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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

UTAH

( 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
280 Land Vehicles 5 2 3 4 2 5 3 3 4 5 8 3 5 7 3 2 4 2 5 4 2 2 5 1 5 3 4 6 10 5 17 30 65 75 61 56 33 23 25 12 15 20 30 25 609
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 0 0 5 2 2 2 5 4 4 4 4 8 5 8 6 6 4 7 7 5 8 1 7 4 6 11 12 14 18 27 29 20 30 21 34 36 36 32 27 17 33 20 18 22 571
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 5 1 1 1 0 1 4 1 5 9 3 5 7 4 13 8 14 13 19 36 39 31 25 39 31 27 34 10 25 418
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 6 2 4 7 2 4 6 2 3 1 7 3 4 5 10 5 6 6 3 11 6 10 16 16 14 10 13 14 20 9 18 17 13 18 20 15 12 343
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 6 2 1 5 2 2 5 2 2 4 5 7 4 10 7 4 6 3 5 3 1 3 3 4 4 6 5 16 10 16 13 10 9 6 4 5 12 7 6 7 7 9 4 5 257
149 Explosive and Thermic Compositions or Charges 2 4 0 8 2 3 4 1 2 2 9 7 7 0 9 3 1 5 3 6 4 7 7 6 2 4 5 3 6 4 3 5 12 15 13 5 4 16 6 7 8 14 11 6 251
606 Surgery (instruments) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 6 3 3 3 2 7 15 9 6 12 14 10 18 15 27 14 8 11 22 13 10 8 248
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 0 1 3 0 5 3 5 12 7 20 24 18 18 27 21 18 17 9 12 236
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 2 1 3 0 0 1 5 1 4 0 4 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 4 7 0 2 17 10 5 4 9 4 6 7 6 10 8 7 8 5 17 8 23 15 8 7 4 2 231
073 Measuring and Testing 2 1 2 5 4 6 3 4 1 6 3 4 1 2 1 8 6 4 7 4 1 4 5 1 10 4 7 4 7 10 6 5 5 10 5 11 5 8 8 1 3 5 6 5 210
482 Exercise Devices 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 4 2 1 10 5 16 8 11 10 4 16 29 17 9 6 8 8 9 8 4 13 207
360 Dynamic Magnetic Information Storage or Retrieval 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 10 4 2 2 3 5 2 3 0 0 3 1 1 6 10 8 27 27 24 10 9 11 4 5 184
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 6 3 1 4 7 3 6 4 12 5 11 12 6 8 6 3 4 3 6 3 3 4 5 0 0 4 4 2 5 5 0 2 5 2 1 2 4 2 3 2 1 1 1 1 172
433 Dentistry 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 5 2 5 1 6 10 3 8 12 14 9 14 19 29 160
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 1 2 1 1 3 1 7 2 1 4 8 9 5 10 7 11 6 12 11 10 2 10 9 12 157
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 0 1 0 1 3 1 2 2 2 1 3 0 2 1 3 1 1 1 4 2 3 5 2 2 4 0 5 6 4 5 4 4 4 7 5 10 8 4 3 7 9 5 9 6 152
102 Ammunition and Explosives 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 2 2 1 6 3 5 5 2 2 1 1 2 3 1 5 5 8 7 3 1 2 3 5 4 4 10 5 9 5 6 2 7 5 8 3 2 1 151
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 3 5 1 2 4 1 3 3 4 5 5 4 4 4 2 3 1 3 3 2 8 5 6 5 3 13 6 10 5 4 5 7 149
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 5 2 1 4 3 6 3 8 3 4 2 5 6 1 10 8 7 14 11 11 18 7 148
137 Fluid Handling 1 3 2 6 3 5 5 4 3 3 5 5 11 3 3 1 1 2 3 2 1 1 1 0 1 3 2 4 8 5 1 3 2 4 1 3 4 1 7 4 4 8 3 2 144
439 Electrical Connectors 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 1 3 4 1 0 5 10 24 17 21 7 5 8 10 134
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 2 0 1 4 2 5 7 9 8 5 2 5 6 6 5 7 8 8 5 5 3 5 16 130
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 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 12 18 12 12 4 18 19 20 124
340 Communications: Electrical 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 3 8 3 4 2 4 1 4 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 3 5 4 7 3 3 5 6 4 4 7 5 12 120
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 2 3 0 4 3 1 1 2 3 4 5 9 8 10 6 9 9 4 8 5 9 120
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 3 2 3 1 1 3 6 7 6 3 4 9 6 14 13 13 0 9 119
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 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 7 16 15 11 11 14 23 4 7 118
414 Material or Article Handling 3 0 5 2 5 4 7 1 5 2 6 6 3 3 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 6 8 2 4 5 4 3 6 3 3 2 1 1 0 1 1 116
029 Metal Working 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 4 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 3 4 2 0 4 2 4 4 3 3 3 4 5 2 8 5 4 1 4 4 4 1 5 3 2 109
206 Special Receptacle or Package 1 2 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 4 5 2 7 3 6 5 5 3 5 8 4 4 2 1 6 1 6 4 107
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 2 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6 3 3 4 1 6 5 3 6 3 6 6 3 6 4 3 3 2 6 2 5 0 2 105
224 Package and Article Carriers 0 1 5 2 1 0 1 0 2 3 1 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 3 3 1 2 2 1 0 2 1 2 0 1 6 5 1 6 5 3 4 2 2 6 4 5 7 5 102
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 2 0 0 3 2 1 7 0 2 6 2 2 4 4 1 2 2 3 1 1 0 3 3 3 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 3 1 4 4 3 2 7 3 6 5 101
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 3 1 2 0 0 2 2 2 0 4 5 0 3 3 1 2 4 6 3 1 1 6 6 4 8 8 4 5 4 5 101
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 0 0 1 0 2 1 3 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 2 2 3 0 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 4 2 0 3 0 3 6 2 8 4 3 3 2 7 4 5 2 7 3 96
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 11 4 0 1 4 2 8 2 7 9 2 2 3 1 2 6 2 1 4 6 96
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2 1 2 0 0 3 2 2 0 4 4 5 1 3 4 2 4 2 4 2 4 5 6 10 3 3 1 95
