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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

KANSAS

( 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) 3 6 4 3 1 2 5 5 4 7 9 7 7 16 15 12 14 7 7 2 4 17 7 2 9 13 18 16 9 12 10 8 5 8 8 13 25 17 11 14 12 12 5 7 398
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 6 14 6 17 10 8 20 13 11 13 10 15 18 21 12 3 9 15 6 8 5 4 1 3 4 4 2 11 3 7 4 4 6 4 1 6 13 12 6 9 8 8 3 5 368
172 Earth Working 7 5 5 2 5 5 7 11 7 1 16 8 7 4 12 5 6 19 8 8 1 5 5 5 3 3 5 4 5 3 2 2 8 2 5 6 4 3 2 2 2 4 4 2 235
414 Material or Article Handling 1 7 5 9 13 5 8 4 3 6 10 7 9 8 10 14 2 5 5 4 4 2 9 4 1 4 2 2 8 2 2 4 4 3 4 8 5 7 1 8 6 2 2 0 229
056 Harvesters 4 6 2 1 1 2 5 5 5 7 7 10 9 7 10 10 3 5 4 3 4 10 3 4 6 2 9 7 3 6 4 4 10 4 2 6 5 7 3 10 2 5 2 4 228
280 Land Vehicles 1 5 2 7 5 4 2 4 8 4 9 8 8 6 3 6 4 1 7 3 4 7 2 3 5 1 5 1 3 4 3 4 1 3 3 2 2 4 6 12 4 6 6 1 189
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 5 2 3 5 5 7 5 2 5 5 13 5 1 4 3 9 0 3 4 0 3 6 2 2 3 4 1 2 4 1 7 1 2 8 7 8 6 3 6 4 6 6 4 5 187
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 1 1 9 6 6 7 10 17 7 13 12 10 3 5 1 1 0 2 4 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 2 1 6 1 5 3 4 6 0 1 2 4 4 6 10 6 1 1 183
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 2 2 2 4 3 2 3 0 3 3 6 5 6 7 5 6 2 3 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 3 3 2 5 1 5 5 3 8 7 7 8 9 9 14 5 3 3 1 176
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 0 1 2 0 4 1 0 1 4 1 3 5 3 2 0 1 1 0 3 3 3 0 3 3 1 5 3 4 3 3 5 4 2 12 6 9 13 14 5 11 7 3 5 3 162
073 Measuring and Testing 2 4 10 8 4 5 1 1 2 2 2 0 2 3 4 4 2 2 3 0 3 3 1 2 5 0 3 4 6 1 0 7 4 7 8 2 3 3 3 0 2 3 3 5 139
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 0 0 3 0 6 1 2 1 0 3 5 5 4 4 1 3 2 0 1 3 1 4 0 3 4 6 1 4 5 3 5 4 3 6 5 1 5 4 3 3 4 5 3 2 128
455 Telecommunications 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 5 8 13 18 60 126
119 Animal Husbandry 2 4 4 2 3 0 2 1 0 4 7 3 3 3 2 4 4 4 7 3 1 4 0 1 0 1 3 1 4 2 5 3 1 3 6 2 3 4 3 2 0 5 5 4 125
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 4 2 4 5 6 5 3 1 4 1 3 0 3 2 1 4 1 2 2 0 1 3 2 3 5 0 2 3 3 2 3 1 1 5 4 6 1 6 1 7 7 2 1 3 125
137 Fluid Handling 1 1 3 4 7 2 2 4 8 3 3 1 2 2 0 4 5 6 3 3 3 4 1 1 5 2 3 3 3 2 3 0 1 0 2 0 2 2 2 4 4 2 2 2 117
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 1 1 2 1 4 6 5 9 4 10 7 5 4 0 3 9 3 5 6 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 2 14 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 114
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 2 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 9 11 22 31 16 113
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 1 1 6 3 4 3 2 3 0 5 5 3 3 2 4 5 1 2 3 2 1 4 1 5 1 1 5 3 4 1 3 3 0 5 3 2 2 5 0 3 0 1 0 0 111
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 5 3 8 4 2 3 2 1 5 1 4 6 7 1 2 3 1 3 3 2 3 0 2 1 0 0 4 3 2 3 3 2 1 1 0 0 4 2 4 1 4 2 1 1 110
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 0 0 2 2 2 1 3 5 5 3 2 8 2 5 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 3 1 2 3 1 1 1 3 1 1 3 1 3 8 4 3 3 3 4 2 1 4 107
340 Communications: Electrical 0 0 2 2 2 1 2 3 3 2 0 1 4 0 4 1 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 5 2 1 1 0 1 2 4 1 1 4 2 3 5 3 10 8 10 102
379 Telephonic Communications 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 2 6 4 5 2 4 7 10 15 12 22 101
606 Surgery (instruments) 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 3 5 3 5 4 4 5 8 7 13 8 9 1 7 4 1 100
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 6 0 1 2 1 5 3 2 1 1 3 0 1 3 1 4 2 1 2 3 4 3 3 1 2 3 1 1 6 4 1 5 2 5 6 2 4 99
206 Special Receptacle or Package 2 2 2 4 1 1 1 3 4 2 4 2 3 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 5 4 4 4 3 4 3 4 1 3 4 5 2 1 0 2 1 1 0 95
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 3 2 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 3 2 7 4 0 3 4 0 0 3 0 2 0 2 1 0 3 6 3 2 1 5 0 2 1 0 2 3 1 3 2 2 4 1 2 95
126 Stoves and Furnaces 1 0 0 0 1 8 4 2 4 3 2 0 2 1 1 1 3 2 4 1 3 1 4 4 2 4 1 5 2 1 2 3 1 0 5 3 4 2 1 3 2 1 0 0 94
