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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 606, Surgery (instruments)

( 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 317 407 446 385 347 1902
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 91 104 92 89 83 459
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 73 58 73 75 64 343
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 53 52 76 57 54 292
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 75 70 58 36 24 263
(U.S.) OH OHIO 52 62 47 43 42 246
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 64 52 38 43 36 233
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 33 49 36 24 25 167
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 47 41 30 20 14 152
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 21 39 29 27 27 143
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 30 24 29 19 23 125
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 23 25 24 25 24 121
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 17 27 16 25 18 103
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 18 14 19 31 20 102
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 34 28 16 10 12 100
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 13 30 17 15 16 91
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 12 13 15 20 18 78
(U.S.) UT UTAH 15 27 14 8 11 75
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 10 18 18 8 6 60
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 11 10 22 11 5 59
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 13 9 18 13 6 59
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 12 13 15 9 9 58
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 8 10 17 10 12 57
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 9 6 10 12 9 46
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 8 7 13 8 9 45
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 9 9 9 7 9 43
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 5 6 7 13 11 42
(U.S.) OR OREGON 11 12 5 6 2 36
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 3 6 6 5 4 24
(U.S.) IA IOWA 4 10 3 2 3 22
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 4 7 3 3 3 20
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 4 5 5 1 4 19
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 6 7 2 2 2 19
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 7 1 3 2 3 16
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 4 4 2 3 15
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 3 5 3 3 1 15
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 3 2 2 2 10
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 2 2 2 1 3 10
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 3 4 0 2 1 10
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 4 2 1 0 8
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 2 2 1 1 1 7
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 4 2 0 1 0 7
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 4 0 1 0 7
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 4 3 0 0 0 7
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 2 2 2 0 0 6
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 1 1 3 6
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 0 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 2 0 0 2 1 5
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 0 3 1 5
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 0 2 1 4
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) US UNITED STATES 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VI VIRGIN (U.S.) ISLANDS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 1146 1294 1250 1087 973 5750
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 80 63 76 80 63 362
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 33 38 65 49 49 234
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 35 34 39 36 17 161
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 20 26 21 24 23 114
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 24 22 23 22 22 113
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 21 21 19 24 17 102
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 17 16 14 19 13 79
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 11 12 16 16 10 65
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 13 6 13 10 6 48
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 8 5 7 9 7 36
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 8 4 10 4 6 32
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 5 3 8 7 5 28
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 5 6 4 4 5 24
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 7 5 3 3 1 19
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 7 3 2 3 3 18
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 2 1 2 6 12
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 3 3 5 1 12
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 4 3 1 0 10
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 2 2 4 0 10
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 3 2 3 1 0 9
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 3 2 2 8
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 1 4 1 2 0 8
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 1 1 3 3 8
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 1 0 1 2 6
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 3 0 0 1 1 5
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 1 2 1 5
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 2 0 1 4
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 2 0 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 2 1 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 2 0 3
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ECX ECUADOR 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) HTX HAITI 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LBX LEBANON 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 318 293 342 341 272 1566
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1464 1587 1592 1428 1245 7316


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