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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Branch (PTMB)

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

Count of 1963 - 2005 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 124, Mechanical Guns and Projectors

( 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 )

This table displays U.S. states and countries and their counts of utility patents; patents are distributed by year of patent grant
(U.S. or Foreign) Code State-Territory or Country 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 12 5 8 17 2 3 6 7 13 6 4 9 9 6 10 7 6 9 5 5 4 4 5 4 5 3 8 7 3 5 14 13 10 8 12 4 7 8 11 5 7 14 10 320
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 3 3 3 3 2 3 4 2 4 1 3 4 4 5 5 4 3 3 2 2 3 0 7 7 7 5 8 13 9 6 6 8 7 10 6 6 7 7 0 2 8 7 3 205
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 3 2 5 3 0 2 2 6 3 1 4 9 5 5 5 2 5 2 2 1 3 2 2 5 5 4 2 3 3 5 7 2 5 4 4 3 3 5 2 3 5 5 2 151
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 1 2 4 0 2 1 1 3 1 2 1 5 2 0 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 4 5 6 5 3 9 4 2 6 3 6 7 5 5 5 9 3 5 4 3 138
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 6 4 2 5 3 1 2 1 2 1 0 4 2 3 2 5 5 2 4 1 0 0 3 1 3 2 3 3 3 4 2 4 3 2 3 4 2 6 4 7 5 6 5 130
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 3 3 2 2 2 4 2 1 6 5 1 0 3 4 2 3 2 5 4 5 4 4 7 10 6 4 3 3 11 4 7 129
(U.S.) OH OHIO 0 0 1 2 0 3 3 8 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 2 3 2 0 1 5 2 4 4 9 12 7 3 1 0 2 6 5 105
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 2 0 2 2 1 0 2 4 3 2 3 1 0 2 1 3 2 0 2 0 2 1 1 2 1 3 4 1 6 1 0 3 1 5 4 5 4 4 3 0 3 7 5 98
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 2 1 2 2 2 1 2 5 2 3 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 5 5 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 4 3 2 3 5 3 0 7 3 5 3 94
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 4 3 2 3 2 2 2 3 5 2 1 4 0 2 4 3 2 1 1 4 1 2 3 2 2 4 3 3 1 1 1 2 0 81
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 3 3 1 6 3 0 1 3 2 5 2 2 4 4 1 5 5 1 70
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 1 3 5 0 2 2 1 3 3 2 1 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 2 4 4 1 1 0 3 2 1 3 0 1 3 4 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 67
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 3 6 5 5 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 67
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 0 0 1 1 5 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 2 1 2 3 4 1 1 2 1 3 2 1 3 0 1 0 1 4 2 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 60
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 1 3 2 3 0 1 2 6 5 3 5 1 2 1 0 4 3 1 2 3 58
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 1 4 3 3 1 1 1 0 0 4 4 6 3 5 2 3 2 2 4 0 58
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 3 3 6 6 1 1 0 1 2 5 3 1 1 0 2 0 2 5 57
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 1 3 2 2 7 6 7 1 2 3 1 1 3 55
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 0 2 2 2 0 1 2 1 1 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 2 1 0 5 4 0 4 1 1 6 3 55
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 2 5 2 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 3 4 4 1 1 0 1 0 49
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 2 4 6 0 41
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 3 3 1 1 2 0 1 0 3 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 39
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 3 2 1 0 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 38
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 4 0 0 3 2 1 2 0 0 1 2 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 37
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 2 0 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 2 6 2 0 3 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 2 1 2 0 2 3 1 32
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 2 0 2 0 2 3 2 0 3 0 0 28
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 1 3 2 1 2 2 3 27
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 25
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 4 4 2 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 22
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 3 8 0 21
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 20
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 18
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 17
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 15
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 15
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 13
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 11
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 7
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 7
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 40 31 44 58 21 35 38 59 58 29 47 60 51 43 48 41 41 40 48 40 34 38 41 51 64 53 70 62 73 65 70 81 93 98 120 97 99 87 72 58 89 120 68 2575
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 3 4 5 2 1 0 1 2 0 1 2 2 1 4 3 5 0 1 2 2 1 0 1 4 0 5 1 2 4 0 2 5 3 0 80
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 6 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 4 6 8 5 5 46
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 3 3 5 0 4 2 1 0 1 3 5 1 2 45
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 3 1 2 5 0 1 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 2 3 40
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 32
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 1 1 3 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 30
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 17
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 9
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 8
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 7
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 6
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 5
(Foreign) SUX U.S.S.R. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 4
(Foreign) CSX CZECHOSLOVAKIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MOX MACAU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PFX FR. POLYNESIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SNX SENEGAL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 1 3 6 6 2 4 7 9 12 7 7 7 9 8 3 7 4 6 4 10 5 4 9 11 13 8 17 8 6 11 14 11 15 6 18 9 10 12 10 19 24 18 12 392
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 41 34 50 64 23 39 45 68 70 36 54 67 60 51 51 48 45 46 52 50 39 42 50 62 77 61 87 70 79 76 84 92 108 104 138 106 109 99 82 77 113 138 80 2967


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