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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 602, Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage

( 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 12 21 36 47 47 163
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 5 8 8 12 12 45
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 2 4 7 10 15 38
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 2 5 8 10 10 35
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 6 2 9 5 12 34
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 9 3 4 8 9 33
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 4 5 6 10 5 30
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 7 6 5 7 4 29
(U.S.) OH OHIO 4 3 9 7 5 28
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 4 3 3 7 10 27
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 4 6 7 8 26
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 5 7 10 3 26
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 12 6 5 2 25
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 5 4 5 3 17
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 3 4 3 5 16
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 4 4 2 4 16
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 3 2 3 4 14
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 2 4 2 1 12
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 1 2 0 6 11
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 1 3 3 2 10
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 1 3 1 4 9
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 3 3 1 0 7
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 1 4 1 6
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 0 1 3 2 6
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 2 1 2 6
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 2 2 0 0 5
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 1 1 0 2 5
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 2 0 1 4
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 1 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 0 0 3 4
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 1 3 0 4
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 1 1 2 4
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 1 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 2 1 0 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 1 2 0 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 78 115 166 186 188 733
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 5 5 9 10 15 44
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 8 7 7 6 8 36
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 2 1 11 12 6 32
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 8 2 3 5 1 19
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 2 3 4 1 6 16
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 0 3 4 6 14
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 3 1 7 2 13
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 1 2 2 5 1 11
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 2 2 1 3 1 9
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 1 1 1 3 8
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 1 3 2 2 8
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 1 0 4 1 1 7
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 1 3 0 2 6
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 3 2 0 1 6
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 1 2 2 5
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 0 0 2 1 5
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 1 3 1 5
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 1 3 1 5
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 0 1 0 2 1 4
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) RSX SERBIA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 37 34 60 72 61 264
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 115 149 226 258 249 997


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