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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 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 by year of patent grant.
(U.S. or Foreign) Code State-Territory or Country 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 102 118 181 235 266 902
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 22 46 70 87 104 329
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 36 49 57 91 73 306
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 27 35 51 59 60 232
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 18 27 45 46 48 184
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 19 19 43 46 56 183
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 23 24 40 42 41 170
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 14 9 32 27 50 132
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 10 17 31 17 35 110
(U.S.) OH OHIO 11 18 25 21 25 100
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 10 10 13 17 28 78
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 9 14 18 16 17 74
(U.S.) UT UTAH 8 12 19 14 12 65
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 14 4 19 23 62
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 4 7 21 21 56
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 2 2 6 16 23 49
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 7 6 16 12 4 45
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 6 6 8 6 14 40
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 6 8 11 8 34
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 9 3 12 8 32
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 3 0 3 8 12 26
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 3 3 1 8 8 23
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 4 5 7 6 23
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 2 6 3 7 20
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 0 4 5 4 14
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 2 1 2 6 14
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 2 2 4 6 14
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 1 2 4 5 13
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 1 6 3 2 13
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 3 2 4 3 12
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 1 3 5 10
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 1 2 2 3 9
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 0 1 4 0 6
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 1 1 0 3 6
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 3 1 1 6
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 0 4 1 5
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 2 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 0 2 1 4
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 2 1 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 1 2 0 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 351 471 720 887 996 3425
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 12 33 32 49 77 203
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 11 15 33 22 27 108
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 15 17 26 25 24 107
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 6 17 15 16 21 75
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 6 6 17 16 24 69
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 11 4 19 16 16 66
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 7 4 7 18 8 44
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 4 6 9 11 8 38
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 3 2 7 11 14 37
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 4 7 3 11 11 36
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 3 7 8 12 32
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 4 11 7 7 30
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 4 4 6 5 20
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 4 3 5 3 16
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 2 2 1 4 6 15
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 2 2 0 6 4 14
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 3 1 4 3 13
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 1 3 3 5 13
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 0 2 5 2 11
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 3 1 5 9
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 1 1 3 3 9
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 0 1 2 3 6
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 3 0 1 1 5
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 0 1 1 2 1 5
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 0 1 2 4
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 1 2 0 4
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 1 0 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 1 0 1
(Foreign) MAX MOROCCO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) TTX TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 97 141 207 259 297 1001
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 448 612 927 1146 1293 4426


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