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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Office of Electronic Information Products
Patent Technology Monitoring Division (PTMD)

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

Count of 1999 - 2003 Utility Patent Grants,
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 the 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 by year of patent grant
(U.S. or Foreign) Code State-Territory or Country 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Total
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 39 28 36 32 34 169
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 26 18 19 22 28 113
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 24 7 9 14 16 70
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 14 13 11 14 8 60
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 15 9 11 7 14 56
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 13 6 6 8 8 41
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 3 16 5 11 2 37
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 11 7 7 8 3 36
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 9 5 6 8 5 33
(U.S.) OH OHIO 7 3 6 7 5 28
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 0 4 7 3 12 26
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 8 7 3 3 4 25
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 7 7 2 6 24
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 5 5 7 3 23
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 10 1 4 4 2 21
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 0 5 2 7 17
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 4 1 5 3 15
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 4 5 1 4 1 15
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 6 3 1 2 14
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 1 2 6 2 14
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 3 2 1 4 13
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 5 5 1 2 0 13
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 4 1 3 4 12
(U.S.) IA IOWA 3 0 4 1 3 11
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 0 7 3 11
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 3 2 1 2 3 11
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 3 2 4 1 11
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 2 2 3 3 11
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 3 2 4 0 10
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 3 2 3 9
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 2 0 1 3 9
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 0 2 1 3 8
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 3 0 1 2 8
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 3 1 1 1 7
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 2 0 0 1 3 6
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 0 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 2 0 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 1 2 0 4
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 2 0 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 238 184 182 207 204 1015
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 15 18 24 12 18 87
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 19 13 11 23 16 82
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 19 10 12 17 15 73
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 19 11 10 16 11 67
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 7 5 5 13 7 37
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 4 3 6 10 11 34
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 6 9 8 7 4 34
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 4 6 12 7 32
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 4 4 5 9 25
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 3 1 5 5 16
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 0 1 2 2 8 13
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 4 1 3 3 2 13
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 4 2 2 0 3 11
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 4 3 1 1 1 10
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 3 2 0 1 7
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 2 2 2 1 7
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 2 0 2 5
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 1 0 0 2 4
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 1 2 0 4
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 1 0 2 4
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 0 0 3 1 4
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 112 103 107 136 128 586
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 350 287 289 343 332 1601

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