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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Office of Electronic Information Products
Patent Technology Monitoring Division (PTMD)

Patenting In Technology Classes
Breakout By Geographic Origin (State and Country)

Count of 1998 - 2002 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 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 260 254 213 272 220 1219
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 95 81 77 75 59 387
(U.S.) OH OHIO 85 85 62 58 57 347
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 52 64 52 48 49 265
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 78 55 41 53 38 265
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 45 46 47 38 50 226
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 47 45 36 39 31 198
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 38 44 46 34 31 193
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 50 45 40 33 24 192
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 37 35 31 31 34 168
(U.S.) UT UTAH 36 36 32 27 17 148
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 33 32 20 22 34 141
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 22 26 24 20 29 121
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 31 17 18 13 15 94
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 23 21 9 8 15 76
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 20 13 13 12 17 75
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 21 13 10 17 12 73
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 23 11 9 15 8 66
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 9 10 6 15 7 47
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 13 12 5 13 4 47
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 5 7 11 10 10 43
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 9 7 6 9 6 37
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 14 1 5 4 10 34
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 11 5 9 2 7 34
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 8 4 5 7 9 33
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 7 6 3 6 8 30
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 10 5 4 2 2 23
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 8 3 3 3 4 21
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 8 3 3 2 5 21
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 6 4 5 3 1 19
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 4 3 4 4 1 16
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 1 5 2 5 15
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 2 4 5 2 1 14
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 5 2 1 4 2 14
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 5 1 3 2 2 13
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 3 2 5 0 3 13
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 2 1 5 2 12
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 1 3 6 1 11
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 1 1 3 2 8
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 2 1 2 1 0 6
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 0 1 3 5
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 1 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 0 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 2 1 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 1135 1013 878 925 837 4788
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 80 75 62 76 130 423
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 53 32 41 36 54 216
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 42 31 30 39 51 193
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 28 24 31 27 22 132
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 23 33 22 17 17 112
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 8 9 23 18 16 74
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 7 24 11 16 12 70
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 9 16 12 16 16 69
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 14 13 11 18 9 65
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 13 13 6 14 16 62
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 8 11 11 6 23 59
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 17 13 7 5 6 48
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 15 12 7 5 5 44
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 6 3 5 5 2 21
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 0 5 1 2 8 16
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 3 2 3 2 4 14
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 3 3 2 5 13
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 5 2 4 0 2 13
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 1 3 1 4 10
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 4 4 1 10
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 1 0 6 8
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 1 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 2 2 0 0 4
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 2 1 0 3
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 0 2 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 2 0 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) UYX URUGUAY 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) LVX LATVIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PAX PANAMA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 340 332 308 315 420 1715
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1475 1345 1186 1240 1257 6503


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