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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 128, Surgery (includes Class 600)

( 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 394 417 445 372 282 1910
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 143 141 165 103 91 643
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 105 110 112 113 71 511
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 105 88 101 75 60 429
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 68 78 81 52 50 329
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 64 66 81 63 49 323
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 57 69 56 40 36 258
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 41 63 61 46 34 245
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 40 65 55 46 25 231
(U.S.) OH OHIO 47 45 62 45 23 222
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 59 35 48 28 35 205
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 42 43 43 22 29 179
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 41 29 43 32 30 175
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 23 40 38 22 19 142
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 34 35 23 24 22 138
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 25 25 28 20 23 121
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 17 26 30 26 13 112
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 29 27 21 20 11 108
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 28 16 21 23 9 97
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 13 23 24 13 18 91
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 17 24 18 18 6 83
(U.S.) UT UTAH 17 13 17 20 15 82
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 21 14 17 11 12 75
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 12 15 17 13 9 66
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 9 13 17 14 2 55
(U.S.) OR OREGON 8 5 15 12 3 43
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 10 7 14 3 4 38
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 4 7 7 11 8 37
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 5 4 10 7 5 31
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 5 11 7 3 5 31
(U.S.) IA IOWA 6 8 4 5 6 29
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 8 5 6 5 3 27
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 7 3 3 5 3 21
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 5 8 1 3 3 20
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 4 6 2 5 2 19
(U.S.) ME MAINE 5 5 6 1 1 18
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 3 4 3 6 2 18
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 4 4 3 2 3 16
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 1 4 4 3 14
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 2 4 4 2 1 13
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 1 4 2 4 12
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 4 4 3 1 12
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 2 1 2 2 2 9
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 2 3 2 0 1 8
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 2 2 3 1 0 8
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 4 2 0 0 8
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 0 1 2 4
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) US UNITED STATES 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) GU GUAM 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 1541 1619 1731 1349 1036 7276
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 175 226 290 210 170 1071
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 117 122 136 104 70 549
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 66 73 70 60 40 309
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 61 64 60 59 40 284
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 50 47 63 52 41 253
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 52 41 47 26 28 194
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 23 33 44 32 35 167
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 25 35 32 25 24 141
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 19 16 25 19 18 97
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 16 25 23 18 9 91
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 13 23 18 17 14 85
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 14 25 16 17 8 80
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 9 20 21 21 8 79
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 12 11 24 16 10 73
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 9 14 16 11 7 57
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 8 12 14 11 5 50
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 2 5 9 14 5 35
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 10 8 4 7 31
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 6 3 2 5 1 17
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 8 3 5 17
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 4 2 6 1 3 16
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 3 4 4 1 13
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 4 4 2 0 12
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 5 3 2 2 12
(Foreign) INX INDIA 3 1 3 0 0 7
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 1 2 2 1 6
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 2 0 0 1 3 6
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 1 0 2 2 6
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 3 2 5
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 2 0 1 1 1 5
(Foreign) NGX NIGERIA 0 2 2 1 0 5
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 2 1 0 0 1 4
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 1 0 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 0 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) AZX AZERBAIJAN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) GEX GEORGIA (REPUBLIC OF) 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) KYX CAYMAN ISLANDS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LTX LITHUANIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) LVX LATVIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PEX PERU 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 703 835 959 749 567 3813
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 2244 2454 2690 2098 1603 11089


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