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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Office of Electronic Information Products
Patent Technology Monitoring Division (PTMD)

Patenting By Geographic Region (State and Country),
Breakout By Technology Class

Count of 1998 - 2002 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

TENNESSEE

( 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 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Total
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 43 39 32 28 47 189
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 23 44 43 37 40 187
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 20 28 23 26 40 137
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 19 28 24 24 39 134
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 27 21 22 23 21 114
606 Surgery (instruments) 17 27 16 25 18 103
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 16 12 15 12 15 70
219 Electric Heating 5 9 10 19 18 61
073 Measuring and Testing 12 11 9 19 6 57
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 11 16 7 18 5 57
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 13 7 7 11 17 55
340 Communications: Electrical 10 7 15 7 15 54
081 Tools 5 14 14 10 7 50
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 11 7 8 12 11 49
062 Refrigeration 11 10 7 9 10 47
250 Radiant Energy 8 15 5 5 12 45
414 Material or Article Handling 12 10 10 6 6 44
362 Illumination 4 2 10 13 12 41
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 9 7 12 3 7 38
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 5 9 9 8 6 37
280 Land Vehicles 8 7 11 4 7 37
029 Metal Working 6 8 6 9 6 35
439 Electrical Connectors 2 6 9 13 5 35
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 9 9 7 4 6 35
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 7 11 6 4 6 34
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 8 4 5 7 9 33
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 9 4 6 5 8 32
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 8 5 10 3 6 32
206 Special Receptacle or Package 8 8 8 3 4 31
427 Coating Processes 5 7 3 8 7 30
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 9 5 6 6 4 30
002 Apparel 3 4 3 10 9 29
137 Fluid Handling 2 2 5 13 6 28
297 Chairs and Seats 12 1 6 3 6 28
220 Receptacles 4 8 3 6 6 27
126 Stoves and Furnaces 7 3 7 6 3 26
119 Animal Husbandry 6 8 2 4 5 25
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 3 6 3 7 6 25
148 Metal Treatment 8 4 2 7 3 24
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 8 3 4 5 4 24
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 6 5 2 6 4 23
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 2 6 8 2 4 22
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 4 3 5 7 3 22
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 5 2 3 6 6 22
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 3 1 6 7 4 21
433 Dentistry 5 6 3 2 5 21
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 6 5 4 5 0 20
084 Music 4 7 4 0 5 20
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 1 9 2 4 4 20
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 3 2 4 5 6 20
005 Beds 2 3 5 6 3 19
030 Cutlery 1 5 2 5 6 19
112 Sewing 7 6 3 2 1 19
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 5 5 3 2 4 19
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 5 7 3 2 2 19
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 7 2 3 4 3 19
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 1 3 5 8 2 19
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 4 2 4 4 4 18
211 Supports: Racks 7 3 5 2 1 18
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 2 4 4 4 4 18
348 Television 1 7 4 3 3 18
180 Motor Vehicles 5 3 3 2 4 17
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 4 1 1 4 7 17
385 Optical Waveguides 2 0 1 4 10 17
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 5 3 3 4 2 17
482 Exercise Devices 5 5 3 2 2 17
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 2 3 5 4 3 17
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 8 4 1 2 1 16
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 1 5 4 3 3 16
053 Package Making 3 1 7 3 2 16
122 Liquid Heaters and Vaporizers 5 2 4 3 2 16
165 Heat Exchange 5 5 1 3 2 16
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 1 4 6 4 1 16
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 3 6 5 1 1 16
