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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

COLORADO

( 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
360 Dynamic Magnetic Information Storage or Retrieval 0 1 0 1 2 2 4 4 15 16 18 23 13 26 15 8 6 9 6 8 11 5 15 13 15 11 24 20 25 20 28 40 40 50 48 74 89 88 102 102 100 110 76 91 1374
073 Measuring and Testing 8 2 10 10 6 4 13 5 11 14 18 11 12 7 11 9 9 12 6 6 14 10 21 18 18 20 32 24 27 28 21 32 39 30 23 30 27 32 34 32 36 15 21 24 792
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 4 7 3 3 1 4 2 1 4 5 3 4 4 6 2 4 9 5 4 14 18 17 24 27 31 49 44 32 38 34 58 39 42 78 625
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 2 2 2 0 2 1 4 3 3 0 4 1 3 6 4 6 9 9 12 9 14 21 30 51 67 58 50 59 47 41 33 22 24 608
379 Telephonic Communications 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 12 18 8 11 10 8 6 3 0 3 0 6 7 2 10 12 10 8 8 8 10 7 21 31 18 19 49 39 33 26 33 39 36 24 38 578
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 7 6 2 0 2 1 2 0 2 4 3 1 9 4 7 1 8 7 12 5 13 13 10 17 31 55 44 55 54 56 47 38 24 28 575
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 1 0 5 4 2 0 7 2 9 1 6 10 6 6 5 4 6 10 10 5 7 3 2 8 4 13 18 11 9 17 25 19 21 17 23 42 39 25 23 40 38 22 19 19 563
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 1 1 3 4 2 6 10 6 6 8 6 4 3 2 9 5 1 4 3 3 3 2 5 3 13 14 17 20 17 17 20 8 21 25 17 11 18 20 22 38 23 38 40 46 545
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 3 6 4 5 9 13 18 14 10 15 5 15 7 9 0 4 3 3 4 2 4 4 5 3 8 9 9 6 4 7 7 10 11 18 29 35 28 36 30 38 28 19 12 16 525
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 5 2 0 0 0 2 5 5 4 1 1 2 1 2 1 8 4 11 15 18 11 24 26 30 47 57 56 50 64 56 511
370 Multiplex Communications 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 3 4 7 5 7 2 0 4 4 2 0 4 2 8 3 5 4 2 7 8 4 10 11 13 13 17 33 33 38 36 32 38 36 32 40 471
250 Radiant Energy 0 1 0 1 2 3 6 2 7 3 8 10 9 5 9 10 4 9 14 12 8 7 8 4 10 8 11 13 11 7 11 12 14 19 12 16 17 17 34 22 27 17 26 19 465
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 4 3 4 5 12 7 15 26 20 31 23 19 13 12 11 18 9 8 13 3 6 16 11 8 14 14 13 10 13 12 6 12 11 6 4 8 7 6 7 1 2 6 3 8 460
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 4 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 4 1 3 3 2 0 2 1 3 6 4 11 17 20 15 11 13 35 45 38 31 28 31 30 38 44 450
280 Land Vehicles 5 3 5 2 5 5 6 0 4 3 7 6 14 5 7 8 4 5 5 6 6 6 2 8 8 4 15 8 14 8 13 13 19 15 13 23 29 25 27 18 15 15 17 12 438
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 0 1 1 2 3 2 4 4 2 5 3 6 6 8 8 7 12 8 8 5 10 5 5 2 9 19 15 11 11 14 7 17 18 11 24 19 19 14 12 10 15 17 19 21 419
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 0 0 4 1 2 1 5 7 12 9 7 5 4 5 7 3 2 1 4 4 2 3 0 2 4 4 4 7 7 12 7 11 11 7 11 16 15 10 29 42 38 32 24 31 412
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 4 3 6 1 1 2 1 3 2 0 4 14 9 5 13 11 15 37 46 33 26 36 51 39 34 408
340 Communications: Electrical 1 2 3 1 1 2 2 6 4 2 8 4 9 5 8 11 7 5 7 2 1 3 6 2 9 6 8 11 9 11 14 13 9 14 13 14 20 21 17 21 16 16 15 26 385
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 1 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 3 2 4 2 5 3 5 5 4 4 8 11 10 8 14 19 36 34 43 29 44 18 21 24 376
369 Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 2 11 12 11 14 12 15 17 8 10 7 13 12 18 12 21 23 16 20 30 39 24 355
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 6 4 9 11 3 7 5 5 10 4 14 18 13 11 14 21 29 43 30 28 22 23 15 352
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 1 3 2 2 11 7 3 1 4 5 8 14 12 3 6 6 2 2 7 5 0 9 13 8 9 7 8 6 6 6 5 5 6 10 16 20 14 12 15 21 11 12 13 13 349
