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

WEST VIRGINIA

(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
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 44 48 27 21 26 166
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 15 31 30 5 18 99
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 3 4 3 5 10 25
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 3 4 2 5 4 18
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 4 1 4 7 2 18
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 0 4 1 5 2 12
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 2 1 2 4 3 12
252 Compositions 1 2 3 6 0 12
414 Material or Article Handling 2 3 5 1 1 12
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 2 1 3 3 2 11
299 Mining or In Situ Disintegration of Hard Material 2 2 3 2 2 11
072 Metal Deforming 6 1 1 1 1 10
137 Fluid Handling 3 3 3 1 0 10
002 Apparel 3 2 2 0 2 9
280 Land Vehicles 1 0 2 2 4 9
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 2 5 1 0 0 8
427 Coating Processes 3 1 1 1 2 8
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 2 2 0 3 0 7
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 1 6 0 0 0 7
081 Tools 0 1 3 1 1 6
119 Animal Husbandry 1 2 0 1 2 6
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 0 2 1 0 3 6
148 Metal Treatment 1 1 1 1 2 6
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 0 1 0 2 3 6
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 1 2 1 1 1 6
029 Metal Working 1 0 1 1 2 5
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 1 2 0 1 1 5
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 2 2 0 1 0 5
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 0 0 0 4 1 5
220 Receptacles 1 3 0 0 1 5
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 1 2 1 0 1 5
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 0 1 1 0 2 4
037 Excavating 1 1 0 0 2 4
042 Firearms 0 1 0 1 2 4
073 Measuring and Testing 1 0 1 2 0 4
114 Ships 1 0 0 2 1 4
144 Woodworking 1 1 0 2 0 4
194 Check-Actuated Control Mechanisms 1 1 0 1 1 4
221 Article Dispensing 0 1 0 2 1 4
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 0 1 2 1 0 4
273 Amusement Devices: Games 1 1 0 1 1 4
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 1 1 0 1 1 4
340 Communications: Electrical 0 0 1 1 2 4
362 Illumination 1 0 2 0 1 4
420 Alloys or Metallic Compositions 0 0 2 1 1 4
606 Surgery (instruments) 0 1 0 0 3 4
033 Geometrical Instruments 1 0 1 0 1 3
060 Power Plants 0 2 0 1 0 3
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 1 0 0 1 1 3
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 0 2 0 0 1 3
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 1 1 0 1 0 3
238 Railways: Surface Track 0 0 1 0 2 3
250 Radiant Energy 1 1 1 0 0 3
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 1 0 1 0 1 3
370 Multiplex Communications 0 0 1 2 0 3
413 Sheet Metal Container Making 2 1 0 0 0 3
431 Combustion 1 1 0 1 0 3
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 1 1 1 0 0 3
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 0 0 1 1 1 3
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 0 0 0 2 1 3
508 Solid Anti-Friction Devices, Materials Therefor, Lubricant or Separate Compositions for Moving Solid Surfaces, and Miscellaneous Mineral Oil Compositions 0 2 0 1 0 3
725 Interactive Video Distribution Systems 0 2 0 1 0 3
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 0 1 0 0 1 2
005 Beds 0 1 0 1 0 2
008 Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers 0 1 0 1 0 2
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 2 0 0 0 0 2
049 Movable or Removable Closures 0 0 0 1 1 2
055 Gas Separation 0 0 0 1 1 2
062 Refrigeration 1 1 0 0 0 2
070 Locks 0 1 1 0 0 2
095 Gas Separation: Processes 0 1 0 1 0 2
118 Coating Apparatus 2 0 0 0 0 2
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 0 0 0 0 2 2
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 0 0 0 2 0 2
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 0 0 0 2 0 2
172 Earth Working 1 1 0 0 0 2
206 Special Receptacle or Package 0 2 0 0 0 2
211 Supports: Racks 1 1 0 0 0 2
224 Package and Article Carriers 0 0 1 1 0 2
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 0 0 0 2 0 2
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 0 0 2 0 0 2
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 0 1 0 0 1 2
256 Fences 0 1 0 1 0 2
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 0 0 2 0 0 2
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 1 0 0 0 1 2
