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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 2008 - 2012 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 by year of patent grant.
(U.S. or Foreign) Code State-Territory or Country 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 150 206 349 362 391 1458
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 108 153 224 280 344 1109
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 16 15 33 42 48 154
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 13 19 26 36 39 133
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 14 15 18 25 34 106
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 9 12 30 17 31 99
(U.S.) OH OHIO 6 14 17 16 14 67
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 6 4 10 21 20 61
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 3 1 16 16 22 58
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 8 7 10 13 9 47
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 7 5 9 13 11 45
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 9 6 8 8 12 43
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 1 10 10 15 38
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 2 3 5 13 14 37
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 8 9 9 10 37
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 3 3 6 5 13 30
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 2 3 9 11 26
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 2 3 3 15 25
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 3 4 6 6 19
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 1 6 5 3 18
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 4 1 4 7 2 18
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 1 1 3 3 4 12
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 2 2 3 4 12
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 2 4 2 3 12
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 3 1 1 5 10
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 3 4 1 2 10
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 2 1 2 2 8
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 3 0 2 2 1 8
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 4 1 1 1 8
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 1 2 1 3 7
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 3 1 1 1 7
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 1 1 3 6
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 0 1 3 4
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 1 0 2 4
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 3 1 0 4
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 1 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 3 0 0 3
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 379 506 831 939 1107 3762
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 12 21 27 42 37 139
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 13 12 27 29 29 110
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 9 15 14 25 17 80
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 7 8 5 15 18 53
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 9 3 5 16 19 52
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 8 8 10 6 12 44
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 5 5 11 8 11 40
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 8 5 7 8 10 38
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 3 2 4 8 15 32
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 5 5 6 9 27
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 3 2 3 5 9 22
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 0 3 5 7 6 21
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 4 5 4 3 19
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 2 3 2 5 3 15
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 1 1 1 3 5 11
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 1 2 2 4 9
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 0 1 5 3 9
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 2 1 2 5
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 1 0 1 2 5
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 2 1 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CYX CYPRUS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) DOX DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NGX NIGERIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 92 101 139 204 226 762
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 471 607 970 1143 1333 4524


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