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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 604, Surgery (Medicators and Receptors)

( 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 190 165 162 126 132 775
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 70 45 49 37 39 240
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 57 44 50 44 39 234
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 59 38 36 24 20 177
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 52 41 28 23 24 168
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 44 36 16 22 22 140
(U.S.) OH OHIO 38 19 22 22 29 130
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 30 29 27 18 25 129
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 21 24 22 21 16 104
(U.S.) UT UTAH 20 18 22 14 23 97
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 30 22 19 13 8 92
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 18 14 24 17 12 85
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 33 14 13 12 7 79
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 10 9 7 11 8 45
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 19 8 4 9 4 44
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 10 8 13 4 8 43
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 12 7 8 4 10 41
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 13 12 4 6 2 37
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 12 7 8 6 4 37
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 13 9 3 6 4 35
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 5 5 2 7 4 23
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 5 8 4 3 2 22
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 4 5 4 7 22
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 6 4 4 2 4 20
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 4 3 3 3 3 16
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 6 2 3 2 2 15
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 6 1 4 1 2 14
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 5 4 0 1 13
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 3 2 3 4 1 13
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 2 4 3 1 12
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 1 3 3 1 10
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 5 0 1 1 1 8
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 0 0 4 2 8
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 4 1 0 6
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 2 0 2 1 5
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 3 1 1 0 0 5
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 0 1 3 5
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 1 1 0 2 5
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 1 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 2 0 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 1 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 3 0 1 4
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) US U.S. UNSPECIFIED REGION 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 814 617 590 485 478 2984
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 81 57 72 91 89 390
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 53 26 37 27 33 176
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 34 31 22 16 17 120
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 24 18 16 17 20 95
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 19 19 11 13 23 85
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 12 20 13 13 17 75
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 16 13 13 15 14 71
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 20 16 9 8 10 63
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 24 8 7 7 15 61
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 16 12 12 10 7 57
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 8 8 5 5 6 32
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 5 10 2 3 23
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 6 3 3 1 14
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 1 3 4 3 3 14
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 6 1 2 3 0 12
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 0 3 2 1 8
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 0 2 2 2 8
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 4 2 0 7
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 0 2 2 2 6
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 1 1 1 1 6
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 1 1 1 0 5
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 0 2 1 4
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 2 1 1 4
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 2 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 0 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 1 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 1 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MAX MOROCCO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) UYX URUGUAY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 336 254 256 249 270 1365
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1150 871 846 734 748 4349


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