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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 607, Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application

( 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.) MN MINNESOTA 130 197 222 150 206 905
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 119 203 193 108 153 776
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 28 33 31 16 15 123
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 10 19 19 14 15 77
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 17 21 7 9 12 66
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 9 10 9 13 19 60
(U.S.) OH OHIO 7 12 7 6 14 46
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 7 5 12 9 6 39
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 8 7 6 8 7 36
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 5 8 14 2 3 32
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 4 4 9 6 4 27
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 4 7 7 5 27
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 9 2 6 3 1 21
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 6 9 2 2 1 20
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 7 3 3 1 18
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 2 7 2 3 3 17
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 6 5 3 0 3 17
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 2 1 1 8 14
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 3 3 4 1 13
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 6 0 2 1 4 13
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 2 3 2 2 12
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 3 4 1 2 12
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 2 2 0 1 9
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 4 2 0 1 9
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 4 1 1 2 8
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 1 2 3 0 8
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 5 0 1 1 1 8
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 0 3 1 2 8
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 2 1 0 3 7
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 2 0 3 6
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 1 1 3 6
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 1 1 2 5
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 1 2 1 4
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 3 0 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 2 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 413 583 587 379 506 2468
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 12 17 14 12 21 76
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 14 14 14 13 12 67
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 17 17 13 9 3 59
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 12 10 14 8 8 52
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 8 16 9 15 50
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 6 9 10 7 8 40
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 7 9 6 8 5 35
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 2 6 4 5 5 22
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 6 3 7 0 3 19
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 3 3 2 5 15
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 2 1 3 4 12
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 5 3 1 1 1 11
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 2 3 0 2 3 10
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 1 2 3 2 9
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 1 2 3 2 9
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 1 0 1 1 5
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 1 1 1 0 5
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 1 0 2 1 4
(Foreign) DOX DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) NGX NIGERIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 97 115 114 92 101 519
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 510 698 701 471 607 2987


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