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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 2011 - 2015 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 by year of patent grant.
(U.S. or Foreign) Code State-Territory or Country 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 608 715 811 844 799 3777
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 206 208 247 266 206 1133
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 161 166 197 204 182 910
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 83 98 126 134 125 566
(U.S.) OH OHIO 93 90 96 107 110 496
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 62 71 89 94 98 414
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 65 70 88 91 94 408
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 48 82 71 118 75 394
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 46 90 68 75 73 352
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 57 42 68 66 84 317
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 19 36 93 82 66 296
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 46 49 48 63 58 264
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 51 33 67 59 48 258
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 25 37 62 57 62 243
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 25 44 62 50 58 239
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 31 62 48 52 45 238
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 26 40 43 48 47 204
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 21 31 47 50 34 183
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 25 34 37 52 32 180
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 16 31 33 38 38 156
(U.S.) UT UTAH 16 24 30 35 22 127
(U.S.) OR OREGON 18 22 26 27 23 116
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 21 14 28 28 25 116
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 23 21 15 30 15 104
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 16 19 21 22 18 96
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 13 6 17 18 17 71
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 7 9 18 12 15 61
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 10 9 8 8 37
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 4 4 7 4 15 34
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 4 4 13 7 4 32
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 7 7 4 5 7 30
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 9 9 5 3 29
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 2 5 7 8 7 29
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 3 4 8 7 6 28
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 4 3 7 5 3 22
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 3 7 3 4 19
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 3 1 6 4 4 18
(U.S.) ME MAINE 2 1 6 6 3 18
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 3 4 3 3 5 18
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 4 4 2 5 17
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 4 2 2 2 6 16
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 7 2 3 0 2 14
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 1 1 4 5 13
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 4 1 1 1 2 9
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 1 3 4 9
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 2 1 2 1 7
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 1 1 4 7
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 2 1 0 1 2 6
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 2 2 1 1 0 6
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 1891 2218 2658 2805 2570 12142
 
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 296 434 516 512 462 2220
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 140 241 284 231 220 1116
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 75 73 140 136 129 553
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 46 82 106 110 136 480
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 68 51 103 93 88 403
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 57 63 87 74 92 373
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 32 57 56 91 89 325
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 40 45 57 74 59 275
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 26 46 42 37 47 198
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 19 39 40 40 45 183
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 18 32 28 47 45 170
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 12 28 33 37 42 152
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 16 36 29 22 28 131
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 18 22 18 39 18 115
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 18 14 25 23 21 101
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 12 26 19 20 19 96
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 5 9 16 21 21 72
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 8 12 16 10 25 71
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 4 9 17 24 15 69
(Foreign) INX INDIA 2 8 13 15 24 62
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 8 16 11 17 8 60
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 5 4 10 19 12 50
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 3 3 7 9 11 33
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 8 5 10 8 33
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 3 8 6 5 5 27
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 2 3 8 5 6 24
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 4 2 5 5 17
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 4 1 0 4 10
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 2 5 2 1 0 10
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 2 0 3 2 1 8
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 1 1 3 1 2 8
(Foreign) LTX LITHUANIA 3 1 1 0 3 8
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 1 1 1 2 6
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 2 1 0 0 2 5
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 1 2 2 0 5
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 0 0 2 1 1 4
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 2 2 4
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 1 1 0 1 1 4
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 1 0 0 2 1 4
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 2 0 1 3
(Foreign) SCX SEYCHELLES 0 0 0 2 1 3
(Foreign) NGX NIGERIA 1 2 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 1 0 2 3
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 2 1 3
(Foreign) TTX TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) CYX CYPRUS 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CWX CURACAO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ECX ECUADOR 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) IMX ISLE OF MAN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CMX CAMEROON 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LVX LATVIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) UYX URUGUAY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PKX PAKISTAN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PEX PERU 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) JEX JERSEY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 953 1398 1722 1751 1715 7539
 
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 2844 3616 4380 4556 4285 19681


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