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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 2005 - 2009 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 042, Firearms

( 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 either by year of patent grant or by year of patent application.
(U.S. or Foreign) Code State-Territory or Country 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 11 10 7 18 10 56
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 8 7 3 13 8 39
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 8 5 11 7 32
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 1 13 11 3 4 32
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 5 4 5 8 6 28
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 0 4 5 4 6 19
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 4 4 2 5 18
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 4 3 2 3 15
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 4 1 4 3 3 15
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 2 2 3 2 5 14
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 2 3 1 3 4 13
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 6 0 2 3 13
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 6 2 2 0 2 12
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 5 0 2 4 1 12
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 3 4 1 2 12
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 3 4 2 1 12
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 2 4 2 3 12
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 4 2 2 3 0 11
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 1 4 1 3 11
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 3 2 2 1 10
(U.S.) OH OHIO 2 2 2 2 1 9
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 4 3 1 0 1 9
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 4 2 0 1 8
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 0 0 3 1 4 8
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 1 3 2 0 8
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 2 1 0 1 3 7
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 0 2 3 1 7
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 1 2 0 1 6
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 1 2 1 2 6
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 1 1 3 6
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 2 0 1 2 5
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 0 2 1 1 5
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 0 3 0 4
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 2 0 3
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 88 103 103 106 98 498
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 8 6 10 8 10 42
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 4 3 5 4 17
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 4 2 2 3 2 13
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 3 2 3 3 2 13
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 5 4 1 0 0 10
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 1 0 2 5 9
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 2 1 0 2 2 7
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 2 1 1 1 5
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 0 0 3 3
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 1 0 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) UYX URUGUAY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 30 27 24 27 37 145
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 118 130 127 133 135 643


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