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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 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 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 82 103 92 158 158 593
(U.S.) UT UTAH 14 21 34 30 58 157
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 7 14 8 9 5 43
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 8 5 9 9 8 39
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 6 9 10 5 4 34
(U.S.) OH OHIO 0 8 4 7 2 21
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 8 3 3 2 3 19
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 3 4 2 4 4 17
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 0 3 4 2 10
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 1 2 4 1 10
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 3 1 2 0 3 9
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 1 1 2 3 9
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 2 1 3 0 9
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 4 1 2 1 1 9
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 2 3 2 1 8
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 1 1 0 2 3 7
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 0 1 0 4 2 7
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 5 1 0 0 7
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 1 1 2 1 6
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 1 1 0 2 5
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 3 1 0 1 0 5
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 0 1 2 4
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 2 2 4
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 0 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 0 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 161 187 186 260 271 1065
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 21 24 15 26 24 110
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 19 12 17 20 23 91
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 22 11 15 20 17 85
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 7 5 3 7 10 32
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 10 12 3 3 0 28
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 5 6 3 5 3 22
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 4 1 8 3 17
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 3 3 3 5 2 16
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 2 3 1 5 5 16
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 2 2 3 3 11
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 2 2 3 3 11
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 1 1 3 2 8
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 1 2 4 8
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 5 1 0 0 1 7
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 1 0 1 3 6
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 1 0 0 3 1 5
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 0 3 1 5
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) OMX OMAN 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CYX CYPRUS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IMX ISLE OF MAN 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PKX PAKISTAN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 103 91 70 124 111 499
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 264 278 256 384 382 1564


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