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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

GEORGIA

( 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
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 0 1 1 3 3 1 1 5 4 5 3 2 2 5 8 5 6 6 5 4 4 8 10 11 21 12 21 20 12 24 18 16 26 45 52 42 57 33 47 51 41 43 36 30 750
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 3 4 7 1 5 7 5 1 1 3 8 6 4 6 3 6 9 12 26 19 19 20 19 25 37 65 46 43 39 57 47 31 36 50 676
206 Special Receptacle or Package 3 7 9 9 15 9 5 8 17 11 13 10 13 2 11 7 3 9 10 13 10 12 11 4 8 8 12 11 14 9 14 25 26 37 35 29 28 20 20 7 9 9 18 21 581
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 4 1 3 6 3 3 5 2 5 4 4 7 7 9 6 5 19 19 21 26 33 35 15 20 21 22 38 34 38 27 27 26 20 23 19 562
385 Optical Waveguides 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 3 2 1 1 0 3 5 1 7 11 24 27 18 19 26 12 15 12 25 24 30 17 63 44 37 34 34 22 522
379 Telephonic Communications 0 1 3 1 0 1 2 4 0 4 1 2 3 2 2 0 3 1 4 3 6 5 4 0 5 9 5 4 7 3 6 11 9 16 14 26 21 19 29 24 36 75 61 81 513
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 1 2 4 4 4 6 10 6 6 5 7 7 6 8 5 5 6 3 4 7 5 2 11 5 13 5 10 12 9 11 16 20 11 15 14 25 25 19 21 26 18 20 11 7 437
340 Communications: Electrical 1 2 2 0 2 4 3 2 4 5 5 5 4 4 1 3 0 3 5 5 4 1 2 1 7 1 3 0 5 5 4 7 14 13 17 28 23 25 30 29 19 56 31 46 431
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 3 1 2 0 4 3 1 0 2 0 2 1 2 3 5 3 10 7 6 5 16 7 9 10 14 15 13 8 27 28 27 34 35 23 24 22 26 403
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 1 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 5 0 2 1 1 4 1 3 4 3 8 17 6 2 3 8 6 4 7 6 7 5 6 13 21 19 17 22 26 24 20 29 37 33 14 13 403
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 2 3 6 5 5 5 2 2 6 2 8 3 2 5 6 1 1 5 6 4 3 15 8 7 13 11 17 19 14 10 14 14 12 10 11 13 27 15 22 10 19 7 3 13 386
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 1 3 3 1 3 2 2 2 9 11 4 12 10 2 5 6 2 2 8 13 5 10 5 10 3 5 10 8 8 8 7 11 17 14 15 20 14 18 12 13 19 16 14 10 373
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 1 1 0 3 3 3 6 0 4 7 5 4 6 2 1 1 3 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 7 3 7 9 10 13 21 11 16 24 14 24 23 21 18 27 18 11 12 10 355
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 3 1 1 3 3 5 7 8 19 16 15 14 20 23 20 19 24 26 21 21 22 24 328
455 Telecommunications 0 0 2 1 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 3 3 5 3 11 9 19 17 29 24 16 23 41 30 74 324
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 4 1 0 1 5 3 14 8 3 4 12 7 12 17 23 29 24 23 7 9 19 22 15 3 278
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 0 0 1 1 3 0 3 1 4 1 4 2 1 4 3 4 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 5 8 3 7 7 10 5 11 21 20 19 17 12 30 18 9 8 13 12 277
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 0 0 0 3 0 1 3 5 4 2 2 2 4 3 0 3 5 1 6 5 3 3 6 3 2 4 7 8 2 10 8 8 11 10 13 15 19 17 11 14 16 17 10 9 275
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 1 1 2 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 6 4 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 9 15 4 6 19 14 27 14 30 36 24 15 28 274
062 Refrigeration 2 0 1 3 2 7 3 2 0 1 1 4 0 2 2 5 3 2 3 6 5 4 3 5 7 5 5 5 5 4 8 8 14 13 9 7 11 14 17 19 14 13 10 13 267
053 Package Making 1 3 6 2 4 10 12 4 8 5 7 3 4 5 6 4 1 6 2 6 3 4 5 12 6 5 2 2 6 7 4 2 10 15 17 17 9 7 8 4 2 6 6 8 266
112 Sewing 9 7 13 12 10 11 7 1 9 10 11 5 7 6 5 7 3 7 6 1 3 5 3 4 1 1 3 3 2 7 4 3 5 11 10 6 8 5 9 3 0 8 3 5 259
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 0 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 3 7 2 1 1 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 0 3 3 1 7 6 3 17 8 8 8 17 20 15 14 14 13 18 14 12 5 1 254
