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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 606, Surgery (instruments)

( 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 545 609 684 668 772 3278
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 164 186 201 199 223 973
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 120 139 141 172 188 760
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 73 127 166 152 217 735
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 96 123 164 150 124 657
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 66 112 128 129 168 603
(U.S.) OH OHIO 89 99 102 115 135 540
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 75 77 99 125 122 498
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 99 101 109 79 87 475
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 46 87 105 102 96 436
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 50 54 87 115 84 390
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 41 59 79 81 81 341
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 48 53 73 52 64 290
(U.S.) UT UTAH 29 53 30 54 40 206
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 34 32 45 54 35 200
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 14 31 41 42 52 180
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 20 31 38 52 31 172
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 25 25 25 45 45 165
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 19 33 32 27 37 148
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 20 25 30 31 24 130
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 14 24 30 22 26 116
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 19 20 24 26 22 111
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 16 22 23 36 100
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 9 22 14 13 29 87
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 11 8 13 14 22 68
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 10 7 11 16 21 65
(U.S.) OR OREGON 6 16 19 12 8 61
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 8 12 10 15 12 57
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 6 16 12 19 55
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 8 9 5 7 32
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 6 8 4 5 25
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 3 2 6 3 10 24
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 3 2 8 9 23
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 3 4 8 6 23
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 3 3 3 10 4 23
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 4 7 4 4 20
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 5 4 1 5 4 19
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 4 5 4 3 16
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 1 1 6 5 13
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 4 1 2 3 11
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 2 2 2 4 10
(U.S.) ME MAINE 3 0 1 4 1 9
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 3 1 3 1 1 9
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 2 1 3 0 2 8
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 3 1 1 3 8
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 2 2 1 2 8
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 1 1 3 2 7
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 2 2 1 0 1 6
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 0 0 3 1 5
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 1788 2241 2602 2672 2899 12202
 
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 87 142 169 167 194 759
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 57 114 106 84 89 450
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 45 68 79 95 109 396
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 31 41 49 59 73 253
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 22 41 60 42 66 231
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 31 65 37 54 42 229
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 29 29 41 50 63 212
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 6 16 22 18 17 79
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 9 11 13 12 32 77
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 20 21 11 14 10 76
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 12 17 11 12 8 60
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 6 10 9 17 15 57
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 10 13 9 9 15 56
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 6 6 19 13 10 54
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 5 3 10 11 9 38
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 3 5 7 10 8 33
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 4 6 8 5 25
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 3 5 3 6 5 22
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 5 6 6 5 22
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 4 1 3 6 4 18
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 2 7 4 5 18
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 4 0 5 8 17
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 2 5 2 1 5 15
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 3 3 0 2 7 15
(Foreign) UYX URUGUAY 2 2 5 0 2 11
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 6 2 1 9
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 0 2 1 2 7
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 1 1 3 0 2 7
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 0 2 3 1 7
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 4 0 1 1 6
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 4 0 1 6
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 1 3 1 6
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0 0 0 4 2 6
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 2 0 0 3 5
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 1 1 2 0 1 5
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 1 1 3 0 5
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 1 0 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 1 1 2 4
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) BOX BOLIVIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) ECX ECUADOR 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) DOX DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MGX MADAGASCAR 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SYX SYRIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 407 648 712 737 832 3336
 
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 2195 2889 3314 3409 3731 15538


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