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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Office of Electronic Information Products
Patent Technology Monitoring Division (PTMD)

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

Count of 1998 - 2002 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 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Total
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 34 39 28 36 32 169
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 20 26 18 19 22 105
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 13 24 7 9 14 67
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 10 14 13 11 14 62
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 13 15 9 11 7 55
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 15 13 6 6 8 48
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 10 11 7 7 8 43
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 8 3 16 5 11 43
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 8 9 5 6 8 36
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 12 2 7 7 2 30
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 7 8 7 3 3 28
(U.S.) OH OHIO 5 7 3 6 7 28
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 8 10 1 4 4 27
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 6 3 5 5 7 26
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 9 0 4 7 3 23
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 8 5 5 1 2 21
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 6 4 5 1 4 20
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 5 2 4 1 5 17
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 6 0 4 1 3 14
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 6 3 2 1 2 14
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 2 6 3 1 14
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 3 1 2 6 14
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 3 3 2 1 12
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 1 3 2 4 12
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 3 1 0 0 7 11
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 1 3 2 4 11
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 1 2 2 3 11
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 3 0 5 2 11
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 3 0 4 1 9
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 2 3 0 1 8
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 2 0 2 1 7
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 1 0 3 2 7
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 3 1 1 6
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 3 2 0 1 6
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 2 0 1 0 5
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 1 0 2 1 5
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 2 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 0 1 2 4
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 2 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 2 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 238 238 184 182 207 1049
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 22 19 13 11 23 88
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 18 15 18 24 12 87
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 23 19 11 10 16 79
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 16 19 10 12 17 74
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 10 7 5 5 13 40
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 4 6 9 8 7 34
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 5 3 4 6 12 30
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 4 4 3 6 10 27
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 10 3 4 4 5 26
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 4 2 3 1 5 15
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 4 1 3 3 13
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 2 4 3 1 1 11
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 3 4 2 2 0 11
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 3 0 2 2 2 9
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 1 3 2 0 7
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 3 0 1 2 0 6
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 0 0 1 2 2 5
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 1 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 0 1 2 4
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 0 0 0 3 3
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 2 0 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 143 112 103 107 136 601
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 381 350 287 289 343 1650


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