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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 623, Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor

( 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 235 266 322 320 323 1466
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 87 104 108 144 148 591
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 91 73 89 89 85 427
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 59 60 80 88 69 356
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 46 56 66 71 56 295
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 46 48 49 43 41 227
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 17 35 51 43 75 221
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 27 50 44 52 47 220
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 42 41 37 45 39 204
(U.S.) OH OHIO 21 25 22 33 29 130
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 17 28 20 29 30 124
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 16 23 13 29 24 105
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 21 21 14 23 26 105
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 16 17 16 18 23 90
(U.S.) UT UTAH 14 12 18 19 22 85
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 19 23 13 11 18 84
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 12 8 18 24 21 83
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 8 12 13 10 26 69
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 11 8 12 15 15 61
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 12 4 17 10 13 56
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 6 14 9 9 10 48
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 2 18 7 8 38
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 8 8 3 10 8 37
(U.S.) OR OREGON 7 6 12 4 6 35
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 4 6 5 9 7 31
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 5 4 3 9 9 30
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 4 3 7 7 9 30
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 7 9 5 3 27
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 6 4 6 7 25
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 4 5 0 8 6 23
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 1 1 6 7 16
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 3 5 1 4 1 14
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 3 2 6 3 14
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 1 2 5 2 12
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 4 0 4 0 3 11
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 4 1 1 3 0 9
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 3 0 2 1 8
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 3 4 7
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 1 2 0 2 6
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 1 1 2 0 5
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 2 0 1 2 0 5
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 2 1 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 1 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 2 1 0 3
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 1 0 2 3
(U.S.) GU GUAM 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 887 996 1116 1227 1230 5456
 
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 49 77 67 92 74 359
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 22 27 35 47 59 190
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 25 24 40 43 40 172
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 16 24 39 42 32 153
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 16 21 24 37 51 149
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 16 16 35 30 25 122
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 18 8 24 17 23 90
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 11 11 21 15 12 70
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 8 12 15 20 12 67
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 11 14 12 6 18 61
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 11 8 7 12 21 59
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 7 7 12 12 10 48
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 4 6 7 9 13 39
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 6 4 8 9 7 34
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 3 4 14 10 34
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 6 5 6 10 5 32
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 3 5 5 10 7 30
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 5 3 3 10 3 24
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 4 3 5 4 4 20
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 2 3 4 1 6 16
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 2 1 5 5 14
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 5 2 1 1 3 12
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 2 3 6 12
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 1 5 2 1 1 10
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 1 0 5 0 6
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 1 2 1 4
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 0 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 1 0 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 2 0 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 2 1 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) TTX TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SYX SYRIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) BOX BOLIVIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 259 297 392 466 460 1874
 
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1146 1293 1508 1693 1690 7330



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