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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 128, Surgery (includes Class 600)

( 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 282 311 303 304 331 1531
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 91 127 109 77 99 503
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 71 93 64 50 63 341
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 60 65 38 52 47 262
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 49 66 43 34 29 221
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 50 44 36 24 50 204
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 34 42 38 26 43 183
(U.S.) OH OHIO 23 44 44 28 40 179
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 25 34 32 37 49 177
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 36 34 28 30 36 164
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 36 37 36 20 28 157
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 30 32 21 22 14 119
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 29 18 27 16 20 110
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 23 22 17 19 25 106
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 19 19 25 15 20 98
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 22 26 18 12 15 93
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 11 21 17 17 12 78
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 12 11 14 18 23 78
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 13 18 12 14 20 77
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 18 20 13 13 10 74
(U.S.) UT UTAH 15 12 8 8 18 61
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 9 18 8 11 8 54
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 9 18 11 5 10 53
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 17 15 9 6 50
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 6 9 11 10 11 47
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 5 3 6 3 8 25
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 8 2 3 2 8 23
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 4 5 4 3 18
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 3 1 5 3 6 18
(U.S.) IA IOWA 6 4 0 4 2 16
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 4 2 2 3 4 15
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 5 5 1 1 2 14
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 3 3 5 1 2 14
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 4 4 1 2 1 12
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 2 3 2 2 12
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 3 3 3 1 1 11
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 1 1 2 3 8
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 3 3 1 0 0 7
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 3 0 1 1 7
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 1 3 1 0 6
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 2 0 0 2 6
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 0 1 2 1 5
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 2 2 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 2 1 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 1 3 0 4
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) GU GUAM 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 1037 1205 1035 908 1074 5259
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 170 165 156 154 148 793
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 70 73 87 52 100 382
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 40 50 35 34 62 221
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 40 57 41 32 34 204
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 41 37 36 28 30 172
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 35 41 34 23 33 166
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 24 25 17 26 20 112
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 28 29 20 13 7 97
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 14 22 17 17 7 77
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 18 10 15 15 12 70
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 8 8 13 13 19 61
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 10 10 15 13 9 57
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 8 13 9 13 11 54
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 9 15 13 6 8 51
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 7 7 7 7 9 37
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 5 8 7 5 7 32
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 5 13 4 3 4 29
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 7 6 1 3 10 27
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 5 2 4 3 5 19
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 7 2 3 5 17
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 3 2 3 3 4 15
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 2 3 4 2 13
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 2 1 1 3 5 12
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 2 1 3 4 12
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 2 2 2 1 8
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 1 1 2 2 2 8
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 1 0 2 2 5
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 3 1 1 0 0 5
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 0 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) RSX SERBIA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) SCX SEYCHELLES 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CUX CUBA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) LTX LITHUANIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MKX MACEDONIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PEX PERU 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PKX PAKISTAN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 567 619 552 488 564 2790
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1604 1824 1587 1396 1638 8049


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