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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

SOUTH CAROLINA

( 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
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 1 2 1 10 5 4 2 4 9 4 8 8 6 4 15 11 7 9 14 11 12 10 24 19 14 23 32 31 20 27 13 24 19 41 23 28 26 21 30 29 40 28 31 19 719
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 1 3 4 7 6 5 7 5 2 8 12 15 10 10 14 8 5 4 8 20 12 7 7 5 6 4 5 5 19 17 18 15 9 17 16 16 30 24 15 29 35 23 19 23 530
008 Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers 2 2 5 4 3 3 17 10 12 16 4 5 6 6 8 13 9 5 10 12 10 8 8 12 9 10 8 2 5 4 9 7 5 1 4 3 14 5 4 4 6 7 5 8 310
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 14 6 7 12 14 7 6 11 5 9 5 9 13 6 12 6 9 8 5 2 10 5 4 2 5 8 11 7 4 5 5 11 9 5 3 5 5 5 1 5 2 8 6 6 303
139 Textiles: Weaving 5 7 14 8 10 8 9 7 5 5 7 5 10 4 5 5 0 4 5 2 4 7 9 7 13 6 10 6 2 7 7 4 11 10 7 9 11 14 11 5 3 5 2 3 298
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 1 3 2 2 7 2 5 4 12 11 10 17 9 19 9 10 3 6 10 9 3 4 6 5 4 11 6 8 8 3 9 4 4 5 4 5 8 8 4 8 8 4 7 5 292
057 Textiles: Spinning, Twisting, and Twining 13 10 6 8 19 7 14 5 12 11 17 21 7 3 8 9 9 8 6 3 8 15 1 3 1 3 3 1 1 3 5 2 2 1 4 5 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 261
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 1 3 2 3 2 2 6 0 4 4 9 2 2 4 2 6 3 3 4 5 10 4 8 7 8 5 10 7 11 10 16 7 1 5 5 6 8 12 6 12 9 2 7 8 251
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 1 1 0 1 2 1 3 0 3 7 3 1 5 1 0 2 2 4 3 4 4 5 8 4 3 6 6 11 6 9 4 10 11 9 8 9 13 4 17 11 14 13 5 8 242
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 1 0 1 10 9 3 5 9 8 6 3 2 3 3 3 6 4 3 3 3 1 5 6 6 9 3 8 3 2 3 2 2 7 9 5 9 11 4 8 11 6 12 9 14 240
053 Package Making 2 1 2 6 7 1 3 6 8 7 7 10 2 7 3 6 2 5 5 2 6 5 5 5 7 6 9 4 3 6 5 2 10 6 9 6 5 6 6 5 5 8 2 3 226
219 Electric Heating 1 0 1 1 3 1 2 1 0 2 2 2 1 4 3 4 1 1 2 7 6 4 6 2 2 1 7 5 7 9 6 3 5 3 6 12 5 15 12 12 7 6 7 18 205
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 0 0 2 1 0 1 4 6 5 8 4 4 3 5 4 7 2 7 6 5 4 2 6 5 3 3 4 4 4 8 13 5 4 10 7 7 2 3 6 5 3 9 2 7 200
005 Beds 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 4 0 1 2 4 0 0 1 5 2 3 3 3 2 6 15 7 4 2 6 8 3 7 6 13 23 13 7 20 8 6 194
019 Textiles: Fiber Preparation 3 13 4 16 12 13 6 7 7 5 2 3 10 7 2 3 3 8 6 4 8 4 7 0 1 0 4 8 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 186
028 Textiles: Manufacturing 8 2 6 8 4 4 5 5 4 8 3 4 9 4 5 4 0 4 2 4 3 0 5 0 4 2 6 4 5 3 4 8 10 2 5 3 2 3 3 1 4 1 1 9 181
427 Coating Processes 2 0 3 1 4 1 4 2 2 8 6 2 1 1 5 2 2 3 2 1 3 1 6 5 6 5 3 2 1 7 4 6 4 1 11 7 6 9 7 7 8 5 6 5 177
206 Special Receptacle or Package 0 0 3 1 6 3 7 3 4 4 2 2 2 5 0 5 1 0 4 2 6 2 4 3 3 5 9 5 7 2 4 3 2 7 4 6 7 5 9 7 5 5 5 5 174
029 Metal Working 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 7 3 4 6 1 1 3 5 2 2 7 2 0 5 3 1 4 2 5 5 10 9 3 6 5 4 4 6 2 5 8 6 8 3 4 5 160
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 6 2 2 1 2 0 3 4 2 4 2 2 4 4 2 1 7 5 15 14 7 11 10 11 9 6 13 155
073 Measuring and Testing 0 1 2 1 5 1 1 0 2 5 2 3 3 2 1 4 1 2 3 0 5 2 1 3 4 2 6 4 2 5 5 6 6 5 3 6 7 6 5 7 4 2 4 7 146
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 1 3 1 2 2 2 1 5 4 2 0 0 6 8 9 6 4 4 7 3 3 12 9 10 2 8 8 4 2 2 141
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 1 2 0 2 0 3 2 0 4 3 0 2 2 3 1 3 2 3 1 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 4 4 6 3 1 3 4 5 6 6 4 6 8 4 10 4 5 8 138
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 2 0 3 4 2 3 3 3 4 6 4 1 2 0 5 5 3 1 2 2 6 6 4 3 5 4 4 4 0 2 5 6 2 6 1 3 0 2 1 2 2 1 1 3 128
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 0 1 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 1 0 1 1 3 2 7 3 4 7 5 4 6 2 4 4 4 4 8 8 5 2 6 8 5 126
