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

Patenting By Geographic Region (State and Country),
Breakout By Technology Class

Count of 2004 - 2008 Utility Patent Grants
As Distributed By Calendar Year of Grant

- Explanation of Data -

Rank Ordered Listing of Technology Classes Receiving 1 or More Utility Patents During the Period
Originating From

COLORADO

( patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor )
( technology class is determined by the primary classification assigned to a patent- see 'Explanation of Data' )
( some classes have been combined together under a single class identifier )

The following table displays technology classes and counts of utility patents classified in them; patents are distributed either by year of patent grant or by year of patent application.
Class Class Title 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Total
360 Dynamic Magnetic Information Storage or Retrieval 110 76 90 62 61 399
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 39 42 78 56 65 280
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 50 64 56 50 43 263
716 DP: Design and Analysis of Circuit or Semiconductor Mask (Data Processing) 44 46 62 40 29 221
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 61 40 46 30 35 212
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 35 36 48 41 43 203
370 Multiplex Communications 36 32 40 32 46 186
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 51 39 34 19 34 177
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 38 40 46 29 21 174
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 38 24 28 26 36 152
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 30 38 44 14 25 151
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 25 28 36 33 29 151
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 18 28 50 20 33 149
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 38 21 35 26 21 141
379 Telephonic Communications 36 24 38 23 17 138
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 34 24 25 28 26 137
382 Image Analysis 23 17 34 27 33 134
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 28 33 36 18 16 131
455 Telecommunications 25 25 38 28 15 131
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 32 24 31 23 15 125
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 33 22 24 23 23 125
348 Television 12 17 40 33 21 123
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 28 25 25 20 18 116
369 Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval 30 39 24 14 7 114
073 Measuring and Testing 15 21 24 27 18 105
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 17 19 21 23 23 103
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 17 25 24 24 13 103
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 4 10 33 31 23 101
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 22 19 19 25 15 100
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 18 21 24 18 18 99
606 Surgery (instruments) 15 7 24 36 17 99
439 Electrical Connectors 35 10 17 15 20 97
250 Radiant Energy 17 26 19 20 12 94
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 22 23 15 22 12 94
340 Communications: Electrical 16 15 26 12 24 93
385 Optical Waveguides 27 24 15 15 9 90
326 Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry 19 17 17 26 8 87
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 22 9 14 16 17 78
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 19 12 16 16 13 76
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 16 9 12 16 20 73
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 10 15 23 12 13 73
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 17 7 20 14 14 72
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 14 23 13 11 8 69
280 Land Vehicles 15 17 12 9 10 63
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 32 14 10 2 2 60
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 12 12 7 5 24 60
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 12 13 13 12 8 58
029 Metal Working 18 13 12 7 7 57
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 16 8 11 13 9 57
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 15 11 12 11 8 57
725 Interactive Video Distribution Systems 11 4 17 11 13 56
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 9 23 9 6 8 55
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 7 13 9 13 12 54
712 Processing Architectures and Instruction Processing, e.g., Processors (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 16 10 8 9 6 49
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 9 12 13 6 7 47