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 1 2 2 8 5 5 7 2 3 6 1 2 5 2 7 6 5 4 2 3 5 5 4 7 9 7 10 4 7 8 9 12 9 8 5 9 12 8 8 6 5 4 11 4 254
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 1 1 7 2 2 1 3 0 2 2 4 7 7 1 2 2 3 3 0 4 1 4 4 2 5 7 5 7 2 7 6 6 4 9 7 13 13 11 8 15 18 14 6 10 238
073 Measuring and Testing 2 2 4 1 3 2 4 2 6 0 1 4 5 5 6 0 3 1 4 3 2 3 6 3 7 6 9 11 6 6 6 6 6 12 7 9 7 8 10 6 11 10 11 9 235
211 Supports: Racks 2 1 5 1 1 2 0 3 4 2 1 0 3 3 2 3 1 0 3 5 7 7 4 4 4 5 6 7 9 6 5 6 7 4 6 15 11 9 18 12 16 14 5 5 234
370 Multiplex Communications 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 4 1 7 0 2 1 2 2 7 7 7 7 9 12 20 13 19 22 27 50 226
280 Land Vehicles 3 1 2 2 6 2 1 1 1 1 7 3 3 8 2 5 7 3 6 0 1 2 2 2 3 5 6 3 5 1 6 4 6 7 7 5 12 10 9 10 13 15 13 11 222
427 Coating Processes 2 1 1 3 1 2 0 0 3 0 1 2 5 2 0 2 2 2 1 3 4 4 6 5 6 3 3 5 3 6 3 2 10 10 9 8 14 4 16 8 14 14 16 7 213
029 Metal Working 4 1 1 5 2 2 1 1 1 1 5 7 3 2 2 4 4 3 4 3 8 5 8 9 5 5 8 5 3 6 7 4 4 2 5 8 6 5 6 10 7 11 11 7 211
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 4 1 0 2 1 2 0 1 2 3 2 5 2 4 2 2 5 2 3 1 2 5 10 3 6 5 4 5 5 4 3 5 8 5 5 13 9 12 6 7 10 5 8 12 201
452 Butchering 6 6 5 8 1 4 2 3 8 8 5 3 3 3 2 4 4 3 8 4 4 4 8 9 8 2 5 6 3 6 6 2 3 5 3 4 5 3 8 4 1 5 1 2 197
439 Electrical Connectors 1 6 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 4 5 7 4 5 1 3 0 2 1 1 4 2 4 4 5 4 11 4 2 4 4 4 8 9 7 10 10 9 4 13 10 8 187
002 Apparel 0 1 2 1 1 2 1 3 4 1 5 2 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 3 5 7 5 3 6 3 7 4 0 6 1 10 10 10 11 9 10 7 9 12 7 7 186
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 0 3 2 3 3 1 1 1 7 4 4 2 5 0 2 1 1 2 3 2 3 5 5 1 3 4 2 6 9 7 6 4 10 6 6 4 4 5 10 8 6 6 3 7 177
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 1 0 1 3 7 1 1 3 12 17 18 18 18 10 7 20 28 175
606 Surgery (instruments) 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 3 1 2 0 3 0 1 0 2 1 1 1 3 6 3 3 6 4 10 9 11 10 22 11 5 13 13 4 6 166
220 Receptacles 0 0 2 3 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 3 3 3 6 3 2 4 2 5 2 0 0 6 4 3 7 7 5 2 8 8 4 2 2 7 13 9 1 7 2 6 6 6 165
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 3 2 5 2 5 1 3 6 3 5 2 2 1 7 11 3 2 5 4 2 1 2 1 0 0 1 2 2 2 4 2 5 5 2 6 1 5 6 7 10 10 4 4 9 165
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 1 0 2 0 3 2 4 1 2 2 4 0 4 1 0 2 1 2 1 1 1 3 1 1 4 5 6 3 4 8 6 15 9 5 3 10 7 4 4 5 13 7 3 4 164
137 Fluid Handling 2 2 3 3 4 2 5 4 5 0 2 0 2 2 1 5 2 2 2 1 2 5 1 5 5 5 2 3 2 4 4 3 6 2 1 7 6 10 8 4 7 5 8 7 161
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 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 1 0 0 0 1 2 6 11 8 9 11 10 19 27 56 161
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 2 1 0 1 1 4 5 2 6 6 2 5 2 4 8 12 10 15 12 15 8 9 3 8 159
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 0 2 0 5 8 1 2 2 6 6 1 4 8 1 2 5 0 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 4 0 8 2 0 1 5 6 2 2 6 3 2 12 6 8 10 3 4 5 157
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 1 0 1 2 0 0 3 5 4 2 1 1 4 1 3 1 2 1 4 7 2 3 5 4 3 5 6 1 4 7 4 5 4 4 4 6 2 8 6 4 6 4 10 4 154
119 Animal Husbandry 3 1 1 1 2 4 4 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 2 2 4 5 2 6 4 2 1 2 0 2 1 1 5 4 6 9 3 10 6 5 6 8 11 2 3 5 153
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 0 1 2 1 4 3 2 0 0 2 2 0 4 6 1 3 2 5 2 1 4 4 3 4 4 2 5 2 6 4 6 6 4 8 3 5 7 11 6 2 8 4 2 1 152
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 6 0 2 2 3 7 2 6 11 4 16 8 10 11 7 7 8 3 2 10 9 151
414 Material or Article Handling 2 1 6 5 7 1 3 2 2 2 6 2 3 6 2 6 3 2 4 3 3 4 1 2 4 1 1 3 3 1 1 2 3 7 3 2 6 9 3 6 3 6 4 0 146
005 Beds 2 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 4 3 1 6 3 3 7 3 6 6 7 2 5 3 2 8 8 5 6 8 6 8 13 144
