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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 623, Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor

( 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 152 109 124 98 102 585
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 55 36 46 33 36 206
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 43 32 53 33 27 188
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 31 32 33 32 23 151
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 33 24 28 30 19 134
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 25 25 27 31 22 130
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 24 15 17 18 14 88
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 16 12 16 25 18 87
(U.S.) OH OHIO 20 14 18 19 11 82
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 12 17 11 20 10 70
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 18 11 15 15 10 69
(U.S.) UT UTAH 12 18 7 2 8 47
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 9 7 13 9 7 45
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 9 7 6 8 9 39
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 8 9 6 3 3 29
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 8 2 7 4 6 27
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 8 2 7 5 2 24
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 8 4 6 3 0 21
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 10 2 1 1 2 16
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 3 6 4 1 16
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 4 2 5 2 2 15
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 4 3 2 1 13
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 1 2 3 3 11
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 2 2 1 3 10
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 4 2 0 3 1 10
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 3 1 2 2 1 9
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 4 2 2 1 0 9
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 3 3 1 8
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 1 2 1 3 8
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 3 1 2 0 7
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 1 0 4 1 6
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 0 5 0 0 6
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 1 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 1 2 1 5
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 0 2 0 1 5
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 1 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 3 0 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 541 403 484 421 351 2200
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 45 18 30 20 12 125
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 30 13 10 16 15 84
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 16 12 13 12 11 64
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 16 8 13 14 6 57
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 8 12 17 6 11 54
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 10 10 10 6 6 42
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 5 3 7 3 7 25
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 6 7 6 2 3 24
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 7 3 6 5 2 23
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 6 5 6 4 1 22
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 3 2 8 4 20
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 3 5 5 2 2 17
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 4 1 3 6 2 16
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 3 3 6 1 15
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 3 2 1 4 10
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 3 0 1 1 2 7
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 2 1 1 2 7
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 2 1 2 0 1 6
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 2 2 1 5
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 2 2 0 0 0 4
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 3 0 0 1 4
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 2 0 0 0 4
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 3 0 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 1 2 1 4
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) LVX LATVIA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 178 120 148 118 97 661
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 719 523 632 539 448 2861


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