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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

WISCONSIN

( 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 7 4 10 5 6 3 18 7 25 19 23 13 11 17 12 16 6 18 13 11 14 15 13 27 26 24 25 37 21 26 32 17 33 25 31 35 49 36 49 48 51 56 42 44 1020
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 4 1 6 5 4 9 5 9 15 22 15 19 18 10 10 6 3 9 9 19 13 7 12 24 36 24 26 20 16 13 11 23 34 36 49 45 46 47 38 50 71 52 41 28 960
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 7 9 17 12 18 15 8 17 18 7 14 17 15 12 10 12 5 13 18 17 25 25 17 19 25 25 43 48 30 24 27 18 16 16 17 22 33 27 43 37 33 36 41 44 952
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 15 20 31 18 18 11 18 20 34 15 12 12 9 3 4 6 11 8 8 7 3 8 10 5 6 16 11 11 20 18 14 7 13 26 24 32 32 46 66 68 50 45 44 24 879
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 9 9 7 12 6 1 5 6 6 10 1 4 3 6 11 4 4 7 8 10 8 9 8 11 6 12 23 16 17 16 21 23 28 38 39 62 50 53 43 57 70 32 43 51 865
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 4 12 9 12 11 4 11 12 27 34 32 15 10 14 15 14 8 12 11 13 12 9 7 16 16 15 14 13 15 10 13 8 15 35 40 38 31 40 34 41 54 38 27 18 839
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 3 0 0 5 8 2 8 5 11 9 7 9 8 7 7 4 3 7 11 5 7 10 12 12 8 14 19 22 15 11 20 28 38 34 35 38 31 74 40 65 55 46 25 33 811
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 7 8 7 2 2 1 7 2 4 0 6 3 8 2 6 14 5 7 10 12 7 12 15 10 7 4 7 13 14 15 17 19 29 26 18 26 18 37 82 95 50 52 55 70 811
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 3 6 4 1 3 0 3 4 4 4 6 10 3 0 1 3 2 2 3 3 6 6 4 5 8 14 11 13 8 15 18 16 31 36 34 59 62 40 47 39 40 33 32 66 708
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 10 18 14 15 21 22 19 26 23 33 26 23 25 20 16 21 9 24 22 12 4 8 10 9 5 7 5 4 6 13 14 9 19 19 23 18 22 10 21 19 8 16 9 22 699
137 Fluid Handling 16 23 28 11 11 24 22 20 35 40 35 15 22 17 13 11 2 14 16 10 3 9 15 12 8 9 10 8 5 12 12 12 17 11 6 17 15 19 10 8 12 12 15 14 656
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 12 11 26 20 20 25 16 11 23 12 14 18 9 6 15 8 3 12 7 19 14 16 20 9 8 19 15 16 7 10 10 9 11 11 15 17 14 11 15 21 26 13 17 15 626
414 Material or Article Handling 19 17 27 22 17 13 21 23 28 19 18 14 19 14 12 11 5 6 10 9 6 5 5 11 14 14 21 10 12 6 13 12 13 17 5 17 13 17 18 21 10 10 8 5 607
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 2 5 1 5 4 7 12 4 5 7 3 3 3 7 2 7 4 2 4 3 3 2 9 12 20 13 21 17 14 20 21 20 15 19 14 15 20 24 36 40 44 46 22 41 598
219 Electric Heating 11 12 11 15 8 12 15 15 20 5 4 11 10 9 6 3 2 10 14 7 8 9 9 11 12 6 11 7 3 10 6 11 12 9 13 18 16 37 38 33 30 36 20 30 595
073 Measuring and Testing 7 9 13 14 10 8 12 13 13 11 18 14 9 10 4 13 11 11 5 5 7 19 11 12 11 10 14 12 19 11 13 18 22 20 12 21 16 18 16 17 26 17 17 12 581
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 5 7 14 15 20 20 5 9 19 16 16 14 12 14 13 7 12 9 15 7 10 6 12 12 6 12 12 12 13 16 26 14 26 22 12 11 20 13 15 14 14 12 10 12 581
