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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 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 by year of patent grant.
(U.S. or Foreign) Code State-Territory or Country 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 343 388 455 415 403 2004
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 109 137 142 131 135 654
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 96 117 125 104 104 546
(U.S.) OH OHIO 85 104 138 117 94 538
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 51 57 80 73 77 338
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 45 66 78 71 74 334
(U.S.) UT UTAH 60 54 76 52 66 308
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 51 49 62 73 56 291
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 33 59 74 56 64 286
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 43 59 62 54 51 269
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 51 64 56 53 40 264
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 30 37 45 47 37 196
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 32 40 37 42 38 189
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 32 41 34 33 38 178
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 23 42 40 38 33 176
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 32 46 28 29 26 161
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 13 23 36 28 25 125
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 18 23 26 32 23 122
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 21 17 32 23 16 109
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 18 18 22 26 18 102
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 17 18 17 24 19 95
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 9 12 13 18 14 66
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 13 9 12 9 10 53
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 8 12 13 11 9 53
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 6 13 8 12 12 51
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 10 10 5 10 10 45
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 6 3 11 8 29
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 7 4 4 6 5 26
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 5 3 8 3 4 23
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 4 6 4 6 23
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 2 4 4 4 16
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 5 1 2 2 5 15
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 5 4 1 2 14
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 1 5 3 2 13
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 4 0 3 5 12
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 4 1 1 2 9
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 3 3 2 0 8
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 1 1 4 7
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 0 3 2 6
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 2 1 2 6
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 2 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 2 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 2 0 0 2 4
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 2 0 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) US U.S. UNSPECIFIED REGION 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 1285 1559 1766 1632 1549 7791
 
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 130 148 158 151 199 786
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 71 102 122 127 144 566
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 34 60 79 112 141 426
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 42 50 56 64 60 272
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 47 40 59 55 67 268
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 36 44 53 65 49 247
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 43 29 49 62 41 224
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 26 39 34 41 46 186
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 18 22 35 29 33 137
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 17 11 12 19 16 75
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 10 12 14 11 15 62
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 5 11 12 21 11 60
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 12 9 10 14 15 60
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 8 5 11 10 19 53
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 7 4 12 6 12 41
(Foreign) INX INDIA 4 3 6 11 8 32
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 7 7 8 7 31
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 6 5 8 8 4 31
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 5 7 5 8 27
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 6 6 6 4 5 27
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 5 4 2 2 14
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 3 1 2 2 4 12
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 3 2 0 2 4 11
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 2 2 3 2 10
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 1 4 3 1 9
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 3 1 2 1 0 7
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 2 1 3 6
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 2 1 1 2 6
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 0 3 1 2 6
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 2 2 0 0 1 5
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 1 3 1 0 5
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 1 2 1 4
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 2 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 2 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) TTX TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MOX CHINA, MACAU S.A.R. 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) DZX ALGERIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 544 639 783 846 928 3740
 
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1829 2198 2549 2478 2477 11531


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