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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 128, Surgery (includes Class 600)

( 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 303 304 330 510 608 2055
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 109 77 99 150 206 641
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 64 50 63 139 161 477
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 38 52 47 98 83 318
(U.S.) OH OHIO 44 28 40 90 93 295
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 32 37 49 59 51 228
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 38 26 43 57 62 226
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 36 24 50 63 46 219
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 43 34 29 59 48 213
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 36 20 28 45 65 194
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 28 30 36 33 57 184
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 21 22 14 17 46 120
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 14 18 23 33 31 119
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 17 19 25 32 26 119
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 27 16 20 29 21 113
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 25 15 20 26 19 105
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 17 17 12 26 25 97
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 12 14 20 18 25 89
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 18 12 15 16 25 86
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 8 11 8 25 23 75
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 13 13 10 20 16 72
(U.S.) UT UTAH 8 8 19 19 16 70
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 11 5 10 17 21 64
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 11 10 11 15 16 63
(U.S.) OR OREGON 15 9 6 11 18 59
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 5 4 3 5 13 30
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 6 3 8 4 7 28
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 5 3 6 4 4 22
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 5 1 2 6 7 21
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 3 2 8 4 2 19
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 2 2 4 3 14
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 2 3 5 2 13
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 3 4 1 3 13
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 1 9 2 13
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 4 2 4 2 12
(U.S.) ME MAINE 3 1 0 6 2 12
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 3 1 1 3 4 12
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 3 0 1 7 12
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 2 1 3 4 11
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 1 2 3 3 10
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 2 1 0 2 3 8
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 2 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 0 0 0 4 6
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 1 0 0 1 4 6
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 2 2 2 6
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 0 1 2 4
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 1 1 2 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) GU GUAM 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 1035 908 1074 1679 1891 6587
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 157 154 148 285 296 1040
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 87 52 100 189 140 568
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 35 34 62 76 75 282
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 34 23 33 44 68 202
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 41 32 34 49 46 202
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 36 28 30 50 57 201
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 17 26 20 22 40 125
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 13 13 19 32 32 109
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 17 17 7 14 26 81
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 15 15 12 19 18 79
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 20 13 7 19 19 78
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 15 13 9 17 18 72
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 13 6 8 25 18 70
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 9 13 11 17 12 62
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 7 7 9 22 12 57
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 3 5 12 16 37
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 7 5 7 6 5 30
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 3 10 7 8 29
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 4 3 4 8 8 27
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 3 5 9 5 24
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 4 3 5 4 4 20
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 3 4 4 3 15
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 3 4 2 2 3 14
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 3 3 4 2 1 13
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 2 2 2 2 2 10
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 2 2 3 2 9
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 1 4 2 7
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 2 1 0 2 7
(Foreign) RSX SERBIA 2 0 0 3 0 5
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 0 0 2 2 4
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 0 1 2 1 4
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 1 0 1 2 4
(Foreign) LTX LITHUANIA 0 0 0 0 3 3
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MKX MACEDONIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NGX NIGERIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PKX PAKISTAN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 553 488 564 958 953 3516
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1588 1396 1638 2637 2844 10103


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