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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 2003 - 2007 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

MONTANA

( 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 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Total
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 12 6 9 8 10 45
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 8 11 10 4 1 34
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 8 3 5 6 4 26
414 Material or Article Handling 5 9 2 4 2 22
280 Land Vehicles 5 5 2 2 3 17
033 Geometrical Instruments 2 1 2 4 7 16
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 4 3 4 2 3 16
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 2 5 3 3 3 16
463 Amusement Devices: Games 1 5 3 3 3 15
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 2 2 2 3 3 12
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 4 1 3 1 2 11
118 Coating Apparatus 3 1 2 2 2 10
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 1 2 2 5 0 10
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 1 1 0 3 4 9
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 3 4 0 0 1 8
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 0 2 2 2 1 7
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 0 1 1 3 2 7
002 Apparel 0 1 0 3 2 6
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 3 2 0 1 0 6
224 Package and Article Carriers 2 3 1 0 0 6
005 Beds 1 2 0 2 0 5
029 Metal Working 0 0 1 3 1 5
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 1 1 2 1 0 5
206 Special Receptacle or Package 0 1 0 3 1 5
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 1 1 2 0 1 5
250 Radiant Energy 0 2 3 0 0 5
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 1 1 0 2 1 5
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 2 1 0 1 1 5
482 Exercise Devices 3 1 0 0 1 5
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 0 1 0 1 3 5
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 0 3 1 1 0 5
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 1 1 1 1 0 4
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 0 1 0 3 0 4
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 3 1 0 0 0 4
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 1 1 0 2 0 4
273 Amusement Devices: Games 0 0 2 0 2 4
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 1 1 0 1 1 4
362 Illumination 1 0 0 1 2 4
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 1 0 0 0 3 4
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 0 0 1 1 1 3
042 Firearms 2 0 0 1 0 3
073 Measuring and Testing 2 1 0 0 0 3
119 Animal Husbandry 0 1 1 0 1 3
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 1 1 0 0 1 3
144 Woodworking 0 1 0 1 1 3
172 Earth Working 0 1 2 0 0 3
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 1 0 0 1 1 3
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 0 0 1 2 0 3
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 2 0 0 0 1 3
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 0 0 1 0 2 3
403 Joints and Connections 1 0 1 1 0 3
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 0 2 0 1 0 3
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 1 1 0 0 1 3
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 1 0 1 1 0 3
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 2 1 0 0 0 3
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 0 0 0 1 2 3
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 0 0 0 1 2 3
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 1 1 1 0 0 3
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 2 1 0 0 0 3
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 0 1 0 0 1 2
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 0 0 0 2 0 2
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 0 0 2 0 0 2
037 Excavating 0 1 0 1 0 2
054 Harness for Working Animal 0 0 2 0 0 2
056 Harvesters 1 0 1 0 0 2
060 Power Plants 1 1 0 0 0 2
062 Refrigeration 0 0 0 1 1 2
081 Tools 0 0 1 1 0 2
084 Music 0 0 0 1 1 2
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 0 1 0 0 1 2
126 Stoves and Furnaces 1 0 1 0 0 2
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 1 0 0 1 0 2
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 0 0 0 2 0 2
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 0 0 0 0 2 2
266 Metallurgical Apparatus 0 1 1 0 0 2
269 Work Holders 1 1 0 0 0 2
279 Chucks or Sockets 0 1 1 0 0 2
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 0 0 0 1 1 2
297 Chairs and Seats 0 0 1 0 1 2
340 Communications: Electrical 0 0 1 1 0 2
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 0 1 1 0 0 2
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 0 1 0 0 1 2
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 1 0 0 0 1 2
372 Coherent Light Generators 2 0 0 0 0 2
385 Optical Waveguides 0 0 1 0 1 2
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 1 1 0 0 0 2
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 0 1 0 0 1 2
417 Pumps 0 0 2 0 0 2
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 0 0 1 0 1 2
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 0 0 1 1 0 2
449 Bee Culture (propagating, raising, caring for bees) 0 0 2 0 0 2
454 Ventilation 1 1 0 0 0 2
007 Compound Hand Tools 0 0 1 0 0 1
030 Cutlery 1 0 0 0 0 1
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 1 0 0 0 0 1
055 Gas Separation 0 1 0 0 0 1
071 Chemistry: Fertilizers 1 0 0 0 0 1
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 0 0 0 0 1 1
083 Cutting 0 1 0 0 0 1
092 Expansible Chamber Devices 0 1 0 0 0 1
100 Presses 0 0 0 0 1 1
102 Ammunition and Explosives 0 0 0 1 0 1
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 0 0 0 0 1 1
114 Ships 0 0 0 1 0 1
117 Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor 1 0 0 0 0 1
132 Toilet 0 1 0 0 0 1
140 Wireworking 0 0 0 1 0 1
148 Metal Treatment 0 0 0 1 0 1
149 Explosive and Thermic Compositions or Charges 1 0 0 0 0 1
152 Resilient Tires and Wheels 0 0 0 1 0 1
165 Heat Exchange 0 0 0 1 0 1
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 0 0 0 0 1 1
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 0 0 0 1 0 1
193 Conveyors, Chutes, Skids, Guides, and Ways 0 0 0 0 1 1
220 Receptacles 1 0 0 0 0 1
221 Article Dispensing 1 0 0 0 0 1
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 0 0 0 0 1 1
236 Automatic Temperature and Humidity Regulation 0 0 0 0 1 1
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 1 0 0 0 0 1
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 0 0 0 0 1 1
256 Fences 0 0 0 0 1 1
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 0 0 0 0 1 1
267 Spring Devices 1 0 0 0 0 1
292 Closure Fasteners 0 0 0 1 0 1
293 Vehicle Fenders 0 0 0 0 1 1
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 0 0 1 0 0 1
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 0 0 0 1 0 1
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 0 0 0 1 0 1
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 0 1 0 0 0 1
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 0 1 0 0 0 1
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 0 0 0 0 1 1
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 1 0 0 0 0 1
370 Multiplex Communications 0 0 0 1 0 1
382 Image Analysis 0 1 0 0 0 1
383 Flexible Bags 0 0 1 0 0 1
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 1
408 Cutting by Use of Rotating Axially Moving Tool 0 0 0 1 0 1
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 0 0 0 1 0 1
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 0 0 0 0 1 1
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 0 0 1 0 0 1
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 0 0 0 1 0 1
434 Education and Demonstration 0 0 1 0 0 1
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 0 0 0 1 0 1
439 Electrical Connectors 0 0 1 0 0 1
472 Amusement Devices 0 0 1 0 0 1
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 0 1 0 0 0 1
507 Earth Boring, Well Treating, and Oil Field Chemistry 0 1 0 0 0 1
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 0 0 0 1 0 1
606 Surgery (instruments) 0 0 1 0 0 1
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 1 1
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 0 0 0 1 0 1
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 1 0 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 121 119 101 121 110 572


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