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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 128, Surgery (includes Class 600)

( 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 304 330 510 608 715 2467
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 77 99 150 206 207 739
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 50 63 139 161 166 579
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 52 47 98 83 98 378
(U.S.) OH OHIO 28 40 90 93 90 341
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 24 50 63 46 90 273
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 26 43 57 62 71 259
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 34 29 59 48 82 252
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 37 49 59 51 33 229
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 20 28 45 65 70 228
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 30 36 33 57 42 198
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 18 23 33 31 62 167
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 22 14 17 46 49 148
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 19 25 32 26 40 142
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 14 20 18 25 44 121
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 17 12 26 25 37 117
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 16 20 29 21 31 117
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 15 20 26 19 36 116
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 12 15 16 25 34 102
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 11 8 25 23 21 88
(U.S.) UT UTAH 8 19 19 16 24 86
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 10 11 15 16 31 83
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 13 10 20 16 19 78
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 5 10 17 21 14 67
(U.S.) OR OREGON 9 6 11 18 22 66
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 3 8 4 7 9 31
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 4 3 5 13 6 31
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 8 4 2 10 26
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 2 6 7 7 23
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 3 6 4 4 4 21
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 2 4 3 9 20
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 2 3 5 2 5 17
(U.S.) IA IOWA 4 2 4 2 4 16
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 1 9 2 3 16
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 3 4 1 3 4 15
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 2 3 3 4 13
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 2 1 3 4 3 13
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 1 3 4 4 13
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 3 0 1 7 2 13
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 6 2 1 10
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 1 1 1 2 7
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 2 2 2 1 7
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 2 3 1 7
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 4 2 6
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 1 4 1 6
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 1 2 2 5
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 1 2 1 5
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) GU GUAM 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 908 1074 1679 1891 2217 7769
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 154 148 285 296 434 1317
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 52 100 189 140 242 723
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 34 62 76 75 73 320
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 32 34 49 46 82 243
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 28 30 50 57 62 227
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 23 33 44 68 51 219
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 26 20 22 40 45 153
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 13 19 32 32 57 153
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 17 7 14 26 46 110
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 13 7 19 19 39 97
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 6 8 25 18 32 89
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 13 11 17 12 28 81
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 13 9 17 18 22 79
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 15 12 19 18 14 78
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 7 9 22 12 26 76
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 3 5 12 16 36 72
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 3 10 7 8 16 44
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 3 4 8 8 12 35
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 5 7 6 5 9 32
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 3 5 9 5 4 26
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 3 5 4 4 9 25
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 4 2 2 3 8 19
(Foreign) INX INDIA 2 2 3 2 8 17
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 3 4 4 3 3 17
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 3 4 2 1 4 14
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 1 0 2 8 13
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 2 2 2 2 5 13
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 4 2 3 10
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 0 2 2 1 5
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 1 2 1 1 5
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 1 4 5
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 0 1 2 0 4
(Foreign) LTX LITHUANIA 0 0 0 3 1 4
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) NGX NIGERIA 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) RSX SERBIA 0 0 3 0 0 3
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CMX CAMEROON 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MKX MACEDONIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PKX PAKISTAN 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) UYX URUGUAY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 488 564 958 953 1398 4361
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1396 1638 2637 2844 3615 12130


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