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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 MEXICO

( 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
250 Radiant Energy 0 6 1 7 1 3 6 1 2 2 2 8 4 5 4 1 2 6 5 3 2 4 6 6 9 8 3 5 10 9 11 9 9 10 8 7 8 6 10 12 9 11 4 13 258
073 Measuring and Testing 5 0 2 2 1 5 2 8 3 4 1 3 2 3 2 1 1 4 2 3 3 5 6 3 3 2 3 5 10 9 7 4 5 7 8 18 11 9 12 14 7 8 8 8 229
372 Coherent Light Generators 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 3 4 3 5 2 1 0 7 8 5 2 9 2 4 4 7 7 7 8 3 2 12 10 9 7 5 8 3 2 5 13 9 2 3 186
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 4 2 1 3 2 1 3 1 2 3 4 1 6 3 4 8 4 1 3 6 4 3 10 10 15 11 7 12 12 9 7 12 185
359 Optics: Systems and Elements 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 3 1 1 4 2 1 3 1 3 1 6 4 2 5 3 2 0 2 4 2 3 7 6 8 8 2 3 5 8 7 6 6 10 10 14 12 9 177
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 3 3 4 2 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 3 5 4 1 2 4 0 11 6 7 5 0 4 3 3 2 1 5 5 6 0 2 5 3 2 4 4 6 3 3 1 130
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 2 3 0 7 2 7 7 2 3 2 5 3 6 1 12 4 5 5 1 4 3 7 3 4 3 0 115
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 2 5 2 2 1 4 3 1 2 0 1 1 1 4 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 1 2 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 4 5 3 8 6 7 5 2 3 5 6 3 2 4 115
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 3 4 4 2 0 1 2 0 1 0 3 3 3 2 2 3 4 3 9 7 5 5 10 10 4 7 3 111
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 4 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 1 1 2 3 2 2 3 6 6 5 9 9 10 10 3 6 5 5 2 0 107
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 3 1 0 1 3 2 1 5 3 7 5 4 6 4 6 6 8 5 6 5 3 3 105
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 1 2 1 2 3 2 1 5 2 4 6 7 13 10 11 9 8 6 5 103
280 Land Vehicles 3 0 0 1 2 2 2 1 2 4 3 6 4 4 0 1 1 3 3 2 2 1 2 2 3 0 2 4 2 3 4 5 0 3 3 4 0 1 4 3 2 2 2 2 100
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 1 6 3 1 1 3 1 5 9 3 7 5 6 10 14 9 7 99
340 Communications: Electrical 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 4 2 1 1 5 2 6 1 4 2 2 1 3 5 6 8 7 0 4 8 5 4 99
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 3 1 5 4 2 3 2 4 10 4 7 10 6 12 2 7 7 95
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 0 1 2 1 1 6 5 1 0 3 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 4 1 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 4 4 3 0 1 2 3 5 5 4 4 3 4 5 95
427 Coating Processes 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 5 2 1 1 1 2 3 2 3 5 3 2 0 2 9 10 10 2 6 2 4 3 5 94
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 0 0 2 0 3 1 1 3 2 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 2 3 1 4 3 1 3 10 1 8 6 6 7 5 2 87
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 0 1 0 2 1 1 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 1 4 2 3 3 1 3 2 1 2 3 2 5 15 8 11 86
062 Refrigeration 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 2 5 4 2 3 3 1 3 3 3 4 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 3 5 7 8 2 1 2 85
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 3 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 3 3 2 0 0 2 5 5 4 1 1 1 3 8 9 6 4 2 83
252 Compositions 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 3 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 2 2 4 2 6 4 1 0 1 2 6 3 2 7 0 9 1 1 7 82
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 3 2 4 2 0 2 1 3 4 4 2 2 2 6 3 6 4 5 6 78
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 3 1 1 3 1 1 1 3 1 2 2 1 2 3 0 2 0 1 4 2 1 1 2 0 4 3 6 3 5 3 4 2 77
060 Power Plants 1 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 0 0 3 1 4 2 3 2 6 1 8 6 3 1 4 75
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 0 0 0 1 3 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 5 2 1 3 7 3 5 3 6 4 5 0 2 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 2 75
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 6 5 1 7 6 2 12 10 0 1 2 1 1 2 1 71
102 Ammunition and Explosives 1 2 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 5 1 1 1 3 3 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 2 4 5 2 2 2 0 3 3 1 0 0 2 2 0 6 2 1 1 0 2 70
385 Optical Waveguides 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 3 2 2 1 5 4 2 3 4 8 6 9 7 4 68
219 Electric Heating 0 1 0 3 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 2 0 3 2 2 1 2 3 1 1 2 0 2 2 1 3 3 6 4 3 3 4 66
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 0 1 2 1 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 1 1 1 5 0 1 0 1 1 5 1 1 2 5 2 2 3 1 6 1 6 2 1 1 65
376 Induced Nuclear Reactions: Processes, Systems, and Elements 0 3 1 2 1 0 3 0 2 1 2 0 3 3 2 0 0 1 5 1 0 3 6 1 1 1 1 1 4 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 2 3 1 1 0 0 63
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 2 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 2 0 6 2 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 4 4 1 3 4 1 8 60
