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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 2008 - 2012 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 by year of patent grant.
(U.S. or Foreign) Code State-Territory or Country 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 103 92 158 158 144 655
(U.S.) UT UTAH 21 34 30 58 39 182
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 5 9 9 8 10 41
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 14 8 9 5 5 41
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 9 10 5 4 7 35
(U.S.) OH OHIO 8 4 7 2 2 23
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 4 2 4 4 0 14
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 3 4 2 3 12
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 3 2 3 1 12
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 2 4 1 3 11
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 1 2 3 4 11
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 3 2 1 2 10
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 1 2 0 3 4 10
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 2 1 1 4 9
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 1 0 2 3 2 8
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 1 0 4 2 1 8
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 5 1 0 0 1 7
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 2 2 3 7
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 1 0 2 2 6
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 0 1 1 4 6
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 0 1 4 6
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 1 3 0 0 6
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 1 2 1 0 5
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 0 0 1 4 5
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 0 0 1 0 3 4
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 1 0 1 0 2 4
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 1 2 1 4
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 187 186 260 271 259 1163
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 24 15 26 24 16 105
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 12 17 20 23 13 85
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 11 15 20 17 20 83
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 5 3 7 10 4 29
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 12 3 3 0 4 22
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 6 3 5 3 4 21
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 3 3 5 2 7 20
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 4 1 8 3 3 19
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 3 1 5 5 4 18
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 2 3 3 4 14
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 2 3 3 1 11
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 1 3 2 3 10
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 2 4 3 10
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 0 0 3 1 2 6
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 3 1 1 6
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 0 1 3 0 5
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 1 2 0 3
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 2 0 1 3
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) OMX OMAN 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CYX CYPRUS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IMX ISLE OF MAN 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PKX PAKISTAN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 91 70 124 111 97 493
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 278 256 384 382 356 1656


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