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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

MISSOURI

( 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
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 45 45 38 80 91 52 81 38 32 63 64 73 60 65 41 63 33 36 39 24 22 31 25 36 30 29 26 31 41 47 39 34 22 26 43 20 51 26 24 24 20 18 15 20 1763
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 23 16 9 31 26 11 15 15 20 23 11 11 10 7 10 15 8 11 12 10 7 8 16 14 12 15 23 19 43 51 43 49 58 46 92 84 82 58 76 106 77 88 53 60 1474
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 9 8 19 34 44 27 28 19 19 20 15 21 17 10 12 34 12 26 25 15 16 12 11 14 15 6 3 5 6 4 10 8 6 6 5 9 13 12 12 9 9 3 5 2 615
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 1 0 0 0 2 2 4 2 9 11 4 6 2 9 13 11 6 16 10 7 1 4 4 4 6 4 7 11 9 15 12 21 16 17 22 36 29 28 37 23 29 23 16 18 507
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 7 6 8 10 10 12 6 12 27 23 18 15 24 14 11 14 9 12 13 10 15 3 9 5 6 11 5 10 9 11 8 2 9 3 4 6 10 10 18 14 11 11 7 8 466
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 7 8 3 8 9 6 4 11 5 11 6 18 17 15 12 28 18 26 26 19 27 18 10 12 10 7 9 7 5 7 8 4 6 8 11 8 6 8 8 9 7 3 4 6 465
137 Fluid Handling 9 8 14 13 9 11 21 11 10 7 12 9 6 8 4 6 9 13 11 6 7 2 2 6 6 6 10 10 11 16 6 5 8 8 7 9 12 11 13 4 7 9 11 8 391
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 5 4 1 4 2 3 1 10 1 3 2 4 3 2 2 3 6 8 3 6 5 6 2 8 11 3 4 6 12 14 13 14 13 13 16 22 16 21 13 23 24 13 18 20 383
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 19 4 12 17 5 8 10 10 3 8 8 3 5 6 3 4 4 6 5 3 4 6 6 6 14 5 13 5 5 5 5 15 14 12 9 25 15 12 10 8 6 10 7 7 367
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 12 7 8 7 10 8 7 6 12 3 5 8 4 8 7 11 5 12 6 7 4 9 14 12 8 2 14 12 8 4 9 8 7 14 3 4 10 15 6 10 8 2 5 7 348
280 Land Vehicles 9 5 8 9 2 9 11 9 11 9 8 12 11 3 6 12 3 5 5 8 6 5 6 2 6 13 11 6 15 13 8 9 11 12 3 5 4 7 11 9 3 5 7 9 341
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 6 4 3 11 7 4 5 8 8 4 6 9 9 4 9 13 7 13 6 11 4 5 1 6 11 5 13 8 8 16 11 6 5 8 10 7 10 11 8 6 6 7 7 4 330
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 2 1 3 7 10 3 10 3 11 11 2 10 1 6 4 3 4 3 4 5 4 5 6 4 2 3 6 5 9 13 12 5 12 6 8 17 16 20 11 8 16 8 9 3 311
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 2 0 3 1 4 1 1 3 1 2 4 5 5 4 2 4 4 2 3 6 5 4 5 8 13 10 19 15 11 18 16 19 18 9 8 5 7 11 10 10 14 5 8 4 309
029 Metal Working 2 9 10 7 6 13 7 9 7 11 5 4 6 5 9 7 2 6 6 2 5 6 9 6 6 9 9 8 5 3 4 4 6 6 6 7 9 9 8 6 6 9 8 11 298
005 Beds 2 6 3 5 5 3 3 7 6 3 2 5 4 9 6 5 1 3 2 1 3 9 4 5 6 9 4 9 11 9 8 4 9 11 12 9 7 6 14 11 12 11 9 9 282
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 1 1 2 1 5 4 7 12 3 0 2 2 2 5 4 3 1 7 4 5 1 5 4 3 7 5 9 18 8 3 2 8 5 8 12 21 18 12 9 6 5 15 10 9 274
062 Refrigeration 8 8 6 11 4 14 5 3 7 6 4 4 3 2 4 5 1 4 4 5 1 9 7 4 6 4 9 7 6 6 7 9 6 2 6 9 7 6 10 6 8 4 7 11 265
