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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 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 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 126 132 152 308 343 1061
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 37 39 57 102 109 344
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 45 39 46 99 96 325
(U.S.) OH OHIO 22 29 36 74 85 246
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 23 24 42 63 51 203
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 24 20 35 47 45 171
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 18 25 37 48 43 171
(U.S.) UT UTAH 14 23 25 40 60 162
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 21 16 22 46 51 156
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 22 22 20 40 30 134
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 13 8 16 37 52 126
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 17 12 21 31 33 114
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 12 7 9 29 32 89
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 4 8 8 28 32 80
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 9 4 7 27 32 79
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 11 8 10 25 18 72
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 6 4 10 29 23 72
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 2 5 26 21 57
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 6 2 10 18 17 53
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 4 10 8 13 18 53
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 7 4 10 12 13 46
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 6 4 9 11 13 43
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 3 2 10 10 28
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 4 7 3 3 6 23
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 4 2 5 9 22
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 1 2 8 8 19
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 4 2 1 4 5 16
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 2 2 7 2 15
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 1 2 5 3 14
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 3 1 4 4 1 13
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 1 3 7 12
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 1 0 3 5 10
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 3 3 1 2 10
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 2 1 3 2 8
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 2 1 2 1 7
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 1 0 2 1 6
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 4 1 0 0 1 6
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 3 1 4
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 1 2 0 3
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 486 478 624 1221 1286 4095
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 91 89 76 126 130 512
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 27 33 45 74 71 250
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 13 23 23 41 47 147
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 17 20 20 41 34 132
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 16 17 22 33 42 130
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 13 17 18 33 26 107
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 7 15 11 22 43 98
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 10 7 16 26 36 95
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 15 14 14 26 18 87
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 5 6 4 11 17 43
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 8 10 5 9 10 42
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 3 2 11 12 30
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 3 3 2 6 8 22
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 1 6 3 6 18
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 0 5 4 5 17
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 3 1 2 3 7 16
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 2 2 2 3 6 15
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 2 2 4 2 12
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 3 5 2 11
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 1 2 1 4 9
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 1 0 0 3 6
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 1 3 1 6
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 1 0 1 3 6
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 2 0 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 0 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 0 0 3 3
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) BMX BERMUDA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 249 270 283 497 544 1843
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 735 748 907 1718 1830 5938


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