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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

MISSISSIPPI

( 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 2 1 1 0 3 1 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 2 2 2 1 2 7 2 4 2 6 4 5 5 4 4 3 9 4 5 5 6 4 107
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 4 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 6 2 4 3 2 2 1 4 6 8 4 7 8 3 4 1 93
297 Chairs and Seats 1 2 2 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 6 5 8 4 3 6 3 10 2 5 3 2 2 1 1 2 3 4 91
280 Land Vehicles 0 3 0 1 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 6 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 5 1 1 2 1 2 5 4 6 2 3 4 2 1 68
073 Measuring and Testing 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 3 1 3 2 1 7 1 2 6 5 5 2 2 2 2 1 2 0 66
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 2 2 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 7 4 2 3 2 1 0 3 2 2 3 3 4 1 0 4 2 1 0 65
114 Ships 1 1 0 1 3 1 1 0 3 3 2 5 6 2 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 4 1 3 2 0 1 2 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 59
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 0 1 0 2 1 0 4 2 6 1 2 3 2 3 2 4 2 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 4 2 0 58
029 Metal Working 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 3 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 5 1 1 2 5 5 2 57
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 2 8 2 1 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 3 2 1 1 1 0 4 1 2 57
362 Illumination 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 1 2 2 0 1 1 2 2 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 1 2 0 4 3 2 3 3 4 54
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 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 11 3 1 5 4 3 15 53
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 4 2 3 1 3 8 3 4 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 47
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 2 1 2 0 4 3 11 3 2 0 2 45
414 Material or Article Handling 0 3 0 0 1 1 1 1 3 5 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 45
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 2 1 2 1 0 2 2 4 1 2 1 2 2 2 1 44
005 Beds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 2 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 7 2 4 0 4 0 1 1 1 0 2 41
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 3 1 2 2 1 0 5 0 2 0 2 1 2 1 40
172 Earth Working 0 0 3 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 2 2 3 0 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 39
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 2 3 1 0 0 4 5 1 0 3 0 0 1 2 0 1 39
379 Telephonic Communications 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 2 2 3 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 38
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 2 4 0 1 0 3 2 5 0 3 3 2 0 1 38
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 1 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 3 0 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 37
340 Communications: Electrical 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 2 3 2 3 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 37
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 2 4 3 3 3 5 0 1 0 37
033 Geometrical Instruments 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 3 1 1 1 34
062 Refrigeration 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 3 1 0 4 2 2 2 3 0 2 34
219 Electric Heating 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 3 0 2 2 3 1 1 0 34
455 Telecommunications 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 6 5 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 34
606 Surgery (instruments) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 1 4 0 4 2 1 0 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 34
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 5 3 5 2 3 1 3 0 33
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 2 0 1 2 4 2 4 2 0 1 32
119 Animal Husbandry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 1 1 1 1 2 0 1 2 7 1 2 1 32
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 2 0 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 32
137 Fluid Handling 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 2 2 2 4 1 0 3 0 0 32
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 2 0 3 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 32
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 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 0 0 0 1 0 4 9 10 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 32
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 3 3 1 1 0 2 1 0 3 1 0 32
440 Marine Propulsion 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 6 2 1 0 0 0 32
084 Music 2 0 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 2 3 2 1 0 0 31
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 30
180 Motor Vehicles 0 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 5 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 30
273 Amusement Devices: Games 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 0 3 0 1 4 3 30
002 Apparel 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 2 1 0 1 1 2 2 1 4 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 29
030 Cutlery 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 29
206 Special Receptacle or Package 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 3 2 2 2 5 0 0 1 0 29
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 29
433 Dentistry 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 2 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 29
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 3 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28
056 Harvesters 0 1 2 0 2 2 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 28
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 1 3 2 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 27
047 Plant Husbandry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 3 2 4 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 26
126 Stoves and Furnaces 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 26
144 Woodworking 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 26
083 Cutting 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 24
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 3 0 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 24
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 0 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 24
482 Exercise Devices 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 1 1 23
060 Power Plants 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 22
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 4 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 22
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 3 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 22
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 3 2 1 1 5 0 2 22
330 Amplifiers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 4 22
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 21
452 Butchering 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 21
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 20
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 20
417 Pumps 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 1 2 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 20
220 Receptacles 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 3 1 0 2 1 0 19
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 19
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 19
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 19
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 19
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 19
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 3 1 1 0 0 1 18
224 Package and Article Carriers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 18
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 1 0 18
367 Communications, Electrical: Acoustic Wave Systems and Devices 0 0 0 0