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 3 2 2 2 4 4 3 5 1 3 2 3 3 1 4 3 5 58
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 1 3 1 3 2 1 2 3 1 2 1 3 4 2 4 2 1 4 4 58
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 4 1 4 0 3 4 5 2 2 57
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 1 4 0 0 1 0 1 2 6 8 7 11 52
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 1 2 1 3 0 1 2 2 4 4 5 7 4 7 50
137 Fluid Handling 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 2 1 2 1 1 2 3 4 2 0 0 1 49
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 3 1 2 2 0 4 2 1 1 2 3 3 1 4 2 1 49
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 4 2 1 1 3 5 2 2 3 3 1 2 2 48
382 Image Analysis 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 1 2 0 6 3 1 2 1 7 3 3 2 46
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 0 1 1 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 3 1 1 1 2 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 2 3 1 1 1 4 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 45
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 1 4 5 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 45
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 3 1 0 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 0 2 0 2 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 2 1 0 3 45
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 0 3 2 2 1 1 3 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 2 4 0 2 3 2 0 0 0 2 45
326 Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry 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 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 3 3 2 2 8 4 5 3 4 3 45
126 Stoves and Furnaces 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 3 5 1 2 6 0 2 3 5 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 44
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 0 2 2 1 4 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 3 0 2 1 1 3 2 1 1 44
606 Surgery (instruments) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 0 2 1 1 2 1 2 4 4 2 3 1 2 0 2 44
029 Metal Working 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 4 2 1 1 2 0 3 2 0 3 43
033 Geometrical Instruments 1 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 0 4 0 43
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 4 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 4 0 1 0 1 4 2 0 0 6 1 3 43
095 Gas Separation: Processes 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 1 2 2 3 2 4 2 43
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 2 1 4 2 3 1 3 4 4 0 3 0 0 1 43
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 3 2 3 0 2 2 1 0 0 4 0 2 1 1 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 43
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 5 2 5 3 1 2 1 8 43
119 Animal Husbandry 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 2 4 0 3 0 0 0 3 1 4 2 2 1 1 2 1 0 42
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 2 3 3 0 5 4 3 4 2 6 41
165 Heat Exchange 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 39
417 Pumps 1 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 0 1 3 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 3 39
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 2 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 2 3 1 1 1 3 2 0 1 1 1 38
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 3 2 2 0 1 1 2 2 2 1 0 1 3 0 1 1 1 37
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 0 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 2 1 3 0 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 35
501 Compositions: Ceramic 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 4 1 2 0 2 0 2 3 5 2 2 1 1 0 1 1 35
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 4 1 3 0 3 34
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 2 3 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 1 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 1 33
414 Material or Article Handling 3 3 1 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 33
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 4 0 3 3 2 4 2 2 0 32
434 Education and Demonstration 2 2 0 2 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 3 0 2 2 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 32
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 3 1 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 31
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 1 1 1 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 31
070 Locks 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 1 2 2 4 2 1 0 0 0 30
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 30
362 Illumination 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 3 2 2 30
002 Apparel 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 1 2 0 3 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 29
216 Etching a Substrate: Processes 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 2 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 2