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 10 20 30 41 44 9 18 22 26 16 24 13 15 19 15 19 15 11 15 10 13 8 12 4 9 3 13 3 5 6 4 8 7 8 7 8 9 7 2 2 8 10 6 8 562
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 19 10 10 7 10 17 17 12 14 17 13 7 7 4 9 6 8 8 10 7 9 8 8 9 4 11 20 18 14 18 15 14 16 17 21 20 22 20 16 12 11 12 14 8 549
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 3 1 4 10 7 5 6 6 3 19 7 9 8 7 4 9 7 6 18 11 12 10 12 12 10 11 21 14 16 12 11 10 13 22 21 19 25 20 35 29 24 12 16 8 545
029 Metal Working 7 4 13 12 11 9 13 9 12 27 21 25 12 8 9 5 14 10 5 3 9 5 8 9 20 11 15 15 12 11 19 15 17 13 14 11 12 17 12 14 15 13 13 14 543
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 5 10 12 5 9 11 10 11 8 5 9 3 9 8 6 7 5 3 6 6 9 12 9 9 23 11 10 8 11 14 16 12 12 13 14 16 18 24 26 20 18 13 26 9 501
062 Refrigeration 9 13 13 28 15 20 16 13 17 10 11 13 3 3 2 6 5 9 9 4 7 6 9 4 6 5 14 7 12 10 12 12 11 15 13 17 15 17 31 16 16 11 6 10 501
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 11 5 9 10 11 15 10 22 21 6 16 18 11 14 9 12 3 7 9 4 5 11 4 6 11 9 10 15 14 7 9 13 10 19 18 13 14 11 10 12 9 12 9 21 495
206 Special Receptacle or Package 16 6 4 10 16 18 12 5 8 10 8 7 7 4 6 7 9 15 7 9 8 7 11 14 5 12 9 13 16 18 9 19 14 12 11 17 22 14 13 20 9 12 11 13 493
056 Harvesters 14 2 8 6 4 6 14 11 8 7 23 17 16 9 9 8 10 8 8 8 6 12 9 3 9 7 5 13 16 12 14 10 12 7 13 18 19 22 14 16 14 15 12 12 486
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 11 14 28 22 15 8 7 11 10 12 13 13 15 8 13 8 11 7 3 6 10 12 9 8 10 9 10 11 16 26 15 6 5 3 10 5 11 10 11 10 8 6 12 8 476
440 Marine Propulsion 2 7 6 3 2 1 7 2 3 1 4 9 11 13 12 3 1 1 6 19 16 8 14 5 9 20 40 29 9 7 6 8 9 10 5 17 15 13 25 27 18 15 15 19 472
053 Package Making 10 4 8 17 11 13 12 12 12 11 13 7 7 11 5 7 5 9 7 5 9 5 12 8 17 10 18 10 25 15 12 7 10 7 8 9 15 15 4 13 13 15 13 8 464
280 Land Vehicles 6 16 11 7 9 14 6 13 15 13 16 11 11 4 6 7 8 10 5 4 6 6 4 8 5 5 6 7 7 8 13 12 10 14 11 17 17 17 20 15 14 17 16 13 460
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 6 13 31 12 17 13 10 5 13 9 9 9 7 0 5 5 5 4 9 6 2 2 6 6 12 5 9 7 8 5 8 13 9 4 10 19 31 16 19 24 10 16 13 12 454
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 12 7 16 11 17 12 6 6 12 11 7 8 10 6 10 8 2 5 6 4 9 7 4 4 12 10 14 16 9 18 7 13 9 10 4 13 6 10 7 23 18 4 11 9 423
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 14 15 24 24 21 18 17 16 22 14 16 13 4 11 4 5 7 6 11 4 6 7 16 6 4 7 12 6 3 6 10 9 3 5 5 9 5 8 1 2 1 4 0 3 404
180 Motor Vehicles 5 7 10 14 10 7 8 10 10 9 18 21 15 7 14 6 9 9 6 7 7 10 8 9 4 6 1 9 6 5 10 4 8 4 8 5 7 13 25 13 15 7 7 8 401
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 1 3 7 8 11 9 18 7 13 10 18 5 9 5 9 10 0 7 1 4 1 6 2 2 6 4 6 8 9 19 14 14 14 16 25 10 10 11 19 11 3 5 13 4 387
