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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2008 - 2012 Utility Patent Grants,
By Calendar Year of Grant
With Patent Counts Based on Primary Patent Classification

- Explanation of Data -

Rank Ordered Listing of Organizations Receiving 5 or More Utility Patents 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 ownership is determined by the first-named assignee listed on a patent )

The following table displays first-named assignees and counts of their associated patents, as distributed by the year of patent grant.
First-Named Assignee 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 58 61 79 99 126 423
GRIP POD SYSTEMS, L.L.C. 3 3 6 8 1 21
SMITH & WESSON CORP. 2 4 3 6 6 21
HECKLER + KOCH GMBH, FIRMA 5 3 6 2 3 19
SUREFIRE, LLC 6 2 3 4 4 19
STURM, RUGER + CO., INC. 6 1 3 4 3 17
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 3 3 5 3 3 17
MAGPUL INDUSTRIES CORPORATION 0 2 4 7 1 14
TASER INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1 3 2 5 3 14
BATTENFELD TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 3 4 5 12
FABRICA D'ARMI PIETRO BERETTA S.P.A. 4 1 2 4 1 12
ASIA OPTICAL CO., INC. 2 1 0 2 5 10
BLACKHAWK INDUSTRIES PRODUCT GROUP UNLIMITED LLC 1 0 7 2 0 10
LEUPOLD STEVENS, INC. 0 1 4 3 2 10
R/M EQUIPMENT, INC. 2 1 3 2 2 10
RAYTHEON COMPANY 2 2 1 4 1 10
THOMPSON CENTER ARMS COMPANY INC. 0 1 5 3 1 10
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 1 1 3 2 2 9
BROWNING 0 0 1 4 2 7
LASERMAX INCORPORATED 2 1 3 0 1 7
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 0 0 3 4 0 7
RA BRANDS, L.L.C. 1 1 1 2 2 7
ARMATIX GMBH 0 0 3 3 0 6
KROW INNOVATION, LLC 0 0 0 4 2 6
O. F. MOSSBERG + SONS, INC. 1 0 2 1 2 6
ABRAMS AIRBORNE MANUFACTURING, INC. 1 0 0 0 4 5
ALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS INC. 0 0 0 0 5 5
BLASER FINANZHOLDING GMBH 1 2 1 1 0 5
CARACAL INTERNATIONAL LLC 1 3 1 0 0 5
DANIEL DEFENSE, INC. 0 0 1 1 3 5
HORUS VISION, LLC. 0 0 2 1 2 5
THE OTIS PATENT TRUST 1 0 0 3 1 5
WILCOX INDUSTRIES CORP. 0 0 3 1 1 5


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