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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

HAWAII

( 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
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 1 0 3 2 1 6 6 8 6 11 7 4 3 4 5 81
114 Ships 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 6 4 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 4 4 2 4 0 3 4 4 1 5 3 3 2 3 2 1 2 1 1 3 0 2 79
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 5 0 1 5 2 3 2 6 5 5 6 2 3 67
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 4 3 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 0 1 1 48
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 1 3 0 4 3 4 3 5 1 0 7 4 0 2 48
441 Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 2 1 2 3 2 1 3 1 2 1 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 43
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 3 3 0 2 1 2 2 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 4 2 2 1 3 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 42
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 0 3 3 2 0 2 0 1 2 3 0 1 0 37
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 1 32
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 4 2 0 32
340 Communications: Electrical 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 5 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 31
002 Apparel 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 2 3 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 30
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 1 1 0 2 1 2 3 1 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 28
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 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 4 2 4 1 4 1 5 27
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 26
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 3 0 1 1 2 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 25
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 24
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 24
073 Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 3 1 0 0 4 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 23
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 1 2 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 23
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 22
482 Exercise Devices 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 22
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22
005 Beds 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 21
273 Amusement Devices: Games 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 2 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21
280 Land Vehicles 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 21
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 1 2 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 21
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 20
297 Chairs and Seats 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 20
119 Animal Husbandry 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 19
434 Education and Demonstration 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 19
033 Geometrical Instruments 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18
206 Special Receptacle or Package 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 18
224 Package and Article Carriers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 18
030 Cutlery 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 0 1 0 17
070 Locks 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 17
606 Surgery (instruments) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 3 17
362 Illumination 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 16
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 16
463 Amusement Devices: Games 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 7 2 0 0 2 0 16
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 15
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 15
137 Fluid Handling 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 15
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 15
359 Optics: Systems and Elements 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 15
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 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 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 4 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 15
250 Radiant Energy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 3 14
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 14
047 Plant Husbandry 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 12
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 12
049 Movable or Removable Closures 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 11
056 Harvesters 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
062 Refrigeration 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 11
084 Music 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 11
126 Stoves and Furnaces 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 11
367 Communications, Electrical: Acoustic Wave Systems and Devices 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 11
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 10
127 Sugar, Starch, and Carbohydrates 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
220 Receptacles 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 10
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 10
451 Abrading 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 10
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 9
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 9
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 9
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (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 0 1 0 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 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 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8
053 Package Making 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
083 Cutting 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
132 Toilet 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
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