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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 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 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 84 69 109 82 103 447
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 9 8 15 7 14 53
(U.S.) UT UTAH 7 4 2 14 21 48
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 9 9 8 8 5 39
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 8 7 5 6 9 35
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 4 8 8 3 25
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 4 5 3 3 1 16
(U.S.) OH OHIO 3 3 2 0 8 16
(U.S.) IA IOWA 6 2 4 2 1 15
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 4 0 0 3 4 11
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 5 1 2 1 11
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 3 3 4 1 11
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 1 1 1 5 10
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 3 4 1 1 0 9
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 1 1 3 2 8
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 1 0 2 0 6
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 2 0 0 3 1 6
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 0 2 3 0 5
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 1 0 2 1 1 5
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 2 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 1 0 2 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 160 133 178 161 187 819
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 14 12 25 21 25 97
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 10 9 16 22 11 68
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 10 16 11 19 12 68
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 5 4 8 10 12 39
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 4 8 5 2 3 22
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 4 3 3 7 5 22
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 1 3 5 6 18
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 4 2 5 5 1 17
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 6 1 5 1 4 17
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 3 5 2 3 3 16
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 2 2 1 2 8
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 2 3 1 2 8
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 1 2 1 1 5
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 2 1 0 3
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) OMX OMAN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 68 70 96 103 91 428
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 228 203 274 264 278 1247


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