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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 2004 - 2008 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 102, Ammunition and Explosives

( 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 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 16 13 20 11 14 74
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 4 5 14 4 6 33
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 6 6 4 8 7 31
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 5 5 5 3 8 26
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 8 7 5 3 1 24
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 2 6 5 6 4 23
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 6 2 3 4 4 19
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 3 2 4 5 4 18
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 1 6 5 2 3 17
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 2 7 5 1 2 17
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 4 4 3 3 15
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 3 1 3 3 11
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 3 0 2 1 5 11
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 2 1 2 2 10
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 4 2 0 2 9
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 2 2 1 2 9
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 3 1 1 0 3 8
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 2 0 0 3 7
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 1 1 1 2 2 7
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 1 1 3 1 6
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 2 1 1 0 6
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 1 1 2 0 6
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 1 1 1 3 6
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 2 1 1 5
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 1 0 3 0 4
(U.S.) OH OHIO 0 1 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 0 2 0 1 4
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 0 0 1 2 3
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 0 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 2 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 2 0 1 3
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 88 93 98 75 100 454
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 20 15 8 6 13 62
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 4 7 8 5 4 28
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 9 3 6 4 3 25
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 5 2 3 4 6 20
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 5 3 2 6 4 20
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 3 1 3 5 14
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 4 1 2 4 0 11
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 2 2 1 1 8
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 1 2 1 1 0 5
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 2 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 2 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 2 0 1 4
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 2 0 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 1 0 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 62 44 43 35 40 224
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 150 137 141 110 140 678


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