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 3 4 3 7 3 5 2 3 3 2 3 4 0 2 1 2 0 3 4 2 1 2 3 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 4 1 0 2 0 0 4 2 3 1 2 2 3 94
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 1 0 0 3 1 2 1 5 2 4 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 3 1 1 4 2 0 1 3 1 5 2 2 2 3 6 3 7 5 9 94
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 1 0 1 4 1 1 0 3 4 1 4 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 1 0 3 1 2 2 0 2 4 0 3 1 3 3 4 1 3 1 4 2 4 6 5 3 7 94
062 Refrigeration 3 4 2 4 8 3 2 1 1 2 1 4 3 2 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 5 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 4 4 0 2 1 3 2 3 5 2 2 2 1 90
029 Metal Working 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 2 3 2 1 4 0 4 3 4 2 1 1 2 0 3 2 1 4 3 2 5 4 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 3 4 2 5 1 87
100 Presses 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 3 4 2 1 3 7 10 2 5 2 2 1 2 0 0 2 1 0 2 4 3 2 1 2 1 6 1 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 84
370 Multiplex Communications 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 0 1 1 1 1 7 5 9 8 11 15 24 84
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 4 0 1 2 3 1 2 4 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 2 1 4 0 1 0 1 3 4 4 2 1 2 2 4 1 1 4 3 1 3 1 82
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 0 7 7 2 1 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 3 1 2 4 1 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 2 5 3 2 2 4 4 7 82
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 1 3 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 2 1 7 4 3 3 4 4 5 4 5 1 3 2 2 5 0 1 4 82
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 7 2 0 0 1 4 3 0 1 4 4 3 2 0 4 2 3 2 1 4 2 2 4 2 0 4 1 1 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 2 3 81
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 1 1 5 2 1 2 0 0 1 0 3 5 5 2 0 2 3 1 1 3 1 1 2 1 1 4 3 0 0 3 1 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 2 5 4 1 5 81
439 Electrical Connectors 0 1 3 2 0 4 0 2 0 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 3 1 1 0 5 3 4 2 1 1 3 1 5 1 0 1 1 2 5 5 3 4 1 3 80
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 3 1 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 5 2 1 4 1 4 2 2 4 1 4 1 3 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 4 6 3 2 6 79
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 0 1 0 3 1 1 3 5 2 1 3 1 4 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 5 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 4 2 1 0 5 3 5 6 1 78
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 4 2 4 0 3 1 2 0 0 2 1 3 4 2 1 1 2 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 5 3 1 1 3 1 2 0 3 2 4 2 2 0 0 5 0 2 77
219 Electric Heating 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 2 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 3 1 0 1 1 4 1 0 1 1 4 1 3 3 4 3 3 1 1 11 1 0 2 3 2 1 2 77
211 Supports: Racks 0 1 2 1 2 1 3 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 2 2 1 1 4 5 2 3 0 5 1 4 3 2 5 4 3 3 5 76
220 Receptacles 0 2 2 2 2 5 4 2 1 4 2 4 0 1 1 3 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 2 2 1 5 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 0 3 3 1 0 0 76
417 Pumps 2 0 5 4 2 3 2 1 0 0 1 5 2 1 2 1 1 3 2 2 1 5 5 1 2 2 4 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 1 3 0 76
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 2 0 2 2 1 1 4 1 4 1 0 5 1 1 0 5 1 2 0 3 0 0 1 2 2 5 2 1 2 1 2 2 3 0 2 2 2 3 2 3 1 1 0 0 75
033 Geometrical Instruments 0 2 2 2 1 1 2 3 2 1 1 1 6 2 3 0 1 1 2 4 2 4 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 2 4 2 0 74
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 4 3 4 3 7 2 1 4 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 2 2 0 0 3 3 4 0 0 0 1 2 1 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 74
711 Memory (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 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 4 5 4 5 4 11 12 7 12 73
