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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

OREGON

( 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
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 9 7 3 7 4 9 12 14 7 11 18 29 34 55 53 80 97 111 111 94 85 87 945
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 3 5 4 5 5 6 4 7 3 7 11 6 5 5 8 8 25 41 43 54 73 102 152 144 734
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 1 4 3 3 6 1 2 5 11 8 5 4 3 1 4 4 2 0 1 3 4 4 10 8 14 18 24 7 17 10 11 10 11 16 9 18 19 28 42 53 51 39 21 36 551
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 5 0 0 1 10 4 21 15 17 6 11 10 12 9 24 20 16 22 25 24 29 30 41 37 34 51 482
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 1 0 0 4 2 2 6 4 5 3 2 3 5 1 4 5 2 5 4 5 4 3 8 8 10 24 16 10 20 12 8 5 11 15 12 11 11 23 28 26 33 46 31 39 477
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 3 1 5 5 1 7 2 3 7 12 20 17 35 46 36 23 37 60 57 37 40 461
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 3 5 6 6 2 2 4 4 2 6 13 9 21 27 33 49 67 78 101 453
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 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 2 5 2 4 1 5 12 10 23 28 28 28 17 20 43 49 44 45 71 443
414 Material or Article Handling 9 8 17 10 12 13 12 13 10 9 14 11 7 7 6 4 7 7 14 9 5 13 10 11 8 10 9 9 8 8 7 5 6 10 4 3 7 13 4 7 3 2 5 4 370
280 Land Vehicles 3 7 8 8 11 8 12 7 13 7 14 10 13 7 6 8 8 4 11 6 4 1 3 10 7 9 6 5 8 3 15 10 10 8 5 11 8 12 19 9 7 7 12 8 368
382 Image Analysis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 2 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 3 1 2 5 3 18 10 8 18 33 59 70 46 65 356
713 Support (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 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 10 9 21 34 22 22 27 23 34 36 43 61 349
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 0 0 1 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 3 1 1 1 0 2 2 1 1 4 10 6 6 5 2 4 6 3 4 8 9 21 10 29 21 38 49 33 26 21 338
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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 4 19 9 43 31 25 24 23 26 35 36 49 328
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 1 3 1 3 6 4 6 5 7 1 5 7 4 7 5 10 9 17 21 24 32 38 39 41 302
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 3 4 7 1 2 6 2 4 1 5 3 1 2 4 0 2 6 9 7 15 11 9 13 24 13 17 17 19 15 14 8 5 15 12 3 17 301
348 Television 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 4 1 5 1 1 3 3 2 1 0 5 3 4 8 9 11 12 10 7 5 7 12 10 16 11 17 19 19 22 12 8 14 12 15 296
083 Cutting 3 7 11 6 6 11 5 8 10 6 9 8 7 5 7 5 1 6 10 5 1 11 10 7 4 5 7 7 12 6 9 2 3 1 3 5 9 5 4 5 1 7 11 10 281
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 3 4 5 8 10 4 5 2 2 3 4 4 10 14 19 19 18 11 11 35 29 19 31 276
712 Processing Architectures and Instruction Processing, e.g., Processors (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 3 3 3 12 28 24 34 14 22 17 23 18 18 23 23 274
340 Communications: Electrical 1 2 3 0 2 3 3 4 7 1 3 1 3 2 2 3 0 3 3 3 2 2 5 2 9 6 6 9 5 3 9 4 5 15 9 15 10 11 13 14 10 12 13 24 262
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 2 3 0 4 4 3 1 7 5 3 1 4 5 3 3 2 9 9 11 2 10 12 11 12 6 19 8 16 32 28 245
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 1 3 4 9 2 2 2 4 6 5 5 7 3 3 6 6 0 6 6 3 6 2 1 5 8 2 7 8 6 8 2 4 5 8 5 6 13 9 10 13 15 6 7 4 243
370 Multiplex Communications 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 5 2 2 1 4 7 11 7 7 7 11 13 16 30 35 31 39 241
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 0 3 3 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 1 2 1 2 0 1 3 3 4 2 1 8 3 4 5 9 10 10 12 8 20 11 16 14 17 17 15 8 14 238
