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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 623, Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor

( 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 98 102 118 181 235 734
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 33 36 49 57 91 266
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 31 22 46 70 87 256
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 33 27 35 51 59 205
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 32 23 24 40 42 161
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 25 18 27 45 46 161
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 30 19 19 43 46 157
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 18 14 9 32 27 100
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 20 10 17 31 17 95
(U.S.) OH OHIO 19 11 18 25 21 94
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 8 9 14 18 16 65
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 15 10 10 13 17 65
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 8 12 19 14 55
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 9 7 6 16 12 50
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 2 14 4 19 41
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 3 4 7 21 38
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 5 2 2 6 16 31
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 4 6 6 8 6 30
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 1 6 8 11 28
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 0 9 3 12 27
(U.S.) OR OREGON 4 1 4 5 7 21
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 3 3 3 1 8 18
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 3 0 3 8 15
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 1 1 6 3 15
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 2 2 6 3 14
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 1 0 4 5 10
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 3 2 4 9
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 3 2 1 2 9
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 0 2 2 4 9
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 1 2 4 8
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 2 0 1 3 1 7
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 1 0 1 3 7
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 1 0 1 4 6
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 3 1 2 0 0 6
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 1 2 2 6
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 3 1 0 0 1 5
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 1 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 0 0 4 4
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 1 2 3
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 1 0 2 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 421 351 471 720 887 2850
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 20 12 33 32 49 146
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 16 15 17 26 25 99
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 12 11 15 33 22 93
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 14 6 17 15 16 68
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 6 11 4 19 16 56
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 6 6 6 17 16 51
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 7 4 7 18 39
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 8 4 7 3 11 33
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 1 4 6 9 11 31
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 6 1 4 11 7 29
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 6 2 3 7 8 26
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 2 3 2 7 11 25
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 5 2 2 0 6 15
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 4 4 6 15
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 4 3 5 13
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 2 3 1 4 11
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 2 2 2 1 4 11
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 1 1 3 3 10
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 2 0 2 5 10
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 4 1 1 1 3 10
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 1 0 1 2 6
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 3 0 1 4
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 0 0 1 1 2 4
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 0 3 1 4
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MAX MOROCCO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) TTX TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 118 97 141 207 259 822
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 539 448 612 927 1146 3672


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