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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 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 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 385 346 417 332 269 1749
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 89 83 122 65 77 436
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 75 64 100 51 49 339
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 57 54 84 68 50 313
(U.S.) OH OHIO 43 42 55 34 23 197
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 43 36 45 26 26 176
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 36 24 58 25 26 169
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 27 27 39 31 27 151
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 25 24 24 21 21 115
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 24 25 34 18 14 115
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 25 18 23 18 13 97
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 31 20 16 16 7 90
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 19 23 21 8 13 84
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 20 14 13 12 18 77
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 20 18 19 9 4 70
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 15 16 22 6 7 66
(U.S.) UT UTAH 8 11 22 13 10 64
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 10 12 13 16 10 61
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 11 5 13 13 4 46
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 10 12 7 6 10 45
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 13 9 12 4 4 42
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 13 11 8 4 5 41
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 7 9 8 13 4 41
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 9 9 8 8 4 38
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 12 6 9 6 5 38
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 8 6 10 7 5 36
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 8 9 1 7 4 29
(U.S.) OR OREGON 6 2 6 7 1 22
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 5 4 3 0 5 17
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 3 3 3 3 1 13
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 4 3 3 1 12
(U.S.) ME MAINE 2 1 3 2 1 9
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 2 3 0 2 9
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 3 0 4 0 9
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 3 1 2 0 8
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 3 1 1 0 3 8
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 2 2 1 1 1 7
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 3 1 1 0 7
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 3 1 1 1 7
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 3 0 0 1 5
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 2 1 2 0 0 5
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 1 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 1 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 3 1 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 1087 972 1236 865 729 4889
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 80 63 72 62 37 314
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 49 49 68 41 34 241
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 36 17 35 20 12 120
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 24 23 29 18 15 109
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 24 17 32 18 11 102
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 22 22 23 19 14 100
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 19 13 27 12 7 78
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 16 10 12 10 5 53
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 10 6 12 6 3 37
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 9 7 7 4 3 30
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 6 9 8 4 29
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 7 5 7 7 3 29
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 4 6 10 2 4 26
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 4 5 8 3 1 21
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 2 5 5 8 21
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 3 3 7 2 3 18
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 3 3 3 4 2 15
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 3 1 2 3 3 12
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 5 1 2 4 0 12
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 2 3 1 2 10
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 1 3 2 0 8
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 4 0 1 2 1 8
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 2 3 1 7
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 2 2 1 1 6
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 1 3 0 0 5
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 2 0 2 0 1 5
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 0 3 1 5
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 1 1 2 0 4
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 1 0 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 2 0 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 2 0 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LBX LEBANON 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 341 272 393 265 178 1449
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1428 1244 1629 1130 907 6338


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