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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 604, Surgery (Medicators and Receptors)

( 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 271 221 339 189 164 1184
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 76 59 101 70 45 351
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 48 49 85 57 44 283
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 53 38 69 59 38 257
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 38 50 71 52 41 252
(U.S.) OH OHIO 58 57 55 38 19 227
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 39 31 53 44 36 203
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 22 34 40 30 29 155
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 33 24 41 30 22 150
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 31 34 28 21 24 138
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 20 29 37 33 14 133
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 34 31 28 18 14 125
(U.S.) UT UTAH 27 17 33 20 18 115
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 17 12 26 12 7 74
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 12 17 14 13 12 68
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 15 7 16 19 8 65
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 13 15 17 12 7 64
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 15 8 19 13 8 63
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 8 15 15 10 8 56
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 10 10 14 5 8 47
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 9 6 12 10 9 46
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 13 4 9 5 5 36
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 4 10 6 6 4 30
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 7 9 4 4 3 27
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 6 8 4 6 1 25
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 7 7 3 5 24
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 5 9 2 4 22
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 4 1 3 6 2 16
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 5 4 2 2 15
(U.S.) OR OREGON 6 1 5 2 1 15
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 3 4 5 2 0 14
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 2 1 2 5 0 10
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 2 5 0 1 10
(U.S.) IA IOWA 5 2 0 2 0 9
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 4 2 3 0 0 9
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 1 2 3 2 9
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 3 3 2 0 8
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 3 1 4 0 0 8
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 3 2 0 1 1 7
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 3 0 1 1 6
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 2 1 1 0 6
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 0 1 0 2 4
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 3 1 4
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 2 1 0 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) US UNITED STATES 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 925 838 1195 813 615 4386
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 76 131 146 81 57 491
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 36 54 59 53 26 228
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 39 51 55 34 31 210
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 27 22 31 12 20 112
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 17 17 24 24 18 100
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 18 16 17 19 19 89
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 16 12 28 16 12 84
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 16 16 20 24 8 84
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 14 16 21 16 13 80
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 6 23 15 20 16 80
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 18 9 31 8 8 74
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 5 6 10 3 5 29
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 5 5 8 6 1 25
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 2 8 6 1 3 20
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 2 4 9 1 1 17
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 5 2 3 1 6 17
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 5 6 2 0 15
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 6 3 1 2 12
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 4 4 1 1 11
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 4 1 1 2 1 9
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 3 2 1 7
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 1 3 2 0 7
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 3 2 0 6
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 3 0 1 5
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 2 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 0 2 1 3
(Foreign) UYX URUGUAY 0 2 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LVX LATVIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PAX PANAMA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 315 421 514 336 254 1840
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1240 1259 1709 1149 869 6226


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