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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 1963 - 2006 Utility Patent Grants,
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

ALABAMA

( patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor )
( technology class is determined by the primary classification assigned to the patent- see 'Explanation of Data' )

The following table displays technology classes and counts of associated patents, as distributed by the year of patent grant.
Class Class Title 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Total
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 2 2 2 1 5 2 3 9 8 3 16 6 8 7 12 12 23 23 28 28 28 33 35 23 22 20 373
073 Measuring and Testing 5 5 12 6 16 9 14 10 11 11 13 5 5 6 6 4 6 6 6 5 6 9 11 8 4 4 11 2 13 7 9 3 3 4 5 6 2 2 8 4 5 1 3 2 293
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 5 3 4 7 21 13 9 2 5 15 10 8 8 7 5 7 5 6 3 2 3 8 6 8 4 6 3 6 5 3 4 4 8 3 6 8 11 3 6 4 7 6 5 5 277
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 6 4 7 7 4 6 3 4 9 2 14 5 1 8 8 6 4 5 5 1 7 2 4 8 8 3 5 6 6 6 2 5 2 1 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 5 7 2 217
060 Power Plants 2 2 4 14 12 7 12 5 6 5 11 9 3 5 10 2 0 1 0 3 0 2 6 3 6 5 1 2 6 6 4 1 3 2 3 2 0 3 5 4 3 4 4 2 190
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 7 4 6 1 13 7 12 3 3 4 3 3 1 1 5 3 3 4 0 1 0 0 6 3 0 0 6 5 0 2 4 1 6 3 4 2 11 4 5 11 5 4 7 6 179
379 Telephonic Communications 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 4 0 1 0 2 1 2 4 4 6 11 8 6 2 8 3 0 3 3 0 4 3 6 5 6 5 4 5 15 10 10 20 169
149 Explosive and Thermic Compositions or Charges 1 1 2 1 1 4 2 3 5 5 18 11 9 21 7 12 3 3 1 0 3 7 3 2 7 0 3 7 4 1 0 3 1 2 3 0 0 4 4 0 2 0 0 0 166
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 5 3 4 3 5 0 3 3 1 2 4 3 1 3 2 1 2 2 2 5 5 1 1 2 2 2 10 7 10 5 5 4 6 5 3 5 5 4 9 3 2 2 5 3 160
250 Radiant Energy 0 1 0 1 2 2 3 5 5 2 3 3 3 4 5 1 5 0 2 4 4 1 2 5 3 5 4 6 6 5 2 3 5 3 1 4 3 1 3 4 4 6 0 6 137
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 3 2 2 3 3 5 3 2 2 2 4 2 2 4 2 2 2 1 1 2 0 3 1 2 0 0 4 3 0 4 1 6 3 1 7 6 3 7 9 8 2 6 3 6 134
102 Ammunition and Explosives 2 2 1 6 1 0 3 4 4 3 5 2 2 3 4 2 0 1 1 2 6 6 6 7 5 6 2 9 6 3 4 1 3 1 1 3 2 2 1 3 1 1 3 1 131
359 Optics: Systems and Elements 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 5 1 1 1 3 1 4 1 1 2 1 2 0 1 2 6 1 1 4 6 3 3 5 2 1 3 4 7 8 1 9 10 2 10 6 6 130
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 3 0 5 0 0 2 3 2 0 1 0 2 3 3 2 2 3 5 12 15 7 9 13 14 8 3 7 128
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 4 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 2 3 4 3 0 1 2 2 1 3 1 0 1 2 1 3 1 1 2 2 2 4 2 5 4 2 2 8 9 6 5 4 10 7 5 5 126
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 5 1 6 3 3 7 1 2 4 1 2 1 4 2 1 1 1 3 2 4 1 2 2 3 0 5 5 6 5 5 4 4 1 2 2 0 3 3 4 2 4 4 2 0 123
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 3 3 2 1 0 4 4 0 1 3 4 1 2 2 2 3 4 3 5 3 4 5 6 2 8 5 2 4 4 2 0 5 3 4 2 4 114
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 3 3 5 2 3 3 4 12 5 0 4 1 7 3 3 3 4 3 2 2 1 1 3 6 4 1 1 6 3 0 1 1 1 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 110
029 Metal Working 3 0 8 2 3 2 5 1 2 0 2 1 5 1 3 0 0 3 3 3 2 3 4 5 4 2 1 3 3 0 4 1 3 2 3 1 2 4 2 1 4 3 4 1 109
219 Electric Heating 2 0 1 2 2 3 4 3 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 6 1 3 3 1 4 3 4 2 3 1 3 1 6 4 3 1 2 7 2 4 5 0 6 1 4 108
414 Material or Article Handling 4 1 2 1 1 3 3 2 2 3 2 0 2 5 0 2 1 3 1 3 1 1 3 1 2 2 5 1 3 3 2 1 1 4 4 5 5 3 1 4 4 2 3 6 108
071 Chemistry: Fertilizers 3 1 4 3 7 2 4 4 2 3 2 4 3 4 1 1 1 2 3 1 4 4 5 3 3 4 2 5 3 2 1 3 3 1 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 105
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 3 5 3 2 1 3 6 5 8 9 7 8 2 3 5 7 10 8 2 105
340 Communications: Electrical 0 0 1 4 1 0 5 2 2 2 0 5 3 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 1 3 3 4 2 6 5 1 3 2 3 3 4 5 4 4 9 102
482 Exercise Devices 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 1 4 1 5 1 2 3 4 1 2 2 0 5 6 7 8 3 8 5 4 3 3 2 2 2 101
