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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 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 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Total
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 28 36 32 34 31 161
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 18 19 22 28 25 112
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 13 11 14 8 17 63
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 7 9 14 16 13 59
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 9 11 7 14 6 47
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 16 5 11 2 8 42
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 6 7 8 8 5 34
(U.S.) OH OHIO 3 6 7 5 11 32
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 5 7 8 5 7 32
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 4 7 3 12 5 31
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 7 7 8 3 2 27
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 7 7 2 6 2 24
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 5 5 7 3 3 23
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 8 3 3 4 2 20
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 4 2 7 5 18
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 5 1 4 1 5 16
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 4 1 5 3 1 14
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 4 1 3 4 2 14
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 2 1 2 3 6 14
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 6 3 1 2 2 14
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 4 4 2 2 13
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 3 2 4 1 3 13
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 2 3 3 3 13
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 2 6 2 1 12
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 2 1 3 5 11
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 2 1 4 1 11
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 7 3 1 11
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 2 4 0 2 11
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 3 2 3 2 10
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 4 1 3 1 9
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 1 3 4 8
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 5 1 2 0 0 8
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 3 1 1 1 1 7
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 0 1 3 1 7
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 0 1 2 1 7
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 2 1 0 3 6
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 2 0 2 5
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 1 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 185 183 207 204 196 975
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 18 24 12 18 11 83
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 13 11 23 16 8 71
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 10 12 17 15 16 70
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 11 10 16 11 8 56
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 5 5 13 7 9 39
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 6 10 11 8 38
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 9 8 7 4 6 34
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 4 6 12 7 3 32
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 4 4 5 9 5 27
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 3 1 5 5 4 18
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 1 2 2 8 2 15
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 2 2 1 3 10
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 3 3 2 1 10
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 3 1 1 1 4 10
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 3 2 0 1 1 7
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 2 2 0 3 0 7
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 1 0 2 2 6
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 2 0 2 1 6
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 0 3 1 2 6
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 0 2 2 5
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 0 0 0 2 4
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 0 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) KYX CAYMAN ISLANDS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 103 107 136 128 104 578
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 288 290 343 332 300 1553


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