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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 2008 - 2012 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 by year of patent grant.
(U.S. or Foreign) Code State-Territory or Country 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 18 10 20 15 20 83
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 13 8 11 16 8 56
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 11 7 8 11 17 54
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 4 6 10 13 11 44
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 8 6 9 8 11 42
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 3 4 8 12 7 34
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 3 7 8 10 30
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 3 3 7 5 11 29
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 2 6 12 8 28
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 1 8 5 12 28
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 3 8 5 7 25
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 4 1 5 6 8 24
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 3 5 4 7 21
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 3 6 4 5 19
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 1 2 8 7 19
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 0 3 4 8 18
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 5 3 4 4 18
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 2 5 0 4 6 17
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 2 4 4 5 16
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 0 3 6 5 16
(U.S.) OH OHIO 2 1 3 6 4 16
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 1 4 1 5 3 14
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 3 4 1 4 2 14
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 1 3 2 3 2 11
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 1 2 5 3 11
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 2 1 4 2 10
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 1 1 1 4 10
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 1 2 3 2 10
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 1 2 3 3 10
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 0 3 1 4 8
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 3 1 2 1 8
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 3 3 1 8
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 2 2 1 0 6
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 3 1 2 6
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 3 0 0 0 2 5
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 2 3 5
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 1 1 2 4
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 1 1 2 4
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 2 1 0 3
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 0 2 1 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 2 1 3
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) US U.S. UNSPECIFIED REGION 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 106 98 169 207 222 802
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 8 10 11 10 9 48
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 5 4 8 1 10 28
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 5 3 5 3 18
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 3 2 2 4 5 16
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 2 3 2 5 15
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 2 2 2 2 5 13
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 3 2 1 0 6
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 0 1 0 1 3 5
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 2 0 1 4
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 1 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 1 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 2 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 0 0 0 1 3 4
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 0 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) UYX URUGUAY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 27 37 43 33 54 194
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 133 135 212 240 276 996


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