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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

ARIZONA

( 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
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 2 0 5 5 8 3 10 9 7 8 27 25 24 17 11 10 6 6 3 4 6 7 9 16 11 28 21 21 22 37 28 22 40 40 57 54 53 54 57 82 56 88 76 74 1149
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 2 3 9 6 6 7 9 8 7 11 15 9 17 6 12 8 2 2 5 3 3 1 14 8 12 8 17 18 34 22 19 43 35 50 41 69 63 59 42 65 94 90 74 117 1145
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 2 4 4 7 11 8 12 13 15 18 20 11 11 9 5 7 3 6 17 8 17 7 22 16 14 14 15 10 25 26 21 22 21 23 13 31 30 30 35 23 20 23 16 20 685
280 Land Vehicles 2 2 3 1 6 5 4 0 8 9 3 10 10 7 6 3 4 5 4 3 5 1 3 10 5 8 10 11 11 12 19 17 15 34 31 22 30 47 39 36 26 17 12 12 528
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 0 0 4 3 8 2 4 3 2 5 6 4 5 4 5 3 3 1 0 4 5 3 7 11 12 12 14 9 15 15 16 18 17 15 14 22 25 20 18 28 42 28 35 39 506
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 0 2 7 8 2 2 1 1 4 1 4 2 7 3 4 6 7 5 9 5 12 7 2 4 4 3 5 5 8 22 22 18 14 26 17 36 34 24 32 47 54 476
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 4 1 2 5 3 3 9 3 2 9 10 20 14 8 10 12 15 15 17 22 27 34 34 30 23 29 31 19 30 452
330 Amplifiers 0 3 1 1 1 5 6 5 2 13 7 3 6 6 7 7 2 5 4 3 9 3 12 9 11 13 13 10 18 13 8 10 6 4 13 22 19 18 18 31 28 29 15 23 442
455 Telecommunications 0 1 0 2 2 1 2 3 1 1 3 1 3 4 4 5 1 3 2 3 6 7 2 1 1 3 1 2 1 7 3 7 10 28 23 35 47 63 22 24 28 26 18 22 429
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 1 1 6 2 2 8 3 3 4 0 0 5 10 6 3 3 5 3 11 7 5 1 4 5 5 4 4 2 11 4 8 14 9 40 36 28 32 23 25 25 14 44 426
439 Electrical Connectors 2 2 3 0 4 4 5 4 5 6 2 3 7 5 2 2 2 2 4 7 3 6 5 16 9 7 14 19 18 12 12 11 14 11 4 7 11 14 12 20 27 28 25 28 404
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 1 0 2 2 5 6 1 5 9 6 5 4 1 3 3 9 14 9 5 7 9 6 14 18 9 19 21 17 17 23 14 20 16 11 22 21 33 395
340 Communications: Electrical 0 2 1 4 6 7 2 4 8 6 6 4 6 3 3 4 4 5 6 5 4 3 12 10 3 9 8 9 7 5 12 12 18 14 12 10 16 25 16 18 14 22 20 20 385
073 Measuring and Testing 3 3 7 7 3 4 4 8 9 4 1 6 7 8 5 6 4 3 6 1 2 7 6 8 9 11 7 7 18 8 16 16 17 14 14 13 19 16 10 8 16 17 12 12 382
029 Metal Working 1 2 1 4 0 3 4 4 1 4 6 5 7 6 5 8 2 8 5 4 6 4 6 9 5 11 8 5 14 8 18 13 16 17 11 19 9 17 12 15 15 12 20 22 372
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 7 6 4 12 3 3 9 4 4 5 8 2 3 4 1 3 4 5 4 9 8 11 18 10 10 18 15 10 14 15 17 10 18 21 18 17 25 371
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 0 3 4 2 1 0 3 4 4 5 2 1 7 10 15 8 2 2 3 0 1 4 2 9 10 9 5 3 3 2 5 8 6 9 14 29 29 20 21 23 25 16 16 13 358
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 1 3 2 2 4 5 1 2 5 3 8 5 3 3 9 8 7 9 5 3 1 4 3 7 8 6 7 5 3 6 8 11 12 17 14 19 26 21 17 11 15 17 7 12 345