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 11 7 8 10 10 46
362 Illumination 6 8 6 15 10 45
372 Coherent Light Generators 15 11 6 7 6 45
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 10 12 6 7 9 44
005 Beds 4 16 11 4 8 43
137 Fluid Handling 8 8 9 8 8 41
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 6 3 8 8 16 41
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 6 7 6 8 11 38
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 9 6 7 9 6 37
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 6 9 6 9 7 37
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 13 12 4 6 2 37
330 Amplifiers 4 8 8 12 4 36
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 9 7 5 11 4 36
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 7 8 7 6 8 36
224 Package and Article Carriers 15 6 8 1 4 34
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 4 9 5 5 10 33
062 Refrigeration 6 3 6 10 7 32
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 10 6 5 9 2 32
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 10 6 6 5 5 32
726 Information Security 3 10 5 11 3 32
119 Animal Husbandry 3 9 6 8 5 31
002 Apparel 9 5 9 4 3 30
219 Electric Heating 8 5 7 5 5 30
297 Chairs and Seats 5 7 7 4 6 29
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 6 9 2 6 6 29
719 Interprogram Communication or Interprocess Communication (Ipc) (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 2 10 11 4 2 29
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 4 1 5 11 7 28
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 9 0 5 10 3 27
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 5 4 10 2 6 27
206 Special Receptacle or Package 7 4 4 3 8 26
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 4 3 5 3 11 26
482 Exercise Devices 4 1 3 11 7 26
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 2 5 4 8 7 26
720 Dynamic Optical Information Storage or Retrieval 4 4 9 3 6 26
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 6 2 6 4 7 25
396 Photography 9 5 5 2 4 25
398 Optical Communications 3 7 6 6 3 25
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 7 5 5 2 6 25
718 Virtual Machine Task or Process Management or Task Management/Control (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 3 2 10 6 4 25
095 Gas Separation: Processes 9 3 6 1 5 24
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 5 3 12 1 3 24
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 2 4 10 5 3 24
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 8 4 6 4 2 24
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 7 5 2 4 5 23
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 6 4 4 7 2 23
331 Oscillators 4 5 6 6 1 22
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 5 2 8 4 3 22
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 9 2 3 5 2 21
165 Heat Exchange 9 7 1 2 2 21
414 Material or Article Handling 6 5 5 3 2 21
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 3 4 5 4 4 20
081 Tools 3 7 6 3 1 20
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 3 5 3 2 7 20
053 Package Making 2 10 1 2 4 19
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 5 4 5 2 3 19
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 6 2 1 4 6 19
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 6 5 1 4 2 18
030 Cutlery 4 4 5 4 1 18
033 Geometrical Instruments 7 1 3 3 4 18
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 4 3 6 3 2 18
180 Motor Vehicles 3 3 4 5 3 18
211 Supports: Racks 2 3 5 4 4 18
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 4 2 1 3 8 18
427 Coating Processes 5 4 2 2 5 18
072 Metal Deforming 3 4 2 6 2 17
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 4 7 0 4 2 17
463 Amusement Devices: Games 2 5 0 4 6 17
070 Locks 2 4 4 5 1 16
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 2 4 4 3 3 16
273 Amusement Devices: Games 4 2 1 8 1 16
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 5 2 1 3 5 16
433 Dentistry 2 7 2 3 2 16
434 Education and Demonstration 5 6 2 2 1 16
451 Abrading 7 1 6 1 0 15
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 0 4 4 2 4 14
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 1 5 5 0 3 14
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 4 2 3 2 3 14
349 Liquid Crystal Cells, Elements and Systems 5 3 2 0 4 14
494 Imperforate Bowl: Centrifugal Separators 3 1 4 4 2 14
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 3 1 4 6 0 14
016 Miscellaneous Hardware 2 4 4 1 2 13
042 Firearms 3 6 2 2 0 13
060 Power Plants 4 2 1 4 2 13
