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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

ARKANSAS

( 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
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 4 4 0 1 3 3 2 6 2 0 0 1 0 1 5 0 1 0 2 4 3 3 4 3 1 2 3 4 4 6 3 3 2 5 0 3 0 94
062 Refrigeration 0 0 2 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 3 3 1 0 1 4 5 9 15 5 10 1 3 2 2 83
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 3 0 2 2 0 2 2 1 3 2 2 6 3 2 9 13 5 8 7 82
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 3 2 7 7 5 13 8 8 3 6 9 79
119 Animal Husbandry 5 2 2 3 1 0 3 3 1 0 1 4 2 4 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 3 2 2 3 0 1 0 2 2 1 2 3 2 5 1 2 74
414 Material or Article Handling 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 2 1 2 3 1 2 6 0 1 0 2 0 1 2 3 1 0 2 4 4 1 2 1 3 2 0 1 2 2 4 5 2 1 1 1 73
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 1 3 1 2 2 0 6 6 2 5 1 2 0 3 2 2 6 4 4 1 0 1 67
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 3 6 1 1 1 0 1 1 3 2 6 3 2 7 6 1 0 1 2 1 3 65
029 Metal Working 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 2 0 1 3 1 0 2 1 2 3 3 1 3 0 2 1 4 6 1 1 2 1 3 2 61
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 3 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 3 1 2 1 2 3 0 2 1 3 2 1 1 3 7 1 0 1 3 0 60
280 Land Vehicles 1 0 1 3 0 1 2 4 0 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 4 6 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 3 1 0 4 60
418 Rotary Expansible Chamber Devices 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 11 15 14 7 5 3 1 59
073 Measuring and Testing 0 2 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 3 5 1 0 1 0 2 3 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 2 1 4 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 3 3 57
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 1 1 1 4 2 0 3 4 2 5 8 1 3 3 3 51
137 Fluid Handling 1 2 0 1 0 1 4 3 1 1 2 2 0 4 1 1 3 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 5 1 2 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 51
417 Pumps 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 4 4 10 6 2 3 3 51
126 Stoves and Furnaces 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 3 4 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 6 2 1 4 3 2 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 50
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 4 2 2 2 4 1 3 1 3 5 4 0 2 47
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 2 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 4 0 4 1 3 1 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 46
033 Geometrical Instruments 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 2 1 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 5 1 1 4 1 0 1 45
056 Harvesters 3 3 6 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 0 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 45
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 0 1 2 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 3 1 2 2 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 3 0 1 4 1 4 0 0 2 0 0 45
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 1 1 1 4 2 2 1 1 2 3 3 2 2 43
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 3 2 2 2 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 42
340 Communications: Electrical 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 3 3 1 2 2 0 3 2 2 42
172 Earth Working 1 1 2 5 2 0 4 1 1 2 2 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 2 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 41
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 3 2 1 4 0 2 3 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 41
114 Ships 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 2 2 3 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 1 40
606 Surgery (instruments) 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 4 2 0 1 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 3 1 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 40
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 0 2 0 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 2 6 2 0 3 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 38
053 Package Making 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 4 1 4 0 0 2 2 0 2 37
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 2 1 2 36
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 4 0 1 3 2 0 2 2 2 2 2 1 35
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 2 3 4 1 1 2 2 34
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 2 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 2 1 0 1 2 0 34
439 Electrical Connectors 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 5 0 3 5 3 1 1 5 0 33
194 Check-Actuated Control Mechanisms 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 2 4 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 32
206 Special Receptacle or Package 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 32
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 31
273 Amusement Devices: Games 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 1 2 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 31
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 29
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 29
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 4 3 1 2 0 2 2 2 1 1 29
452 Butchering 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 2 0 2 1 1 3 0 29
005 Beds 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 27
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 1 2 1 1 2 0 0 27
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 27
482 Exercise Devices 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 0 0 3 0 0 27
081 Tools 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 2 26
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 26
002 Apparel 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 25
083 Cutting 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 25
211 Supports: Racks 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 25
283 Printed Matter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 6 4 3 2 0 0 3 1 25
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 3 0 1 2 0 25
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 1 0 1 3 2 7 25
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 2 1 3 1 0 24
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 23
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 4 22
220 Receptacles 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 22
362 Illumination 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 0 1 0 0 1 22
042 Firearms 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 2 21
144 Woodworking 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21
180 Motor Vehicles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 21
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 21
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 21
505 Superconductor Technology: Apparatus, Material, Process 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 6 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21
047 Plant Husbandry 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 1 1 0 20
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 20
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 20
221 Article Dispensing 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 20
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 20
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 20
224 Package and Article Carriers 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 19
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 19
297 Chairs and Seats 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 19
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19
440 Marine Propulsion 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 19
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0