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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 2007 - 2011 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 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 7 18 10 20 15 70
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 3 13 8 11 16 51
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 5 11 7 8 11 42
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 5 4 6 10 13 38
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 11 3 4 8 12 38
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 5 8 6 9 8 36
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 2 3 7 8 23
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 0 2 6 12 22
(U.S.) OR OREGON 4 2 3 8 5 22
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 4 3 3 7 5 22
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 1 3 6 4 18
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 4 1 5 6 18
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 2 1 8 5 18
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 4 2 5 3 4 18
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 3 1 4 1 5 14
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 3 2 5 0 4 14
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 2 0 3 6 14
(U.S.) OH OHIO 2 2 1 3 6 14
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 1 1 2 8 14
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 2 3 5 4 14
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 1 2 4 4 13
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 3 4 1 4 13
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 3 0 3 4 12
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 4 1 2 1 4 12
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 4 2 1 2 3 12
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 0 1 3 2 3 9
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 0 1 2 5 9
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 3 1 1 1 8
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 1 3 1 2 8
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 1 0 3 3 8
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 1 2 3 7
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 2 2 1 6
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 0 1 2 1 6
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 0 0 3 1 5
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 0 2 1 4
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 3 1 4
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 0 0 0 2 4
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 3 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 2 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) US U.S. UNSPECIFIED REGION 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 104 106 98 169 207 684
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 10 8 10 11 10 49
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 3 5 4 8 1 21
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 2 5 3 5 15
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 3 3 2 2 4 14
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 3 2 3 2 12
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 0 2 2 2 2 8
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 3 2 1 6
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 1 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 1 2 0 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 2 1 0 3
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) UYX URUGUAY 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 24 27 37 43 33 164
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 128 133 135 212 240 848


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