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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 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 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.) MN MINNESOTA 113 130 197 222 150 812
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 158 119 203 193 108 781
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 19 28 33 31 16 127
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 18 10 19 19 14 80
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 26 17 21 7 9 80
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 16 9 10 9 13 57
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 13 5 8 14 2 42
(U.S.) OH OHIO 6 7 11 7 6 37
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 7 8 7 6 8 36
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 7 5 12 9 35
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 4 4 7 7 26
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 5 9 2 6 3 25
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 2 4 4 9 6 25
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 4 6 9 2 2 23
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 4 7 3 3 21
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 6 5 3 0 17
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 5 2 3 3 4 17
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 2 2 7 2 3 16
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 4 6 0 2 1 13
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 3 2 3 2 12
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 2 3 4 1 12
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 3 2 4 2 0 11
(U.S.) UT UTAH 4 2 0 3 1 10
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 4 2 2 0 9
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 2 1 2 3 9
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 2 2 1 1 9
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 0 4 1 1 8
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 1 5 0 1 1 8
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 1 2 1 0 6
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 1 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 0 2 1 0 5
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 1 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 1 2 0 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 3 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 1 2 0 3
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 0 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 1 2 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 441 413 582 587 379 2402
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 16 14 14 14 13 71
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 14 17 17 13 9 70
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 8 12 17 14 12 63
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 12 12 10 14 8 56
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 7 6 9 10 7 39
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 2 8 16 9 36
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 6 7 9 6 8 36
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 4 2 6 4 5 21
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 4 6 3 7 0 20
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 2 3 3 2 11
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 2 2 1 3 10
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 0 5 3 1 1 10
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 1 1 2 3 9
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 1 2 3 7
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 2 1 1 1 7
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 0 2 3 0 2 7
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 2 1 0 1 5
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 1 0 1 0 2 4
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 0 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) DOX DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NGX NIGERIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 87 97 115 114 92 505
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 528 510 697 701 471 2907


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