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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 604, Surgery (Medicators and Receptors)

( 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 132 152 308 343 388 1323
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 39 57 102 109 138 445
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 39 46 99 96 117 397
(U.S.) OH OHIO 29 36 74 85 104 328
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 24 42 63 51 64 244
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 20 35 47 45 66 213
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 25 37 48 43 59 212
(U.S.) UT UTAH 23 25 40 60 54 202
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 16 22 46 51 57 192
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 8 16 37 52 49 162
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 12 21 31 33 59 156
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 22 20 40 30 37 149
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 8 8 28 32 46 122
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 7 9 29 32 40 117
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 7 27 32 41 111
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 4 10 29 23 42 108
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 8 10 25 18 23 84
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 5 26 21 17 71
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 10 8 13 18 18 67
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 10 18 17 18 65
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 4 10 12 13 23 62
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 4 9 11 13 9 46
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 2 10 10 10 35
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 4 2 5 9 12 32
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 7 3 3 6 13 32
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 2 8 8 12 31
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 4 4 1 6 16
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 3 7 4 15
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 1 4 5 3 15
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 2 5 3 4 15
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 2 7 2 1 14
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 3 3 1 2 5 14
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 3 5 1 10
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 1 2 1 4 10
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 2 1 3 2 0 8
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 0 2 1 2 6
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 1 0 4 6
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 3 1 2 6
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 0 2 2 5
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 2 0 1 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 1 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 1 0 2 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 0 3 3
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 478 624 1221 1286 1560 5169
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 89 76 126 130 148 569
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 33 45 74 71 102 325
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 20 20 41 34 60 175
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 23 23 41 47 40 174
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 17 22 33 42 50 164
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 17 18 33 26 39 133
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 7 16 26 36 44 129
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 15 11 22 43 29 120
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 14 14 26 18 22 94
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 6 4 11 17 11 49
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 10 5 9 10 12 46
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 2 11 12 9 37
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 5 4 5 11 25
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 3 2 6 8 5 24
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 6 3 6 5 21
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 2 2 3 6 6 19
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 2 3 7 4 17
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 2 4 2 7 17
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 3 5 2 5 15
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 1 3 1 5 11
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 2 1 4 3 11
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 1 3 2 7
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 0 2 2 5
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 0 3 1 5
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 2 0 2 4
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 0 3 1 4
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 1 2 4
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) BMX BERMUDA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MOX CHINA, MACAU S.A.R. 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 270 283 497 544 639 2233
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 748 907 1718 1830 2199 7402


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