U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Information Products Division
Technology Assessment and Forecast (TAF) Branch

Patenting By Geographic Region (State and Country), Breakout By Technology Class
Count of 1997 - 2001 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

WYOMING

(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')
 
Class Class Title 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Total
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 0 0 2 4 3 9
137 Fluid Handling 1 1 1 3 2 8
280 Land Vehicles 2 2 0 3 1 8
042 Firearms 3 2 1 1 0 7
206 Special Receptacle or Package 2 0 1 3 1 7
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 2 1 3 1 0 7
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 2 1 1 0 2 6
408 Cutting by Use of Rotating Axially Moving Tool 0 2 1 0 3 6
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 1 1 2 1 0 5
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 5 0 0 0 0 5
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 0 0 1 1 3 5
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 0 2 1 1 0 4
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 0 1 0 1 2 4
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 0 2 0 1 1 4
073 Measuring and Testing 0 1 0 1 1 3
220 Receptacles 1 0 0 0 2 3
224 Package and Article Carriers 1 0 1 1 0 3
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 0 0 1 2 0 3
400 Typewriting Machines 0 0 1 2 0 3
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 0 0 0 2 1 3
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 0 0 1 1 1 3
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 2 0 0 0 1 3
439 Electrical Connectors 0 1 1 0 1 3
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 0 3 0 0 0 3
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 0 0 1 1 1 3
002 Apparel 0 2 0 0 0 2
023 Chemistry: Physical Processes 0 1 0 1 0 2
033 Geometrical Instruments 0 0 0 0 2 2
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 1 1 0 0 0 2
054 Harness (for animals) 0 0 0 0 2 2
060 Power Plants 0 0 0 1 1 2
072 Metal Deforming 1 0 0 0 1 2
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 0 0 1 1 0 2
102 Ammunition and Explosives 0 1 1 0 0 2
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 0 1 1 0 0 2
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 0 0 2 0 0 2
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 1 0 0 1 0 2
144 Woodworking 2 0 0 0 0 2
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 0 1 1 0 0 2
188 Brakes 1 0 0 1 0 2
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 1 0 0 1 0 2
211 Supports: Racks 0 0 1 1 0 2
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 1 0 0 0 1 2
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 0 0 0 1 1 2
299 Mining or In Situ Disintegration of Hard Material 1 0 0 0 1 2
340 Communications: Electrical 0 1 1 0 0 2
345 Computer Graphics Processing, Operator Interface Processing, and Selective Visual Display Systems 0 0 0 2 0 2
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 1 0 0 0 1 2
360 Dynamic Magnetic Information Storage or Retrieval 1 0 0 1 0 2
362 Illumination 0 0 1 0 1 2
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 0 0 2 0 0 2
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 0 0 0 1 1 2
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 0 1 1 0 0 2
452 Butchering 1 0 0 0 1 2
588 Hazardous or Toxic Waste Destruction or Containment 0 0 0 1 1 2
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 0 1 1 0 0 2
606 Surgery (instruments) 2 0 0 0 0 2
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 0 2 0 0 0 2
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 1 0 0 0 0 1
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 0 0 0 1 0 1
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 1 0 0 0 0 1
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 0 0 0 1 0 1
056 Harvesters 0 0 1 0 0 1
070 Locks 0 0 1 0 0 1
083 Cutting 0 0 1 0 0 1
095 Gas Separation: Processes 0 0 0 0 1 1
110 Furnaces 0 1 0 0 0 1
111 Planting 0 0 1 0 0 1
116 Signals and Indicators 0 0 0 0 1 1
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 0 0 1 0 0 1
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 0 0 0 1 0 1
131 Tobacco 0 0 1 0 0 1
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 0 0 0 1 0 1
148 Metal Treatment 1 0 0 0 0 1
165 Heat Exchange 0 1 0 0 0 1
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 0 1 0 0 0 1
177 Weighing Scales 0 0 0 1 0 1
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 0 0 0 1 0 1
191 Electricity: Transmission To Vehicles 0 0 1 0 0 1
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 0 1 0 0 0 1
202 Distillation: Apparatus 0 1 0 0 0 1
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 0 0 0 0 1 1
223 Apparel Apparatus 0 1 0 0 0 1
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 0 0 0 0 1 1
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 0 0 1 0 0 1
244 Aeronautics 1 0 0 0 0 1
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 0 0 0 1 0 1
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 1 0 0 0 0 1
297 Chairs and Seats 0 0 1 0 0 1
298 Land Vehicles: Dumping 0 1 0 0 0 1
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 1 0 0 0 0 1
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 0 0 1 0 0 1
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 0 1 1
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 0 0 0 1 0 1
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 0 0 1 0 0 1
359 Optics: Systems (Including Communication) and Elements 0 0 0 1 0 1
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 0 0 0 0 1 1
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 0 0 0 0 1 1
379 Telephonic Communications 1 0 0 0 0 1
384 Bearings 0 0 0 0 1 1
385 Optical Waveguides 0 1 0 0 0 1
392 Electric Resistance Heating Devices 1 0 0 0 0 1
402 Binder Device Releasably Engaging Aperture or Notch of Sheet 1 0 0 0 0 1
406 Conveyors: Fluid Current 1 0 0 0 0 1
409 Gear Cutting, Milling, or Planing 1 0 0 0 0 1
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 0 0 0 1 0 1
414 Material or Article Handling 0 0 1 0 0 1
417 Pumps 0 1 0 0 0 1
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 0 0 0 1 0 1
427 Coating Processes 1 0 0 0 0 1
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 0 1 0 0 0 1
431 Combustion 0 0 0 0 1 1
433 Dentistry 0 1 0 0 0 1
434 Education and Demonstration 0 0 0 0 1 1
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 0 0 1 0 0 1
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 0 0 1 0 0 1
441 Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices 1 0 0 0 0 1
451 Abrading 0 1 0 0 0 1
454 Ventilation 1 0 0 0 0 1
463 Amusement Devices: Games 0 0 1 0 0 1
472 Amusement Devices 0 0 1 0 0 1
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 0 0 0 0 1 1
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 0 0 1 0 0 1
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 0 0 1 0 0 1
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 1 0 0 0 0 1
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 0 1 0 0 0 1
709 Multiple Computer or Process Coordinating (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 1 0 1
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 0 0 1 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 51 45 52 55 51 254



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