060 Power Plants 6 4 6 4 6 6 3 3 4 5 2 4 3 6 8 7 5 3 8 6 3 3 8 6 5 6 6 12 9 16 14 14 8 3 9 9 5 10 23 13 17 15 14 17 344
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 13 5 6 8 3 5 3 4 4 2 3 6 5 5 5 6 4 4 0 1 1 4 3 2 6 4 5 6 6 14 5 5 6 4 11 20 19 15 15 20 15 19 19 19 335
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 2 1 1 0 1 1 2 1 3 2 3 2 7 3 3 2 4 6 8 5 5 3 1 8 7 4 6 6 8 14 8 10 14 10 8 25 13 20 17 24 18 18 6 9 319
250 Radiant Energy 1 4 1 2 0 1 2 5 7 1 5 1 1 3 2 4 1 1 2 2 2 4 2 1 7 3 4 9 8 10 10 13 7 15 10 14 6 24 21 17 18 22 20 19 312
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 3 0 3 1 5 1 1 2 3 5 3 3 5 5 1 3 2 4 7 1 0 2 6 3 11 4 12 11 5 15 15 11 16 13 10 16 10 12 8 10 10 7 19 19 303
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 2 0 3 2 1 0 3 2 3 4 9 5 10 11 13 5 9 16 24 13 19 10 21 26 30 36 289
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 2 3 2 1 1 0 3 1 0 3 1 1 2 8 8 10 1 10 3 3 2 7 10 3 10 10 10 18 19 27 15 9 20 18 16 22 284
370 Multiplex Communications 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 10 8 10 6 7 11 5 4 2 2 3 4 8 9 14 17 16 18 17 21 15 22 19 22 283
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 2 1 2 6 1 6 4 1 7 4 3 10 7 4 3 7 2 5 7 7 3 6 3 9 6 14 6 3 6 5 5 8 8 6 11 13 17 7 8 13 13 9 9 5 282
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 3 2 3 0 2 2 3 1 2 0 1 6 5 1 5 6 7 6 6 12 7 5 5 1 10 8 12 10 21 23 18 18 15 11 9 11 7 268
359 Optics: Systems and Elements 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 2 0 1 3 1 0 5 2 0 4 0 1 4 4 6 6 6 4 2 7 7 5 9 9 10 9 11 13 14 20 14 17 19 20 22 264
360 Dynamic Magnetic Information Storage or Retrieval 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 3 0 1 6 3 8 8 2 4 4 3 2 2 5 2 2 11 11 13 15 4 6 7 12 11 3 11 29 30 15 249
451 Abrading 2 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 6 4 3 2 0 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 3 2 2 6 2 6 2 2 2 7 2 7 6 7 12 17 13 29 23 21 14 17 14 248
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 0 0 4 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 2 4 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 5 12 2 5 12 5 5 6 4 6 6 4 4 6 8 12 6 8 16 11 16 15 11 12 16 247
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 3 1 0 3 1 0 3 1 3 3 5 5 12 1 2 1 3 3 4 7 10 10 11 26 13 9 18 15 14 18 16 14 241
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 0 4 2 2 3 3 1 5 7 6 1 0 1 3 1 2 4 4 6 3 7 6 3 5 3 7 6 4 5 5 7 6 6 5 8 7 7 14 11 9 18 15 10 7 239
385 Optical Waveguides 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 2 2 4 16 10 11 17 15 16 11 7 10 12 11 13 17 18 20 18 238
137 Fluid Handling 5 1 3 2 1 1 7 4 6 3 7 3 6 6 2 5 0 6 4 3 0 6 8 6 4 2 14 9 15 8 7 3 5 2 3 5 5 7 17 6 5 5 11 8 236
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 2 0 1 5 3 0 0 4 2 4 7 0 4 4 1 1 3 4 4 7 7 10 6 7 13 6 4 6 2 5 3 3 3 3 5 7 4 9 18 9 14 13 10 6 229
