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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Branch (PTMB)

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

Count of 2001 - 2005 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 602, Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage

( 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 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 25 20 18 23 19 105
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 20 15 19 6 16 76
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 7 7 10 10 7 41
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 1 6 7 11 12 37
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 9 7 4 4 2 26
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 11 4 5 1 4 25
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 4 6 6 6 2 24
(U.S.) OH OHIO 3 7 4 5 5 24
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 5 3 6 3 3 20
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 4 1 3 3 5 16
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 2 3 2 8 16
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 2 6 1 6 1 16
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 4 5 6 1 0 16
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 2 3 2 2 5 14
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 1 4 2 3 14
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 1 6 3 0 13
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 4 0 2 1 4 11
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 0 5 4 2 11
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 0 6 2 2 10
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 3 1 3 1 10
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 5 1 1 8
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 4 0 0 3 8
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 1 3 2 2 8
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 0 2 3 2 8
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 2 1 0 4 8
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 1 2 2 5
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 3 2 0 0 5
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 1 1 2 0 5
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 2 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 2 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 2 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 2 0 1 3
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 125 119 140 115 124 623
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 12 10 11 8 5 46
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 12 3 4 7 9 35
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 8 3 6 6 2 25
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 3 4 6 2 1 16
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 2 2 0 3 10
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 3 1 4 1 0 9
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 3 0 0 3 9
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 2 0 1 1 7
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 3 0 0 1 6
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 3 1 0 2 0 6
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 1 0 3 1 1 6
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 1 0 0 3 5
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 1 0 2 1 1 5
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 1 1 2 0 4
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 57 34 44 34 35 204
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 182 153 184 149 159 827


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