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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 2007 - 2011 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 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 255 194 212 394 545 1600
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 66 48 60 135 164 473
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 73 48 65 116 120 422
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 48 25 43 84 96 296
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 23 16 53 99 99 290
(U.S.) OH OHIO 29 25 41 105 89 289
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 28 22 38 80 66 234
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 36 17 32 55 73 213
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 17 21 38 52 75 203
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 24 26 30 50 41 171
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 34 19 22 37 48 160
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 22 20 16 32 50 140
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 18 12 22 39 46 137
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 7 14 13 25 34 93
(U.S.) UT UTAH 9 3 15 27 29 83
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 10 8 11 17 24 70
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 8 5 13 15 20 61
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 7 6 11 12 19 55
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 5 8 9 10 20 52
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 5 6 11 19 44
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 4 9 7 9 14 43
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 4 6 15 14 42
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 4 7 5 10 11 37
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 6 4 4 8 9 31
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 9 5 4 9 2 29
(U.S.) OR OREGON 5 4 8 5 6 28
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 3 1 0 11 10 25
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 2 1 3 7 8 21
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 4 2 2 5 3 16
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 3 1 3 2 3 12
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 4 1 2 1 3 11
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 2 0 1 5 10
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 2 1 2 2 9
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 1 0 4 3 9
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 2 0 2 3 8
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 1 0 2 3 7
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 2 0 0 3 1 6
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 1 2 2 6
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 2 0 2 5
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 1 2 0 4
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 0 2 1 4
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 1 3 0 4
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 780 598 803 1504 1787 5472
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 55 21 45 73 87 281
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 36 35 37 66 57 231
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 17 20 25 42 31 135
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 11 10 19 35 45 120
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 14 13 19 25 31 102
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 9 15 11 19 29 83
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 12 14 12 20 22 80
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 5 0 4 22 20 51
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 7 2 12 10 33
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 6 2 7 12 29
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 8 3 2 9 6 28
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 4 4 1 5 9 23
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 4 1 4 5 6 20
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 5 1 1 6 5 18
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 2 3 1 0 6 12
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 2 1 1 4 3 11
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 1 1 3 3 10
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 2 2 4 8
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 4 0 0 1 2 7
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 2 0 4 0 0 6
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 1 0 1 3 6
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 1 3 0 0 5
(Foreign) UYX URUGUAY 0 0 2 1 2 5
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 0 1 2 4
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 1 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 2 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 0 0 2 1 3
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 0 2 1 3
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 1 0 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) ECX ECUADOR 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 206 162 204 370 407 1349
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 986 760 1007 1874 2194 6821


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