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 3 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 1 3 0 1 0 2 6 6 3 5 6 9 4 5 4 6 3 5 8 7 10 6 7 126
280 Land Vehicles 0 1 3 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 2 3 1 2 2 2 6 4 4 3 5 1 5 5 4 5 3 5 3 2 4 4 8 7 4 7 121
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 2 3 7 1 3 2 1 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 3 4 4 1 6 5 3 8 10 6 6 0 3 6 3 7 4 0 2 118
137 Fluid Handling 1 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 3 1 2 4 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 0 6 1 0 4 0 3 0 2 8 2 6 6 6 2 5 9 10 7 6 3 1 2 5 117
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 0 1 1 2 3 2 2 0 2 1 1 2 2 3 0 0 1 0 4 7 3 4 4 4 3 2 2 3 7 3 2 0 2 1 5 2 1 5 2 5 9 2 4 5 114
030 Cutlery 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 3 1 4 3 1 3 1 3 5 2 0 8 1 4 9 2 3 7 6 3 3 6 5 1 1 3 3 1 1 113
279 Chucks or Sockets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 7 10 8 3 14 10 6 9 10 9 5 1 2 111
112 Sewing 0 0 0 3 4 3 6 3 3 0 7 1 3 2 1 2 2 2 4 1 3 6 1 2 5 2 4 0 3 1 0 2 3 4 8 7 0 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 106
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 3 2 2 0 0 1 4 1 0 1 0 4 1 1 2 2 1 1 3 1 2 2 4 1 4 1 0 3 5 7 4 6 7 10 12 102
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 2 1 4 3 4 3 3 7 2 8 5 3 6 6 9 6 4 2 1 2 100
340 Communications: Electrical 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 2 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 3 3 5 2 1 4 2 1 4 9 4 2 8 2 9 5 11 98
062 Refrigeration 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 3 1 1 6 1 0 0 0 3 4 0 4 3 4 2 4 4 3 1 5 3 6 10 4 6 7 97
376 Induced Nuclear Reactions: Processes, Systems, and Elements 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 7 4 10 13 12 4 8 5 3 4 1 0 2 2 2 0 4 3 0 2 97
414 Material or Article Handling 2 2 0 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 3 3 2 2 0 2 2 2 4 2 3 2 1 1 0 3 5 3 3 8 3 4 4 3 0 0 2 4 4 3 0 0 90
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 2 1 5 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 2 2 1 4 2 0 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 6 5 1 3 5 3 5 2 1 1 0 2 2 2 6 5 3 0 2 87
066 Textiles: Knitting 1 0 2 6 2 0 4 3 4 0 1 1 5 9 2 3 1 3 2 0 0 0 4 2 3 0 0 0 4 1 0 1 3 3 3 2 2 3 2 0 2 1 1 1 87
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 7 5 9 5 6 9 8 8 5 10 5 87
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 2 0 4 1 3 2 1 3 0 0 2 5 0 3 6 1 5 1 6 2 1 2 4 5 3 3 3 3 4 0 2 85
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 4 2 2 3 0 2 3 2 3 2 5 2 1 1 2 3 3 3 1 5 4 1 2 4 6 0 4 2 84
026 Textiles: Cloth Finishing 0 1 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 6 2 3 1 1 2 3 2 3 2 2 1 1 2 3 4 6 0 1 3 4 1 3 2 2 5 2 1 2 1 0 83
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 4 1 3 0 0 1 2 0 2 1 3 1 0 2 0 5 2 3 1 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 5 4 5 1 5 5 0 7 81
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 3 3 3 5 5 5 4 0 3 3 3 6 4 4 3 2 3 2 80
482 Exercise Devices 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 2 1 0 4 2 1 1 3 3 6 14 3 11 4 4 4 7 80
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 3 3 3 6 2 2 4 7 6 5 6 6 79
002 Apparel 0 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 4 2 1 1 1 2 5 0 1 4 5 7 4 6 3 1 3 2 3 78
362 Illumination 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 2 0 1 1 3 1 4 2 7 5 2 4 5 7 2 5 9 78
439 Electrical Connectors 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 3 0 0 2 5 2 6 4 5 2 4 6 1 5 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 3 7 77