368 Horology: Time Measuring Systems or Devices 5 3 3 0 2 13
114 Ships 5 4 2 1 0 12
118 Coating Apparatus 3 2 3 2 2 12
220 Receptacles 2 4 6 0 0 12
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 1 3 3 2 3 12
292 Closure Fasteners 2 2 4 2 2 12
417 Pumps 4 2 4 2 0 12
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 3 5 1 2 1 12
084 Music 2 2 0 3 4 11
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 6 1 2 0 2 11
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 4 1 2 1 3 11
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 2 4 1 2 2 11
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 3 1 4 3 0 11
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 4 2 4 0 1 11
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 3 3 2 1 2 11
367 Communications, Electrical: Acoustic Wave Systems and Devices 0 5 1 3 2 11
399 Electrophotography 5 2 1 0 3 11
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 5 2 0 4 0 11
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 5 1 1 1 2 10
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 1 5 1 0 3 10
252 Compositions 1 1 3 4 1 10
335 Electricity: Magnetically Operated Switches, Magnets, and Electromagnets 3 4 1 1 1 10
380 Cryptography 1 1 5 2 1 10
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 2 2 2 1 3 10
047 Plant Husbandry 3 2 2 1 1 9
083 Cutting 3 2 1 3 0 9
102 Ammunition and Explosives 1 4 2 0 2 9
136 Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric 1 0 3 5 0 9
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 3 4 1 1 0 9
188 Brakes 0 3 2 4 0 9
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 4 2 1 1 1 9
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 4 2 0 2 1 9
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 4 0 1 2 1 8
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 1 1 2 3 1 8
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 0 3 4 1 0 8
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 2 1 2 2 1 8
403 Joints and Connections 5 1 1 0 1 8
454 Ventilation 4 1 1 1 1 8
474 Endless Belt Power Transmission Systems or Components 3 3 0 1 1 8
101 Printing 3 2 1 0 1 7
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 4 0 2 0 1 7
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 3 2 1 1 0 7
152 Resilient Tires and Wheels 1 2 2 2 0 7
215 Bottles and Jars 1 3 2 1 0 7
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 2 0 2 1 2 7
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 1 1 0 2 3 7
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 2 1 2 2 0 7
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 1 1 1 1 3 7
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 2 1 2 1 1 7
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 1 2 2 1 1 7
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 3 1 1 1 1 7
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 0 4 0 2 1 7
452 Butchering 1 1 1 2 2 7
472 Amusement Devices 1 1 1 3 1 7
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 3 0 1 2 1 7
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 2 0 1 2 1 6
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 2 2 1 0 1 6
049 Movable or Removable Closures 1 0 3 2 0 6
055 Gas Separation 0 3 0 0 3 6
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 2 2 2 0 0 6
112 Sewing 2 0 0 2 2 6
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 3 2 1 0 0 6
192 Clutches and Power-Stop Control 2 1 3 0 0 6
216 Etching a Substrate: Processes 1 1 4 0 0 6
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 2 1 3 0 0 6
299 Mining or In Situ Disintegration of Hard Material 2 1 1 2 0 6
338 Electrical Resistors 0 0 4 1 1 6
353 Optics: Image Projectors 0 1 3 2 0 6
386 Television Signal Processing for Dynamic Recording or Reproducing 1 1 1 2 1 6
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 2 0 1 1 2 6
110 Furnaces 0 1 2 0 2 5
164 Metal Founding 0 2 2 1 0 5
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 2 2 0 1 0 5
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 1 0 0 0 4 5
406 Conveyors: Fluid Current 4 0 0 0 1 5
493 Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web 4 0 0 1 0 5
518 Chemistry: Fischer-Tropsch Processes; or Purification or Recovery of Products Thereof 2 1 1 0 1 5
014 Bridges 3 0 1 0 0 4
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 1 0 1 2 0 4
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 1 0 1 0 2 4
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 3 0 0 0 1 4
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 1 0 2 0 1 4
117 Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor 1 0 1 2 0 4
