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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 2011 - 2015 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 607, Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application

( 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 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 362 391 483 510 302 2048
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 280 344 409 407 326 1766
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 42 48 49 57 36 232
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 36 39 62 43 33 213
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 25 34 40 56 52 207
(U.S.) OH OHIO 16 14 31 43 40 144
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 16 22 26 31 27 122
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 17 31 21 29 23 121
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 21 20 23 23 24 111
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 13 9 18 29 20 89
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 10 15 15 26 17 83
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 13 14 17 17 13 74
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 13 11 13 12 7 56
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 9 11 11 9 15 55
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 8 12 12 12 10 54
(U.S.) OR OREGON 9 10 10 17 5 51
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 5 13 12 7 4 41
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 15 6 6 6 36
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 3 4 7 6 10 30
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 7 2 4 7 6 26
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 6 6 5 5 3 25
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 1 5 6 7 21
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 5 3 2 5 5 20
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 3 4 5 4 3 19
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 1 5 3 8 18
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 3 5 2 4 16
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 5 1 5 3 15
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 3 4 6 0 14
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 2 4 3 2 13
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 3 3 4 1 12
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 2 1 5 2 11
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 3 1 3 3 11
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 1 3 0 1 6
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 0 0 2 1 5
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 2 1 0 2 5
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 1 1 2 5
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 0 2 1 4
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 2 0 2 0 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 2 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 3 0 0 4
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 2 0 1 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 2 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 939 1107 1326 1411 1029 5812
 
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 29 29 60 64 38 220
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 42 37 35 63 36 213
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 25 17 35 31 27 135
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 16 19 26 27 15 103
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 8 15 20 21 25 89
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 8 10 17 28 22 85
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 6 12 23 23 20 84
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 15 18 17 17 13 80
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 6 9 23 20 10 68
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 8 11 21 13 11 64
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 5 9 10 14 19 57
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 7 6 7 20 12 52
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 4 3 9 7 11 34
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 5 3 10 8 6 32
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 5 3 5 7 7 27
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 3 5 7 7 5 27
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 2 4 5 3 1 15
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 1 3 3 3 11
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 2 1 2 2 8
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 3 2 2 8
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 1 2 2 3 8
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 1 1 4 7
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 2 2 0 1 6
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 2 2 1 6
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 1 2 1 5
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 2 0 2 0 0 4
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 1 0 2 4
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 1 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) UYX URUGUAY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CYX CYPRUS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 204 226 349 392 301 1472
 
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1143 1333 1675 1803 1330 7284



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