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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

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

Count of 2006 - 2010 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 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 279 255 194 212 394 1334
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 76 66 48 60 135 385
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 60 73 48 65 116 362
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 57 48 25 43 84 257
(U.S.) OH OHIO 20 29 25 41 104 219
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 23 23 16 53 99 214
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 27 28 22 38 80 195
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 24 36 17 32 55 164
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 31 17 21 38 52 159
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 28 24 26 30 50 158
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 27 34 19 22 37 139
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 20 22 20 16 32 110
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 18 18 12 22 39 109
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 11 7 14 13 25 70
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 22 10 8 11 17 68
(U.S.) UT UTAH 8 9 3 15 27 62
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 11 8 5 13 15 52
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 4 7 6 11 12 40
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 6 5 8 9 10 38
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 9 3 4 6 15 37
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 11 4 7 5 10 37
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 6 9 5 4 9 33
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 4 9 7 9 30
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 5 3 5 6 11 30
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 7 6 4 4 8 29
(U.S.) OR OREGON 4 5 4 8 5 26
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 5 4 2 2 5 18
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 3 1 0 11 17
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 2 1 3 7 14
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 7 0 1 1 2 11
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 4 1 2 1 11
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 3 1 3 2 10
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 3 2 0 0 3 8
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 2 2 1 2 8
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 1 1 0 4 8
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 2 2 0 1 5
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 1 1 2 5
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 2 0 2 5
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 2 0 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 1 0 2 4
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 1 3 4
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 1 2 0 3
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 827 780 598 803 1503 4511
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 55 36 35 37 66 229
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 28 55 21 45 73 222
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 15 17 20 25 42 119
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 26 14 13 19 25 97
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 19 11 10 19 35 94
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 19 12 14 12 20 77
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 8 9 15 11 19 62
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 7 5 0 4 22 38
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 6 2 7 2 12 29
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 5 8 3 2 9 27
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 8 2 6 2 7 25
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 6 4 4 1 5 20
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 5 4 1 4 5 19
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 5 1 1 6 15
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 2 2 1 1 4 10
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 2 1 1 3 9
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 3 0 0 2 2 7
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 1 1 3 0 7
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 1 2 3 1 0 7
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 2 0 4 0 6
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 4 0 0 1 5
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 3 0 0 0 2 5
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 3 2 0 0 0 5
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 1 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 2 1 0 0 1 4
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 2 1 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 1 0 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 2 1 0 4
(Foreign) INX INDIA 2 0 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) UYX URUGUAY 0 0 0 2 1 3
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ECX ECUADOR 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 236 206 162 204 370 1178
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1063 986 760 1007 1873 5689


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