126 Stoves and Furnaces 4 0 0 0 0 4
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 0 3 0 0 1 4
181 Acoustics 2 1 0 1 0 4
221 Article Dispensing 1 0 0 1 2 4
236 Automatic Temperature and Humidity Regulation 1 2 1 0 0 4
256 Fences 1 1 1 0 1 4
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 1 0 0 1 2 4
269 Work Holders 2 1 1 0 0 4
301 Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles 0 1 2 1 0 4
355 Photocopying 1 0 1 1 1 4
377 Electrical Pulse Counters, Pulse Dividers, or Shift Registers: Circuits and Systems 2 0 2 0 0 4
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 0 1 0 2 1 4
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 2 1 0 0 1 4
464 Rotary Shafts, Gudgeons, Housings, and Flexible Couplings for Rotary Shafts 1 1 2 0 0 4
501 Compositions: Ceramic 2 1 1 0 0 4
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 3 0 1 0 0 4
054 Harness for Working Animal 0 0 3 0 0 3
056 Harvesters 1 0 1 0 1 3
089 Ordnance 1 0 1 1 0 3
092 Expansible Chamber Devices 0 1 1 0 1 3
116 Signals and Indicators 0 1 1 1 0 3
122 Liquid Heaters and Vaporizers 1 0 0 1 1 3
132 Toilet 0 0 0 1 2 3
225 Severing by Tearing or Breaking 2 0 1 0 0 3
267 Spring Devices 1 1 0 1 0 3
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 0 1 1 0 1 3
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 0 1 1 1 0 3
392 Electric Resistance Heating Devices 2 1 0 0 0 3
400 Typewriting Machines 2 0 1 0 0 3
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 0 0 2 0 1 3
441 Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices 1 1 1 0 0 3
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 0 0 1 0 2 3
588 Hazardous or Toxic Waste Destruction or Containment 0 1 1 0 1 3
065 Glass Manufacturing 1 0 1 0 0 2
104 Railways 1 0 0 0 1 2
127 Sugar, Starch, and Carbohydrates 0 0 1 1 0 2
140 Wireworking 0 1 1 0 0 2
144 Woodworking 1 0 0 1 0 2
148 Metal Treatment 0 0 0 2 0 2
150 Purses, Wallets, and Protective Covers 0 0 1 0 1 2
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 1 1 0 0 0 2
177 Weighing Scales 0 0 0 1 1 2
208 Mineral Oils: Processes and Products 1 0 0 1 0 2
223 Apparel Apparatus 1 0 0 1 0 2
232 Deposit and Collection Receptacles 0 0 2 0 0 2
237 Heating Systems 1 0 1 0 0 2
270 Sheet-Material Associating 0 0 0 0 2 2
271 Sheet Feeding or Delivering 0 0 0 1 1 2
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 1 0 1 0 0 2
283 Printed Matter 1 0 1 0 0 2
322 Electricity: Single Generator Systems 0 0 0 1 1 2
337 Electricity: Electrothermally or Thermally Actuated Switches 0 1 0 0 1 2
352 Optics: Motion Pictures 2 0 0 0 0 2
373 Industrial Electric Heating Furnaces 1 0 0 1 0 2
409 Gear Cutting, Milling, or Planing 1 0 1 0 0 2
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 1 1 0 0 0 2
445 Electric Lamp or Space Discharge Component or Device Manufacturing 0 0 0 2 0 2
450 Foundation Garments 0 2 0 0 0 2
475 Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components 0 1 1 0 0 2
492 Roll or Roller 1 0 0 1 0 2
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 2 0 0 0 0 2
007 Compound Hand Tools 0 0 0 1 0 1
008 Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers 0 0 0 0 1 1
037 Excavating 0 0 1 0 0 1
051 Abrasive Tool Making Process, Material, or Composition 0 0 1 0 0 1
076 Metal Tools and Implements, Making 0 0 0 1 0 1
087 Textiles: Braiding, Netting, and Lace Making 0 0 0 0 1 1
100 Presses 0 0 0 0 1 1
105 Railway Rolling Stock 1 0 0 0 0 1
111 Planting 0 0 1 0 0 1
125 Stone Working 0 0 0 1 0 1
131 Tobacco 0 0 0 0 1 1
168 Farriery 1 0 0 0 0 1
172 Earth Working 0 0 1 0 0 1
173 Tool Driving or Impacting 0 1 0 0 0 1
178 Telegraphy 1 0 0 0 0 1
190 Trunks and Hand-Carried Luggage 0 0 1 0 0 1
191 Electricity: Transmission To Vehicles 0 1 0 0 0 1
196 Mineral Oils: Apparatus 0 0 1 0 0 1
202 Distillation: Apparatus 0 0 0 0 1 1
246 Railway Switches and Signals 0 0 0 0 1 1
249 Static Molds 0 0 1 0 0 1
281 Books, Strips, and Leaves 0 1 0 0 0 1
298 Land Vehicles: Dumping 1 0 0 0 0 1
336 Inductor Devices 0 1 0 0 0 1
402 Binder Device Releasably Engaging Aperture or Notch of Sheet 1 0 0 0 0 1
408 Cutting by Use of Rotating Axially Moving Tool 0 0 0 0 1 1
413 Sheet Metal Container Making 1 0 0 0 0 1
431 Combustion 0 1 0 0 0 1
432 Heating 0 0 1 0 0 1
440 Marine Propulsion 0 0 0 1 0 1
476 Friction Gear Transmission Systems or Components 0 0 1 0 0 1
507 Earth Boring, Well Treating, and Oil Field Chemistry 0 0 1 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 2099 1854 2118 1745 1622 9438

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