417 Pumps 1 0 6 4 5 16
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 4 1 1 5 5 16
431 Combustion 3 6 3 1 3 16
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 2 4 4 1 4 15
055 Gas Separation 3 4 3 0 5 15
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 1 6 4 2 2 15
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 1 3 4 4 3 15
114 Ships 3 4 2 2 3 14
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 4 4 0 3 3 14
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 2 3 4 3 2 14
451 Abrading 4 4 2 3 1 14
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 4 3 2 2 3 14
033 Geometrical Instruments 4 3 1 2 3 13
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 2 1 3 2 5 13
102 Ammunition and Explosives 6 0 1 3 3 13
144 Woodworking 1 3 2 3 4 13
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 1 2 3 6 1 13
056 Harvesters 1 3 3 4 1 12
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 5 5 1 1 0 12
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 0 4 2 3 3 12
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 0 4 3 2 3 12
409 Gear Cutting, Milling, or Planing 1 2 6 2 1 12
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 2 4 3 3 0 12
049 Movable or Removable Closures 0 0 5 3 3 11
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 2 1 1 3 4 11
224 Package and Article Carriers 1 6 1 1 2 11
345 Computer Graphics Processing, Operator Interface Processing, and Selective Visual Display Systems 3 4 1 3 0 11
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 0 0 0 6 5 11
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 3 1 2 2 3 11
454 Ventilation 1 2 2 4 2 11
505 Superconductor Technology: Apparatus, Material, Process 3 3 2 2 1 11
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 2 6 2 0 1 11
047 Plant Husbandry 1 4 2 2 1 10
060 Power Plants 2 0 2 2 4 10
070 Locks 3 4 1 0 2 10
072 Metal Deforming 2 2 1 5 0 10
082 Turning (e.g., for metal working) 3 1 3 2 1 10
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 2 4 1 0 3 10
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 3 1 1 2 3 10
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 0 2 4 1 3 10
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 1 4 2 1 2 10
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 1 4 1 3 1 10
379 Telephonic Communications 1 3 4 2 0 10
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 3 2 2 0 3 10
019 Textiles: Fiber Preparation 1 1 2 3 2 9
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 2 2 2 1 2 9
095 Gas Separation: Processes 3 4 1 0 1 9
117 Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor 1 0 5 1 2 9
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 2 1 3 2 1 9
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 1 4 0 2 2 9
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 3 3 2 1 0 9
252 Compositions 1 2 1 3 2 9
403 Joints and Connections 2 1 2 2 2 9
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 3 1 2 2 1 9
042 Firearms 2 1 0 2 3 8
083 Cutting 0 5 3 0 0 8
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 0 0 3 3 2 8
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 0 2 4 2 0 8
132 Toilet 1 2 3 1 1 8
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 0 1 2 3 2 8
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 2 0 1 3 2 8
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 2 1 1 2 2 8
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 0 2 1 4 1 8
301 Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles 1 2 4 0 1 8
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 2 3 1 2 0 8
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 0 1 2 1 4 8
419 Powder Metallurgy Processes 0 2 2 3 1 8
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 5 1 0 0 2 8
494 Imperforate Bowl: Centrifugal Separators 1 2 2 1 2 8
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 1 2 1 2 2 8
709 Multiple Computer or Process Coordinating (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 3 1 1 0 3 8
008 Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers 3 2 1 0 1 7
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 2 1 2 2 0 7
110 Furnaces 2 2 2 0 1 7
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 2 0 0 3 2 7
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 2 1 1 2 1 7
299 Mining or In Situ Disintegration of Hard Material 1 1 2 1 2 7