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 4 3 4 6 2 2 6 4 0 2 4 3 2 1 4 7 6 4 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 3 2 2 1 3 0 1 2 2 0 6 98
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 2 0 6 6 2 0 1 4 2 2 1 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 1 3 2 2 2 5 2 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 3 4 2 3 0 4 4 6 97
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 0 2 2 1 3 5 2 3 5 2 2 2 5 2 4 1 0 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 4 1 6 1 5 3 0 4 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 2 1 2 2 2 97
370 Multiplex Communications 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 4 2 4 6 7 9 6 5 13 10 5 4 12 97
137 Fluid Handling 1 0 1 4 2 3 3 2 2 3 4 3 3 1 0 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 5 1 6 3 1 3 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 6 3 2 4 2 1 4 1 3 96
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 4 3 0 2 1 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 3 2 5 2 4 5 5 8 9 10 7 93
280 Land Vehicles 0 1 0 0 3 2 2 1 2 4 2 3 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 0 0 2 0 3 2 4 5 1 0 3 3 6 2 3 6 2 3 2 5 1 2 5 91
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 0 1 3 3 2 3 5 1 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 2 1 1 1 3 2 3 3 2 5 2 1 5 3 3 1 1 2 4 1 1 3 3 0 1 2 1 86
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 1 2 1 0 2 0 2 0 3 2 0 2 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 2 3 2 3 2 4 0 3 1 3 1 1 5 4 3 4 2 5 3 1 5 82
033 Geometrical Instruments 1 3 5 5 1 5 3 3 4 2 1 3 2 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 0 3 4 2 2 1 4 0 2 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 2 80
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 0 0 5 2 2 3 2 2 6 4 2 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 1 5 2 0 1 0 0 2 2 1 1 1 4 7 1 4 2 2 1 3 0 80
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 2 1 3 4 3 3 1 1 3 0 2 1 1 4 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 3 1 3 4 2 3 1 2 1 1 2 3 2 2 2 2 3 2 0 1 80
206 Special Receptacle or Package 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 1 1 1 2 0 1 2 0 4 3 1 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 5 1 1 2 1 3 2 2 4 6 6 4 1 0 1 1 1 79
427 Coating Processes 0 2 2 1 1 6 1 0 2 1 1 0 3 4 1 2 2 1 5 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 3 2 2 0 3 3 2 1 1 4 4 2 3 1 1 0 79
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 6 3 5 4 2 2 1 4 5 4 3 4 4 1 3 6 2 3 79
062 Refrigeration 0 0 1 1 1 4 2 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 2 1 3 3 4 3 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 3 3 3 4 2 3 3 2 3 78
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 0 0 0 1 1 3 3 1 1 2 1 3 2 1 3 2 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 3 1 3 2 4 2 2 3 0 1 2 4 4 2 4 4 77
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 2 1 2 2 1 0 2 2 0 3 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 4 6 4 2 3 0 2 0 2 1 4 3 2 2 3 4 5 1 1 75
089 Ordnance 1 0 2 1 2 2 0 4 7 0 2 4 3 4 1 3 3 3 4 0 2 3 2 1 3 1 0 0 4 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 1 75
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 4 0 2 3 3 2 2 2 5 2 1 2 1 0 2 1 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 1 1 3 1 74
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 4 2 2 3 1 8 9 4 4 4 4 2 2 1 1 0 1 74
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 4 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 3 3 2 3 3 6 2 1 7 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 6 3 1 3 1 2 72
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 0 2 1 3 2 2 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 7 1 4 2 2 2 3 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 4 2 3 1 6 70
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 0 2 2 4 2 1 3 3 10 3 3 7 4 2 2 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 69
002 Apparel 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 3 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 4 0 1 4 0 3 2 0 2 2 3 4 4 4 3 2 2 3 1 66