073 Measuring and Testing 3 5 6 6 10 3 8 10 6 3 5 4 6 7 5 8 1 2 4 2 9 3 5 2 3 3 1 5 4 4 5 11 9 5 12 6 6 8 8 14 12 8 9 9 265
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 4 3 6 6 6 5 3 7 4 3 9 5 5 6 5 3 5 4 3 4 2 5 3 3 8 7 4 3 9 11 7 5 9 4 7 10 10 6 5 14 10 3 3 2 246
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 2 3 1 4 5 2 11 2 9 8 3 7 5 8 3 2 2 6 7 8 9 12 6 6 3 5 4 8 8 3 5 2 5 4 8 6 4 12 7 5 6 3 2 7 238
206 Special Receptacle or Package 5 2 4 5 2 6 5 2 9 6 4 6 7 4 6 8 2 1 2 3 3 4 1 5 5 1 4 8 9 8 4 7 7 5 12 13 6 8 10 8 4 4 2 2 229
119 Animal Husbandry 6 6 8 2 1 7 6 3 3 7 7 5 10 8 4 5 1 2 8 8 4 1 7 3 1 2 4 6 5 5 6 4 3 4 5 4 6 5 5 12 8 7 8 4 226
474 Endless Belt Power Transmission Systems or Components 1 0 2 2 5 2 2 2 3 3 1 7 2 9 13 6 3 6 8 4 4 8 22 15 16 8 9 13 12 4 5 4 5 4 2 1 0 0 3 1 1 4 2 1 225
220 Receptacles 5 8 3 3 8 8 8 5 8 12 2 5 3 3 5 4 5 1 5 1 1 3 3 5 5 3 7 7 6 6 9 3 5 5 4 5 7 10 6 6 2 2 1 4 217
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 1 7 3 8 12 28 14 6 7 9 4 8 9 3 2 2 3 3 5 5 1 4 1 1 3 3 3 5 7 6 5 5 4 4 3 2 5 4 4 2 0 1 1 2 215
340 Communications: Electrical 1 4 4 2 1 1 5 3 5 7 3 6 8 2 4 4 3 6 8 4 3 1 1 2 6 1 5 6 3 4 3 5 6 7 9 10 8 11 6 7 4 8 9 6 212
252 Compositions 4 6 5 7 7 4 5 4 15 9 15 6 2 18 2 4 3 6 4 4 3 3 6 2 3 7 3 3 4 3 3 4 6 3 5 3 7 3 2 0 3 1 1 2 210
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 2 3 3 3 4 3 3 1 3 2 6 7 5 5 2 3 4 5 2 0 4 6 5 6 5 8 12 3 8 6 6 4 1 7 4 4 8 7 7 6 10 5 2 5 205
606 Surgery (instruments) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 4 2 8 2 2 3 5 8 7 9 15 13 9 9 10 18 18 8 6 10 7 5 7 203
105 Railway Rolling Stock 2 1 6 15 11 12 11 18 7 14 11 6 8 5 3 6 1 5 5 4 0 3 4 7 3 1 5 2 2 5 0 5 3 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 201
414 Material or Article Handling 6 7 4 5 2 5 5 2 5 7 6 9 13 9 8 6 4 8 6 2 7 2 3 8 4 0 3 2 4 3 2 4 4 2 5 2 5 4 2 2 3 5 1 1 197
337 Electricity: Electrothermally or Thermally Actuated Switches 3 4 5 14 7 3 3 3 5 3 7 5 8 2 5 3 0 6 1 4 4 0 7 2 2 8 4 12 7 5 5 4 0 0 3 9 2 3 1 3 6 3 2 0 183
362 Illumination 4 0 3 4 4 6 3 5 9 2 5 4 3 1 3 0 2 3 3 4 1 1 2 2 4 3 1 4 9 3 5 6 7 4 4 7 3 6 6 4 11 8 8 5 182
033 Geometrical Instruments 4 5 5 4 5 2 2 2 5 1 4 5 5 1 5 8 3 7 2 4 5 3 7 2 3 1 6 5 6 4 1 3 8 5 3 1 3 4 4 6 3 7 3 9 181
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 3 1 3 4 5 0 5 7 4 6 2 2 5 2 4 1 1 2 3 2 2 2 2 1 4 2 5 6 4 5 5 4 4 9 10 7 7 10 0 4 7 7 6 5 180
219 Electric Heating 2 0 3 5 6 5 10 3 5 3 8 4 4 4 1 2 1 6 5 3 2 4 5 5 1 4 0 4 4 2 5 3 1 0 1 4 8 11 11 6 2 8 3 4 178
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 18 9 12 15 13 4 2 0 4 5 6 5 7 2 5 5 7 1 7 1 1 2 4 1 1 1 3 1 5 2 0 0 2 3 1 1 4 0 6 2 2 3 2 1 176
221 Article Dispensing 2 5 9 9 5 3 7 9 8 3 4 9 3 7 5 1 2 6 3 3 3 2 0 6 2 2 5 3 4 4 2 4 2 1 0 5 2 2 3 3 4 3 3 1 169
002 Apparel 3 3 2 2 3 3 5 1 5 3 7 4 1 3 2 4 2 3 3 7 3 6 5 3 6 1 7 2 3 5 2 4 5 5 2 6 4 5 4 3 5 4 5 5 166
