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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 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 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 222 150 206 349 362 1289
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 193 108 153 224 280 958
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 31 16 15 33 42 137
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 9 13 19 26 36 103
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 19 14 15 18 25 91
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 7 9 12 30 17 75
(U.S.) OH OHIO 7 6 14 17 16 60
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 9 6 4 10 21 50
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 6 8 7 10 13 44
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 12 9 6 8 8 43
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 6 3 1 16 16 42
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 7 7 5 9 13 41
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 14 2 3 5 13 37
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 1 8 9 9 28
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 2 1 10 10 25
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 2 3 3 6 5 19
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 4 1 2 3 9 19
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 4 1 4 7 19
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 3 1 6 5 18
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 0 3 4 6 14
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 2 2 3 3 13
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 1 2 4 2 12
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 0 3 4 1 11
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 3 0 2 2 9
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 1 1 1 3 3 9
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 1 2 2 3 9
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 1 4 1 1 9
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 1 2 1 2 7
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 0 3 1 1 7
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 1 3 1 1 7
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 0 1 2 1 6
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 0 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 0 3 1 5
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 2 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 0 3 0 4
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 587 379 506 831 939 3242
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 14 12 21 27 42 116
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 14 13 12 27 29 95
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 16 9 15 14 25 79
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 14 8 8 10 6 46
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 13 9 3 5 16 46
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 10 7 8 5 15 45
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 6 8 5 7 8 34
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 4 5 5 11 8 33
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 7 0 3 5 7 22
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 3 2 5 5 6 21
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 3 2 4 8 19
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 3 4 5 4 17
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 3 2 3 5 15
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 0 2 3 2 5 12
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 1 1 1 1 3 7
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 0 0 1 5 6
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 1 2 2 5
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 1 0 1 1 4
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 2 1 3
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 2 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) DOX DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NGX NIGERIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 114 92 101 139 204 650
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 701 471 607 970 1143 3892


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