359 Optics: Systems and Elements 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 4 0 1 2 1 0 1 1 3 0 2 1 3 3 1 3 6 4 2 7 10 3 6 3 2 3 5 7 6 9 10 8 13 17 29 47 229
144 Woodworking 4 4 5 4 3 4 6 8 2 8 6 6 0 7 3 4 2 5 5 5 13 3 6 3 5 7 10 8 4 4 6 11 4 4 5 10 3 7 6 0 3 2 0 3 218
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 0 0 5 5 3 6 8 6 5 2 6 1 5 0 5 4 4 5 2 1 3 7 1 1 4 6 8 9 10 8 4 5 7 8 5 7 1 3 5 8 10 8 9 7 217
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 1 0 4 1 8 4 2 4 3 3 6 3 5 6 6 14 17 39 35 28 16 11 216
330 Amplifiers 0 1 0 5 4 3 3 1 3 1 2 1 2 4 0 1 4 2 2 6 2 5 8 6 6 12 9 5 11 0 1 3 4 2 6 3 6 6 6 15 14 15 8 6 204
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 0 1 3 4 13 11 11 10 12 11 25 24 17 16 14 20 204
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 3 7 4 1 7 8 15 10 14 23 14 13 12 11 16 10 9 9 202
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 2 2 4 12 6 3 5 2 1 6 2 3 7 3 5 8 17 23 31 22 28 201
250 Radiant Energy 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 3 1 3 1 2 1 3 1 2 2 4 2 2 2 2 0 3 6 5 6 4 5 4 3 5 8 3 4 6 6 6 12 16 11 19 17 16 200
439 Electrical Connectors 0 1 1 1 3 0 3 2 1 1 4 0 2 1 0 2 0 3 1 1 1 1 3 2 4 5 6 4 4 2 2 2 5 3 4 9 11 17 12 16 13 21 11 13 198
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 5 4 11 10 5 3 4 3 7 2 3 2 7 2 1 2 2 1 1 3 1 2 1 1 3 5 8 9 5 4 4 12 8 6 5 6 12 3 3 2 5 4 5 5 197
029 Metal Working 0 3 3 0 0 2 2 1 2 6 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 7 2 2 2 4 4 5 2 7 0 4 3 8 8 5 2 4 3 7 6 8 10 12 14 12 27 195
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 3 5 5 1 3 1 3 1 7 3 2 4 7 1 0 2 1 1 3 1 0 3 2 2 3 5 9 5 6 5 5 8 7 5 6 12 18 9 8 7 4 2 1 8 194
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 3 6 4 3 0 2 3 3 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 4 3 4 6 7 6 3 5 3 5 0 5 7 13 7 8 9 11 6 15 7 11 181
073 Measuring and Testing 1 2 0 2 4 3 3 5 1 1 4 8 1 6 5 9 4 3 2 2 0 1 3 7 2 1 5 3 8 2 5 5 4 9 3 6 7 3 6 4 4 11 8 6 179
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 5 3 6 10 5 6 5 7 7 13 9 11 13 12 12 16 5 10 169
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 1 1 6 0 3 5 9 1 5 2 10 7 2 2 2 4 4 4 6 2 3 2 7 8 12 8 4 4 4 1 2 0 1 4 0 4 2 2 0 8 7 3 4 2 168
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 9 4 2 2 7 4 8 6 5 6 7 15 18 8 15 11 9 12 164
137 Fluid Handling 5 3 2 2 7 5 4 8 7 2 2 5 5 2 3 0 1 6 2 2 2 3 3 2 3 1 4 6 3 3 6 5 0 1 7 5 3 4 5 3 4 4 1 4 155
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 4 6 4 3 4 6 3 4 3 4 4 4 4 5 2 2 7 1 1 2 3 9 7 5 2 4 1 3 1 1 5 5 3 4 2 4 6 1 5 0 4 3 1 2 154
451 Abrading 3 2 1 0 1 4 0 2 3 1 2 5 2 1 1 2 6 5 0 1 1 3 2 0 0 1 1 2 1 3 3 2 5 3 3 3 7 6 9 13 11 9 14 10 154
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 3 3 1 6 5 3 3 1 4 4 0 3 2 0 3 2 4 2 3 3 1 2 2 2 3 5 3 6 5 4 5 10 11 4 0 5 12 4 4 3 1 0 3 3 153
126 Stoves and Furnaces 2 1 2 2 1 0 2 0 3 1 1 3 6 2 12 12 10 9 8 9 5 11 7 2 4 2 2 0 4 2 3 2 3 2 2 2 1 0 2 5 3 0 1 0 151
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (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 1 0 2 4 1 0 0 1 2 2 10 10 24 15 7 6 14 11 8 11 21 150
030 Cutlery 1 1 2 3 4 1 4 3 4 3 2 2 1 4 2 2 1 3 2 2 2 2 3 6 4 3 8 5 6 10 3 3 4 2 2 5 6 7 2 5 3 3 2 5 148
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 0 3 4 1 4 0 3 10 3 2 7 5 2 1 5 1 3 3 3 1 5 2 3 6 4 4 2 4 1 5 7 6 4 6 0 5 7 4 1 1 3 0 2 5 148
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 2 7 3 9 2 5 4 6 8 2 8 5 7 8 3 6 9 10 8 14 7 5 148
482 Exercise Devices 1 0 2 2 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 6 5 3 4 1 4 2 1 4 2 3 8 13 6 8 5 9 6 11 18 147
