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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

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

Count of 2006 - 2010 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 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 109 82 103 92 158 544
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 14 21 34 30 101
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 15 7 14 8 9 53
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 8 8 5 9 9 39
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 5 6 9 10 5 35
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 8 8 3 3 2 24
(U.S.) OH OHIO 2 0 8 4 7 21
(U.S.) IA IOWA 4 2 1 2 4 13
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 0 3 4 2 4 13
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 3 4 1 2 1 11
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 3 2 1 3 10
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 1 0 3 4 9
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 3 3 1 0 1 8
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 1 5 1 0 8
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 2 3 2 8
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 2 1 1 2 7
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 1 1 1 2 6
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 2 1 1 0 2 6
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 0 3 1 2 0 6
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 3 0 0 0 5
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 0 0 1 0 4 5
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 2 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 178 161 187 186 260 972
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 25 21 24 15 26 111
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 16 22 11 15 20 84
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 11 19 12 17 20 79
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 8 10 12 3 3 36
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 7 5 3 7 25
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 5 6 3 5 22
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 5 1 4 1 8 19
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 2 3 3 3 5 16
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 5 2 3 1 5 16
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 5 5 1 0 0 11
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 3 1 2 2 3 11
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 1 2 2 3 10
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 1 1 1 3 8
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 2 1 0 1 2 6
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 1 0 3 5
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 1 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 0 1 0 0 3 4
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CYX CYPRUS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) IMX ISLE OF MAN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) OMX OMAN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PKX PAKISTAN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 96 103 91 70 124 484
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 274 264 278 256 384 1456


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