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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 606, Surgery (instruments)

( 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.) CA CALIFORNIA 194 212 394 545 609 1954
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 48 60 135 164 186 593
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 48 65 116 120 139 488
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 25 43 84 96 123 371
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 16 53 99 99 101 368
(U.S.) OH OHIO 25 41 105 89 99 359
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 22 38 80 66 112 318
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 17 32 55 73 127 304
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 21 38 52 75 77 263
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 12 22 39 46 87 206
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 26 30 50 41 59 206
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 19 22 37 48 53 179
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 20 16 32 50 54 172
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 15 27 29 53 127
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 14 13 25 34 32 118
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 8 11 17 24 25 85
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 5 13 15 20 31 84
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 6 11 12 19 33 81
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 8 9 10 20 25 72
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 4 6 15 14 31 70
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 9 7 9 14 24 63
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 5 6 11 19 20 61
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 4 4 8 9 22 47
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 7 5 10 11 8 41
(U.S.) OR OREGON 4 8 5 6 16 39
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 3 7 8 12 31
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 11 10 7 29
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 2 5 3 16 28
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 5 4 9 2 6 26
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 2 1 3 8 15
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 0 1 5 4 12
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 1 2 2 6 12
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 4 3 3 11
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 3 2 3 2 11
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 1 2 2 3 10
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 3 1 4 8
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 3 0 4 8
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 2 0 2 3 1 8
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 1 2 0 3 7
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 2 0 2 2 7
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 2 3 0 6
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 2 1 3 6
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 0 1 4 6
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 1 1 0 2 5
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 0 2 1 4
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 1 2 4
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 2 0 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 598 803 1504 1787 2241 6933
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 21 45 73 87 141 367
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 35 37 66 57 114 309
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 20 25 42 31 65 183
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 10 19 35 45 68 177
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 13 19 25 31 41 129
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 14 12 20 22 41 109
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 15 11 19 29 29 103
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 4 22 20 21 67
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 7 2 12 10 13 44
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 6 2 7 12 17 44
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 2 9 6 16 36
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 4 1 5 9 11 30
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 4 5 6 10 26
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 1 6 5 3 16
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 3 1 0 6 6 16
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 1 4 3 5 14
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 1 3 3 5 13
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 2 2 4 1 9
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 3 0 0 5 9
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 1 3 3 8
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 1 2 5 8
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 1 2 4 7
(Foreign) UYX URUGUAY 0 2 1 2 2 7
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 1 1 0 4 6
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 2 0 0 4 6
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 4 0 0 1 5
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 1 1 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 0 2 1 0 3
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 2 1 0 3
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 1 2 0 3
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 1 0 2 3
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 2 1 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ECX ECUADOR 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SYX SYRIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 162 204 370 407 647 1790
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 760 1007 1874 2194 2888 8723


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