362 Illumination 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 5 4 2 1 11 3 1 3 3 0 2 0 2 1 3 3 3 3 2 66
144 Woodworking 1 2 3 3 0 1 4 4 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 6 4 5 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 2 1 0 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 2 65
126 Stoves and Furnaces 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 3 4 3 4 9 2 4 3 1 0 2 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 3 2 0 3 1 1 0 64
164 Metal Founding 4 1 4 1 6 5 4 3 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 1 2 3 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 2 1 64
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 5 3 8 8 5 8 8 5 6 64
439 Electrical Connectors 5 2 6 1 2 3 2 0 3 4 0 1 0 2 0 2 1 1 1 0 2 0 2 1 1 2 3 3 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 64
606 Surgery (instruments) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 2 1 0 2 2 3 2 10 4 5 5 1 4 3 3 1 0 64
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 2 1 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 4 4 3 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 5 3 2 3 0 63
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 2 0 2 3 3 4 1 3 2 3 3 3 2 1 3 3 0 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 61
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 1 2 0 4 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 3 3 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 2 2 3 0 3 3 4 1 0 1 1 3 2 60
220 Receptacles 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 4 4 2 5 1 5 3 6 4 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 59
072 Metal Deforming 2 2 8 0 0 3 2 1 2 1 1 4 5 3 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 58
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 1 2 11 1 4 1 0 2 2 2 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 3 0 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 58
119 Animal Husbandry 2 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 2 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 2 2 0 7 2 2 4 3 2 2 0 1 56
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 1 3 3 6 2 0 2 3 2 1 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 2 55
056 Harvesters 1 1 1 0 0 4 4 6 2 4 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 5 2 2 2 2 0 1 1 1 0 54
297 Chairs and Seats 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 3 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 2 4 3 3 1 2 5 1 3 3 0 2 0 0 53
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 2 2 4 8 3 5 6 4 7 0 0 53
417 Pumps 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 2 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 3 5 0 0 0 3 2 3 2 0 0 2 2 2 2 4 1 0 0 0 52
165 Heat Exchange 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 5 0 0 5 0 3 3 0 2 0 5 2 1 0 0 1 1 4 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 51
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 1 3 4 1 2 2 1 4 2 1 1 2 3 3 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 51
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 5 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 3 2 1 2 1 3 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 49
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 4 1 1 1 2 0 1 2 4 2 1 2 3 0 6 4 49
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 1 3 2 2 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 2 1 1 6 5 2 49
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 0 2 2 1 0 2 2 1 1 2 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 2 1 4 5 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 48
008 Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers 3 1 3 2 1 2 4 5 4 2 1 2 1 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 47
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 1 3 0 1 2 0 1 3 1 0 0 2 1 4 2 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 47
180 Motor Vehicles 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 2 2 0 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 1 1 1 1 45
273 Amusement Devices: Games