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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes
Breakout By Geographic Origin (State and Country)

Count of 2004 - 2008 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 either by year of patent grant or by year of patent application.
(U.S. or Foreign) Code State-Territory or Country 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 372 282 311 303 304 1572
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 103 91 127 109 77 507
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 113 71 93 64 50 391
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 75 60 65 38 52 290
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 63 49 66 43 34 255
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 52 50 44 36 24 206
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 46 34 42 38 26 186
(U.S.) OH OHIO 45 23 44 44 28 184
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 46 25 33 32 37 173
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 40 36 34 28 30 168
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 28 36 37 36 20 157
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 32 30 32 21 22 137
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 22 29 18 27 16 112
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 24 22 26 18 12 102
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 20 23 22 17 19 101
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 22 19 19 25 15 100
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 20 11 21 17 17 86
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 26 13 18 12 14 83
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 13 18 20 13 13 77
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 23 9 18 8 11 69
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 11 12 11 14 18 66
(U.S.) UT UTAH 20 15 12 8 8 63
(U.S.) OR OREGON 12 3 17 15 9 56
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 13 9 18 11 5 56
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 18 6 9 11 10 54
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 14 2 4 5 4 29
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 11 8 2 3 2 26
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 3 5 3 6 3 20
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 7 5 5 1 1 19
(U.S.) IA IOWA 5 6 4 0 4 19
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 5 3 3 5 1 17
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 5 3 1 5 3 17
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 3 4 2 2 3 14
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 4 3 3 3 1 14
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 2 4 4 1 2 13
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 6 2 3 0 1 12
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 3 2 3 2 12
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 3 3 3 1 0 10
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 5 2 2 0 0 9
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 3 1 0 1 2 7
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 1 1 3 1 7
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 2 2 1 1 0 6
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 2 1 0 2 1 6
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 2 0 0 1 3 6
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 2 2 0 0 5
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 1 1 2 5
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 1 2 0 3
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) GU GUAM 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) US U.S. UNSPECIFIED REGION 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 1349 1037 1204 1035 908 5533
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 210 170 165 156 154 855
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 104 70 73 87 52 386
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 59 40 57 41 32 229
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 60 40 50 35 34 219
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 52 41 37 36 28 194
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 32 35 41 34 23 165
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 25 24 25 17 26 117
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 26 28 29 20 13 116
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 17 14 22 17 17 87
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 19 18 10 15 15 77
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 16 10 10 15 13 64
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 20 8 8 13 13 62
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 18 9 15 13 6 61
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 17 8 13 9 13 60
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 11 7 7 7 7 39
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 14 5 13 4 3 39
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 11 5 8 7 5 36
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 4 7 6 1 3 21
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 3 5 2 4 3 17
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 0 7 2 3 14
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 2 2 3 4 13
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 3 2 3 3 12
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 4 1 2 2 2 11
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 3 2 1 1 3 10
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 2 2 1 3 10
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 5 1 0 1 1 8
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 1 1 1 2 2 7
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 3 1 1 0 6
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 2 1 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 1 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 0 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 1 0 2 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) RSX SERBIA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) SCX SEYCHELLES 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) AZX AZERBAIJAN 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CUX CUBA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LTX LITHUANIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MKX MACEDONIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NGX NIGERIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PEX PERU 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 748 567 619 552 488 2974
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 2097 1604 1823 1587 1396 8507


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