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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

NEW HAMPSHIRE

( 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
101 Printing 4 1 2 1 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 3 1 0 1 1 6 5 14 15 13 10 20 18 19 18 26 26 25 25 28 9 11 316
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 0 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 4 7 3 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 2 3 4 8 8 10 7 12 10 8 10 7 8 8 12 19 16 13 17 10 16 14 13 8 275
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 0 2 2 3 1 0 3 4 10 1 5 7 3 5 4 1 3 2 1 2 1 1 6 10 6 9 5 4 19 9 7 2 4 8 8 7 7 9 8 9 10 9 5 10 232
219 Electric Heating 2 5 5 1 4 3 6 1 3 6 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 4 5 1 3 4 7 7 5 6 2 3 4 9 6 4 9 6 9 11 5 16 8 15 18 14 228
439 Electrical Connectors 4 1 1 4 2 1 0 4 3 1 0 3 2 2 4 2 1 3 0 1 3 2 3 3 5 2 9 3 8 1 3 7 6 4 13 8 19 14 9 10 15 18 4 10 218
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 3 1 1 3 3 4 3 4 5 6 6 9 7 9 6 4 7 16 10 10 12 9 8 11 5 9 9 10 3 204
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 2 2 5 0 5 5 15 29 38 22 13 15 12 8 7 9 198
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 4 0 2 2 1 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 5 5 4 4 8 5 9 6 9 8 13 14 9 13 17 14 2 4 180
073 Measuring and Testing 2 2 4 4 3 2 4 8 2 3 0 1 2 0 4 7 5 3 1 4 2 1 4 5 5 2 6 5 5 5 4 5 10 4 6 6 5 3 3 5 4 6 4 8 174
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 2 1 3 1 2 1 4 6 2 1 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 4 0 4 1 2 5 3 5 4 6 4 7 5 3 7 5 13 12 9 6 2 8 9 1 4 171
370 Multiplex Communications 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 3 2 0 3 1 4 4 0 3 4 9 4 7 13 7 18 6 7 16 16 9 20 167
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 3 3 2 7 4 7 14 10 9 11 10 8 13 12 5 13 4 9 5 5 2 167
029 Metal Working 0 0 4 1 1 2 2 7 1 2 2 1 4 3 2 6 1 5 2 1 2 3 2 5 7 4 7 1 4 4 2 4 5 7 5 2 6 3 8 3 7 4 6 10 158
250 Radiant Energy 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 3 3 3 0 0 2 0 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 4 5 4 3 5 2 3 2 8 3 5 9 6 7 6 13 7 4 6 8 141
340 Communications: Electrical 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 2 3 2 1 2 2 3 3 3 4 2 2 2 1 4 0 0 1 4 2 2 3 2 6 7 3 4 11 5 9 7 2 6 9 5 10 141
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 2 2 2 0 5 3 2 4 2 1 0 2 3 0 1 3 1 0 4 6 1 2 5 0 2 0 3 2 3 3 11 3 5 4 6 7 8 6 3 4 3 6 4 4 138
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 3 1 6 3 3 6 9 7 12 14 18 11 10 23 132
280 Land Vehicles 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 2 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 5 5 9 3 15 13 4 4 6 10 10 4 8 3 3 4 4 130
337 Electricity: Electrothermally or Thermally Actuated Switches 3 4 5 10 6 5 5 9 10 10 5 6 2 5 5 3 5 5 6 4 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 127
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 2 0 2 0 2 2 4 7 16 7 9 13 11 7 8 12 23 125
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 1 1 1 0 3 1 1 4 5 3 1 5 1 3 0 3 1 2 1 4 1 2 0 4 2 3 3 3 2 4 4 4 0 4 1 3 5 6 8 6 4 2 3 8 123
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 1 2 1 4 2 4 0 0 5 2 0 1 2 0 2 1 1 1 3 0 2 2 1 1 3 4 2 3 4 2 2 1 2 6 3 9 6 4 3 5 5 5 9 2 118
606 Surgery (instruments) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 3 1 2 3 5 2 4 9 9 9 9 7 9 8 13 4 11 116
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 1 0 1 0 3 0 2 4 2 1 0 3 3 1 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 3 3 4 0 5 4 5 8 5 3 7 6 1 5 7 1 6 5 3 115
137 Fluid Handling 0 1 1 3 1 0 4 3 3 2 3 2 3 2 1 1 0 0 4 2 1 2 1 0 2 2 4 2 1 2 4 4 2 5 4 3 3 6 6 6 4 7 3 4 114
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 3 3 8 3 2 1 5 2 3 4 6 4 1 5 4 7 4 11 1 5 2 5 5 3 113
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 2 0 1 0 1 0 3 4 3 1 3 4 2 0 1 2 0 1 3 2 5 5 1 3 2 6 3 5 5 7 2 1 3 5 5 1 7 4 3 2 1 0 0 0 109
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 1 2 3 4 3 1 2 0 2 2 2 1 1 4 2 2 3 0 2 4 0 1 2 3 6 2 2 2 3 4 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 3 2 7 10 1 4 107
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 0 1 0 0 0 2 4 4 5 2 2 4 5 2 4 1 1 2 1 5 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 3 0 6 3 7 6 3 4 3 3 5 0 5 3 1 104
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 10 7 3 4 2 4 6 4 4 7 7 5 4 3 7 5 7 3 104
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 3 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 2 2 2 4 0 2 6 10 2 3 1 3 5 1 5 3 3 6 7 13 103
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 1 2 1 1 5 2 5 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 0 2 2 0 0 1 2 3 4 4 2 2 1 2 4 3 5 1 5 4 9 7 3 5 102
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 4 0 1 3 1 3 1 4 4 8 3 8 5 4 7 4 11 6 5 8 101
362 Illumination 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 5 2 3 3 1 3 3 2 4 3 7 2 5 4 2 7 6 2 3 8 12 100
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 4 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 5 4 1 5 16 5 13 12 8 99
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 3 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 3 2 9 6 11 12 9 4 5 7 2 6 5 96
427 Coating Processes 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 2 3 2 1 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 3 2 3 2 2 1 3 5 8 8 2 1 4 5 3 2 8 3 2 3 2 92
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 2 0 3 1 1 0 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 2 3 0 1 1 5 0 3 2 7 3 1 2 3 5 1 4 0 4 2 1 2 5 3 3 3 3 91
