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

MONTANA

(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
203 Distillation: Processes, Separatory 7 19 11 7 0 44
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 6 3 2 2 8 21
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 4 0 7 1 5 17
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 0 0 2 3 11 16
224 Package and Article Carriers 1 4 5 2 4 16
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 0 3 6 2 5 16
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 0 1 3 3 8 15
414 Material or Article Handling 2 2 3 3 2 12
280 Land Vehicles 1 0 5 2 3 11
002 Apparel 1 2 2 3 1 9
005 Beds 1 2 3 0 3 9
030 Cutlery 3 2 2 2 0 9
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 2 2 3 1 1 9
206 Special Receptacle or Package 0 5 2 0 2 9
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 2 2 1 0 3 8
482 Exercise Devices 0 1 1 4 2 8
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 3 3 0 1 1 8
606 Surgery (instruments) 1 2 2 2 1 8
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 1 4 0 1 1 7
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 1 2 1 3 0 7
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 1 1 1 0 4 7
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 0 1 3 2 0 6
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 2 1 1 0 2 6
137 Fluid Handling 2 1 1 1 1 6
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 0 0 1 1 4 6
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 0 3 1 1 1 6
432 Heating 0 1 3 2 0 6
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 0 0 1 3 2 6
455 Telecommunications 2 1 3 0 0 6
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 1 2 1 1 1 6
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 0 3 1 0 1 5
033 Geometrical Instruments 1 2 1 1 0 5
073 Measuring and Testing 1 1 2 0 1 5
119 Animal Husbandry 0 1 1 0 3 5
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 0 0 1 2 2 5
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 1 0 2 2 0 5
273 Amusement Devices: Games 0 0 0 3 2 5
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 1 1 3 0 0 5
297 Chairs and Seats 0 1 0 2 2 5
340 Communications: Electrical 1 1 2 1 0 5
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 0 0 2 1 2 5
359 Optics: Systems (Including Communication) and Elements 2 2 0 0 1 5
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 1 1 1 1 1 5
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 0 1 0 2 1 4
042 Firearms 2 0 0 0 2 4
070 Locks 1 0 0 1 2 4
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 0 3 0 1 0 4
118 Coating Apparatus 1 0 0 1 2 4
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 1 0 0 2 1 4
126 Stoves and Furnaces 2 1 0 0 1 4
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 1 2 0 0 1 4
250 Radiant Energy 1 2 0 0 1 4
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 1 0 0 1 2 4
029 Metal Working 1 0 1 0 1 3
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 1 0 1 1 0 3
081 Tools 1 2 0 0 0 3
114 Ships 0 0 1 1 1 3
144 Woodworking 0 1 0 2 0 3
211 Supports: Racks 1 0 1 0 1 3
219 Electric Heating 1 1 0 1 0 3
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 0 1 0 2 0 3
256 Fences 1 0 1 1 0 3
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 0 1 0 1 1 3
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 2 0 0 1 0 3
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 0 0 2 0 1 3
408 Cutting by Use of Rotating Axially Moving Tool 0 1 1 0 1 3
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 0 0 2 1 0 3
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 1 0 0 1 1 3
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 0 1 0 1 1 3
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 0 1 1 1 0 3
709 Multiple Computer or Process Coordinating (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 1 1 1 3
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 1 1 0 1 0 3
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 1 0 1 0 0 2
083 Cutting 0 1 1 0 0 2
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 0 0 0 0 2 2
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 0 0 0 0 2 2
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 0 1 0 0 1 2
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 0 1 0 1 0 2
168 Farriery 0 2 0 0 0 2
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 0 0 0 2 0 2
180 Motor Vehicles 0 1 1 0 0 2
187 Elevator, Industrial Lift Truck, or Stationary Lift for Vehicle 0 0 0 1 1 2