359 Optics: Systems (Including Communication) and Elements 1 2 1 3 0 7
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 3 1 2 1 0 7
588 Hazardous or Toxic Waste Destruction or Containment 4 2 0 0 1 7
037 Excavating 0 1 1 1 3 6
157 Wheelwright Machines 1 1 3 1 0 6
244 Aeronautics 1 1 1 2 1 6
273 Amusement Devices: Games 1 0 1 1 3 6
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 0 1 1 2 2 6
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 2 2 0 2 0 6
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 2 0 0 1 3 6
382 Image Analysis 2 1 2 0 1 6
392 Electric Resistance Heating Devices 1 0 1 4 0 6
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 0 3 2 1 0 6
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 0 1 2 0 3 6
455 Telecommunications 0 1 2 3 0 6
016 Miscellaneous Hardware 1 2 0 2 0 5
065 Glass Manufacturing 0 2 1 1 1 5
101 Printing 2 2 0 1 0 5
149 Explosive and Thermic Compositions or Charges 2 3 0 0 0 5
223 Apparel Apparatus 0 2 2 1 0 5
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 2 0 1 0 2 5
266 Metallurgical Apparatus 2 1 0 1 1 5
292 Closure Fasteners 0 0 2 0 3 5
330 Amplifiers 1 1 1 2 0 5
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 0 1 1 0 3 5
368 Horology: Time Measuring Systems or Devices 1 2 1 0 1 5
408 Cutting by Use of Rotating Axially Moving Tool 2 2 0 1 0 5
420 Alloys or Metallic Compositions 0 1 0 2 2 5
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 0 1 1 2 1 5
440 Marine Propulsion 1 0 2 1 1 5
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 1 0 1 2 1 5
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 0 0 1 3 1 5
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 1 2 1 0 0 4
091 Motors: Expansible Chamber Type 2 1 0 1 0 4
092 Expansible Chamber Devices 0 0 0 1 3 4
111 Planting 0 4 0 0 0 4
118 Coating Apparatus 1 1 0 1 1 4
136 Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric 0 0 0 3 1 4
140 Wireworking 0 0 1 2 1 4
164 Metal Founding 0 0 1 0 3 4
172 Earth Working 3 1 0 0 0 4
177 Weighing Scales 0 3 0 0 1 4
203 Distillation: Processes, Separatory 1 0 1 1 1 4
215 Bottles and Jars 0 2 1 0 1 4
216 Etching a Substrate: Processes 0 0 1 2 1 4
227 Elongated-Member-Driving Apparatus 0 0 4 0 0 4
269 Work Holders 0 1 1 1 1 4
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 1 1 1 0 1 4
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 0 2 0 1 1 4
376 Induced Nuclear Reactions: Processes, Systems, and Elements 0 0 2 0 2 4
383 Flexible Bags 3 0 1 0 0 4
406 Conveyors: Fluid Current 0 1 0 0 3 4
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 1 1 1 1 0 4
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 3 0 0 0 1 4
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 1 3 0 0 4
007 Compound Hand Tools 0 1 0 0 2 3
057 Textiles: Spinning, Twisting, and Twining 3 0 0 0 0 3
089 Ordnance 2 0 1 0 0 3
104 Railways 1 0 2 0 0 3
105 Railway Rolling Stock 1 1 0 0 1 3
116 Signals and Indicators 1 0 0 1 1 3
131 Tobacco 0 2 0 1 0 3
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 2 1 0 0 0 3
190 Trunks and Hand-Carried Luggage 2 1 0 0 0 3
236 Automatic Temperature and Humidity Regulation 0 2 0 1 0 3
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 1 2 0 0 0 3
256 Fences 1 2 0 0 0 3
283 Printed Matter 0 3 0 0 0 3
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 0 1 0 0 2 3
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 2 0 0 0 1 3
335 Electricity: Magnetically Operated Switches, Magnets, and Electromagnets 1 1 1 0 0 3
337 Electricity: Electrothermally or Thermally Actuated Switches 1 1 1 0 0 3
338 Electrical Resistors 2 0 1 0 0 3
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 1 0 1 0 1 3
434 Education and Demonstration 2 0 1 0 0 3
452 Butchering 0 1 0 0 2 3
463 Amusement Devices: Games 0 1 0 2 0 3
472 Amusement Devices 1 0 0 1 1 3
503 Record Receiver Having Plural Interactive Leaves or a Colorless Color Former, Method of Use, or Developer Therefor 1 0 1 1 0 3
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 1 1 0 0 1 3
028 Textiles: Manufacturing 0 0 0 1 1 2
038 Textiles: Ironing or Smoothing 0 0 1 1 0 2
051 Abrasive Tool Making Process, Material, or Composition 0 2 0 0 0 2
054 Harness (for animals) 0 0 1 0 1 2
071 Chemistry: Fertilizers 1 0 0 0 1 2
087 Textiles: Braiding, Netting, and Lace Making 0 0 0 1 1 2
