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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

FLORIDA

( 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' )

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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) 6 3 3 6 9 2 9 4 3 8 11 11 10 10 14 9 4 12 17 13 7 22 20 19 28 25 44 36 42 40 37 37 52 57 81 83 106 96 124 102 113 68 55 68 1526
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 3 3 5 3 5 4 7 8 11 11 11 8 17 9 9 14 6 16 13 20 17 17 33 31 29 24 38 43 33 53 46 54 49 50 48 87 69 70 64 66 81 63 49 66 1363
340 Communications: Electrical 4 3 7 7 5 8 5 13 12 13 9 17 19 11 17 12 8 18 9 8 17 15 10 16 26 20 47 45 49 49 45 44 65 64 71 93 79 67 51 43 32 56 44 75 1328
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 8 5 7 14 23 17 17 15 17 14 17 24 18 12 12 16 18 14 19 8 9 28 27 26 34 23 33 19 26 25 20 34 26 42 33 40 56 61 65 47 43 30 38 31 1111
606 Surgery (instruments) 6 1 2 1 3 3 1 2 6 4 1 2 3 3 2 3 6 9 5 2 3 7 8 15 25 14 22 22 26 45 37 45 52 41 76 73 58 73 75 64 100 51 49 57 1103
455 Telecommunications 3 1 1 2 2 2 1 3 3 4 7 8 6 3 6 3 5 10 9 7 4 5 8 7 12 4 11 19 20 20 38 48 44 41 31 43 52 55 44 46 41 71 55 110 915
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 6 5 2 3 12 9 2 5 8 3 7 6 7 5 18 2 1 9 10 9 6 15 15 36 22 27 34 33 35 35 43 65 39 46 46 37 35 31 31 34 28 21 24 22 889
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 3 7 4 4 6 12 11 12 13 16 18 11 7 7 11 12 5 15 15 19 11 16 13 12 21 29 21 20 23 32 31 22 18 23 28 30 27 43 35 18 35 33 30 40 819
114 Ships 8 14 6 12 10 18 12 5 14 14 20 19 11 14 15 12 6 11 20 13 10 15 10 10 19 18 20 24 31 18 18 33 25 19 28 22 23 21 24 28 35 20 43 43 811
060 Power Plants 4 4 3 13 6 13 8 6 8 8 10 4 8 13 14 16 14 19 17 9 12 8 16 11 6 21 30 24 21 28 40 28 26 24 25 29 28 32 22 34 14 50 35 30 791
073 Measuring and Testing 10 7 16 17 9 10 7 13 9 5 5 14 23 13 15 14 7 15 19 17 12 16 21 14 12 14 29 28 20 18 14 19 22 22 27 19 27 22 21 30 34 24 22 30 762
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 4 5 5 5 7 5 6 9 11 9 5 6 8 11 9 16 10 8 10 6 8 8 9 9 16 6 22 23 19 25 31 49 33 37 35 37 31 23 29 26 21 29 31 32 744
029 Metal Working 4 5 9 6 9 6 7 8 16 11 14 12 16 11 18 15 5 12 14 13 10 7 16 16 29 18 28 14 18 9 17 16 30 16 18 20 24 23 24 17 10 20 26 13 650
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 0 2 7 1 2 2 3 3 5 2 4 7 4 6 7 7 6 5 4 9 7 10 17 13 16 9 14 9 11 10 18 22 26 29 35 32 28 27 27 29 38 27 27 51 618
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 10 11 8 3 7 9 15 9 3 14 11 16 17 14 9 9 7 7 12 2 7 17 4 19 21 10 24 23 17 17 24 17 14 21 12 15 23 16 19 20 30 20 21 13 617
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 4 4 6 11 19 13 7 15 19 36 11 12 21 5 13 10 12 10 9 6 12 11 9 12 12 15 22 5 13 23 18 16 8 18 13 18 16 19 17 14 18 12 21 22 607
062 Refrigeration 3 7 8 13 7 9 7 7 5 5 7 7 16 11 12 3 9 14 15 4 9 15 11 15 17 11 13 16 9 15 16 24 18 20 18 18 17 18 27 25 29 10 19 23 582