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 4 0 0 1 0 4 1 1 1 4 3 4 2 1 2 5 1 1 2 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 4 3 1 2 3 0 2 3 2 1 2 3 2 2 0 1 75
220 Receptacles 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 4 4 4 6 2 2 4 1 1 6 1 4 7 4 0 2 1 3 74
451 Abrading 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 4 6 1 1 2 0 3 0 2 2 4 5 1 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 4 0 3 3 1 3 2 2 3 3 74
033 Geometrical Instruments 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 3 1 0 2 2 3 1 1 0 0 4 2 3 1 1 3 5 4 3 2 2 0 2 1 3 1 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 73
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 4 1 0 2 2 4 2 5 4 4 2 0 1 2 2 2 1 1 3 4 7 7 72
252 Compositions 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 4 2 0 0 1 1 1 2 3 1 1 2 0 5 5 2 5 2 8 3 3 4 72
104 Railways 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 6 2 2 1 7 3 0 7 1 2 2 1 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 3 4 1 1 4 0 0 0 71
152 Resilient Tires and Wheels 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 6 3 3 6 6 2 4 6 2 6 1 10 71
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 12 4 17 14 13 71
083 Cutting 1 1 3 1 0 1 0 5 5 1 1 5 1 4 0 3 3 1 3 2 2 2 3 0 2 2 2 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 2 70
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 0 1 3 3 0 1 1 0 1 3 3 1 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 3 2 0 0 1 6 1 3 2 1 3 1 0 1 0 6 1 2 1 6 70
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 1 1 1 3 4 3 1 1 2 0 0 3 2 0 3 3 1 3 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 3 3 3 6 2 1 4 1 69
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 4 3 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 4 1 4 3 3 2 5 6 1 6 3 2 1 2 68
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 4 3 2 4 2 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 3 4 1 1 9 2 0 6 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 68
114 Ships 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 3 4 4 2 0 1 1 2 2 3 2 1 2 2 2 2 3 1 3 1 5 3 66
060 Power Plants 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 3 5 3 2 7 21 65
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 0 1 3 0 3 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 1 1 2 0 3 3 0 1 5 6 6 5 1 1 2 0 64
056 Harvesters 0 1 1 0 2 0 3 2 2 4 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 3 2 1 3 3 4 1 0 2 2 0 0 1 2 1 4 5 63
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 1 3 1 2 2 3 3 1 2 1 4 4 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 2 63
126 Stoves and Furnaces 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 2 1 2 8 9 2 2 4 1 0 1 1 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 63
068 Textiles: Fluid Treating Apparatus 1 2 2 3 0 3 1 2 1 1 4 0 3 5 5 4 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 61
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 1 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 2 3 3 2 3 1 1 1 0 3 1 0 3 3 1 1 4 2 2 3 0 1 3 1 0 1 59
384 Bearings 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 2 2 2 0 3 0 4 5 1 7 4 4 2 4 3 1 3 1 58
250 Radiant Energy 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 5 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 2 6 1 3 8 2 3 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 1 3 57
118 Coating Apparatus 1 0 1 2 2 3 0 0 0 2 2 1 6 1 3 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 2 3 1 2 0 2 1 0 3 0 55
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 1 3 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 3 3 1 0 2 1 1 1 4 5 1 1 0 1 4 2 1 54
606 Surgery (instruments) 2 0 0</