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 15 12 8 8 14 10 12 15 30 7 8 20 12 10 11 9 7 3 4 3 3 5 2 6 9 8 7 3 6 6 4 7 14 7 11 9 15 6 3 4 11 5 3 10 382
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 0 4 7 14 4 5 4 1 4 5 5 6 5 13 8 4 2 6 5 8 8 7 8 5 10 9 6 7 6 17 10 15 14 12 6 13 9 12 20 13 28 14 12 10 381
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 13 13 7 15 15 7 6 11 9 6 4 13 5 4 3 3 6 8 5 3 4 5 2 4 5 7 10 10 3 4 9 12 9 12 5 8 13 8 9 7 19 21 14 14 370
165 Heat Exchange 6 10 16 12 9 11 7 7 17 8 14 4 4 7 3 4 7 4 9 9 11 10 14 8 7 4 9 11 13 7 4 13 5 4 6 6 10 7 6 11 4 8 11 11 368
083 Cutting 5 11 17 22 5 4 11 8 9 8 14 5 9 5 7 1 3 3 2 2 2 7 8 7 7 1 5 5 7 9 9 10 4 10 8 15 15 10 11 7 10 13 5 15 351
250 Radiant Energy 3 1 3 5 5 6 1 7 5 2 8 6 0 7 3 6 4 4 10 0 5 4 5 7 10 9 4 10 10 9 11 14 12 14 6 5 9 7 12 18 14 18 16 33 348
340 Communications: Electrical 5 5 5 3 2 1 8 8 12 4 12 12 7 6 6 4 6 4 0 9 3 2 6 5 6 4 9 6 8 10 3 5 10 7 8 9 18 16 20 9 10 16 15 21 345
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 2 8 12 1 5 6 4 5 5 6 9 9 7 7 6 8 4 3 4 3 2 3 0 3 14 4 20 6 12 11 9 8 10 12 4 8 18 10 11 10 17 7 9 8 330
119 Animal Husbandry 13 15 9 15 8 4 5 4 5 3 5 4 9 3 8 0 3 1 4 4 5 6 7 4 8 4 7 6 8 7 7 7 6 10 4 10 15 11 9 15 7 8 10 16 319
362 Illumination 12 3 9 5 8 5 3 3 6 8 5 8 2 2 5 2 7 6 2 4 6 4 2 3 7 5 4 2 6 6 6 12 12 3 7 12 9 11 17 13 12 12 24 19 319
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 15 14 22 13 16 10 14 12 10 5 10 11 5 1 5 4 1 1 4 7 4 5 4 2 3 7 4 2 7 4 4 4 5 2 4 13 6 7 5 9 8 7 9 5 310
192 Clutches and Power-Stop Control 7 7 16 16 13 19 15 7 10 13 9 8 7 6 6 8 2 11 16 5 8 5 9 9 4 6 2 7 5 8 3 5 3 5 1 4 4 2 0 2 5 5 2 2 307
220 Receptacles 5 5 6 9 7 2 1 0 4 7 5 4 9 9 6 4 4 2 5 7 3 6 7 5 6 7 12 22 6 10 9 4 12 9 9 11 10 9 7 15 9 6 7 4 306
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 14 7 12 5 6 20 12 8 10 10 7 8 2 7 3 3 5 7 7 4 2 5 3 5 4 4 6 6 5 11 4 8 6 12 6 6 8 7 8 6 7 5 5 5 301
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 9 6 7 19 16 7 5 3 9 2 6 4 2 5 2 0 1 2 1 2 4 6 6 3 5 5 9 12 14 11 6 7 3 15 9 15 19 15 8 3 3 6 6 3 301
335 Electricity: Magnetically Operated Switches, Magnets, and Electromagnets 8 9 11 29 15 8 7 12 12 11 6 11 4 8 9 10 5 4 4 3 2 9 12 6 3 5 1 3 2 1 4 8 3 5 5 1 7 3 8 6 2 4 8 6 300
439 Electrical Connectors 2 6 4 7 10 12 7 9 6 5 7 7 7 3 6 7 5 5 2 1 2 5 6 5 7 7 12 3 6 12 8 4 8 6 11 4 7 9 5 8 6 13 9 13 294
427 Coating Processes 6 8 6 8 4 5 7 2 3 6 7 3 4 4 6 10 7 6 5 4 5 7 5 4 5 8 5 4 7 8 13 6 7 13 12 10 5 8 4 9 6 9 9 1 281
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 12 10 15 12 7 10 7 9 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 10 6 6 10 4 2 5 8 9 2 5 5 10 7 7 5 3 2 6 3 6 12 7 5 5 4 2 1 3 276
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 6 5 10 7 1 4 8 4 7 5 2 8 9 4 2 4 1 5 2 4 4 0 2 10 4 4 12 2 2 6 8 5 5 11 1 8 6 10 5 16 7 18 15 17 276
060 Power Plants 7 5 11 9 8 10 3 7 3 3 6 11 4 4 3 6 2 7 2 4 4 4 6 2 6 5 6 5 1 4 4 4 5 6 3 6 5 13 9 12 7 13 7 5 257