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 6 3 17 17 12 11 19 14 16 6 10 3 1 143
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 2 2 2 4 3 4 3 3 4 1 1 3 0 2 2 4 0 2 2 4 0 1 2 3 3 1 1 1 3 5 2 10 6 7 7 3 12 4 10 2 6 1 3 1 142
362 Illumination 1 0 2 3 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 2 3 2 3 1 2 2 6 4 1 0 3 4 5 8 8 12 12 9 13 5 10 6 140
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 0 0 2 0 3 3 0 2 1 0 1 4 6 3 0 5 4 1 1 2 5 1 2 0 4 5 3 2 3 2 3 5 7 9 7 1 0 6 5 4 7 6 5 9 139
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 1 0 1 1 6 8 8 6 9 8 3 5 4 1 3 4 1 0 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 6 4 5 5 2 3 1 2 4 4 3 4 2 1 4 1 1 1 4 137
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 0 1 1 0 1 1 5 0 2 2 4 2 3 2 2 5 0 1 6 3 2 6 5 2 3 2 2 3 2 4 4 10 7 6 3 9 8 4 7 2 1 0 2 0 135
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 2 2 5 2 2 1 0 2 0 3 5 3 1 1 4 2 0 1 3 1 2 0 2 0 2 3 1 3 4 5 4 2 7 4 7 10 4 4 1 6 5 5 4 5 130
219 Electric Heating 0 0 2 1 4 1 2 2 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 3 3 1 2 3 1 1 5 2 5 3 6 5 9 6 3 1 4 0 2 4 8 9 6 3 2 5 3 3 130
482 Exercise Devices 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 3 1 3 1 0 1 7 3 0 3 6 3 6 4 7 5 3 8 8 6 5 7 7 6 5 4 3 130
008 Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 4 7 1 3 6 4 4 0 3 5 5 9 3 2 4 4 2 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 6 6 2 3 3 2 3 4 129
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 4 3 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 2 0 2 0 2 1 2 4 0 5 6 1 11 10 5 7 5 11 4 6 5 8 2 2 6 129
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 1 0 2 4 2 1 1 0 2 0 3 0 1 3 5 3 4 3 0 1 7 3 3 1 6 3 4 3 0 1 0 5 2 7 6 4 2 2 8 4 5 0 7 5 124
221 Article Dispensing 3 2 2 1 2 1 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 4 2 4 3 2 3 1 4 0 4 3 5 6 2 13 7 15 6 5 11 123
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 2 1 2 1 1 6 8 7 14 15 12 14 9 10 10 3 123
083 Cutting 4 3 6 3 3 3 0 0 4 2 7 4 4 2 2 1 5 4 5 3 3 5 1 4 5 2 2 0 2 6 1 0 4 0 1 5 0 3 0 1 4 5 3 0 122
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 3 2 1 2 4 5 3 4 2 6 5 8 6 9 7 7 7 6 7 11 121
033 Geometrical Instruments 3 2 1 2 3 1 1 0 2 2 1 1 1 2 0 4 2 3 3 1 2 1 3 5 5 1 0 7 5 5 1 3 5 4 2 3 4 3 3 2 2 5 5 6 117
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 5 4 0 4 6 5 4 2 2 6 0 7 4 0 1 2 4 1 3 0 2 3 1 1 7 3 1 3 1 1 0 1 2 1 1 3 4 3 2 5 3 4 3 2 117
056 Harvesters 0 2 0 2 2 3 2 4 5 4 2 2 0 1 3 4 7 3 4 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 5 1 3 2 5 2 6 1 2 2 4 0 1 4 3 4 1 113
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 3 0 1 1 1 1 8 0 1 6 2 1 4 2 1 6 5 2 13 6 11 10 5 16 112
725 Interactive Video Distribution Systems 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 0 1 6 3 5 8 3 7 4 9 3 5 5 8 8 13 4 19 112
348 Television 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 2 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 2 3 2 0 3 2 4 2 4 2 9 4 7 8 7 10 4 5 1 5 8 109
164 Metal Founding 1 0 4 2 12 0 5 1 7 2 7 4 3 4 4 8 1 2 1 0 2 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 5 1 2 0 0 2 2 2 2 108
072 Metal Deforming 0 1 4 4 0 4 2 1 2 2 4 7 6 4 3 3 4 2 1 4 2 4 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 4 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 107
126 Stoves and Furnaces 2 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 6 1 4 3 1 2 4 2 6 2 1 2 2 1 3 4 1 4 1 3 7 3 10 2 2 5 5 5 0 106
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 2 2 2 1 1 0 7 3 3 0 1 2 0 2 2 3 1 2 1 2 2 4 3 0 1 3 3 4 2 1 2 2 3 2 3 3 1 4 3 4 5 7 4 2 105
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 3 2 2 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 2 4 5 2 1 1 3 2 2 5 4 4 11 9 7 5