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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting By NAICS Industry Classification
Breakout By Geographic Origin (State and Country)
-- Whole Counts --

- this report was created with support from the National Science Foundation -

Count (*) of 2008 - 2012 Utility Patent Grants,
As Distributed By Calendar Year of Grant

- Explanation of Data -

Rank Ordered Listing of U.S. States and Countries
From Which 0.5 or More Utility Patents Originated During the Period
Having Primary Classification Corresponding To

NAICS Classification 3391
Medical Equipment and Supplies

( North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) classification is determined by
the primary U.S. Patent Classification System (USPC) patent classification and a USPC to NAICS concordance - see 'Explanation of Data' )
( this Whole Counts report allocates a patent to each of one or more matched industries -- 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 WHOLE counts of utility patents originating from them; patents are distributed by year of patent grant.
Counts Sequence ID NAICS Classification Classification Title (U.S. or Foreign) Region ID State-Territory or Country 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 731 782 1304 1649 1772 6238
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 174 201 381 445 468 1669
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 166 227 351 409 429 1582
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (U.S.) OH OHIO 120 152 313 281 331 1197
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (U.S.) FL FLORIDA 125 139 293 280 332 1169
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (U.S.) IN INDIANA 88 133 233 243 345 1042
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 91 138 203 209 264 905
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (U.S.) NY NEW YORK 138 110 185 183 249 865
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 94 119 178 189 238 818
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 61 88 148 210 308 815
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (U.S.) TX TEXAS 87 98 154 179 234 752
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 49 94 176 174 183 676
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 68 66 139 158 161 592
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (U.S.) UT UTAH 56 69 109 130 139 503
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 65 59 89 127 146 486
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 61 66 108 89 108 432
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (U.S.) GA GEORGIA 40 56 95 110 119 420
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 33 66 78 101 123 401
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 39 52 88 93 116 388
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (U.S.) CO COLORADO 28 30 58 80 96 292
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 33 24 53 70 92 272
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (U.S.) MD MARYLAND 36 48 50 66 72 272
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 32 39 57 60 74 262
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (U.S.) MO MISSOURI 20 27 55 46 60 208
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (U.S.) OR OREGON 19 36 39 44 58 196
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 17 18 32 40 43 150
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (U.S.) KS KANSAS 18 17 21 31 39 126
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 15 14 14 23 41 107
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 15 10 17 23 23 88
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 8 5 19 19 25 76
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (U.S.) NV NEVADA 10 11 22 14 15 72
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (U.S.) AL ALABAMA 12 8 20 18 12 70
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 10 9 7 23 21 70
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 6 10 18 16 19 69
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 13 8 6 17 11 55
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (U.S.) DE DELAWARE 8 10 9 17 10 54
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 8 4 10 6 19 47
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (U.S.) ID IDAHO 4 4 12 10 14 44
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (U.S.) WY WYOMING 4 4 9 11 9 37
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (U.S.) ME MAINE 7 5 9 7 4 32
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 3 1 5 10 13 32
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (U.S.) HI HAWAII 2 4 10 4 11 31
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 8 5 3 5 8 29
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (U.S.) MT MONTANA 4 4 7 5 8 28
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (U.S.) IA IOWA 1 3 9 7 6 26
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 2 2 9 5 8 26
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 6 6 4 6 24
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 3 1 6 2 6 18
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 1 1 3 6 5 16
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 2 3 4 4 14
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 3 3 1 0 1 8
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 1 2 3 0 6
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (U.S.) GU GUAM 1 0 0 0 0 1
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 2640 3089 5226 5955 6898 23808
 
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (Foreign) JPX JAPAN 337 277 497 498 633 2242
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (Foreign) DEX GERMANY 178 267 415 411 572 1843
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (Foreign) FRX FRANCE 89 91 157 152 206 695
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 83 97 148 138 212 678
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 76 77 131 150 175 609
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 48 63 124 132 145 512
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (Foreign) CAX CANADA 56 64 105 124 134 483
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 81 66 82 101 130 460
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 53 45 77 103 109 387
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 36 45 68 106 89 344
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (Foreign) ITX ITALY 36 40 54 62 84 276
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 24 27 53 64 85 253
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (Foreign) DKX DENMARK 18 28 44 58 70 218
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 15 25 41 38 53 172
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (Foreign) IEX IRELAND 11 17 42 45 50 165
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 11 10 18 25 45 109
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 8 16 26 23 24 97
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 10 15 17 26 17 85
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (Foreign) ISX ICELAND 12 8 12 16 9 57
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (Foreign) NOX NORWAY 5 6 14 14 17 56
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 6 5 14 8 21 54
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 2 7 12 6 19 46
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 5 5 14 17 43
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 5 6 8 5 15 39
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 5 5 6 10 12 38
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 5 11 9 10 36
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (Foreign) INX INDIA 7 5 4 8 12 36
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 3 6 6 10 7 32
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 4 1 3 10 7 25
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 8 3 3 4 19
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 1 2 6 2 12
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 5 1 3 2 11
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 4 2 5 11
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (Foreign) PLX POLAND 1 0 2 3 5 11
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (Foreign) GRX GREECE 2 0 3 2 3 10
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 4 0 1 2 3 10
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 2 5 2 9
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (Foreign) UYX URUGUAY 0 2 1 2 3 8
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 2 0 3 1 1 7
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 1 2 0 4 7
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 2 2 2 6
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 1 0 0 2 3 6
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 0 1 1 2 1 5
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 0 1 0 2 2 5
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 2 0 1 0 2 5
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 1 1 1 2 5
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 1 0 0 2 1 4
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (Foreign) IRX IRAN 0 0 0 3 1 4
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 1 0 0 2 1 4
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 1 1 2 0 4
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (Foreign) AMX ARMENIA 1 0 0 2 0 3
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 0 2 1 0 3
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 1 1 1 3
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 1 0 2 3
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (Foreign) RSX SERBIA 1 1 1 0 0 3
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 1 1 1 3
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (Foreign) MAX MOROCCO 0 1 0 1 0 2
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 0 0 0 2 2
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (Foreign) ZWX ZIMBABWE 0 2 0 0 0 2
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (Foreign) BMX BERMUDA 0 0 1 0 0 1
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (Foreign) CMX CAMEROON 0 0 0 0 1 1
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (Foreign) CYX CYPRUS 0 0 1 0 0 1
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (Foreign) ECX ECUADOR 0 0 0 1 0 1
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (Foreign) MKX MACEDONIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (Foreign) MOX CHINA, MACAU S.A.R. 0 0 0 0 1 1
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (Foreign) PAX PANAMA 0 1 0 0 0 1
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (Foreign) PKX PAKISTAN 0 0 0 0 1 1
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (Foreign) SYX SYRIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (Foreign) TTX TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 0 1 0 0 0 1
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 1241 1356 2232 2420 3039 10288
 
Whol / YoG 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies (ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 3881 4445 7458 8375 9937 34096



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