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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 2000 - 2004 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 037, Excavating

( 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 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Total
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 13 7 10 6 8 44
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 10 6 6 9 6 37
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 9 6 10 6 5 36
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 6 7 6 7 2 28
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 5 7 4 4 2 22
(U.S.) OH OHIO 3 5 4 4 4 20
(U.S.) IA IOWA 4 1 3 2 6 16
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 4 4 3 2 2 15
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 5 2 2 3 3 15
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 2 2 5 3 2 14
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 0 4 3 3 13
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 2 2 3 2 1 10
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 1 1 4 3 1 10
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 1 2 2 2 9
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 0 2 2 4 8
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 5 0 1 1 7
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 3 1 0 1 7
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 1 3 0 2 7
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 2 2 1 0 1 6
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 1 2 0 2 6
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 1 1 0 2 6
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 2 3 1 0 6
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 1 4 0 0 5
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 0 0 0 2 4
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 0 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 1 2 0 4
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 2 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 2 0 0 2 4
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 3 0 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 0 2 1 3
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 2 1 0 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 91 79 92 70 71 403
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 10 11 16 17 20 74
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 3 8 8 6 6 31
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 6 1 4 0 2 13
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 3 1 4 3 0 11
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 3 0 2 3 9
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 1 4 2 8
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 1 2 2 6
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 0 2 0 3 6
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 1 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 1 2 0 1 4
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 2 0 2 0 0 4
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 31 27 45 38 43 184
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 122 106 137 108 114 587


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