493 Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web 5 4 6 8 7 6 2 2 6 8 5 7 4 6 2 2 3 4 1 2 1 1 5 4 5 4 10 2 8 5 8 4 9 8 6 9 4 12 8 13 10 16 7 6 255
417 Pumps 7 10 13 14 7 7 7 8 4 6 4 5 4 5 5 7 0 4 3 7 7 6 2 5 8 6 4 1 5 3 5 4 4 7 3 3 8 8 6 12 5 6 5 3 253
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 2 4 2 3 7 5 5 11 7 5 5 3 5 12 3 3 2 5 4 4 3 3 7 1 10 8 5 4 7 8 9 9 8 12 10 7 9 7 5 5 3 4 2 3 246
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 4 2 6 4 6 3 5 3 7 2 2 7 12 4 9 6 5 5 6 5 5 4 4 6 6 4 3 5 7 7 4 6 4 6 8 5 5 10 9 8 8 8 4 6 245
030 Cutlery 3 5 6 8 12 8 1 6 10 3 1 3 2 3 5 3 0 1 3 3 4 4 4 7 5 5 4 4 6 8 6 8 5 6 7 8 6 12 8 7 4 8 8 7 237
033 Geometrical Instruments 2 5 5 5 7 8 10 2 3 3 5 7 2 1 5 7 2 4 0 3 4 6 10 5 2 2 5 7 10 6 5 6 5 5 3 7 11 5 7 8 2 12 9 4 232
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 4 0 1 1 2 2 5 5 1 5 3 5 3 0 3 8 4 8 3 5 10 10 6 9 10 9 12 7 12 11 17 19 23 229
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 8 2 3 2 4 2 1 1 6 4 8 5 4 5 5 0 3 4 1 2 1 1 10 5 6 4 4 7 5 3 7 13 6 3 4 7 8 3 10 10 14 9 7 11 228
297 Chairs and Seats 5 3 6 9 7 4 0 2 5 2 7 5 3 6 4 2 5 7 2 3 4 3 6 4 10 0 9 2 1 4 9 10 6 9 13 9 12 0 7 5 7 4 3 4 228
037 Excavating 5 2 4 4 9 2 12 3 4 3 6 4 3 0 4 3 4 3 5 3 7 4 0 1 0 1 2 5 4 7 5 2 9 3 8 12 8 10 6 6 9 6 9 6 213
081 Tools 1 3 2 6 3 3 0 3 0 2 4 3 7 1 3 2 0 1 3 1 1 0 4 2 1 5 10 8 5 8 7 8 7 11 6 10 11 11 8 7 7 8 9 10 212
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 6 5 5 4 10 1 4 1 5 5 5 8 2 2 4 7 2 2 2 3 0 6 3 6 6 5 4 2 7 3 9 3 9 6 11 6 2 7 5 3 8 6 3 7 210
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 1 2 5 13 7 4 3 4 4 6 15 6 5 7 5 6 2 5 3 5 1 1 2 2 3 5 5 7 7 2 2 4 7 2 5 6 12 1 5 7 2 7 1 5 209
070 Locks 1 5 3 0 0 7 10 5 5 4 7 11 4 3 6 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 2 2 2 0 4 5 2 4 4 7 5 5 12 3 8 3 11 14 7 11 13 203
211 Supports: Racks 7 3 6 5 5 5 4 4 5 1 4 1 1 3 4 0 3 5 1 3 9 6 2 2 4 3 4 3 5 4 6 4 4 6 5 7 7 6 7 6 7 7 8 8 200
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 1 2 2 7 9 2 5 7 7 2 3 8 1 3 3 3 2 0 1 1 2 6 1 2 6 4 3 3 3 2 4 5 4 4 13 14 12 7 8 12 6 3 4 2 199
072 Metal Deforming 5 7 8 6 8 4 11 7 11 5 10 5 7 2 5 3 4 6 2 2 4 5 4 3 0 1 0 3 1 4 5 1 0 0 6 6 4 2 5 5 7 5 4 2 195
126 Stoves and Furnaces 8 2 6 8 6 1 1 6 6 4 1 2 4 2 11 11 8 11 8 10 7 5 7 2 2 4 1 4 2 2 1 4 4 3 1 2 3 5 4 2 4 5 2 1 193
212 Traversing Hoists 4 6 7 13 5 6 10 7 5 5 5 6 4 3 8 3 0 4 2 3 5 2 1 1 4 2 2 6 3 3 3 6 9 6 5 4 4 5 5 2 1 5 0 2 192
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 5 4 2 6 1 4 3 6 2 1 5 9 2 1 2 4 2 1 3 2 0 1 3 4 4 0 1 4 4 6 7 5 3 2 3 12 12 13 9 7 6 10 1 8 190
118 Coating Apparatus 5 6 5 9 11 7 5 5 3 8 6 5 3 2 2 2 1 1 6 4 5 2 4 1 3 1 1 2 5 2 2 3 2 7 9 5 6 5 5 7 4 3 3 4 187
002 Apparel 3 2 2 4 0 2 0 4 7 10 5 4 4 1 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 3 12 3 4 5 4 5 4 3 6 6 4 8 9 11 12 6 6 3 3 9 186
172 Earth Working 4 2 4