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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 623, Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor

( 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.) CA CALIFORNIA 93 82 114 143 136 568
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 39 54 57 71 70 291
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 23 35 29 40 25 152
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 13 19 31 41 26 130
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 25 23 24 23 26 121
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 17 15 15 27 19 93
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 16 14 16 17 14 77
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 9 16 14 14 23 76
(U.S.) OH OHIO 13 9 12 13 24 71
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 9 10 17 16 15 67
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 10 8 7 14 40
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 5 4 8 10 11 38
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 9 4 6 5 8 32
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 2 2 7 10 6 27
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 4 8 7 1 7 27
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 4 4 9 3 5 25
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 5 3 5 6 6 25
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 4 4 4 6 21
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 4 2 4 4 6 20
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 5 4 5 3 19
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 2 6 6 4 19
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 1 6 7 2 18
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 2 2 6 1 13
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 6 1 1 2 3 13
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 3 2 3 3 13
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 3 2 1 3 3 12
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 1 0 4 6 12
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 0 1 6 3 12
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 3 4 3 0 11
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 3 2 3 1 10
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 1 6 1 9
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 3 1 1 1 8
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 3 1 3 8
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 3 2 2 8
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 1 3 2 7
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 2 0 3 1 6
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 2 2 1 1 6
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 2 0 1 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 325 351 430 521 492 2119
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 26 30 44 45 44 189
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 19 18 20 30 35 122
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 9 14 17 23 19 82
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 7 19 12 22 15 75
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 15 13 12 12 15 67
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 7 5 6 12 17 47
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 4 6 5 8 11 34
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 7 6 8 9 31
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 4 8 6 6 7 31
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 8 4 6 5 4 27
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 1 4 1 6 14
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 3 2 4 3 1 13
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 2 6 2 2 12
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 3 2 2 1 4 12
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 2 3 0 4 10
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 2 2 2 3 9
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 2 1 4 1 0 8
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 3 1 2 1 8
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 1 1 1 3 2 8
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 1 0 2 1 4 8
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 1 1 2 2 7
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 2 1 2 1 6
(Foreign) INX INDIA 3 2 1 0 0 6
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 2 0 2 4
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) GTX GUATEMALA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PKX PAKISTAN 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 122 151 172 198 211 854
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 447 502 602 719 703 2973


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