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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 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 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 20 27 20 21 33 121
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 15 13 13 19 18 78
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 8 15 7 13 7 50
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 7 7 7 11 4 36
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 8 8 6 6 5 33
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 2 7 6 7 9 31
(U.S.) OH OHIO 5 8 5 7 6 31
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 5 7 7 5 5 29
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 3 8 6 6 3 26
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 4 6 6 8 26
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 5 6 3 8 3 25
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 5 6 3 3 5 22
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 5 2 4 5 20
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 2 5 7 4 20
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 2 3 9 1 4 19
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 4 3 4 3 4 18
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 5 1 4 2 4 16
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 3 3 2 5 1 14
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 4 2 3 1 4 14
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 2 3 4 3 12
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 2 4 3 1 12
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 4 0 1 3 3 11
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 3 4 1 2 1 11
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 0 3 3 2 10
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 1 1 4 1 10
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 2 2 0 4 10
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 5 0 1 1 1 8
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 1 1 1 3 8
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 2 1 3 0 1 7
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 2 4 0 7
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 1 3 1 0 6
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 3 0 1 0 6
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 1 1 2 1 6
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 2 2 2 0 0 6
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 3 0 3 0 6
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 1 2 3 0 6
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 1 2 1 1 6
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 1 2 0 3
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 145 166 155 178 156 800
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 7 8 8 16 14 53
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 4 3 13 11 16 47
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 4 8 6 9 18 45
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 5 14 5 8 8 40
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 4 6 4 10 9 33
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 4 4 6 5 9 28
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 6 5 2 10 26
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 1 2 6 12 4 25
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 4 7 5 7 25
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 7 4 0 8 4 23
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 3 0 3 2 10
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 2 4 0 2 2 10
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 1 1 4 2 9
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 2 0 2 5 9
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 3 1 0 2 1 7
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 0 0 4 5
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 3 0 0 2 0 5
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 0 1 1 2 5
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 0 0 2 1 4
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 1 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 1 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 2 0 1 3
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) JEX JERSEY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) KYX CAYMAN ISLANDS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PEX PERU 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 62 77 73 109 123 444
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 207 243 228 287 279 1244


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