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 2 4 5 2 4 1 8 8 9 9 8 5 10 7 4 6 5 8 20 16 6 11 13 14 14 8 15 16 12 14 15 17 21 20 16 30 20 26 35 27 19 33 17 11 571
439 Electrical Connectors 3 6 6 3 1 7 3 7 7 11 5 6 11 6 14 6 8 9 3 8 9 9 14 16 18 13 20 17 17 24 19 20 13 12 20 14 22 26 23 21 16 20 20 32 565
379 Telephonic Communications 0 2 2 0 1 3 2 10 7 5 9 7 5 3 13 6 7 7 3 8 6 20 10 14 14 16 11 9 9 9 3 9 8 8 15 26 35 27 21 23 27 49 37 53 559
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 7 11 7 10 14 5 7 3 5 6 14 11 8 4 12 9 4 11 8 3 6 7 6 1 15 9 12 24 21 16 12 16 16 20 16 27 24 24 15 28 21 17 11 16 539
280 Land Vehicles 5 1 4 7 2 6 4 2 4 5 11 8 14 5 6 10 4 14 10 4 7 7 10 7 4 18 15 10 17 24 10 16 11 14 14 22 27 29 27 20 19 30 33 22 539
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 10 10 15 7 14 16 8 6 14 14 10 7 12 14 11 12 10 21 16 12 10 16 15 7 10 4 14 7 13 9 10 19 11 15 13 14 18 15 15 15 14 15 10 10 538
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 8 6 3 17 17 10 3 11 12 20 8 17 10 13 16 9 11 10 24 5 6 10 6 9 3 6 9 7 8 9 20 10 11 14 11 20 17 17 17 20 22 19 19 16 536
137 Fluid Handling 5 7 17 9 11 18 15 16 11 5 15 17 14 7 4 11 6 10 6 4 7 9 8 9 9 21 20 10 10 17 8 17 13 11 11 15 27 20 11 12 14 8 14 16 525
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 0 2 1 4 5 10 4 2 12 4 2 8 7 5 6 5 0 6 8 7 5 4 12 19 16 7 19 19 21 24 25 22 27 21 13 33 17 23 15 27 15 12 15 16 525
370 Multiplex Communications 0 1 3 3 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 6 4 2 5 2 1 3 0 2 4 4 9 7 4 7 9 13 8 13 8 19 16 19 18 26 15 38 29 26 32 38 48 72 520
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 0 4 3 3 2 5 6 9 3 4 5 2 4 7 2 6 2 7 4 3 2 3 8 9 4 11 15 5 10 11 12 14 9 12 8 7 29 18 39 39 21 33 69 46 515
206 Special Receptacle or Package 4 5 0 5 5 6 4 5 9 5 2 9 9 7 4 7 6 15 10 4 2 3 5 9 15 10 14 21 9 14 18 14 16 20 20 30 33 27 23 15 25 15 12 17 508
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 10 12 9 10 13 9 8 8 10 16 14 16 9 12 7 7 9 9 8 13 7 5 4 5 10 17 17 11 8 20 17 16 9 8 9 22 10 19 16 17 14 12 11 13 506
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 6 2 3 7 4 2 3 3 13 2 2 5 8 8 12 6 9 9 5 10 10 3 9 13 25 25 30 38 71 42 34 17 23 33 498
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 0 1 0 6 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 1 1 1 2 3 5 13 4 2 2 4 6 8 9 15 12 11 15 15 10 14 17 30 29 44 32 27 25 20 34 26 32 483
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 2 2 3 2 10 10 8 11 12 11 11 19 13 11 7 16 6 3 8 6 6 9 8 13 7 14 10 11 11 8 2 7 22 18 16 21 11 12 15 14 19 14 18 20 477
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 4 0 1 3 6 8 8 5 13 1 9 3 6 7 10 11 7 9 5 12 5 8 9 8 8 8 16 19 15 13 12 15 14 11 10 13 34 19 22 24 17 16 12 11 467
002 Apparel 3 5 3 4 5 6 4 2 7 1 2 5 6 3 10 7 5 4 7 5 3 3 6 4 11 8 12 13 16 18 16 10 6 20 17 27 24 21 30 29 14 24 15 18 459
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 6 7 3 9 6 8 2 7 6 6 7 5 6 7 1 7 3 13 14 9 11 6 2 3 4 12 9 7 15 17 11 11 12 17 19 14 22 14 15 16 26 19 16 7 437
362 Illumination 4 1 0 3 3 6 2 3 3 6 5 4 3 5 6 2 1 3 4 7 5 1 10 4 7 16 8 14 11 14 7 13 15 15 14 8 17 26 30 24 25 24 24 28 431
