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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

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

Count of 2006 - 2010 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

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

( 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 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 8 7 7 9 11 42
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 4 2 5 7 4 22
379 Telephonic Communications 3 4 2 2 2 13
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 2 2 4 3 1 12
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 3 4 2 0 3 12
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 0 2 2 3 5 12
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 4 1 2 1 3 11
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 4 5 0 0 10
370 Multiplex Communications 1 3 1 2 2 9
180 Motor Vehicles 1 1 2 3 0 7
433 Dentistry 1 2 3 1 0 7
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 0 1 2 1 2 6
434 Education and Demonstration 1 1 0 1 3 6
455 Telecommunications 1 2 1 1 1 6
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 2 0 1 0 3 6
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 3 0 1 0 1 5
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 1 3 1 0 0 5
340 Communications: Electrical 3 0 0 2 0 5
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 0 4 0 1 0 5
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 2 1 0 2 0 5
385 Optical Waveguides 0 1 1 1 2 5
463 Amusement Devices: Games 0 0 1 1 3 5
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 1 1 1 2 5
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 1 1 0 0 2 4
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 3 0 1 0 0 4
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 1 0 1 0 2 4
726 Information Security 1 0 1 0 2 4
005 Beds 1 0 0 1 1 3
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 0 1 0 1 1 3
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 1 0 0 0 2 3
380 Cryptography 2 0 0 0 1 3
427 Coating Processes 0 0 0 1 2 3
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 0 1 0 1 1 3
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 0 0 2 0 1 3
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 0 1 1 0 1 3
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 1 0 1 0 1 3
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 1 1 1 0 0 3
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 0 0 1 1 1 3
002 Apparel 0 0 0 1 1 2
062 Refrigeration 0 0 0 1 1 2
073 Measuring and Testing 0 0 1 1 0 2
089 Ordnance 0 0 0 0 2 2
114 Ships 1 0 1 0 0 2
117 Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor 0 1 0 1 0 2
252 Compositions 0 1 0 0 1 2
297 Chairs and Seats 0 2 0 0 0 2
349 Liquid Crystal Cells, Elements and Systems 0 1 1 0 0 2
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 0 0 1 1 0 2
382 Image Analysis 0 1 0 0 1 2
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 0 0 0 0 2 2
606 Surgery (instruments) 0 0 2 0 0 2
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 2 0 0 0 0 2
029 Metal Working 1 0 0 0 0 1
033 Geometrical Instruments 0 0 1 0 0 1
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 0 0 0 0 1 1
060 Power Plants 0 0 0 1 0 1
102 Ammunition and Explosives 0 0 1 0 0 1
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 0 0 1 0 0 1
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 0 0 0 0 1 1
144 Woodworking 0 1 0 0 0 1
149 Explosive and Thermic Compositions or Charges 0 0 0 1 0 1
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 0 0 0 0 1 1
190 Trunks and Hand-Carried Luggage 1 0 0 0 0 1
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 0 0 0 0 1 1
221 Article Dispensing 0 1 0 0 0 1
250 Radiant Energy 1 0 0 0 0 1
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 0 0 1 0 0 1
273 Amusement Devices: Games 0 1 0 0 0 1
280 Land Vehicles 0 0 0 1 0 1
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 0 1 0 0 0 1
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 1 0 0 0 0 1
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 0 1 0 0 0 1
335 Electricity: Magnetically Operated Switches, Magnets, and Electromagnets 0 1 0 0 0 1
348 Television 0 0 1 0 0 1
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 1 0 0 0 0 1
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 0 0 0 0 1 1
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 0 0 0 1 0 1
383 Flexible Bags 0 0 0 0 1 1
398 Optical Communications 0 0 1 0 0 1
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 0 0 0 0 1 1
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 0 0 1 0 0 1
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 0 0 1 0 0 1
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 1 0 0 0 0 1
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 0 0 0 1 0 1
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 1 0 0 0 0 1
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 1 0 0 1
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 0 0 0 0 1 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 63 63 68 57 82 333

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