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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 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 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 425 419 457 394 416 2111
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 95 102 146 143 141 627
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 134 125 119 105 110 593
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 114 94 121 105 88 522
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 87 69 70 64 66 356
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 62 72 55 57 69 315
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 51 51 53 68 78 301
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 54 55 52 41 63 265
(U.S.) OH OHIO 55 55 54 47 45 256
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 38 31 74 40 65 248
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 48 43 38 59 35 223
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 47 40 55 41 29 212
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 32 25 41 42 43 183
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 41 39 25 23 40 168
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 35 28 38 29 27 157
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 27 28 27 34 35 151
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 28 28 25 17 26 124
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 26 11 30 25 25 117
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 25 13 20 17 24 99
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 22 16 21 13 23 95
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 25 10 22 21 14 92
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 12 11 11 28 16 78
(U.S.) UT UTAH 20 9 18 17 13 77
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 16 12 15 12 15 70
(U.S.) OR OREGON 19 15 14 8 5 61
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 8 13 14 9 13 57
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 9 13 14 5 11 52
(U.S.) IA IOWA 7 9 7 6 8 37
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 7 7 4 10 7 35
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 9 9 5 7 3 33
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 8 9 6 5 4 32
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 6 9 6 4 7 32
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 4 6 6 8 5 29
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 5 2 9 3 4 23
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 3 4 2 5 8 22
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 3 6 4 4 20
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 6 3 2 2 4 17
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 3 3 4 6 16
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 4 1 5 2 4 16
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 3 2 3 2 3 13
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 3 2 4 2 1 12
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 5 5 10
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 2 4 1 2 1 10
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 1 2 0 4 8
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 2 2 1 1 1 7
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 2 2 2 7
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 2 1 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 2 0 1 4
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 2 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) GU GUAM 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) US UNITED STATES 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 1631 1509 1706 1541 1618 8005
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 240 209 167 175 226 1017
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 85 83 91 117 122 498
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 56 47 66 61 64 294
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 29 26 33 66 73 227
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 43 34 51 52 41 221
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 28 32 41 50 47 198
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 21 19 33 25 35 133
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 19 22 25 23 33 122
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 25 21 20 16 25 107
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 21 14 13 14 25 87
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 14 13 14 19 16 76
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 11 8 11 13 23 66
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 14 10 17 12 11 64
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 7 6 14 9 20 56
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 9 1 10 8 12 40
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 4 2 8 9 14 37
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 4 2 6 2 10 24
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 3 6 3 6 3 21
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 3 2 8 4 2 19
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 5 2 2 4 14
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 3 3 1 3 12
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 2 1 1 2 5 11
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 3 1 1 0 7
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 2 2 1 2 0 7
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 1 1 2 1 6
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 1 0 5 6
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 2 3 1 6
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 1 2 2 0 0 5
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 1 1 0 2 0 4
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 2 0 1 0 4
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 1 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) DOX DOMINICAN REPL. 0 2 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 2 0 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) LTX LITHUANIA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) NGX NIGERIA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) GEX GEORGIA (REPUBLIC OF) 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) JMX JAMAICA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) KYX CAYMAN ISLANDS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) TTX TRINIDAD/TOBAGO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 654 585 654 703 835 3431
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 2285 2094 2360 2244 2453 11436


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