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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 606, Surgery (instruments)

( 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 331 268 279 255 194 1327
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 65 77 76 66 48 332
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 67 50 60 73 48 298
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 51 49 57 48 25 230
(U.S.) OH OHIO 33 23 20 29 25 130
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 25 24 27 34 19 129
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 24 26 28 24 26 128
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 31 27 31 17 21 127
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 21 21 27 28 22 119
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 15 7 24 36 17 99
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 18 14 20 22 20 94
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 18 12 23 23 16 92
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 12 18 18 18 12 78
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 8 12 22 10 8 60
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 16 10 11 8 5 50
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 6 7 11 7 14 45
(U.S.) UT UTAH 12 10 8 9 3 42
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 13 4 11 4 7 39
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 13 4 6 5 8 36
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 9 4 4 7 6 30
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 6 10 5 3 5 29
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 7 5 7 6 4 29
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 8 4 9 3 4 28
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 4 6 9 5 28
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 7 4 1 4 9 25
(U.S.) OR OREGON 7 1 4 5 4 21
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 5 5 5 4 2 21
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 4 5 7 0 1 17
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 4 0 3 4 1 12
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 5 1 2 2 10
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 3 1 2 3 1 10
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 3 1 0 2 2 8
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 3 1 3 1 8
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 3 2 0 6
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 1 1 2 1 6
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 0 2 1 1 6
(U.S.) ME MAINE 2 1 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 2 2 0 1 5
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 1 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 1 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 1 2 3
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 857 724 827 780 598 3786
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 62 37 28 55 21 203
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 41 34 55 36 35 201
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 18 15 26 14 13 86
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 21 12 15 17 20 85
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 19 14 19 12 14 78
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 18 11 19 11 10 69
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 12 7 8 9 15 51
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 10 5 5 8 3 31
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 5 8 7 5 0 25
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 6 3 8 2 6 25
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 4 6 2 7 21
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 8 4 2 5 1 20
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 3 3 6 4 4 20
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 4 3 5 4 1 17
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 7 3 1 2 3 16
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 3 1 2 2 1 9
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 3 3 0 2 0 8
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 3 1 0 4 0 8
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 4 0 3 0 0 7
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 0 3 2 0 7
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 1 2 1 1 7
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 2 3 0 0 6
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 1 2 2 1 6
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 4 2 0 0 0 6
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 2 0 2 1 0 5
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 3 1 0 1 0 5
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 2 1 1 4
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 1 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 1 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 1 0 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ECX ECUADOR 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 267 178 236 206 162 1049
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1124 902 1063 986 760 4835


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