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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 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 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 163 126 132 152 308 881
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 49 37 39 57 102 284
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 50 45 39 46 99 279
(U.S.) OH OHIO 22 22 29 36 74 183
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 28 23 24 42 63 180
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 36 24 20 35 47 162
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 27 18 25 37 48 155
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 22 21 16 22 46 127
(U.S.) UT UTAH 22 14 23 25 40 124
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 16 22 22 20 40 120
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 24 17 12 21 31 105
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 19 13 8 16 37 93
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 13 12 7 9 29 70
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 13 4 8 8 28 61
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 7 11 8 10 25 61
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 8 6 4 10 29 57
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 9 4 7 27 51
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 8 4 10 8 13 43
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 5 3 2 5 26 41
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 4 6 2 10 18 40
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 7 4 10 12 35
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 6 4 9 11 33
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 5 4 7 3 3 22
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 3 3 2 10 21
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 4 2 4 2 5 17
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 3 2 2 2 7 16
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 4 3 1 4 4 16
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 4 0 1 2 8 15
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 3 1 2 5 14
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 4 2 1 4 11
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 4 1 2 1 2 10
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 4 1 0 1 3 9
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 3 3 1 8
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 3 4 1 0 0 8
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 2 1 3 7
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 1 1 0 3 6
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 2 1 0 2 5
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 0 0 1 2 4
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 1 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 3 0 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 0 3 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 592 486 478 624 1221 3401
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 72 91 89 76 126 454
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 37 27 33 45 74 216
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 16 17 20 20 41 114
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 11 13 23 23 41 111
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 22 16 17 22 33 110
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 13 13 17 18 33 94
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 13 15 14 14 26 82
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 12 10 7 16 26 71
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 7 7 15 11 22 62
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 9 8 10 5 9 41
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 5 5 6 4 11 31
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 10 2 3 2 11 28
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 4 3 3 2 6 18
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 3 2 1 6 3 15
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 3 0 5 4 14
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 3 3 1 2 3 12
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 2 2 2 4 12
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 2 2 2 2 3 11
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 1 0 3 5 10
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 4 2 0 1 1 8
(Foreign) INX INDIA 2 1 1 2 1 7
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 1 1 3 5
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 1 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 1 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 2 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 1 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) BMX BERMUDA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MAX MOROCCO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 256 249 270 283 497 1555
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 848 735 748 907 1718 4956


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