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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

WYOMING

( 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
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 3 3 1 5 5 17
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 0 6 0 4 7 17
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 3 4 1 4 2 14
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 2 4 1 2 0 9
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 1 0 1 2 4 8
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 1 1 1 3 1 7
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 5 0 0 1 0 6
073 Measuring and Testing 1 0 2 2 0 5
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 0 1 3 0 1 5
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 0 1 1 1 2 5
280 Land Vehicles 1 1 0 2 1 5
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 1 2 1 1 0 5
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 0 1 2 0 2 5
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 0 1 0 1 3 5
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 0 1 0 0 4 5
606 Surgery (instruments) 0 1 2 0 2 5
060 Power Plants 1 2 0 0 1 4
062 Refrigeration 1 1 0 2 0 4
340 Communications: Electrical 3 0 1 0 0 4
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 0 0 0 2 2 4
370 Multiplex Communications 2 0 0 0 2 4
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 0 2 1 0 1 4
002 Apparel 2 0 1 0 0 3
029 Metal Working 2 1 0 0 0 3
037 Excavating 0 3 0 0 0 3
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 0 1 0 1 1 3
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 0 1 1 1 0 3
137 Fluid Handling 0 1 0 0 2 3
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 0 0 1 2 0 3
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 0 0 0 2 1 3
441 Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices 1 1 0 1 0 3
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 0 1 1 0 1 3
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 0 0 0 0 3 3
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 0 0 1 0 2 3
030 Cutlery 0 0 0 2 0 2
083 Cutting 1 0 1 0 0 2
095 Gas Separation: Processes 0 0 0 1 1 2
102 Ammunition and Explosives 0 0 1 1 0 2
114 Ships 1 0 0 0 1 2
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 0 0 0 0 2 2
220 Receptacles 1 0 0 0 1 2
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 0 1 0 1 0 2
362 Illumination 0 0 1 0 1 2
372 Coherent Light Generators 0 0 0 2 0 2
414 Material or Article Handling 0 1 0 0 1 2
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 0 1 1 0 0 2
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 1 0 0 0 1 2
427 Coating Processes 1 1 0 0 0 2
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 1 0 0 0 1 2
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 1 0 0 1 2
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 0 0 0 0 1 1
005 Beds 0 0 1 0 0 1
016 Miscellaneous Hardware 1 0 0 0 0 1
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 0 0 0 0 1 1
027 Undertaking 0 0 0 0 1 1
033 Geometrical Instruments 0 0 1 0 0 1
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 0 0 0 0 1 1
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 0 0 0 1 0 1
048 Gas: Heating and Illuminating 0 0 0 0 1 1
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 0 0 0 0 1 1
054 Harness for Working Animal 0 0 0 0 1 1
070 Locks 0 0 1 0 0 1
072 Metal Deforming 0 0 0 0 1 1
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 0 0 0 0 1 1
081 Tools 0 0 0 1 0 1
082 Turning (e.g., for metal working) 1 0 0 0 0 1
086 Ammunition and Explosive-Charge Making 0 0 1 0 0 1
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 1
101 Printing 0 0 0 0 1 1
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 0 0 1 0 0 1
116 Signals and Indicators 0 1 0 0 0 1
119 Animal Husbandry 0 0 0 1 0 1
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 0 0 0 1 0 1
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 0 0 0 0 1 1
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 1 0 0 0 0 1
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 1 0 0 0 0 1
169 Fire Extinguishers 0 1 0 0 0 1
180 Motor Vehicles 1 0 0 0 0 1
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 0 1 0 0 0 1
202 Distillation: Apparatus 0 0 0 1 0 1
206 Special Receptacle or Package 1 0 0 0 0 1
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 0 0 0 0 1 1
219 Electric Heating 0 1 0 0 0 1
221 Article Dispensing 0 1 0 0 0 1
224 Package and Article Carriers 1 0 0 0 0 1
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 0 0 0 1 0 1
256 Fences 0 0 0 1 0 1
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 0 0 0 1 0 1
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 0 1 0 0 0 1
271 Sheet Feeding or Delivering 0 0 0 0 1 1
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 0 0 0 1 0 1
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 0 0 0 0 1 1
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 0 0 0 0 1 1
297 Chairs and Seats 0 0 0 0 1 1
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 1 0 0 0 0 1
336 Inductor Devices 0 0 1 0 0 1
348 Television 0 0 0 1 0 1
360 Dynamic Magnetic Information Storage or Retrieval 1 0 0 0 0 1
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 0 1 0 0 0 1
396 Photography 0 0 1 0 0 1
400 Typewriting Machines 0 0 0 0 1 1
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 0 0 0 1 0 1
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 1 0 0 0 0 1
417 Pumps 0 0 0 0 1 1
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 0 1 0 0 0 1
431 Combustion 0 0 0 0 1 1
451 Abrading 0 0 0 1 0 1
463 Amusement Devices: Games 1 0 0 0 0 1
472 Amusement Devices 0 0 0 0 1 1
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 0 0 0 1 0 1
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 0 0 0 0 1 1
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 0 1 1
720 Dynamic Optical Information Storage or Retrieval 0 0 1 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 48 54 35 59 82 278

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