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 1 0 2 3 0 1 1 2 2 1 3 4 4 6 6 6 3 7 3 2 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 0 3 0 1 4 1 0 3 1 1 4 94
370 Multiplex Communications 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 4 1 3 5 9 5 3 9 15 8 12 94
060 Power Plants 0 1 3 2 4 5 5 2 2 2 2 5 2 2 1 1 0 4 4 1 2 1 4 0 2 1 2 3 3 1 1 3 0 2 4 2 1 0 1 2 2 5 1 1 92
297 Chairs and Seats 0 2 4 3 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 1 3 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 3 2 0 4 3 7 6 4 8 4 3 5 7 90
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 2 2 1 3 2 1 6 1 4 6 1 7 3 3 4 2 4 2 6 2 4 4 6 2 2 90
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 1 2 2 3 2 0 1 1 0 6 2 3 1 2 2 1 2 1 0 4 5 0 2 1 3 1 3 1 4 8 5 2 2 0 2 2 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 84
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 1 2 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 6 0 5 1 0 2 4 0 1 4 5 5 2 2 4 4 5 3 4 3 84
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 3 6 1 1 1 5 1 2 5 5 5 3 2 0 4 6 3 3 2 2 1 5 83
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 1 1 0 3 0 2 1 1 7 2 0 0 0 2 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 3 1 0 0 3 0 2 6 6 5 3 7 3 2 3 81
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 1 5 0 1 2 4 3 1 1 0 2 4 0 2 4 3 3 8 3 6 2 0 4 81
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 2 0 0 1 2 3 5 2 1 2 0 2 1 2 0 3 2 3 3 1 5 3 2 0 0 4 2 2 3 0 3 2 2 1 2 1 3 2 3 2 1 1 0 0 79
250 Radiant Energy 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 3 1 4 2 3 3 8 0 5 3 2 6 2 8 3 2 6 79
273 Amusement Devices: Games 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 3 1 3 1 1 2 0 2 1 2 0 1 0 1 3 2 3 5 3 2 3 3 4 3 2 2 4 3 3 2 5 79
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 2 3 1 2 4 2 4 0 3 4 0 0 4 1 1 1 1 2 1 4 5 6 2 0 8 3 2 0 1 1 0 76
002 Apparel 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 7 1 2 3 5 0 0 2 4 3 5 5 2 4 1 3 0 3 73
379 Telephonic Communications 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 2 1 5 8 2 6 8 12 7 8 73
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 0 1 4 2 1 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 3 7 2 8 5 4 4 1 5 1 0 1 72
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 1 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 4 2 1 5 3 7 0 1 2 2 2 2 4 4 2 6 2 71
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 4 1 1 4 3 0 2 4 3 2 3 0 1 3 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 3 2 1 0 5 0 1 3 1 2 1 2 68
042 Firearms 0 4 2 2 1 4 2 1 2 2 2 6 4 0 0 1 4 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 3 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 2 1 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 67
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 2 5 2 2 5 7 1 5 5 7 5 5 2 3 67
033 Geometrical Instruments 2 0 4 3 2 1 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 1 1 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 4 4 1 4 3 4 2 1 1 3 0 2 3 0 0 2 0 1 66
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 3 2 2 2 7 10 5 3 4 3 66
126 Stoves and Furnaces 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 2 0 3 0 1 4 4 4 1 2 2 3 1 2 3 0 0 3 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 1 3 4 4 3 0 0 2 1 65
220 Receptacles 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 2 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 0 3 3 5 1 4 1 4 1 2 65
359 Optics: Systems and Elements 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 4 1 7 8 7 4 0 6 3 4 64
427 Coating Processes 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 2 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 1 2 4 3 1 3 5 4 4 5 2 1 4 0 2 1 63
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 2 2 4 3 0 0 1 3 2 4 2 1 2 0 2 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 4 2 2 1 2 1 62
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 3 1 8 10 7 4 3 5 60
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 2 4 2 3 1 3 3 1 1 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 1 2 4 2 58
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 3 3 6 6 1 1 0 1 2 5 3 1 1 0 2 0 2 5 1 58
362 Illumination 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 3 2 2 1 5 1 1 2 1 4 3 3 5 2 1 2 58
005 Beds 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 2 3 1 1 4 2 3 2 5 1 1 7 2 4 5 57
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 1 3 1 0 1 2 3 0 1 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 4 1 1 3 1 1 3 1 4 3 1 5 2 1 56
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 0 1 1 2 1 0 4 2 2 2 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 3 2 2 1 0 3 0 2 1 0 55
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 3 6 6 3 1 7 8 5 7 55
417 Pumps 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 3 3 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 2 2 3 2 3 6 2 2 2 4 54
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 4 3 4 2 3 1 0 4 3 8 2 0 2 2 2 0 2 1 4 53
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 2 4 3 1 1 0 3 2 0 4 2 1 52
434 Education and Demonstration 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 2 0 1 3 1 2 1 0 4 2 4 2 4 4 1 0 2 2 0 52
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1