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 2 2 6 1 6 6 2 2 1 2 8 3 10 4 10 11 14 22 29 48 61 40 46 346
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 8 8 7 17 13 10 6 6 8 10 13 8 13 10 16 10 9 10 15 15 9 6 8 4 2 3 4 6 4 7 9 6 7 0 1 5 3 5 5 5 3 6 4 4 328
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 0 0 2 3 2 1 1 1 2 5 2 1 0 3 3 2 3 0 2 3 1 1 2 2 10 4 5 3 9 5 8 7 11 17 8 8 16 18 18 18 33 34 24 25 323
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 2 0 12 5 7 5 7 9 17 12 13 13 18 27 28 38 28 33 36 320
606 Surgery (instruments) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 2 3 0 0 4 4 12 4 1 6 2 1 3 3 7 5 6 5 5 7 6 2 10 14 10 10 17 18 14 19 31 20 16 16 7 24 319
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 1 2 1 2 1 0 1 3 6 2 5 6 3 5 4 4 4 3 6 5 1 1 5 6 8 10 11 8 3 9 12 7 4 9 13 8 18 20 14 16 25 22 9 14 317
029 Metal Working 1 1 4 1 4 4 4 1 9 5 9 12 6 2 2 5 2 4 4 3 3 6 2 2 3 7 3 4 6 8 10 8 11 11 8 14 10 11 16 12 11 18 13 12 292
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 2 2 2 5 26 14 20 24 30 37 35 36 48 291
439 Electrical Connectors 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 4 1 1 0 3 5 0 0 2 4 1 0 2 1 1 4 4 5 4 4 8 8 12 6 8 9 8 21 33 20 19 19 35 10 17 287
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 0 0 2 1 1 2 1 2 5 6 6 2 4 4 2 0 0 3 4 2 5 4 2 3 8 11 13 9 8 10 8 9 10 5 13 20 13 13 12 17 14 13 12 4 283
455 Telecommunications 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 1 2 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 5 11 10 11 13 19 18 24 24 28 25 25 38 280
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 3 2 4 6 11 41 23 17 21 23 25 38 21 36 280
716 DP: Design and Analysis of Circuit or Semiconductor Mask (Data Processing) 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 1 0 1 1 3 0 4 3 3 6 6 5 19 30 37 44 46 62 273
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 4 3 5 8 5 5 3 8 5 7 6 13 9 3 2 2 3 3 0 3 4 2 7 5 5 8 1 2 1 2 6 10 5 3 6 12 10 7 11 12 10 10 12 6 254
359 Optics: Systems and Elements 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 3 1 2 0 0 3 0 7 4 6 5 3 9 9 7 4 7 4 8 4 11 12 14 13 13 13 28 25 25 251
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 5 0 4 5 2 5 4 3 5 2 2 3 1 4 5 5 7 3 10 4 5 4 3 7 10 10 14 15 21 13 7 8 11 12 12 7 243
137 Fluid Handling 4 11 8 3 6 5 6 5 6 6 4 4 4 3 4 4 2 6 2 2 2 2 7 4 9 5 5 2 1 5 2 3 5 4 4 5 12 12 13 7 10 8 8 9 239
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 3 3 5 2 1 3 2 1 1 6 3 4 6 7 5 3 4 8 9 14 14 21 18 25 28 36 239
348 Television 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 1 6 3 2 1 3 0 2 2 2 0 3 3 2 2 2 6 4 4 4 7 6 5 7 11 12 4 9 10 9 13 9 10 12 17 40 238
206 Special Receptacle or Package 1 4 1 0 3 3 2 3 7 3 4 1 2 7 3 1 1 5 3 2 2 2 6 6 9 10 9 13 4 12 4 7 11 8 6 5 11 9 10 8 10 7 4 4 233
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 1 4 5 5 6 3 6 2 0 1 3 1 3 2 3 4 2 9 2 9 1 2 3 3 8 6 11 6 7 13 3 6 9 11 9 5 6 15 5 8 11 9 0 5 233
414 Material or Article Handling 2 5 5 4 2 4 4 4 6 4 4 11 7 5 5 6 7 2 3 1 5 2 3 2 5 4 3 5 3 5 8 9 7 11 11 6 6 9 7 6 8 6 5 5 232
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 1 2 1 1 0 3 3 1 2 0 1 2 2 5 3 8 5 5 9 5 4 5 15 18 14 9 14 8 17 25 24 218
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 1 1 2 2 3 0 1 2 5 4 5 5 8 5 1 2 4 6 2 8 2 3 3 5 5 3 5 7 8 5 5 3 6 2 8 9 8 8 14 9 9 9 6 7 216
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 1 2 1 4 1 2 2 4 6 10 4 12 7 5 9 5 3 2 5 4 2 4 6 4 2 0 4 3 5 5 4 7 2 7 12 13 7 6 6 6 4 6 9 2 215
382 Image Analysis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 2 0 3 1 0 2 1 2 1 3 0 1 7 2 0 6 5 9 12 10 22 20 19 23 17 34 209
072 Metal Deforming 1 2 6 1 0 2 8 5 2 5 6 3 6 1 5 6 2 2 4 2 2 4 3 7 2 6 6 5 6 14 8 8 12 5 5 12 8 7 3 2 3 3 4 2 206
