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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Office of Electronic Information Products
Patent Technology Monitoring Division (PTMD)

Patenting In Technology Classes
Breakout By Geographic Origin (State and Country)

Count of 1998 - 2002 Utility Patent Grants,
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 042, Firearms

( technology class is determined by the primary classification assigned to the 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 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 10 13 12 10 15 60
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 10 6 7 8 12 43
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 13 8 4 6 7 38
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 3 2 2 8 21 36
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 9 3 6 3 5 26
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 5 9 2 4 6 26
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 5 2 7 6 22
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 7 2 1 4 4 18
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 4 2 2 5 4 17
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 5 2 0 4 6 17
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 7 2 1 2 4 16
(U.S.) OH OHIO 3 4 1 2 6 16
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 2 0 4 4 14
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 3 2 0 5 4 14
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 3 1 3 4 14
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 3 2 2 4 14
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 4 3 1 3 2 13
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 3 1 2 4 13
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 5 1 4 0 11
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 0 1 1 4 3 9
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 1 1 2 3 9
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 4 1 1 2 9
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 2 1 1 2 8
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 2 0 3 2 8
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 1 0 2 3 8
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 1 2 3 0 7
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 4 2 0 0 7
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 1 5 0 7
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 1 2 0 0 7
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 2 1 3 0 6
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 1 3 1 6
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 3 2 0 0 5
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 0 0 1 1 3 5
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 1 2 1 5
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 0 1 3 4
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 1 0 2 1 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 0 1 2 4
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 2 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 2 1 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 2 1 3
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 0 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 123 110 66 124 150 573
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 7 4 4 4 12 31
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 3 2 3 8 2 18
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 3 2 3 8 17
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 1 3 1 1 7 13
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 1 2 5 1 9
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 2 1 1 2 1 7
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 1 5 1 7
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 2 1 1 1 6
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 2 0 1 2 1 6
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 3 2 1 0 6
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 2 0 0 3 1 6
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 3 1 0 1 0 5
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 1 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 1 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 2 1 3
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 2 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) ADX ANDORRA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 26 26 21 40 39 152
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 149 136 87 164 189 725


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