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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 2007 - 2011 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 166, Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas)

( 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 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 339 350 337 497 422 1945
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 115 99 76 119 79 488
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 36 31 35 38 35 175
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 11 9 15 14 15 64
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 8 16 12 16 9 61
(U.S.) UT UTAH 8 7 5 6 5 31
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 3 3 3 8 8 25
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 1 2 2 10 8 23
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 5 4 0 6 4 19
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 4 1 7 2 16
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 2 4 5 3 1 15
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 3 1 5 5 1 15
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 2 2 6 1 12
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 4 2 3 3 12
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 2 5 1 3 12
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 2 3 5 2 12
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 2 6 0 4 12
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 0 2 6 1 1 10
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 0 3 0 5 2 10
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 1 0 4 2 9
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 1 0 3 5 9
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 4 1 1 1 1 8
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 0 1 0 3 6
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 4 1 0 1 0 6
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 1 1 3 5
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 3 2 5
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 1 1 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 0 0 3 1 5
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 0 1 2 3
(U.S.) OH OHIO 0 1 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 0 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 1 2 0 3
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 557 560 533 779 631 3060
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 55 51 39 75 72 292
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 53 41 45 75 65 279
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 28 18 21 25 22 114
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 9 9 11 23 15 67
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 16 10 11 12 10 59
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 8 4 6 10 6 34
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 5 2 6 8 3 24
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 3 6 1 6 2 18
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 2 8 3 0 3 16
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 4 1 7 2 14
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 3 0 6 2 11
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 2 0 2 4 2 10
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 2 2 3 3 0 10
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 2 0 4 2 9
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 1 2 1 3 8
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 2 3 1 2 0 8
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 2 3 5
(Foreign) OMX OMAN 0 3 1 0 1 5
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 1 1 0 1 2 5
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 0 2 2 4
(Foreign) IMX ISLE OF MAN 0 2 0 1 1 4
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 2 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 0 1 0 3 0 4
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 1 1 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 0 0 2 1 3
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 1 2 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) BNX BRUNEI DARUSSALAM 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) QAX QATAR 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) AZX AZERBAIJAN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) BHX BAHRAIN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ECX ECUADOR 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) GAX GABON 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 196 183 158 282 226 1045
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 753 743 691 1061 857 4105


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