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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 602, Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage

( 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 19 35 20 12 21 107
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 16 12 2 7 6 43
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 7 9 11 2 5 34
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 12 6 3 9 3 33
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 5 2 8 4 5 24
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 3 6 6 6 2 23
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 8 5 3 3 2 21
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 5 2 0 12 21
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 4 5 4 2 4 19
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 1 1 3 5 8 18
(U.S.) OH OHIO 5 3 3 4 3 18
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 2 4 3 1 5 15
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 7 0 2 4 15
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 5 2 2 3 15
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 4 2 3 0 5 14
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 4 1 1 4 12
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 0 3 2 4 3 12
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 5 1 2 1 1 10
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 3 1 1 3 10
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 4 2 1 0 0 7
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 1 1 0 3 6
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 2 0 2 1 6
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 2 0 1 2 5
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 1 3 0 0 5
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 3 0 1 5
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 1 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 1 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 3 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 2 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 0 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 1 2 1 4
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 124 137 90 78 115 544
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 9 7 7 8 7 38
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 5 9 5 5 5 29
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 1 2 7 8 2 20
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 2 3 5 2 1 13
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 1 2 2 2 2 9
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 1 2 2 1 9
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 1 2 1 2 3 9
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 2 2 0 1 8
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 3 0 0 3 6
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 0 0 3 1 2 6
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 3 0 0 0 3 6
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 3 1 0 1 6
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 2 1 0 3
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) RSX SERBIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 35 39 41 37 34 186
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 159 176 131 115 149 730


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