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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 2006 - 2010 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 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 311 303 304 330 510 1758
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 127 109 77 99 150 562
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 93 64 50 63 139 409
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 65 38 52 47 98 300
(U.S.) OH OHIO 44 44 28 40 90 246
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 66 43 34 29 59 231
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 45 36 24 50 63 218
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 34 32 37 49 59 211
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 42 38 26 43 57 206
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 37 36 20 28 45 166
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 34 28 30 36 33 161
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 22 17 19 25 32 115
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 18 27 16 20 29 110
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 32 21 22 14 17 106
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 19 25 15 20 26 105
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 11 14 18 23 33 99
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 21 17 17 12 26 93
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 26 18 12 15 16 87
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 18 12 14 20 18 82
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 20 13 13 10 20 76
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 18 8 11 8 25 70
(U.S.) UT UTAH 12 8 8 19 19 66
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 18 11 5 10 17 61
(U.S.) OR OREGON 17 15 9 6 11 58
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 9 11 10 11 15 56
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 3 6 3 8 4 24
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 4 5 4 3 5 21
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 3 2 8 4 19
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 5 3 6 4 19
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 3 5 1 2 6 17
(U.S.) IA IOWA 4 0 4 2 4 14
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 3 0 1 1 9 14
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 3 2 2 4 13
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 5 1 1 2 3 12
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 1 2 3 5 12
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 2 3 4 1 12
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 4 1 2 1 3 11
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 3 1 0 6 11
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 3 3 1 1 3 11
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 0 0 2 2 6
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 3 1 0 0 1 5
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 1 2 1 1 5
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 2 1 0 2 5
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 3 0 1 5
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 2 0 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 2 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) GU GUAM 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 1206 1035 908 1074 1679 5902
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 165 157 154 148 285 909
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 73 87 52 100 189 501
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 50 35 34 62 76 257
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 57 41 32 34 49 213
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 37 36 28 30 50 181
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 41 34 23 33 44 175
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 25 17 26 20 22 110
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 29 20 13 7 19 88
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 8 13 13 19 32 85
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 22 17 17 7 14 77
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 10 15 15 12 19 71
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 15 13 6 8 25 67
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 10 15 13 9 17 64
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 13 9 13 11 17 63
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 7 7 7 9 22 52
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 8 7 5 7 6 33
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 13 4 3 4 8 32
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 6 1 3 10 7 27
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 7 2 3 5 9 26
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 1 3 5 12 22
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 4 3 5 4 18
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 3 3 4 2 14
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 1 3 4 4 14
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 3 4 2 2 13
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 1 2 2 2 2 9
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 0 2 2 3 8
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 2 2 1 0 7
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 0 1 4 6
(Foreign) RSX SERBIA 0 2 0 0 3 5
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 1 0 0 1 2 4
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 0 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) SCX SEYCHELLES 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CUX CUBA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) LTX LITHUANIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MKX MACEDONIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PKX PAKISTAN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 619 553 488 564 958 3182
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1825 1588 1396 1638 2637 9084


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