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 4 3 3 4 6 6 4 6 4 3 3 10 8 3 8 11 5 13 12 9 19 15 13 8 6 13 10 6 16 8 5 7 13 15 11 17 11 13 19 15 18 15 18 13 429
250 Radiant Energy 2 2 6 4 3 4 2 3 20 16 8 5 7 5 4 4 2 9 9 2 12 14 4 12 3 12 7 13 16 14 10 13 11 8 8 15 7 16 17 11 18 22 14 24 418
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 0 4 4 2 9 5 7 4 13 7 11 5 3 4 1 4 0 7 9 7 5 8 7 10 9 16 9 12 5 14 14 10 16 17 16 23 20 13 20 15 7 18 7 18 415
482 Exercise Devices 0 2 3 2 3 0 2 4 3 1 2 3 3 4 2 0 3 2 3 3 4 3 8 7 11 14 14 21 20 30 9 14 19 25 20 18 12 21 19 14 11 17 6 21 403
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 4 4 5 7 6 2 6 6 7 7 5 6 4 2 9 6 3 10 6 7 6 1 8 11 8 11 9 13 12 7 11 9 16 17 11 18 17 21 16 10 14 16 8 9 391
005 Beds 5 4 3 4 5 4 3 4 5 3 9 7 5 5 2 2 3 4 6 3 1 2 5 6 11 6 14 19 10 11 11 8 14 7 12 18 14 12 20 6 18 23 26 16 376
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 10 12 7 7 7 6 3 5 4 8 11 11 11 8 7 6 5 4 6 4 10 6 13 5 3 6 11 2 6 5 13 5 7 5 11 17 16 25 20 10 8 18 1 11 376
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 2 3 1 3 2 3 4 2 3 2 4 2 2 1 5 1 2 7 5 10 10 11 7 10 18 10 11 17 21 22 17 24 23 31 25 19 16 361
359 Optics: Systems and Elements 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 4 1 7 3 7 1 5 7 10 6 4 9 11 7 5 9 28 12 6 14 9 13 5 12 5 11 9 7 6 7 16 11 16 10 18 19 25 361
414 Material or Article Handling 6 8 8 6 9 4 7 9 11 7 15 9 6 4 5 6 3 3 9 5 2 7 6 5 11 2 9 8 15 13 15 4 7 7 15 10 14 11 9 14 13 12 6 5 360
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 1 7 8 7 7 3 0 8 6 4 15 12 10 6 7 7 8 3 6 1 4 6 7 5 10 4 8 6 4 6 5 8 4 14 6 8 11 11 12 15 25 17 13 24 359
273 Amusement Devices: Games 3 4 1 0 4 3 5 7 9 4 4 12 3 6 8 8 8 10 7 7 3 7 5 5 12 11 12 21 7 11 13 11 14 12 8 8 11 10 20 13 9 11 4 6 357
119 Animal Husbandry 4 2 3 2 6 3 0 6 0 10 9 9 4 5 8 2 1 3 7 2 5 7 7 2 10 9 3 10 8 18 6 13 16 20 23 23 9 17 8 8 17 12 10 7 354
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 4 2 6 13 4 2 3 4 1 6 4 6 4 10 6 5 5 5 7 5 1 5 6 6 16 14 20 8 14 8 9 9 8 11 5 14 10 19 10 10 11 7 15 9 347
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 3 5 3 0 1 2 3 8 13 6 9 9 11 12 7 8 7 8 9 17 15 15 27 19 29 33 24 28 340
220 Receptacles 3 4 0 6 7 8 0 1 4 1 5 7 8 6 0 5 0 6 6 0 2 4 6 9 12 6 9 16 13 9 8 15 12 14 14 17 20 24 18 9 6 5 2 9 336
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 0 1 3 5 1 4 4 3 5 5 9 5 10 8 2 6 3 3 9 3 3 5 6 4 9 4 6 6 8 11 5 9 13 12 13 26 19 10 12 5 13 9 17 22 336
297 Chairs and Seats 13 16 10 7 7 6 2 8 6 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 2 4 2 0 3 4 7 5 7 8 3 4 8 8 3 10 5 9 16 20 23 18 16 10 15 11 6 13 334
056 Harvesters 4 5 11 2 3 16 24 24 22 11 7 11 13 8 4 6 8 16 8 11 3 5 6 3 6 1 3 7 7 5 4 5 6 5 4 2 9 8 5 6 1 4 8 4 331
434 Education and Demonstration 1 4 3 2 3 4 2 7 10 11 8 12 8 10 9 3 6 8 13 9 7 10 7 1 8 7 4 8 6 3 16 7 10 4 9 16 8 11 8 6 10 9 8 6 322
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 2 2 7 2 6 4 5 2 2 3 5 4 5 7 1 4 2 5 3 4 3 5 3 6 8 5 10 11 10 12 18 5 8 14 8 13 24 7 9 14 16 13 14 10 321