101 Printing 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 4 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 3 2 2 0 3 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 4 2 0 1 3 1 2 3 2 2 2 5 1 2 2 72
005 Beds 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 2 2 3 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 3 4 1 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 3 4 3 5 9 70
180 Motor Vehicles 0 1 2 3 2 1 4 4 4 2 3 5 6 3 1 1 4 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 2 0 3 1 1 1 0 1 69
362 Illumination 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 5 2 1 3 1 1 0 4 4 0 1 1 1 6 0 1 2 6 2 1 2 2 6 0 69
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 1 0 2 4 2 3 0 1 2 0 2 1 2 0 4 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 5 2 2 1 2 0 2 8 2 2 1 0 2 3 1 1 1 0 68
111 Planting 0 1 1 0 3 2 0 0 2 3 1 1 1 1 2 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 3 2 3 2 1 3 2 1 2 1 4 4 0 0 1 3 0 4 0 1 1 68
072 Metal Deforming 0 0 0 3 3 2 1 0 0 3 1 2 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 1 1 1 1 0 3 0 2 2 1 1 0 1 2 4 2 1 3 2 2 4 2 6 67
083 Cutting 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 2 0 2 2 3 1 2 2 4 1 0 1 2 3 1 4 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 2 1 1 0 67
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 6 0 1 5 1 2 0 2 1 0 3 3 0 2 1 0 3 1 2 2 1 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 2 2 2 1 1 63
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 3 0 4 0 1 2 1 1 0 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 3 0 1 0 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 4 1 2 4 2 0 2 1 7 1 0 1 63
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 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 2 0 1 2 3 1 4 6 4 3 4 2 7 6 14 62
053 Package Making 0 3 2 4 0 1 4 1 0 4 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 3 0 2 0 1 2 1 0 1 2 4 1 1 3 0 1 2 1 0 3 61
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 2 1 0 1 3 0 1 0 2 1 6 3 4 3 4 2 0 5 6 0 4 2 3 60
060 Power Plants 1 1 3 3 1 1 0 2 2 1 2 1 3 5 2 1 0 3 0 2 2 1 2 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 4 2 0 3 59
224 Package and Article Carriers 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 0 2 2 1 1 2 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 4 1 2 1 2 2 2 0 2 3 0 59
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 2 2 1 2 5 2 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 5 2 8 3 0 2 1 0 0 58
710 Input/Output (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 1 1 0 1 3 2 1 1 2 2 11 8 1 3 3 12 4 2 58
273 Amusement Devices: Games 0 0 3 1 1 1 2 0 3 2 0 3 2 3 3 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 5 2 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 4 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 57
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 0 1 1 1 2 1 2 0 1 2 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 2 1 5 4 5 56
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 2 2 1 2 4 4 7 5 6 1 1 56
081 Tools 0 1 0 3 4 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 3 1 0 2 2 1 1 3 4 2 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 3 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 55
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 2 1 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 3 3 1 1 3 4 6 1 1 3 2 2 5 0 54
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 0 1 4 3 1 0 6 2 0 0 1 1 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 54
002 Apparel 3 1 0 2 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 2 3 0 2 3 3 4 2 4 2 0 1 0 53
221 Article Dispensing 0 1 2 3 4 0 2 3 3 1 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 3 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 53
431 Combustion 1 0 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 4 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 1 1 0 2 1 2 2 1 2 4 4 2 1 2 1 2 0 1 53
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 1 0