345 Computer Graphics Processing, Operator Interface Processing, and Selective Visual Display Systems 0 1 0 1 0 2
348 Television 1 0 1 0 0 2
379 Telephonic Communications 2 0 0 0 0 2
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 0 1 0 1 0 2
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 1 0 0 1 0 2
439 Electrical Connectors 0 0 0 0 2 2
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 1 0 0 0 1 2
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 0 0 2 0 0 2
455 Telecommunications 0 1 1 0 0 2
482 Exercise Devices 1 0 0 1 0 2
516 Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents, Subcombinations Thereof, Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting 0 1 1 0 0 2
588 Hazardous or Toxic Waste Destruction or Containment 1 1 0 0 0 2
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 0 1 0 1 0 2
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 0 0 0 1 1 2
707 DP: Database and File Management, Data Structures, Or Document Processing (Data Processing) 0 0 1 1 0 2
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 0 0 1 0 1 2
030 Cutlery 0 0 0 1 0 1
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 0 0 0 0 1 1
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 0 0 1 0 0 1
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 0 1 0 0 0 1
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 0 0 1 0 0 1
047 Plant Husbandry 0 0 1 0 0 1
053 Package Making 0 1 0 0 0 1
057 Textiles: Spinning, Twisting, and Twining 0 0 1 0 0 1
063 Jewelry 1 0 0 0 0 1
065 Glass Manufacturing 0 0 0 1 0 1
076 Metal Tools and Implements, Making 0 0 0 1 0 1
084 Music 1 0 0 0 0 1
086 Ammunition and Explosive-Charge Making 0 1 0 0 0 1
089 Ordnance 0 1 0 0 0 1
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 0 0 0 0 1 1
116 Signals and Indicators 0 0 1 0 0 1
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 0 0 1 0 0 1
136 Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric 0 0 0 1 0 1
142 Wood Turning 0 0 0 0 1 1
152 Resilient Tires and Wheels 0 1 0 0 0 1
157 Wheelwright Machines 0 0 1 0 0 1
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 1 0 0 0 0 1
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 0 0 0 0 1 1
165 Heat Exchange 0 0 0 0 1 1
188 Brakes 0 0 0 0 1 1
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 0 0 1 0 0 1
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 0 0 0 1 0 1
219 Electric Heating 0 0 0 1 0 1
225 Severing by Tearing or Breaking 0 0 0 0 1 1
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 0 0 1 0 0 1
244 Aeronautics 0 0 0 0 1 1
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 0 0 0 1 0 1
301 Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles 0 0 1 0 0 1
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 0 0 1 0 0 1
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 0 0 1 0 0 1
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 0 0 0 0 1 1
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 0 0 1 0 0 1
330 Amplifiers 0 0 0 1 0 1
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 1 0 0 0 0 1
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 0 0 0 0 1 1
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 0 0 1 0 0 1
403 Joints and Connections 1 0 0 0 0 1
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 1 0 0 0 0 1
417 Pumps 0 1 0 0 0 1
419 Powder Metallurgy Processes 0 0 0 1 0 1
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 0 0 0 0 1 1
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 0 0 1 0 0 1
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 0 0 0 1 0 1
434 Education and Demonstration 0 0 1 0 0 1
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 0 0 1 0 0 1
451 Abrading 0 0 0 0 1 1
472 Amusement Devices 0 1 0 0 0 1
475 Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components 0 0 0 1 0 1
493 Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web 0 0 1 0 0 1
518 Chemistry: Fischer-Tropsch Processes; or Purification or Recovery of Products Thereof 0 0 0 1 0 1
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 0 0 1 0 0 1
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 1 0 0 0 0 1
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 0 1 0 0 0 1
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 1 1
709 Multiple Computer or Process Coordinating (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 1 0 1
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 1 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 147 189 149 144 148 777



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