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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 606, Surgery (instruments)

( 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 447 385 346 416 332 1926
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 92 89 83 122 65 451
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 73 75 64 100 51 363
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 76 57 54 84 68 339
(U.S.) OH OHIO 48 43 42 55 34 222
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 58 36 24 58 25 201
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 38 43 36 45 26 188
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 29 27 27 39 31 153
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 37 24 25 34 18 138
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 24 25 24 24 21 118
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 19 31 20 16 16 102
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 29 19 23 21 8 100
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 16 25 18 23 18 100
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 30 20 14 13 12 89
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 15 20 18 19 9 81
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 17 15 16 22 6 76
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 17 10 12 13 16 68
(U.S.) UT UTAH 14 8 11 22 13 68
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 22 11 5 13 13 64
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 18 12 6 10 6 52
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 16 10 12 7 6 51
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 15 9 9 8 8 49
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 18 8 6 10 7 49
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 10 13 9 12 4 48
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 9 7 9 8 13 46
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 7 13 11 8 4 43
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 13 8 9 1 7 38
(U.S.) OR OREGON 5 6 2 6 7 26
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 6 5 4 3 0 18
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 5 1 4 3 3 16
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 3 3 3 3 3 15
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 4 2 3 1 2 12
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 2 3 0 4 12
(U.S.) IA IOWA 3 2 3 1 1 10
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 2 2 3 0 9
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 2 2 2 1 1 8
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 2 1 3 2 8
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 3 3 1 1 0 8
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 1 3 1 1 7
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 2 1 3 0 0 6
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 2 1 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 2 1 2 0 5
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 1 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 2 0 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 1 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 3 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 2 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 1253 1087 972 1236 865 5413
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 76 80 63 72 62 353
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 65 49 49 68 41 272
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 39 36 17 35 20 147
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 21 24 23 29 18 115
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 19 24 17 32 18 110
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 23 22 22 23 19 109
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 14 19 13 27 12 85
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 16 16 10 12 10 64
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 13 10 6 12 6 47
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 7 9 7 7 4 34
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 8 7 5 7 7 34
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 10 4 6 10 2 32
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 2 6 9 8 26
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 4 4 5 8 3 24
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 2 3 3 7 2 17
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 3 5 1 2 4 15
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 1 3 3 3 4 14
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 2 5 5 13
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 3 3 1 2 3 12
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 3 2 2 3 1 11
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 2 1 3 2 9
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 4 0 1 2 9
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 0 1 2 3 8
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 3 1 0 0 3 7
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 1 3 0 5
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 1 2 0 2 0 5
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 2 2 1 5
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 0 1 1 2 4
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 2 0 1 0 4
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 3 1 0 0 0 4
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 1 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 2 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) LBX LEBANON 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 342 341 272 393 265 1613
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1595 1428 1244 1629 1130 7026


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