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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 623, Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor

( 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 114 143 136 181 151 725
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 57 71 70 53 54 305
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 29 40 25 37 43 174
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 30 41 26 35 24 156
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 24 23 26 37 30 140
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 15 27 19 29 33 123
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 14 14 23 18 25 94
(U.S.) OH OHIO 12 13 24 21 19 89
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 16 17 14 15 17 79
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 17 16 15 8 8 64
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 8 10 11 17 12 58
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 6 5 8 18 16 53
(U.S.) UT UTAH 8 7 14 11 11 51
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 7 10 6 6 8 37
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 6 6 6 6 8 32
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 7 1 7 7 9 31
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 4 4 6 7 9 30
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 6 6 4 9 3 28
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 4 6 3 8 25
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 9 3 5 2 3 22
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 2 3 5 10 20
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 6 3 6 4 20
(U.S.) OR OREGON 6 7 2 4 0 19
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 4 5 3 3 2 17
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 4 6 4 1 15
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 3 1 3 3 4 14
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 6 1 0 3 12
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 6 1 1 2 11
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 3 3 1 2 11
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 4 3 0 1 0 8
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 3 3 0 1 8
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 3 1 1 1 8
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 3 2 2 0 1 8
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 1 1 1 3 7
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 3 1 1 2 7
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 3 2 0 1 7
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 1 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 1 3 1 5
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 0 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 429 521 492 561 533 2536
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 44 45 44 35 45 213
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 20 30 35 35 31 151
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 17 23 19 11 8 78
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 12 22 15 9 10 68
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 12 12 15 12 16 67
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 6 12 17 15 16 66
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 5 8 11 6 6 36
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 6 6 7 10 6 35
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 6 8 9 5 4 32
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 6 5 4 9 3 27
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 4 1 6 9 5 25
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 1 3 2 6 7 19
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 6 2 2 6 2 18
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 3 0 4 6 3 16
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 2 1 4 3 3 13
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 4 3 1 3 1 12
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 2 3 3 2 12
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 1 4 3 1 11
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 2 1 1 2 7
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 2 2 1 0 6
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 2 0 2 2 6
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 4 1 0 0 0 5
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 2 1 1 0 5
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 0 2 1 0 5
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 1 0 3 5
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 1 0 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) LVX LATVIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) UYX URUGUAY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 172 198 211 200 179 960
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 601 719 703 761 712 3496


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