX CAYMAN ISLANDS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 68 91 63 77 73 372
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 251 327 208 243 228 1257


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