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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

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' )

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
203 Distillation: Processes, Separatory 19 11 7 0 0 37
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 1 3 3 8 13 28
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 3 2 2 8 11 26
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 0 2 3 11 7 23
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 3 6 2 5 6 22
224 Package and Article Carriers 4 5 2 4 4 19
414 Material or Article Handling 2 3 3 2 5 15
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 0 7 1 5 1 14
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 1 1 0 4 6 12
280 Land Vehicles 0 5 2 3 1 11
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 2 1 0 3 4 10
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 0 1 1 4 4 10
606 Surgery (instruments) 2 2 2 1 3 10
002 Apparel 2 2 3 1 1 9
119 Animal Husbandry 1 1 0 3 4 9
206 Special Receptacle or Package 5 2 0 2 0 9
005 Beds 2 3 0 3 0 8
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 2 3 1 1 1 8
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 2 1 3 0 2 8
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 0 1 3 2 2 8
482 Exercise Devices 1 1 4 2 0 8
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 1 1 0 2 3 7
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 4 0 1 1 1 7
118 Coating Apparatus 0 0 1 2 4 7
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 0 1 2 2 2 7
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 0 2 2 0 3 7
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 3 0 1 1 2 7
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 1 0 2 1 2 6
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 1 3 2 0 0 6
030 Cutlery 2 2 2 0 0 6
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 0 2 1 2 1 6
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 3 1 1 1 0 6
432 Heating 1 3 2 0 0 6
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 3 1 0 1 0 5
033 Geometrical Instruments 2 1 1 0 1 5
137 Fluid Handling 1 1 1 1 1 5
273 Amusement Devices: Games 0 0 3 2 0 5
297 Chairs and Seats 1 0 2 2 0 5
455 Telecommunications 1 3 0 0 1 5
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 2 1 1 1 0 5
709 Multiple Computer or Process Coordinating (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 1 1 1 2 5
073 Measuring and Testing 1 2 0 1 0 4
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 3 0 1 0 0 4
219 Electric Heating 1 0 1 0 2 4
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 2 0 0 1 1 4
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 1 3 0 0 0 4
340 Communications: Electrical 1 2 1 0 0 4
359 Optics: Systems (Including Communication) and Elements 2 0 0 1 1 4
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 0 2 1 0 1 4
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 0 0 1 1 2 4
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 1 1 1 1 0 4
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 1 1 1 0 1 4
029 Metal Working 0 1 0 1 1 3
042 Firearms 0 0 0 2 1 3
070 Locks 0 0 1 2 0 3
081 Tools 2 0 0 0 1 3
114 Ships 0 1 1 1 0 3
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 0 0 2 1 0 3
144 Woodworking 1 0 2 0 0 3
187 Elevator, Industrial Lift Truck, or Stationary Lift for Vehicle 0 0 1 1 1 3
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 0 0 1 1 1 3
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 1 0 2 0 0 3
250 Radiant Energy 2 0 0 1 0 3
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 0 0 1 2 0 3
292 Closure Fasteners 1 1 0 0 1 3
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 1 0 1 1 0 3
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 0 2 0 1 0 3
408 Cutting by Use of Rotating Axially Moving Tool 1 1 0 1 0 3
451 Abrading 0 0 0 1 2 3
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 1 0 1 1 0 3
016 Miscellaneous Hardware 0 0 0 1 1 2
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 0 1 1 0 0 2
083 Cutting 1 1 0 0 0 2
089 Ordnance 1 0 0 0 1 2
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 0 0 0 2 0 2
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 0 0 0 2 0 2
126 Stoves and Furnaces 1 0 0 1 0 2
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 1 0 0 1 0 2
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 1 0 1 0 0 2
168 Farriery 2 0 0 0 0 2
172 Earth Working 0 0 0 1 1 2
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 0 0 2 0 0 2
180 Motor Vehicles 1 1 0 0 0 2
211 Supports: Racks 0 1 0 1 0 2
