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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Office of Electronic Information Products
Patent Technology Monitoring Division (PTMD)

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

Count of 1999 - 2003 Utility Patent Grants,
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 the 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 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 14 9 13 13 18 67
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 8 7 15 12 8 50
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 6 6 14 11 9 46
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 6 5 7 16 10 44
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 4 5 9 7 8 33
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 6 6 6 4 9 31
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 4 5 4 11 7 31
(U.S.) UT UTAH 6 2 7 6 8 29
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 7 4 8 1 7 27
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 3 1 6 5 4 19
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 5 5 3 2 3 18
(U.S.) OH OHIO 0 4 5 4 4 17
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 4 4 2 0 2 12
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 2 2 5 2 11
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 2 4 1 1 3 11
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 0 6 2 1 11
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 1 1 3 3 10
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 1 3 3 3 10
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 2 1 3 1 9
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 2 2 1 0 7
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 1 1 0 2 2 6
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 0 0 1 3 5
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 0 2 1 1 5
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 0 2 1 1 4
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 2 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 0 1 0 2 3
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 89 84 126 118 121 538
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 18 6 26 23 44 117
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 4 6 22 11 16 59
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 6 7 6 8 6 33
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 6 7 2 1 19
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 0 2 6 5 3 16
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 5 2 1 3 2 13
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 2 0 2 4 3 11
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 1 3 3 1 10
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 1 2 2 3 8
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 0 0 1 3 4 8
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 1 0 3 2 7
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 2 2 0 1 5
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 2 0 2 4
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 0 1 1 0 2 4
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 0 0 2 1 3
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 43 37 87 71 91 329
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 132 121 213 189 212 867

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