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 3 0 2 1 1 0 3 1 2 2 1 3 3 2 1 7 9 5 2 10 10 4 3 8 2 2 10 11 7 7 6 11 5 11 7 166
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 3 2 2 2 3 1 2 3 4 7 6 7 10 4 6 3 5 10 2 6 3 3 1 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 2 0 2 1 13 6 6 7 3 1 2 1 1 164
439 Electrical Connectors 6 3 3 3 4 3 3 5 2 6 5 7 3 3 2 3 4 4 3 3 2 2 0 2 3 4 5 7 2 5 1 0 1 2 4 3 7 4 1 5 2 8 8 10 163
508 Solid Anti-Friction Devices, Materials Therefor, Lubricant or Separant Compositions for Moving Solid Surfaces, and Miscellaneous Mineral Oil Compositions 3 2 7 4 9 6 8 3 1 7 12 9 3 2 2 1 5 5 6 3 2 5 2 0 2 1 3 5 5 6 3 6 5 3 4 1 1 3 3 3 0 1 0 0 162
303 Fluid-Pressure and Analogous Brake Systems 0 7 9 10 6 7 12 12 10 7 16 4 2 5 5 2 4 4 4 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 6 2 1 3 1 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 159
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 2 3 6 1 7 1 4 5 10 6 0 4 1 3 8 0 1 3 2 3 3 3 5 3 5 8 5 2 8 1 4 3 6 3 7 4 4 0 1 4 2 3 1 2 157
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 3 4 2 3 3 4 4 4 2 5 5 2 3 2 5 2 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 5 6 3 8 1 5 2 6 5 2 5 8 11 7 8 5 2 4 0 154
083 Cutting 2 8 4 9 1 3 3 9 6 2 1 6 3 3 4 2 1 4 2 3 4 5 5 3 2 2 8 3 3 6 9 5 3 2 2 1 4 1 2 0 1 2 3 1 153
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 2 4 4 8 19 10 8 0 8 7 3 3 2 5 0 0 5 2 3 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 5 2 4 3 1 2 7 5 2 5 4 1 5 2 0 1 2 1 153
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 2 3 2 5 3 0 6 0 5 4 2 3 0 7 5 3 5 1 2 1 0 6 2 3 2 4 6 7 4 5 4 7 4 2 6 4 1 5 3 4 2 7 2 1 150
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 5 10 5 3 4 5 5 2 9 4 6 4 2 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 5 3 2 2 5 3 2 1 2 4 3 4 2 2 4 4 3 7 2 1 5 0 2 149
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 5 9 5 6 8 2 7 4 10 4 5 4 5 8 2 2 5 10 8 2 5 2 0 1 2 1 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 5 3 3 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 148
126 Stoves and Furnaces 1 2 3 5 3 3 2 0 0 1 3 7 5 4 13 5 3 4 8 10 4 3 3 2 3 4 6 3 2 0 0 3 1 4 4 4 3 2 4 2 3 3 1 1 147
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 3 2 3 2 8 4 3 1 6 9 1 2 2 1 2 3 3 6 2 5 0 8 1 1 2 2 4 3 5 5 5 5 2 5 4 3 5 2 3 3 2 5 1 3 147
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 4 4 2 4 1 1 1 0 1 5 1 2 3 3 4 1 1 3 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 3 1 4 1 2 2 0 5 14 12 4 4 6 13 8 15 144
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 2 0 1 2 2 3 11 12 14 9 10 9 13 10 10 14 20 142
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 1 2 6 1 3 2 4 5 4 0 7 2 4 9 3 7 4 1 6 6 4 6 3 2 1 3 0 4 1 1 2 3 4 1 0 1 0 2 2 5 4 4 4 5 139
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 2 4 7 9 9 2 8 0 5 3 8 6 2 3 5 6 1 3 6 2 4 2 0 2 6 1 3 3 1 2 1 1 2 3 2 2 2 1 1 0 1 2 3 1 137