216 Etching a Substrate: Processes 0 0 1 0 1 2
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 1 0 0 0 1 2
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 0 1 1 0 0 2
244 Aeronautics 1 0 0 1 0 2
256 Fences 0 1 1 0 0 2
283 Printed Matter 0 1 1 0 0 2
289 Knots and Knot Tying 1 1 0 0 0 2
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 1 0 1 0 0 2
362 Illumination 0 0 0 1 1 2
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 0 0 1 1 0 2
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 1 0 0 0 1 2
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 1 0 1 0 0 2
439 Electrical Connectors 0 0 0 0 2 2
454 Ventilation 0 0 1 0 1 2
460 Crop Threshing or Separating 1 0 0 0 1 2
463 Amusement Devices: Games 1 0 0 1 0 2
474 Endless Belt Power Transmission Systems or Components 0 0 1 1 0 2
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 0 2 0 0 0 2
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 0 0 1 0 1 2
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 1 0 1 0 0 2
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 0 0 0 1 0 1
037 Excavating 0 0 1 0 0 1
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 1 0 0 0 0 1
053 Package Making 0 0 0 1 0 1
054 Harness (for animals) 1 0 0 0 0 1
056 Harvesters 0 1 0 0 0 1
060 Power Plants 0 0 0 1 0 1
071 Chemistry: Fertilizers 0 0 0 0 1 1
072 Metal Deforming 0 0 0 1 0 1
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 0 1 0 0 0 1
084 Music 0 0 1 0 0 1
086 Ammunition and Explosive-Charge Making 0 0 0 1 0 1
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 0 0 0 0 1 1
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 0 1 0 0 0 1
110 Furnaces 0 0 0 1 0 1
112 Sewing 0 1 0 0 0 1
117 Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor 0 0 0 1 0 1
122 Liquid Heaters and Vaporizers 0 0 0 1 0 1
127 Sugar, Starch, and Carbohydrates 0 1 0 0 0 1
132 Toilet 0 0 1 0 0 1
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 0 0 1 0 0 1
148 Metal Treatment 0 1 0 0 0 1
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 0 0 0 0 1 1
177 Weighing Scales 0 0 1 0 0 1
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 0 0 0 1 0 1
212 Traversing Hoists 0 0 0 1 0 1
220 Receptacles 0 1 0 0 0 1
227 Elongated-Member-Driving Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 1
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 1 0 0 0 0 1
237 Heating Systems 0 0 0 0 1 1
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 0 0 1 0 0 1
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 1
266 Metallurgical Apparatus 0 0 0 0 1 1
279 Chucks or Sockets 0 1 0 0 0 1
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 0 1 0 0 0 1
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 1 0 0 0 0 1
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 1 0 0 0 0 1
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 0 0 0 0 1 1
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 0 0 0 1 0 1
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 0 0 1 0 0 1
345 Computer Graphics Processing, Operator Interface Processing, and Selective Visual Display Systems 0 0 0 1 0 1
346 Recorders 0 1 0 0 0 1
349 Liquid Crystal Cells, Elements and Systems 1 0 0 0 0 1
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 0 0 1 0 0 1
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 1 0 0 0 0 1
372 Coherent Light Generators 0 0 1 0 0 1
379 Telephonic Communications 0 0 0 0 1 1
396 Photography 1 0 0 0 0 1
400 Typewriting Machines 0 0 0 0 1 1
403 Joints and Connections 0 0 0 0 1 1
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 0 0 0 0 1 1
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 1 0 0 0 0 1
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 0 1 0 0 0 1
418 Rotary Expansible Chamber Devices 0 0 1 0 0 1
433 Dentistry 0 0 0 1 0 1
450 Foundation Garments 0 0 0 1 0 1
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 0 0 0 0 1 1
508 Solid Anti-Friction Devices, Materials Therefor, Lubricant or Separate Compositions for Moving Solid Surfaces, and Miscellaneous Mineral Oil Compositions 0 1 0 0 0 1
588 Hazardous or Toxic Waste Destruction or Containment 0 1 0 0 0 1
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 0 0 0 1 0 1
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 1 0 0 0 0 1
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 0 0 0 1 0 1
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 0 0 0 1 0 1
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 1 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 130 126 113 145 138 652


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