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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 602, Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage

( 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 47 47 39 37 28 198
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 10 15 15 14 9 63
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 10 10 9 14 7 50
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 12 12 8 10 3 45
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 8 9 8 12 6 43
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 5 12 7 10 7 41
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 7 10 5 6 4 32
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 10 5 6 5 2 28
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 7 8 1 5 5 26
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 7 4 4 8 1 24
(U.S.) OH OHIO 7 5 2 5 4 23
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 10 3 4 3 3 23
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 4 3 6 7 22
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 5 3 3 5 2 18
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 5 2 4 3 17
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 1 6 4 2 15
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 6 4 3 1 14
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 4 3 2 2 14
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 5 2 1 4 1 13
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 2 4 3 0 12
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 3 2 2 0 5 12
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 4 0 2 3 10
(U.S.) IA IOWA 4 1 3 1 0 9
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 0 2 1 0 5
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 2 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 3 0 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 0 1 2 2 5
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 1 0 2 0 4
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 0 1 2 4
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 3 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 4 0 4
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 2 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 2 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 186 188 150 182 116 822
 
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 10 15 10 10 6 51
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 12 6 10 15 3 46
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 6 8 10 7 3 34
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 7 2 3 5 0 17
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 1 6 4 3 3 17
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 3 1 2 5 4 15
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 4 6 1 3 1 15
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 5 1 2 2 4 14
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 5 1 1 3 4 14
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 2 6 1 1 12
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 3 3 3 1 11
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 3 1 1 2 2 9
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 2 1 2 0 7
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 2 1 1 0 2 6
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 3 1 1 0 0 5
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 1 1 0 2 1 5
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 1 0 1 1 5
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 1 1 2 4
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 2 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 72 61 60 71 43 307
 
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 258 249 210 253 159 1129



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