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 4 1 8 3 4 8 20 16 28 23 18 14 14 23 13 204
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 2 1 5 2 7 11 6 7 17 19 16 18 12 14 8 16 9 12 199
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 2 0 0 4 2 2 3 5 3 3 5 13 6 5 1 4 5 4 4 1 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 3 6 7 3 1 1 7 6 10 7 7 5 5 3 12 188
062 Refrigeration 1 2 3 3 5 2 2 1 3 6 4 0 4 3 3 0 3 6 3 5 4 3 2 3 3 3 6 3 5 8 12 9 5 2 5 4 6 1 10 6 13 6 3 6 187
224 Package and Article Carriers 1 0 0 2 2 1 1 1 2 0 2 4 3 6 3 2 4 4 5 2 2 4 6 2 2 2 10 4 8 2 7 5 6 9 10 8 4 7 7 4 4 15 6 8 187
326 Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 6 4 2 11 8 8 3 5 11 11 7 16 22 19 17 17 186
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 4 2 5 8 3 10 7 5 9 6 8 18 3 13 17 16 19 7 8 7 184
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 6 5 2 2 3 4 1 7 5 3 3 5 2 2 2 3 10 3 3 3 4 4 7 5 4 7 8 8 10 5 7 9 12 13 182
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 3 3 5 3 2 1 0 0 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 0 4 2 0 5 6 7 6 3 6 7 4 4 7 2 6 17 13 13 16 8 11 181
002 Apparel 3 1 1 2 2 3 1 0 1 2 1 0 4 0 4 2 3 0 2 1 1 1 1 3 4 4 3 4 5 5 6 2 4 8 8 10 17 12 9 12 5 9 5 9 180
427 Coating Processes 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 1 5 5 4 0 5 2 2 3 3 4 3 3 4 2 4 5 2 1 9 5 6 3 11 13 11 11 13 6 7 9 5 4 2 180
126 Stoves and Furnaces 3 0 2 2 1 0 2 2 0 2 1 0 6 7 13 18 13 15 15 10 7 12 4 2 1 4 7 1 4 0 1 1 1 0 4 1 3 3 3 1 2 4 0 0 178
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 2 1 2 2 2 0 3 1 5 3 3 3 1 3 2 4 4 3 2 4 13 4 8 5 5 9 7 12 6 9 3 6 7 5 8 4 6 174
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 8 2 4 11 5 10 4 6 18 18 28 49 172
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 1 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 4 1 2 1 3 0 2 7 7 3 4 2 4 2 9 3 7 11 7 12 14 14 15 11 12 171
299 Mining or In Situ Disintegration of Hard Material 0 0 0 2 0 3 2 1 0 2 2 1 6 2 11 11 11 11 15 11 13 22 8 3 2 0 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 4 0 2 0 4 1 2 1 1 167
220 Receptacles 3 3 3 5 4 2 1 2 4 3 3 1 2 4 1 4 2 5 4 1 1 1 1 4 3 7 5 6 5 4 3 6 2 6 5 5 8 7 7 4 2 2 4 6 161
385 Optical Waveguides 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 3 3 4 2 4 2 4 4 4 8 9 9 15 15 27 24 15 161
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 3 1 2 2 8 4 23 5 2 2 2 6 1 1 0 1 1 0 6 1 5 2 3 4 5 8 8 3 6 4 8 10 6 6 156
119 Animal Husbandry 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 5 5 5 2 0 3 2 1 4 1 1 0 2 2 1 2 3 1 5 3 6 3 6 7 8 9 7 8 14 8 3 9 6 155
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 2 2 1 3 1 1 1 1 7 2 3 1 2 5 4 5 3 5 0 4 3 2 8 4 3 6 7 7 7 11 4 10 9 7 5 155
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 4 2 1 0 1 0 4 4 5 2 4 5 12 5 2 1 2 2 1 3 0 3 2 0 1 1 7 7 5 5 3 6 6 5 8 1 5 8 0 4 4 6 5 1 153
297 Chairs and Seats 5 0 3 3 1 1 0 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 4 2 7 5 3 7 6 12 10 7 11 11 1 7 2 5 7 7 150
005 Beds 2 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 4 2 3 1 4 3 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 0 2 1 3 2 2 4 3 5 4 3 9 6 7 8 6 7 3 8 4 16 11 148
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 2 2 6 1 1 1 3 1 3 3 4 5 7 3 2 1 3 2 1 0 4 2 2 3 2 4 7 4 2 4 8 7 7 3 1 2 2 6 2 6 6 3 4 5 147
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 0 0 0 1 4 1 8 3 3 6 8 2 2 11 0 5 1 2 5 1 2 1 0 3 2 6 2 3 3 1 5 3 2 3 0 2 3 7 5 7 3 10 6 5 147
273 Amusement Devices: Games 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 1 1 5 5 4 1 1 5 2 0 3 1 1 3 3 4 0 4 8 3 8 4 4 4 4 7 5 4 9 5 6 3 3 7 4 2 1 145
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 2 1 1 5