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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes
Breakout By Geographic Origin (State and Country)

Count of 2005 - 2009 Utility Patent Grants,
As Distributed 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 a 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 either by year of patent grant or by year of patent application.
(U.S. or Foreign) Code State-Territory or Country 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 165 162 126 132 152 737
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 45 49 37 39 57 227
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 44 50 44 39 46 223
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 41 28 23 24 42 158
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 38 36 24 20 35 153
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 29 27 18 25 37 136
(U.S.) OH OHIO 19 22 22 29 36 128
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 36 16 22 22 20 116
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 24 22 21 16 22 105
(U.S.) UT UTAH 18 22 14 23 25 102
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 14 24 17 12 21 88
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 22 19 13 8 16 78
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 14 13 12 7 9 55
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 9 7 11 8 10 45
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 8 13 4 8 8 41
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 7 8 4 10 8 37
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 7 8 6 4 10 35
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 12 4 6 2 10 34
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 8 4 9 4 7 32
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 9 3 6 4 9 31
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 5 2 7 4 10 28
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 4 5 4 7 3 23
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 8 4 3 2 5 22
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 4 4 2 4 2 16
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 4 3 1 4 14
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 3 3 3 2 14
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 5 4 0 1 2 12
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 3 2 2 2 11
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 3 3 1 2 10
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 3 4 1 0 10
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 4 1 2 1 9
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 4 1 0 1 7
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 4 2 1 7
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 1 3 3 7
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 0 2 1 0 5
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 1 0 2 1 5
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 1 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 3 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) US U.S. UNSPECIFIED REGION 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 617 590 485 478 624 2794
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 57 72 91 89 76 385
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 26 37 27 33 45 168
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 31 22 16 17 22 108
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 18 16 17 20 20 91
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 19 11 13 23 23 89
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 20 13 13 17 18 81
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 13 13 15 14 14 69
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 12 12 10 7 16 57
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 8 7 7 15 11 48
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 16 9 8 10 5 48
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 8 5 5 6 4 28
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 5 10 2 3 2 22
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 6 3 3 1 2 15
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 3 4 3 3 2 15
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 3 2 1 6 12
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 2 3 0 5 11
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 2 2 2 2 8
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 2 2 2 2 8
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 4 2 0 1 7
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 1 1 0 3 6
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 2 1 1 2 6
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 2 1 0 4
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 1 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 2 1 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MAX MOROCCO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) UYX URUGUAY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 254 256 249 270 283 1312
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 871 846 734 748 907 4106


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