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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

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

Count of 2004 - 2008 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 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Total
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 31 39 35 20 27 152
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 25 28 26 15 13 107
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 13 14 10 8 15 60
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 17 5 13 2 2 39
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 5 9 10 3 8 35
(U.S.) OH OHIO 11 3 8 5 8 35
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 6 4 9 7 7 33
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 10 9 4 5 30
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 8 5 5 5 6 29
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 5 3 9 5 6 28
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 7 8 6 2 4 27
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 5 3 6 5 7 26
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 3 3 8 8 24
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 5 2 8 4 3 22
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 5 5 6 5 0 21
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 6 2 3 2 7 20
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 3 5 5 1 16
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 2 7 2 2 16
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 6 3 3 1 15
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 3 0 3 3 4 13
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 4 2 3 2 1 12
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 2 2 3 2 3 12
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 4 6 0 1 12
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 2 4 4 0 11
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 1 2 3 3 11
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 1 2 4 2 10
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 1 3 2 1 10
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 1 5 0 2 9
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 2 4 2 0 9
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 0 2 3 2 2 9
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 1 3 0 3 9
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 2 2 2 2 9
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 2 2 1 1 7
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 1 2 1 1 6
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 1 2 3 6
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 3 1 0 0 1 5
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 1 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 1 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 1 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 3 0 0 3
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 196 183 236 145 166 926
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 8 13 9 6 14 50
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 16 6 11 4 9 46
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 11 11 9 7 4 42
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 8 7 10 7 8 40
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 9 7 7 4 3 30
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 6 6 9 2 4 27
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 8 1 6 4 6 25
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 5 4 7 4 4 24
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 3 5 3 6 20
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 2 3 4 1 2 12
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 4 1 1 2 4 12
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 3 1 2 3 10
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 0 4 1 0 7
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 2 3 1 7
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 4 0 1 0 1 6
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 1 0 3 0 5
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 0 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 3 0 0 1 0 4
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 1 1 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 1 0 1 1 4
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 0 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 2 1 3
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 1 0 2 3
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) KYX CAYMAN ISLANDS 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 104 68 91 63 77 403
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 300 251 327 208 243 1329


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