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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 602, Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage

( 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 36 23 23 25 21 128
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 9 13 17 20 15 74
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 19 12 12 7 7 57
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 6 12 9 11 4 42
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 10 7 12 4 6 39
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 8 7 5 9 7 36
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 7 5 11 5 3 31
(U.S.) OH OHIO 4 10 7 3 7 31
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 5 8 6 1 6 26
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 10 2 7 2 3 24
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 6 4 4 2 6 22
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 2 5 4 4 5 20
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 6 5 1 2 17
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 7 2 3 4 1 17
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 3 6 4 0 14
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 4 3 2 2 3 14
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 4 6 1 2 14
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 4 4 1 4 13
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 3 2 3 1 12
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 5 1 0 3 11
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 4 3 2 1 1 11
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 4 2 2 1 2 11
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 3 2 0 4 1 10
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 5 2 1 0 10
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 5 1 0 0 8
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 0 2 1 2 7
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 2 3 0 0 7
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 2 1 0 1 6
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 2 1 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 1 0 0 1 5
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 2 1 0 0 5
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 1 0 2 4
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 0 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 0 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 184 167 168 125 120 764
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 8 6 14 12 10 50
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 18 15 6 8 3 50
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 8 5 7 12 4 36
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 5 3 6 3 4 21
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 3 2 3 2 11
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 2 2 3 3 10
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 0 2 2 3 1 8
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 0 1 2 3 7
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 1 1 3 2 7
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 2 2 1 1 7
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 3 1 0 1 6
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 1 3 1 6
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 0 1 3 1 0 5
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 0 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 2 0 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) YUX YUGOSLAVIA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 50 45 55 57 35 242
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 234 212 223 182 155 1006


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