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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 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 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 124 98 102 118 181 623
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 46 33 36 49 57 221
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 53 33 27 35 51 199
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 27 31 22 46 70 196
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 33 32 23 24 40 152
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 28 30 19 19 43 139
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 16 25 18 27 45 131
(U.S.) OH OHIO 18 19 11 18 24 90
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 17 18 14 9 32 90
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 11 20 10 17 31 89
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 15 15 10 10 13 63
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 6 8 9 14 18 55
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 13 9 7 6 16 51
(U.S.) UT UTAH 7 2 8 12 19 48
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 7 4 6 6 8 31
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 5 2 2 14 4 27
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 6 3 3 4 7 23
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 7 5 2 2 6 22
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 6 3 0 9 3 21
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 2 1 6 8 20
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 6 4 1 1 6 18
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 4 1 4 5 14
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 3 3 3 1 12
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 1 2 2 6 12
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 1 3 0 3 9
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 3 3 1 2 0 9
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 1 3 2 1 9
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 2 1 1 1 7
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 2 0 0 3 2 7
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 2 0 1 3 7
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 1 0 2 2 7
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 0 1 0 4 6
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 0 1 1 2 6
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 5 0 0 1 0 6
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 2 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 3 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 1 1 2 4
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 484 421 351 471 719 2446
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 30 20 12 33 32 127
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 10 16 15 17 26 84
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 13 12 11 15 33 84
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 13 14 6 17 15 65
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 17 6 11 4 19 57
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 10 6 6 6 17 45
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 7 3 7 4 7 28
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 3 6 1 4 11 25
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 8 4 7 3 24
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 2 1 4 6 9 22
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 6 2 3 7 21
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 6 2 3 2 7 20
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 6 5 2 2 0 15
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 6 4 1 1 1 13
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 5 2 2 2 1 12
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 2 0 1 4 4 11
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 1 4 3 9
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 2 1 1 3 9
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 1 2 3 1 8
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 1 2 0 2 6
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 2 1 0 1 5
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 3 0 3
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 0 0 3 3
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MAX MOROCCO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) TTX TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 148 118 97 141 207 711
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 632 539 448 612 926 3157


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