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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 606, Surgery (instruments)

( 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 268 279 255 194 211 1207
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 77 76 66 48 60 327
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 50 60 73 48 65 296
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 49 57 48 25 43 222
(U.S.) OH OHIO 23 20 29 25 41 138
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 21 27 28 22 38 136
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 26 28 24 26 30 134
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 27 31 17 21 38 134
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 12 23 23 16 53 127
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 24 27 34 19 22 126
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 7 24 36 17 32 116
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 14 20 22 20 16 92
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 18 18 18 12 22 88
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 12 22 10 8 11 63
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 7 11 7 14 13 52
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 10 11 8 5 13 47
(U.S.) UT UTAH 10 8 9 3 15 45
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 6 5 8 9 32
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 4 4 7 6 11 32
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 4 11 4 7 5 31
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 10 5 3 5 6 29
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 6 9 5 4 28
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 4 9 3 4 6 26
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 5 7 6 4 4 26
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 4 1 4 9 7 25
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 4 5 4 8 22
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 5 5 4 2 2 18
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 5 7 0 1 1 14
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 5 1 2 2 1 11
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 3 1 3 1 3 11
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 3 4 1 2 10
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 1 2 1 3 8
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 2 3 1 0 7
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 2 2 0 5
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 3 2 0 0 5
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 2 0 1 0 5
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 2 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 1 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 0 1 2 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 2 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 1 2 0 3
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 724 827 780 598 802 3731
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 34 55 36 35 37 197
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 37 28 55 21 45 186
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 12 15 17 20 25 89
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 15 26 14 13 19 87
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 14 19 12 14 12 71
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 11 19 11 10 19 70
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 7 8 9 15 11 50
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 8 7 5 0 4 24
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 5 5 8 3 2 23
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 4 6 2 7 2 21
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 8 2 6 2 21
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 3 6 4 4 1 18
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 5 4 1 4 17
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 4 2 5 1 1 13
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 3 1 2 3 1 10
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 3 0 2 0 4 9
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 2 1 1 3 8
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 3 0 0 2 7
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 2 2 1 1 7
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 2 2 1 1 7
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 4 0 0 5
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 3 2 0 0 5
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 2 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 1 2 1 4
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 3 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 2 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 2 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 1 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) UYX URUGUAY 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) ECX ECUADOR 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 178 236 206 162 204 986
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 902 1063 986 760 1006 4717


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