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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 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 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 118 148 155 158 119 698
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 124 132 127 113 130 626
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 32 18 29 19 28 126
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 23 23 15 18 10 89
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 22 14 28 16 9 89
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 6 14 9 26 17 72
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 17 16 19 7 8 67
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 10 5 9 5 9 38
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 9 3 6 13 5 36
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 10 7 8 2 2 29
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 6 10 4 2 7 29
(U.S.) OH OHIO 4 2 8 6 7 27
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 11 5 3 2 23
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 4 9 4 4 23
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 4 3 2 4 6 19
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 4 3 4 6 19
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 0 5 3 6 16
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 3 4 3 2 4 16
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 2 3 4 4 15
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 5 4 2 2 0 13
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 2 3 1 1 5 12
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 5 0 2 2 3 12
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 2 2 4 2 12
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 2 3 3 2 11
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 0 1 5 2 11
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 1 2 2 2 10
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 7 0 0 2 1 10
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 1 2 1 4 9
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 1 3 1 2 9
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 1 2 2 1 8
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 4 2 0 0 8
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 3 1 0 2 0 6
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 1 0 0 3 5
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 2 1 1 5
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 2 2 0 5
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 3 0 0 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 442 443 477 441 413 2216
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 22 27 18 16 14 97
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 23 17 14 12 12 78
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 15 5 15 14 17 66
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 15 16 14 8 12 65
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 10 12 14 7 6 49
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 6 14 13 6 7 46
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 7 9 9 2 2 29
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 8 8 6 4 2 28
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 2 1 8 4 6 21
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 5 2 6 0 2 15
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 2 2 2 0 5 11
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 4 2 1 1 2 10
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 3 1 1 2 9
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 4 0 1 6
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 4 0 1 0 6
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 1 0 2 1 5
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 2 1 1 0 5
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 0 1 2 4
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 2 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 2 2 4
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 3 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CYX CYPRUS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) UZX UZBEKISTAN 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 125 135 129 87 97 573
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 567 578 606 528 510 2789


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