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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 2000 - 2004 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 607, Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application

( 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 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 94 118 148 155 158 673
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 146 124 132 127 113 642
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 15 32 18 29 19 113
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 25 22 14 28 16 105
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 10 23 23 15 18 89
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 13 17 16 19 7 72
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 7 6 14 9 26 62
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 10 10 5 9 5 39
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 6 9 3 6 13 37
(U.S.) OH OHIO 15 4 2 8 6 35
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 5 10 7 8 2 32
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 9 6 10 4 2 31
(U.S.) OR OREGON 5 2 11 5 3 26
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 2 4 9 4 20
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 4 3 4 3 2 16
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 4 3 2 4 15
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 5 4 2 2 14
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 2 4 3 4 14
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 4 5 0 2 2 13
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 2 2 3 4 12
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 4 3 1 2 2 12
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 3 0 1 5 12
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 2 2 2 4 11
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 2 4 2 0 10
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 2 0 5 3 10
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 1 2 3 3 10
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 7 0 0 2 10
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 2 1 2 2 8
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 3 1 0 2 8
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 2 1 3 1 7
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 2 3 1 1 7
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 1 0 2 1 6
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 1 0 2 2 6
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 1 1 2 1 5
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 1 3 0 5
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 397 442 443 477 441 2200
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 23 22 27 18 16 106
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 21 23 17 14 12 87
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 13 15 5 15 14 62
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 15 16 14 8 53
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 7 10 12 14 7 50
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 4 6 14 13 6 43
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 8 8 8 6 4 34
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 4 7 9 9 2 31
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 5 2 1 8 4 20
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 10 4 2 1 1 18
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 3 5 2 6 0 16
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 4 2 3 1 1 11
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 2 2 2 2 0 8
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 1 0 4 0 7
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 1 4 0 1 7
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 1 2 1 1 6
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 1 1 0 2 4
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 0 2 1 1 4
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 0 0 0 2 4
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 3 1 0 4
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) AEX ARAB EMIRATES 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CYX CYPRUS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) UZX UZBEKISTAN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 116 125 135 129 87 592
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 513 567 578 606 528 2792


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