271 Sheet Feeding or Delivering 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 6 2 3 2 4 4 4 9 8 4 14 5 5 1 91
359 Optics: Systems and Elements 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 5 4 2 2 3 1 5 4 1 3 2 5 7 8 10 7 5 90
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 1 2 2 3 1 4 2 6 11 15 4 9 6 5 4 3 88
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 4 5 1 5 3 3 3 0 4 0 4 1 1 2 0 3 1 1 1 0 3 0 1 3 1 1 1 2 2 3 5 2 4 0 0 1 1 3 1 2 3 2 1 3 87
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 1 3 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 0 3 1 0 4 3 5 0 3 6 9 7 6 3 4 85
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 1 0 0 1 3 0 3 1 1 1 2 3 3 6 3 1 3 3 0 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 2 5 7 3 6 3 2 2 2 3 1 3 1 2 0 1 85
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 1 1 2 1 2 7 8 11 16 10 6 84
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 2 0 2 1 4 0 2 3 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 3 1 2 2 1 2 5 4 2 2 4 4 2 1 3 4 2 7 80
379 Telephonic Communications 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 3 2 3 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 0 0 1 0 5 3 4 2 7 3 4 1 3 3 5 3 9 79
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 2 2 7 1 0 0 0 2 6 6 3 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 4 1 1 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 3 2 5 4 4 2 1 0 1 0 79
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 2 1 4 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 2 5 3 2 0 5 2 5 1 2 3 5 4 6 78
385 Optical Waveguides 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 0 5 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 3 0 1 6 8 16 12 7 8 77
206 Special Receptacle or Package 3 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 2 2 0 3 2 2 5 6 4 5 4 2 5 4 4 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 76
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 4 1 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 2 3 2 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 4 6 4 10 4 2 4 4 2 76
042 Firearms 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 9 5 3 4 0 1 1 3 2 6 6 5 4 3 1 3 2 4 2 3 4 75
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 3 2 1 4 6 5 1 1 3 3 1 1 1 4 2 1 4 7 4 4 2 0 3 0 0 0 72
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 0 0 3 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 1 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 1 3 2 2 3 5 2 3 3 3 3 72
451 Abrading 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 1 1 5 3 1 0 3 4 3 4 5 4 7 2 2 4 72
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 3 7 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 6 3 2 1 2 4 2 1 0 2 3 2 2 4 0 1 71
367 Communications, Electrical: Acoustic Wave Systems and Devices 0 0 0 6 2 0 0 1 0 1 4 2 1 2 2 1 3 2 0 1 5 3 0 0 1 0 1 3 1 1 3 3 3 0 2 5 1 0 2 1 1 4 2 1 71
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 2 2 3 4 4 1 2 0 3 4 7 4 5 3 5 3 2 1 68
455 Telecommunications 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 3 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 6 6 5 5 4 3 17 68
002 Apparel 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 1 1 5 2 4 0 4 4 5 4 5 3 3 2 0 0 3 3 67
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 3 2 3 3 4 2 1 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 4 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 6 4 6 4 2 0 0 0 67
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 3 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 4 4 3 6 4 9 7 4 67
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 4 2 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 4 0 2 0 2 1 4 2 5 2 7 0 3 2 3 3 1 1 67
493 Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web 4 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 4 4 3 0 0 1 1 3 1 3 3 4 6 4 2 5 67
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 2 4 2 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 4 1 1 3 2 2 4 0 5 1 6 8 66
414 Material or Article Handling 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 2 3 2 4 2 9 7 6 5 4 1 1 1 1 65
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 3 3 5 2 2 1 4 1 0 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 3 1 0 2 2 2 3 64
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 3 4 0 0 2 2 3 0 1 3 2 7 3 4 8 4 6 2 64
382 Image Analysis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 2 0 2 7 9 9 2 2 9 3 4 60
400 Typewriting Machines 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 6 2 3 2 2 5 1 5 2 5 5 0 1 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 60
060 Power Plants 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 3 2 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 3 2 5 6 6 4 59
348 Television 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 4 0 1 0 4 1 3 3 1 3 0 2 2 1 1 0 2 2 1 3 2 1 1 1 2 6 1 2 1 58
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 2 4 1 2 0 1 1 0 3 2 3 3 2 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 5 2 4 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 57
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 4 4 7 3 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 9 57
012 Boot and Shoe Making 2 1 3 2 1 3 3 1 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 3 1 0 4 1 3 2 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 56
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 0 1 3 1 2 2 1 1 2 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 1 1 2 3 3 4 5 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 55
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (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 0 0 1 2 3 8 2 6 4