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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 623, Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor

( 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 109 124 98 102 118 551
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 36 46 33 36 49 200
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 32 53 33 27 35 180
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 25 27 31 22 46 151
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 32 33 32 23 24 144
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 24 28 30 19 19 120
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 12 16 25 18 27 98
(U.S.) OH OHIO 14 18 19 11 18 80
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 17 11 20 10 17 75
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 15 17 18 14 9 73
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 11 15 15 10 10 61
(U.S.) UT UTAH 18 7 2 8 12 47
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 7 6 8 9 14 44
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 7 13 9 7 6 42
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 9 6 3 3 4 25
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 7 4 6 6 25
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 5 2 2 14 25
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 6 3 0 9 22
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 2 7 5 2 2 18
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 4 3 2 1 6 16
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 6 4 1 1 15
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 2 3 3 3 12
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 0 4 1 4 10
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 3 3 1 2 9
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 2 1 3 2 9
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 2 1 3 0 8
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 1 1 2 2 8
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 2 2 1 1 7
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 3 1 2 0 1 7
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 2 1 0 2 7
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 0 3 1 0 6
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 2 0 0 3 6
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 5 0 0 1 6
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 2 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 403 484 421 351 471 2130
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 18 30 20 12 33 113
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 13 10 16 15 17 71
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 12 13 12 11 15 63
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 8 13 14 6 17 58
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 12 17 6 11 4 50
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 10 10 6 6 6 38
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 7 3 7 4 24
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 2 8 4 7 24
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 7 6 2 3 2 20
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 3 6 5 2 2 18
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 3 3 6 1 4 17
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 5 6 4 1 1 17
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 3 2 1 4 6 16
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 5 5 2 2 2 16
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 3 6 2 3 15
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 2 0 1 4 8
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 1 2 3 7
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 0 1 4 6
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 2 2 1 1 6
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 1 1 2 0 6
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 2 0 0 0 3 5
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 3 0 0 1 0 4
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 2 1 0 4
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LVX LATVIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MAX MOROCCO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) TTX TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 120 148 118 97 141 624
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 523 632 539 448 612 2754


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