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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 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 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 23 25 20 18 23 109
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 17 20 15 19 6 77
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 12 7 7 10 10 46
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 12 4 6 6 6 34
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 6 1 6 7 11 31
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 9 11 4 5 1 30
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 5 9 7 4 4 29
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 11 5 3 6 3 28
(U.S.) OH OHIO 7 3 7 4 5 26
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 4 4 5 6 1 20
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 4 2 6 1 6 19
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 7 2 3 2 2 16
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 3 1 6 3 15
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 4 1 4 2 14
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 5 1 2 3 2 13
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 6 4 0 2 1 13
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 4 1 3 3 11
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 0 0 6 2 11
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 2 3 1 3 11
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 0 0 5 4 10
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 6 1 2 1 0 10
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 1 0 5 1 9
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 4 1 4 0 0 9
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 1 0 2 3 8
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 1 1 1 2 7
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 1 2 1 1 7
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 0 1 3 2 7
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 0 3 2 0 6
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 1 2 0 0 5
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 0 1 2 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 2 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 168 125 119 140 115 667
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 14 12 10 11 8 55
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 7 12 3 4 7 33
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 6 8 3 6 6 29
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 6 3 4 6 2 21
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 2 3 1 4 1 11
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 3 3 0 0 8
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 3 2 2 0 8
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 3 2 0 1 8
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 3 1 0 2 7
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 3 1 0 2 1 7
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 2 3 0 0 6
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 0 1 1 2 5
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 0 1 0 3 1 5
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 0 0 1 1 4
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 2 1 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) YUX YUGOSLAVIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 55 57 34 44 34 224
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 223 182 153 184 149 891


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