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 2 2 2 4 2 7 4 0 4 1 5 1 2 3 3 3 2 3 5 1 2 3 5 5 4 4 7 4 8 10 9 6 7 9 10 10 9 11 6 8 7 5 7 13 225
414 Material or Article Handling 4 5 4 6 3 6 2 5 5 3 5 4 5 6 5 7 5 2 5 5 3 4 3 5 3 10 1 1 6 9 2 6 7 5 6 5 6 11 6 6 12 5 3 5 222
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 0 0 1 2 1 1 3 1 3 3 5 3 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 7 3 1 4 1 1 5 6 8 4 10 5 10 6 6 7 5 8 10 23 14 15 21 9 219
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 3 0 3 2 5 2 5 3 4 1 4 12 2 2 3 3 2 3 6 13 12 13 22 19 21 24 10 210
062 Refrigeration 1 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 4 0 5 2 1 2 4 8 7 4 1 9 8 7 8 6 8 4 12 2 4 6 4 5 6 5 5 16 6 15 5 4 7 8 209
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 2 1 0 2 6 1 0 2 1 4 1 2 5 3 10 8 30 16 13 13 14 17 13 14 21 209
331 Oscillators 0 1 1 5 1 3 2 0 3 9 3 6 5 2 10 6 4 2 2 4 5 1 4 11 2 9 8 5 5 17 6 9 4 4 5 4 5 11 6 2 2 6 5 3 208
326 Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry 0 0 0 2 2 1 3 5 2 3 2 3 4 9 0 3 5 1 0 2 5 6 4 5 10 6 9 9 15 10 4 8 12 5 6 5 6 7 4 9 6 4 1 4 207
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 0 0 1 1 1 4 1 5 1 1 4 2 1 4 3 1 3 1 5 2 4 3 3 4 11 2 4 6 10 9 4 12 8 6 4 13 10 2 7 8 9 13 9 4 206
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 1 3 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 1 2 6 2 5 8 16 5 8 5 10 10 9 4 4 7 3 6 5 4 6 6 8 5 3 2 3 4 4 9 4 5 5 3 5 202
348 Television 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 4 3 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 4 8 3 3 3 3 1 3 3 2 2 5 4 9 6 3 7 7 8 12 20 26 13 9 16 199
379 Telephonic Communications 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 4 1 3 8 2 7 10 5 5 9 4 4 7 9 5 7 5 10 11 7 7 6 10 15 7 19 194
606 Surgery (instruments) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 2 4 1 1 1 0 5 4 8 2 6 2 9 8 13 9 7 13 12 13 15 9 9 8 8 4 9 192
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 3 1 5 0 2 1 1 2 4 4 2 0 2 1 3 1 0 4 4 1 3 2 4 4 6 5 6 5 9 8 6 7 9 4 7 7 7 10 8 6 11 6 4 5 190
382 Image Analysis 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 3 4 4 4 3 2 4 1 2 7 13 15 20 17 14 22 7 24 179
119 Animal Husbandry 1 6 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 1 4 3 4 3 2 1 6 1 3 2 4 4 2 1 3 4 2 4 5 7 5 4 4 5 11 8 7 8 11 14 6 7 8 177
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 2 0 1 0 1 3 1 4 1 1 3 3 1 1 1 3 0 2 5 2 6 1 2 1 8 3 2 8 4 2 1 8 5 7 2 5 2 9 11 9 14 15 3 7 170
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 4 1 0 3 4 3 5 2 3 1 0 6 2 1 1 1 3 5 3 4 4 7 4 3 2 4 4 5 4 1 9 3 6 7 3 3 7 4 5 7 4 7 6 5 166
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 5 6 4 3 2 5 2 5 9 1 7 4 5 5 5 5 4 2 3 4 2 2 1 2 4 2 5 9 9 9 6 3 3 3 6 5 5 166
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 4 5 13 12 25 17 21 5 14 6 9 9 7 165