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 0 0 0 1 1 2
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 0 0 1 1 0 2
244 Aeronautics 0 1 0 0 1 2
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 1 0 0 1 0 2
283 Printed Matter 0 0 1 1 0 2
289 Knots and Knot Tying 0 1 1 0 0 2
292 Closure Fasteners 0 1 1 0 0 2
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 0 1 0 1 0 2
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 0 0 0 1 1 2
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 0 1 0 1 0 2
433 Dentistry 1 0 0 0 1 2
451 Abrading 1 0 0 0 1 2
463 Amusement Devices: Games 0 1 0 0 1 2
474 Endless Belt Power Transmission Systems or Components 0 0 0 1 1 2
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 0 0 2 0 0 2
016 Miscellaneous Hardware 0 0 0 0 1 1
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 0 0 0 0 1 1
037 Excavating 0 0 0 1 0 1
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 0 1 0 0 0 1
053 Package Making 0 0 0 0 1 1
054 Harness (for animals) 0 1 0 0 0 1
056 Harvesters 0 0 1 0 0 1
060 Power Plants 0 0 0 0 1 1
072 Metal Deforming 0 0 0 0 1 1
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 1 0 0 0 0 1
076 Metal Tools and Implements, Making 1 0 0 0 0 1
084 Music 0 0 0 1 0 1
086 Ammunition and Explosive-Charge Making 0 0 0 0 1 1
089 Ordnance 0 1 0 0 0 1
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 0 0 1 0 0 1
110 Furnaces 0 0 0 0 1 1
111 Planting 1 0 0 0 0 1
112 Sewing 0 0 1 0 0 1
117 Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor 0 0 0 0 1 1
122 Liquid Heaters and Vaporizers 0 0 0 0 1 1
127 Sugar, Starch, and Carbohydrates 0 0 1 0 0 1
132 Toilet 0 0 0 1 0 1
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 0 0 0 1 0 1
148 Metal Treatment 0 0 1 0 0 1
172 Earth Working 0 0 0 0 1 1
177 Weighing Scales 0 0 0 1 0 1
188 Brakes 1 0 0 0 0 1
192 Clutches and Power-Stop Control 1 0 0 0 0 1
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 0 0 0 0 1 1
212 Traversing Hoists 0 0 0 0 1 1
216 Etching a Substrate: Processes 0 0 0 1 0 1
220 Receptacles 0 0 1 0 0 1
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 0 1 0 0 0 1
227 Elongated-Member-Driving Apparatus 0 1 0 0 0 1
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 0 1 0 0 0 1
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 0 1 0 0 0 1
279 Chucks or Sockets 0 0 1 0 0 1
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 0 0 1 0 0 1
299 Mining or In Situ Disintegration of Hard Material 1 0 0 0 0 1
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 0 1 0 0 0 1
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 0 1 0 0 0 1
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 0 0 0 0 1 1
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 1 0 1
345 Computer Graphics Processing, Operator Interface Processing, and Selective Visual Display Systems 0 0 0 0 1 1
346 Recorders 0 0 1 0 0 1
349 Liquid Crystal Cells, Elements and Systems 0 1 0 0 0 1
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 0 1 0 0 0 1
362 Illumination 0 0 0 0 1 1
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 1 0 0 0 0 1
370 Multiplex Communications 1 0 0 0 0 1
372 Coherent Light Generators 0 0 0 1 0 1
379 Telephonic Communications 1 0 0 0 0 1
396 Photography 0 1 0 0 0 1
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 1
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 0 1 0 0 0 1
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 0 0 1 0 0 1
418 Rotary Expansible Chamber Devices 0 0 0 1 0 1
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 0 1 0 0 0 1
439 Electrical Connectors 1 0 0 0 0 1
450 Foundation Garments 0 0 0 0 1 1
454 Ventilation 0 0 0 1 0 1
460 Crop Threshing or Separating 0 1 0 0 0 1
508 Solid Anti-Friction Devices, Materials Therefor, Lubricant or Separate Compositions for Moving Solid Surfaces, and Miscellaneous Mineral Oil Compositions 0 0 1 0 0 1
588 Hazardous or Toxic Waste Destruction or Containment 0 0 1 0 0 1
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 0 0 0 0 1 1
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 0 1 0 0 0 1
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 0 0 0 1 0 1
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 1 1
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 1 1
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 0 0 0 0 1
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 0 0 0 1 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 88 130 126 114 145 603



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