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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 604, Surgery (Medicators and Receptors)

( 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 213 271 221 338 189 1232
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 77 76 59 101 70 383
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 52 48 49 85 57 291
(U.S.) OH OHIO 62 58 57 55 38 270
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 41 53 38 69 59 260
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 47 38 50 71 52 258
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 36 39 31 53 44 203
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 40 33 24 41 30 168
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 46 34 31 27 18 156
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 24 20 29 39 33 145
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 20 22 34 39 30 145
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 31 31 34 27 21 144
(U.S.) UT UTAH 32 27 17 33 20 129
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 10 17 12 26 12 77
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 18 13 15 17 12 75
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 13 12 17 14 13 69
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 9 15 8 19 13 64
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 6 15 7 16 19 63
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 9 8 15 15 10 57
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 11 10 10 14 5 50
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 6 9 6 13 10 44
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 5 13 4 9 5 36
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 5 4 10 6 6 31
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 5 7 9 4 4 29
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 9 2 7 8 3 29
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 3 6 8 4 6 27
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 5 2 5 8 2 22
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 4 4 1 3 6 18
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 3 3 4 5 2 17
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 6 1 5 2 17
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 3 2 5 4 2 16
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 5 2 1 2 5 15
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 5 0 3 3 2 13
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 5 3 1 4 0 13
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 3 2 2 5 0 12
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 5 2 0 2 10
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 4 2 3 0 10
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 4 2 2 1 1 10
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 3 2 0 1 7
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 1 2 3 7
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 3 0 1 5
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 2 1 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 1 0 0 0 3 4
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 2 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 2 1 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) US UNITED STATES 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 878 925 838 1195 813 4649
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 62 76 131 145 81 495
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 41 36 54 59 53 243
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 30 39 51 55 34 209
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 31 27 22 31 12 123
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 22 17 17 23 24 103
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 23 18 16 17 19 93
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 12 16 16 20 24 88
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 11 16 12 28 16 83
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 11 18 9 31 8 77
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 11 6 23 15 20 75
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 6 14 16 21 16 73
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 7 5 6 10 3 31
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 7 5 5 8 6 31
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 3 2 4 9 1 19
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 3 2 5 6 2 18
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 1 2 8 6 1 18
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 5 5 2 3 1 16
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 3 1 4 4 1 13
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 4 4 1 1 2 12
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 6 3 1 11
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 1 0 3 2 8
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 4 0 2 1 1 8
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 1 3 2 7
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 1 3 2 6
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 1 3 0 5
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 0 0 0 2 4
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) UYX URUGUAY 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LVX LATVIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PAX PANAMA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 308 315 421 512 336 1892
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1186 1240 1259 1707 1149 6541


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