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 3 5 0 0 2 3 0 1 14 9 3 6 6 5 1 4 2 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 1 2 3 2 0 2 0 2 5 1 5 3 4 6 7 6 3 5 5 12 146
433 Dentistry 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 3 3 5 5 3 4 1 3 0 2 3 7 5 3 5 1 3 2 2 0 5 4 7 7 9 2 4 4 8 6 5 7 5 2 2 0 3 146
606 Surgery (instruments) 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 1 2 2 1 0 2 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 4 4 3 3 2 2 3 7 8 2 8 7 16 11 12 5 6 2 6 7 1 5 146
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 4 3 2 0 1 1 5 0 1 1 2 1 2 5 2 3 5 7 1 3 4 6 8 4 8 10 3 7 9 10 9 14 145
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 4 1 3 1 5 5 2 3 6 4 6 4 1 3 0 1 2 4 4 0 1 2 2 2 12 6 5 4 4 4 7 2 4 4 2 2 2 4 3 3 3 1 3 1 142
002 Apparel 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 3 2 0 2 2 0 0 1 4 1 2 4 3 4 1 2 3 1 5 3 2 5 0 3 7 5 10 9 5 12 6 9 7 6 137
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 3 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 1 1 6 11 3 8 12 5 1 5 5 4 4 3 6 8 5 5 9 8 10 134
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 2 1 0 0 2 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 3 1 0 1 2 0 0 4 2 2 4 2 1 3 6 2 1 2 0 3 3 3 4 8 4 5 3 10 12 13 8 6 131
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 4 3 0 11 8 1 5 2 7 3 4 3 1 3 2 7 2 3 4 2 1 6 2 4 2 3 3 2 2 2 3 2 1 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 0 2 0 0 129
206 Special Receptacle or Package 2 4 7 5 2 1 1 3 2 0 1 1 3 1 3 4 4 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 4 2 4 2 5 3 3 3 3 4 2 7 4 4 5 2 7 2 2 5 124
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 1 4 4 3 4 2 4 5 8 5 8 9 1 4 3 2 8 4 4 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 3 6 2 1 1 2 0 124
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 2 1 2 1 3 6 3 0 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 3 2 3 4 5 0 2 2 0 3 1 0 4 2 1 2 3 5 1 2 3 7 7 3 7 6 7 3 8 124
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 0 1 1 4 4 3 0 2 1 3 0 2 4 5 0 3 2 2 5 1 0 1 2 2 1 5 5 5 3 1 1 1 1 1 6 4 6 8 5 2 4 6 3 6 122
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 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 4 15 12 10 14 8 12 12 13 14 122
180 Motor Vehicles 1 4 1 5 3 5 7 4 4 5 4 3 5 4 4 1 1 4 2 3 4 1 0 2 2 3 2 1 1 1 3 4 1 1 1 5 2 3 1 1 2 2 1 7 121
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 5 2 6 7 4 9 4 5 5 4 5 6 8 3 2 10 12 121
353 Optics: Image Projectors 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 1 4 7 3 3 4 7 8 11 14 43 120
379 Telephonic Communications 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 3 0 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 3 2 1 4 0 2 3 3 4 5 7 9 3 5 8 8 10 11 10 119
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 2 1 2 6 5 2 0 2 1 1 2 5 5 6 5 9 6 12 11 7 5 3 2 117
716 DP: Design and Analysis of Circuit or Semiconductor Mask (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 2 0 0 0 0 4 2 5 4 3 6 6 13 19 15 20 18 117
033 Geometrical Instruments 3 3 1 4 1 6 2 3 3 1 2 4 4 2 3 1 1 3 1 3 0 4 4 2 5 0 4 2 0 1 2 1 6 5 1 3 2 3 1 4 2 4 5 1 113
455 Telecommunications 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 7 2 1 1 2 2 9 2 9 4 6 7 13 14 21 111
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 2 1 1 5 1 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 3 2 4 6 5 8 7 7 11 12 3 2 2 3 6 111
119 Animal Husbandry 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 3 0 3 2 3 1 0 1 1 1 3 2 1 0 1 1 4 3 1 2 3 4 4 6 0 4 2 2 1 7 3 5 5 6 3 2 4 102
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 0