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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 623, Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor

( 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 143 136 181 151 107 718
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 71 70 53 54 36 284
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 40 25 37 43 32 177
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 23 26 37 30 32 148
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 41 26 35 24 15 141
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 27 19 29 33 24 132
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 14 23 18 25 25 105
(U.S.) OH OHIO 13 24 21 19 14 91
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 17 14 15 17 9 72
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 10 11 17 12 17 67
(U.S.) UT UTAH 7 14 11 11 18 61
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 5 8 18 16 12 59
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 16 15 8 8 9 56
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 4 6 7 9 6 32
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 10 6 6 8 2 32
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 7 7 9 7 31
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 6 6 6 8 2 28
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 6 3 8 4 25
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 6 4 9 3 2 24
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 3 5 10 2 22
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 6 3 6 4 2 21
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 4 6 4 1 3 18
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 5 2 3 4 17
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 5 3 3 2 1 14
(U.S.) OR OREGON 7 2 4 0 1 14
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 3 3 4 2 13
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 3 1 2 3 12
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 6 1 0 3 1 11
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 6 1 1 2 0 10
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 3 3 0 1 2 9
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 3 1 1 2 1 8
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 2 0 1 1 7
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 1 1 3 0 6
(U.S.) IA IOWA 3 1 1 1 0 6
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 1 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 2 0 1 0 5
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 3 1 0 5
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 3 0 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 521 492 561 533 398 2505
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 45 44 35 45 18 187
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 30 35 35 31 13 144
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 23 19 11 8 12 73
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 12 17 15 16 12 72
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 22 15 9 10 10 66
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 12 15 12 16 8 63
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 8 11 6 6 7 38
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 6 7 10 6 5 34
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 8 9 5 4 1 27
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 6 9 5 3 24
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 5 4 9 3 3 24
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 3 2 6 7 3 21
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 1 4 3 3 5 16
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 2 6 2 3 15
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 4 6 3 0 13
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 3 3 2 2 12
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 4 3 1 2 11
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 2 1 1 2 2 8
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 3 1 3 1 0 8
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 2 2 1 0 3 8
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 2 0 3 2 1 8
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 0 2 0 3 5
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 1 0 3 0 5
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 1 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 2 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) LVX LATVIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) UYX URUGUAY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 198 211 201 179 120 909
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 719 703 762 712 518 3414


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