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 3 1 1 3 2 5 3 3 4 2 4 3 2 3 4 1 6 4 2 0 1 2 2 1 3 3 3 3 4 1 3 5 5 4 5 19 9 9 4 5 6 6 2 2 163
372 Coherent Light Generators 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 4 3 8 3 5 6 27 29 17 12 6 7 5 7 10 160
033 Geometrical Instruments 6 1 6 7 1 2 1 2 4 4 0 5 3 7 2 3 5 1 2 3 7 3 8 6 4 5 3 3 4 8 2 2 7 1 3 0 0 4 3 3 3 0 7 8 159
206 Special Receptacle or Package 0 1 0 2 5 2 2 1 1 2 5 2 2 1 0 2 4 4 0 5 4 4 2 4 7 1 8 4 4 4 4 9 4 4 6 6 5 5 8 11 2 3 5 4 159
362 Illumination 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 3 4 1 2 2 2 4 1 4 5 5 3 8 4 1 5 3 8 7 10 5 6 5 6 3 6 8 6 10 12 158
369 Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 4 6 3 6 13 18 9 12 13 18 11 12 7 6 2 4 3 2 0 156
219 Electric Heating 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 3 0 5 2 1 2 0 1 3 3 2 2 3 5 2 5 3 3 3 2 2 4 4 3 3 2 3 6 2 12 10 8 16 8 14 155
102 Ammunition and Explosives 3 0 0 2 3 1 1 0 3 1 5 1 0 4 2 1 3 3 2 4 0 4 0 3 8 2 4 1 9 8 3 5 3 6 8 11 6 6 6 4 9 1 4 4 154
427 Coating Processes 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 5 1 5 2 5 5 2 3 6 3 5 6 3 4 4 15 9 8 8 8 11 7 3 9 154
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 0 0 1 1 3 0 2 2 7 2 2 1 2 2 5 6 2 2 3 4 7 3 4 2 4 2 1 1 1 4 6 3 4 2 7 4 2 3 7 12 10 5 3 8 152
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 0 0 0 1 3 6 5 0 2 1 2 0 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 2 1 2 5 2 4 1 2 5 5 12 5 7 5 4 6 14 1 5 4 10 6 6 4 4 152
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 2 7 4 2 2 1 5 0 2 8 2 1 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 4 5 4 2 8 6 10 3 5 8 9 5 10 6 2 2 151
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 4 4 4 3 18 6 19 11 19 8 10 12 24 148
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 0 0 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 2 3 3 1 0 4 2 3 1 1 3 0 2 2 4 4 3 10 6 7 4 5 2 4 1 4 3 6 5 8 6 11 8 4 5 147
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 2 2 2 3 3 2 5 8 2 7 2 4 3 0 2 3 2 2 3 4 2 5 3 2 4 2 3 1 3 4 9 4 3 5 2 2 1 2 5 1 7 7 2 7 147
482 Exercise Devices 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 3 0 6 0 3 0 1 2 7 4 3 7 4 5 5 8 6 4 6 2 10 8 5 9 4 7 6 3 4 144
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 4 1 5 3 7 2 13 4 8 7 14 16 13 12 16 144
002 Apparel 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 3 3 4 3 2 3 1 1 0 2 1 0 2 1 3 2 4 3 5 5 12 2 6 6 6 4 5 8 6 6 8 8 2 4 4 1 142
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 2 2 4 2 5 1 2 3 1 0 5 7 9 10 17 16 15 8 8 9 6 136
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 2 0 2 3 1 1 3 4 1 8 2 6 0 3 5 2 2 4 2 2 4 5 2 5 4 6 13 6 6 7 7 4 134
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 1 2 1 3 3 2 2 3 1 2 4 2 1 3 0 2 2 2 2 3 4 3 6 5 4 3 4 7 4 10 7 8