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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 1998 - 2002 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 607, Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application

( 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 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Total
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 119 135 146 124 132 656
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 86 69 94 118 148 515
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 40 31 25 22 14 132
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 26 23 15 32 18 114
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 15 12 10 23 23 83
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 18 3 13 17 16 67
(U.S.) OH OHIO 10 16 15 4 2 47
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 7 9 7 6 14 43
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 13 10 6 9 3 41
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 7 5 10 10 5 37
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 4 9 6 10 31
(U.S.) OR OREGON 12 1 5 2 11 31
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 4 4 5 10 7 30
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 7 1 5 4 19
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 4 4 4 3 4 19
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 4 4 4 3 1 16
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 3 2 4 3 14
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 4 0 4 5 0 13
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 5 2 0 2 3 12
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 4 3 3 0 12
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 3 1 2 4 12
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 1 1 7 0 11
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 0 1 2 4 10
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 0 2 2 4 9
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 3 1 2 1 8
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 1 1 2 2 8
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 0 2 3 1 8
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 2 1 1 2 6
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 0 1 2 2 6
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 2 0 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 3 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 0 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 0 2 1 4
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 406 363 397 442 443 2051
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 22 23 21 23 17 106
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 10 18 23 22 27 100
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 25 13 4 6 14 62
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 15 10 13 15 5 58
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 7 9 7 10 12 45
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 10 1 0 15 16 42
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 6 3 8 8 8 33
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 4 7 10 4 2 27
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 1 4 7 9 24
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 8 2 4 2 3 19
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 3 1 5 2 1 12
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 0 0 3 5 2 10
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 3 2 1 0 6
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 1 1 4 6
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 0 0 2 2 2 6
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 1 0 1 1 4
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 1 1 0 0 2 4
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 1 1 2 4
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 0 3 3
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) AEX ARAB EMIRATES 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CYX CYPRUS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) UZX UZBEKISTAN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 116 94 116 125 135 586
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 522 457 513 567 578 2637


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