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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 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 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 197 222 150 206 349 1124
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 203 193 108 153 223 880
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 33 31 16 15 33 128
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 19 19 14 15 18 85
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 21 7 9 12 30 79
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 10 9 13 19 26 77
(U.S.) OH OHIO 12 7 6 14 17 56
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 5 12 9 6 8 40
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 7 6 8 7 10 38
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 4 9 6 4 10 33
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 8 14 2 3 5 32
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 7 7 5 9 32
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 2 6 3 1 16 28
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 9 2 2 1 10 24
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 7 2 3 3 6 21
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 1 1 8 9 21
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 7 3 3 1 6 20
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 5 3 0 3 4 15
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 3 4 1 4 15
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 4 1 2 3 13
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 3 2 2 3 12
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 1 0 3 4 10
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 3 1 2 4 10
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 4 1 1 2 1 9
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 2 3 0 2 8
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 4 2 0 1 1 8
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 2 1 4 1 8
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 2 0 3 1 7
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 2 0 1 2 7
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 1 3 1 6
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 1 1 1 3 6
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 1 2 2 6
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 1 0 0 3 6
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 0 0 3 4
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 2 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 583 587 379 506 830 2885
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 17 14 12 21 27 91
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 14 14 13 12 27 80
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 8 16 9 15 14 62
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 10 14 8 8 10 50
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 17 13 9 3 5 47
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 9 10 7 8 5 39
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 9 6 8 5 7 35
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 6 4 5 5 11 31
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 3 3 2 5 5 18
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 3 7 0 3 5 18
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 1 3 4 5 15
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 2 3 2 4 12
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 2 3 2 3 11
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 3 0 2 3 2 10
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 3 1 1 1 1 7
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 1 0 2 1 0 4
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 1 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) DOX DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 1 1 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 0 1 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 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NGX NIGERIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 115 114 92 101 139 561
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 698 701 471 607 969 3446


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