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

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

Count of 2003 - 2007 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 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 18 15 11 10 7 61
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 13 9 8 7 3 40
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 3 9 1 13 11 37
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 10 1 5 4 5 25
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 6 1 8 5 23
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 10 4 0 4 5 23
(U.S.) OR OREGON 8 6 1 2 4 21
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 4 9 2 2 3 20
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 7 2 4 1 4 18
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 4 7 2 3 1 17
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 5 5 2 3 2 17
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 4 4 4 2 2 16
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 4 2 3 4 3 16
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 5 3 2 6 0 16
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 3 6 2 2 15
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 3 3 5 0 2 13
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 3 2 3 4 13
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 1 3 4 4 13
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 3 0 2 3 4 12
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 2 1 4 2 11
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 3 5 2 1 0 11
(U.S.) OH OHIO 2 3 2 2 2 11
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 0 2 1 4 10
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 2 2 1 3 10
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 0 4 3 1 10
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 3 3 0 0 3 9
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 2 1 0 1 7
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 2 1 2 5
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 0 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 1 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 0 0 1 2 4
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 0 1 0 2 4
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 2 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 3 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 1 1 0 2 4
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 2 0 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 2 0 1 3
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 140 120 88 103 103 554
 
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 17 12 9 6 10 54
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 5 5 4 2 2 18
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 3 1 5 4 1 14
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 3 3 1 4 3 14
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 3 2 3 2 3 13
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 3 1 1 0 7
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 2 2 2 1 0 7
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 6 0 0 1 0 7
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 2 0 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 0 2 1 4
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 0 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 2 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 2 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 1 0 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) UYX URUGUAY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 53 35 31 27 24 170
 
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 193 155 119 130 127 724



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