125 Stone Working 0 0 0 0 2 2
152 Resilient Tires and Wheels 0 1 0 1 0 2
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 0 0 0 1 1 2
181 Acoustics 0 1 1 0 0 2
187 Elevator, Industrial Lift Truck, or Stationary Lift for Vehicle 0 0 1 0 1 2
188 Brakes 0 0 1 1 0 2
221 Article Dispensing 0 0 1 1 0 2
232 Deposit and Collection Receptacles 2 0 0 0 0 2
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 0 0 1 1 0 2
300 Brush, Broom, and Mop Making 0 0 0 1 1 2
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 0 0 0 1 1 2
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 0 0 1 0 1 2
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 0 1 1 0 0 2
352 Optics: Motion Pictures 0 2 0 0 0 2
367 Communications, Electrical: Acoustic Wave Systems and Devices 1 0 0 0 1 2
370 Multiplex Communications 1 0 1 0 0 2
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 1 0 0 1 0 2
418 Rotary Expansible Chamber Devices 1 0 0 0 1 2
432 Heating 0 1 0 1 0 2
492 Roll or Roller 1 1 0 0 0 2
493 Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web 1 0 0 1 0 2
501 Compositions: Ceramic 0 0 2 0 0 2
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 0 2 0 0 0 2
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 0 2 0 0 0 2
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 1 0 0 1 0 2
725 Interactive Video Distribution Systems 2 0 0 0 0 2
014 Bridges 0 0 0 0 1 1
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 1 0 0 0 0 1
048 Gas: Heating and Illuminating 0 0 1 0 0 1
063 Jewelry 1 0 0 0 0 1
086 Ammunition and Explosive-Charge Making 0 0 0 1 0 1
127 Sugar, Starch, and Carbohydrates 0 1 0 0 0 1
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 0 0 0 1 0 1
139 Textiles: Weaving 0 0 0 0 1 1
150 Purses, Wallets, and Protective Covers 0 0 1 0 0 1
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 1 0 0 0 0 1
168 Farriery 0 0 0 0 1 1
169 Fire Extinguishers 1 0 0 0 0 1
178 Telegraphy 1 0 0 0 0 1
184 Lubrication 0 0 0 0 1 1
192 Clutches and Power-Stop Control 0 0 1 0 0 1
208 Mineral Oils: Processes and Products 1 0 0 0 0 1
213 Railway Draft Appliances 0 0 0 1 0 1
218 High-Voltage Switches with Arc Preventing or Extinguishing Devices 1 0 0 0 0 1
226 Advancing Material of Indeterminate Length 0 0 0 0 1 1
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 0 0 0 1 0 1
249 Static Molds 0 0 0 0 1 1
270 Sheet-Material Associating 1 0 0 0 0 1
281 Books, Strips, and Leaves 0 0 0 0 1 1
298 Land Vehicles: Dumping 0 1 0 0 0 1
303 Fluid-Pressure and Analogous Brake Systems 0 1 0 0 0 1
305 Wheel Substitutes for Land Vehicles 0 0 0 0 1 1
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 0 0 1 0 0 1
331 Oscillators 0 0 0 0 1 1
336 Inductor Devices 0 0 0 1 0 1
369 Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval 0 1 0 0 0 1
372 Coherent Light Generators 0 1 0 0 0 1
373 Industrial Electric Heating Furnaces 0 0 0 1 0 1
380 Cryptography 1 0 0 0 0 1
396 Photography 0 0 0 1 0 1
399 Electrophotography 0 0 1 0 0 1
400 Typewriting Machines 0 1 0 0 0 1
402 Binder Device Releasably Engaging Aperture or Notch of Sheet 0 1 0 0 0 1
413 Sheet Metal Container Making 0 0 1 0 0 1
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 1 0 0 0 0 1
441 Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices 0 0 0 1 0 1
445 Electric Lamp or Space Discharge Component or Device Manufacturing 0 0 1 0 0 1
450 Foundation Garments 0 0 1 0 0 1
453 Coin Handling 0 0 1 0 0 1
464 Rotary Shafts, Gudgeons, Housings, and Flexible Couplings for Rotary Shafts 0 1 0 0 0 1
474 Endless Belt Power Transmission Systems or Components 0 1 0 0 0 1
475 Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components 0 0 0 0 1 1
477 Interrelated Power Delivery Controls, Including Engine Control 0 0 0 1 0 1
507 Earth Boring, Well Treating, and Oil Field Chemistry 0 0 0 1 0 1
512 Perfume Compositions 0 0 0 0 1 1
516 Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents, Subcombinations Thereof, Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting 0 0 0 1 0 1
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 0 1 0 0 0 1
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 0 1 0 0 0 1
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document (Data Processing) 0 0 1 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 783 855 781 813 831 4063


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