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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 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 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 35 20 12 21 36 124
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 9 11 2 5 8 35
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 12 2 7 6 5 32
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 6 6 6 2 9 29
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 6 3 9 3 4 25
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 1 3 5 8 8 25
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 2 8 4 5 6 25
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 5 2 0 12 6 25
(U.S.) OH OHIO 3 3 4 3 9 22
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 5 4 2 4 7 22
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 4 3 1 5 7 20
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 5 3 3 2 4 17
(U.S.) OR OREGON 7 0 2 4 4 17
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 4 1 1 4 6 16
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 3 2 4 3 3 15
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 3 0 5 4 14
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 5 2 2 3 2 14
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 1 1 3 4 12
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 2 1 1 3 8
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 1 0 3 3 8
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 0 1 2 2 7
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 3 0 1 2 7
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 0 2 1 2 7
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 0 0 1 2 6
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 1 0 1 3 6
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 3 0 0 1 5
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 1 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 1 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 1 0 2 3
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 0 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 2 0 1 3
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 1 2 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 137 90 78 115 166 586
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 7 7 8 7 7 36
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 9 5 5 5 9 33
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 3 5 2 1 11 22
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 2 7 8 2 3 22
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 2 1 2 3 4 12
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 2 2 2 2 1 9
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 0 3 1 2 2 8
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 2 0 1 3 8
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 1 0 1 3 8
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 3 0 0 3 1 7
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 2 2 1 1 7
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 2 1 0 3 6
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 0 0 1 0 4 5
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 3 2 5
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 0 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) RSX SERBIA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 39 41 37 34 60 211
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 176 131 115 149 226 797


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