053 Package Making 3 1 4 5 1 2 4 7 6 3 1 5 5 4 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 1 1 3 2 2 3 3 6 4 2 3 7 6 2 5 5 1 4 6 3 2 4 4 136
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 0 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 0 1 6 1 0 0 5 1 3 2 1 2 4 2 1 3 1 1 4 3 8 9 3 7 6 9 5 4 6 5 3 4 4 2 4 7 136
194 Check-Actuated Control Mechanisms 1 8 18 4 7 5 6 4 3 4 3 5 4 2 4 5 2 1 6 2 2 2 5 1 1 2 2 1 2 3 3 2 1 4 2 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 134
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 2 2 2 4 3 3 2 5 8 5 6 8 5 2 2 1 3 3 2 5 3 1 2 4 1 2 3 6 3 1 3 3 2 1 1 3 1 0 2 5 6 3 2 2 133
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 5 2 0 4 3 4 8 1 7 4 4 1 1 1 0 3 3 10 4 5 3 7 1 3 3 1 6 5 4 5 4 2 2 2 2 1 0 1 2 3 2 0 3 0 132
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 3 1 2 4 6 5 9 4 3 3 3 8 5 0 3 4 1 1 5 4 0 0 3 0 0 1 7 1 4 6 6 1 7 3 1 1 4 1 3 2 1 2 1 1 130
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 1 0 11 5 3 3 7 2 0 5 3 1 7 2 10 8 5 5 7 2 3 5 3 3 3 2 1 2 0 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 6 0 2 2 1 1 130
030 Cutlery 5 5 6 7 4 1 2 4 3 7 5 2 6 6 4 2 0 3 6 2 2 1 0 3 4 0 0 4 4 2 1 7 0 1 1 2 2 4 1 2 5 0 1 1 128
072 Metal Deforming 1 3 4 5 6 5 7 6 7 3 7 9 1 1 0 2 0 1 6 1 0 2 1 4 3 2 0 4 0 5 0 2 2 2 1 2 4 1 3 3 3 4 0 4 127
114 Ships 4 1 2 6 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 3 3 2 2 3 1 0 0 3 0 2 7 1 7 4 5 5 4 5 2 7 4 1 4 5 2 2 0 7 3 127
211 Supports: Racks 2 2 2 2 5 0 2 3 1 1 4 3 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 4 2 1 4 2 4 2 5 7 4 8 6 4 3 3 6 5 5 7 0 2 4 3 1 125
297 Chairs and Seats 3 4 4 3 2 1 2 1 5 0 4 2 1 2 3 2 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 1 4 5 3 6 7 5 5 2 8 6 5 1 6 125
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 1 1 1 2 3 1 9 3 3 2 6 1 3 6 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 0 2 1 2 3 4 1 1 4 0 4 6 2 4 5 1 5 7 4 4 4 124
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 2 4 7 8 3 4 3 2 3 1 3 3 0 4 3 2 1 3 4 1 3 3 0 2 1 1 3 3 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 5 6 2 1 7 4 4 1 6 123
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 2 2 5 5 7 1 0 3 5 1 5 10 5 3 1 0 0 5 5 2 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 2 1 3 1 0 1 1 2 7 3 3 8 5 2 6 122
417 Pumps 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 8 4 5 3 1 3 2 3 0 0 0 5 0 3 3 3 1 2 1 0 0 6 3 2 0 3 1 2 2 0 2 1 4 4 3 1 1 122
433 Dentistry 1 0 1 0 1 3 4 0 1 1 3 0 0 2 4 1 1 3 6 5 4 2 1 2 2 3 2 2 3 7 4 3 2 5 3 14 7 2 10 3 3 0 1 0 122
451 Abrading 3 2 6 1 4 3 4 3 5 2 2 6 2 0 5 0 0 1 6 3 2 7 4 1 0 1 3 1 3 1 4 0 4 2 3 2 3 6 2 5 1 4 3 2 122
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 0 0 4 9 11 10 11 8 8 8 6 5 3 3 0 1 1 1 7 0 3 7 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 118
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 1 0 1 0 3 3 6 4 2 0 0 4 3 2 0 3 1 2 2 1 3 4 4 0 3 2 2 4 0 1 3 2 5 2 5 6 7 4 5 7