433 Dentistry 5 3 0 0 2 4 3 7 4 4 5 4 2 3 3 2 0 4 5 1 6 5 5 6 4 11 13 5 9 7 7 17 11 11 14 22 23 19 18 16 9 8 3 10 320
440 Marine Propulsion 1 4 10 7 3 7 4 4 3 3 2 5 2 5 6 4 0 3 6 0 2 2 4 6 6 9 9 12 11 8 8 10 12 17 8 18 10 11 14 11 13 15 7 15 317
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 3 3 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 3 4 1 3 5 4 5 1 4 5 10 19 19 9 7 12 13 13 11 14 10 9 10 15 19 11 16 15 13 16 311
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 3 3 0 3 2 5 3 1 5 3 9 4 6 10 23 16 29 23 22 12 15 3 7 6 6 7 2 4 13 10 6 9 3 6 13 5 8 310
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 4 6 4 9 4 11 3 9 7 8 10 6 2 7 4 10 2 5 9 1 4 2 5 3 4 7 6 6 7 16 12 7 6 6 5 9 6 13 9 10 11 11 10 13 309
033 Geometrical Instruments 6 4 5 2 4 5 4 4 4 4 6 10 6 4 5 9 5 6 4 1 4 4 6 10 8 7 9 8 6 5 8 10 13 5 6 14 4 8 7 9 10 8 17 18 302
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 1 1 2 1 5 5 9 2 6 3 0 4 4 1 6 1 0 7 5 3 4 3 4 8 9 8 12 17 6 10 11 6 9 5 4 12 11 13 10 13 9 16 14 22 302
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 1 1 0 8 0 1 3 10 7 8 3 7 5 7 6 4 3 9 8 8 5 1 0 2 3 4 2 5 5 10 8 11 10 14 7 11 19 10 12 13 15 13 13 10 302
219 Electric Heating 1 6 5 3 4 5 7 2 1 4 2 4 3 6 7 5 2 6 4 12 2 5 6 7 3 5 5 4 10 9 9 7 6 6 10 10 9 18 19 14 9 13 14 11 300
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 1 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 3 2 3 7 5 5 1 4 4 2 2 4 0 2 6 13 15 16 14 27 16 10 9 16 14 11 6 7 7 11 12 7 17 12 300
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 5 7 2 7 11 4 7 5 7 10 3 6 5 6 3 3 7 6 5 4 5 3 2 2 5 4 4 4 4 7 6 7 14 13 10 11 10 6 9 9 16 11 8 11 294
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 7 8 14 8 10 12 6 11 13 15 8 6 3 5 5 7 7 9 16 9 16 15 9 3 9 6 2 4 4 2 3 4 5 3 3 2 1 2 4 3 3 5 1 5 293
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 1 5 8 6 10 4 8 9 21 7 8 9 8 5 5 3 2 3 3 7 5 7 4 7 5 3 4 8 10 3 1 7 5 10 9 4 9 7 9 10 9 5 9 2 284
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 1 3 5 3 3 3 2 3 6 3 2 8 4 2 3 2 4 3 2 0 0 0 5 6 3 2 5 4 4 9 5 8 18 7 9 16 14 12 27 16 16 12 12 4 276
211 Supports: Racks 5 4 7 3 4 2 4 5 3 7 1 2 4 6 0 2 3 2 5 2 4 6 5 10 3 8 7 6 11 14 7 9 7 7 8 16 13 9 4 14 6 6 10 10 271
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 4 4 3 4 3 2 5 2 6 3 2 2 1 2 2 3 3 8 4 4 5 4 4 4 6 8 6 6 8 9 4 8 7 6 5 9 3 9 3 5 14 26 36 7 269
348 Television 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 11 13 9 11 6 4 8 3 5 2 3 9 6 4 4 4 11 16 11 7 1 8 11 7 9 5 5 9 6 8 6 6 4 8 10 4 12 269
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 0 0 1 1 6 6 3 3 3 3 2 6 6 6 4 3 1 5 10 2 11 7 12 3 2 1 3 3 4 10 17 13 19 7 11 4 3 9 15 9 8 5 10 6 263
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 10 9 12 8 7 5 5 3 8 5 5 5 6 9 4 6 4 3 8 4 3 3 5 3 7 4 6 6 4 2 4 4 5 6 2 14 7 11 8 6 6 8 4 6 260
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 2 1 4 1 1 1 3 3 4 6 4 1 6 1 3 8 4 4 9 10 6 5 8 4 7 6 10 14 12 12 16 19 17 16 8 15 256