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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

ARKANSAS

( 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
062 Refrigeration 5 9 15 5 10 44
418 Rotary Expansible Chamber Devices 1 1 11 15 14 42
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 7 7 5 13 8 40
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 3 4 2 5 8 22
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 2 6 3 2 9 22
417 Pumps 0 2 4 4 10 20
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 4 6 3 3 2 18
283 Printed Matter 2 6 4 3 2 17
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 3 2 2 6 4 17
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 2 7 6 1 0 16
439 Electrical Connectors 5 0 3 5 3 16
414 Material or Article Handling 1 2 2 4 5 14
029 Metal Working 1 4 6 1 1 13
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 1 1 3 7 1 13
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 4 1 3 1 3 12
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 0 6 5 1 0 12
340 Communications: Electrical 3 3 1 2 2 11
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 0 2 2 3 4 11
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 1 3 4 3 0 11
033 Geometrical Instruments 3 0 5 1 1 10
119 Animal Husbandry 2 2 1 2 3 10
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 1 4 1 4 0 10
606 Surgery (instruments) 1 3 2 2 2 10
053 Package Making 4 1 4 0 0 9
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 3 2 0 2 2 9
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 0 1 3 2 2 8
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 2 2 1 1 2 8
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 3 1 2 0 2 8
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 1 1 2 1 3 8
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 1 2 2 2 1 8
362 Illumination 1 1 3 2 0 7
482 Exercise Devices 1 1 3 2 0 7
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 0 1 3 2 1 7
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 1 3 2 0 1 7
042 Firearms 0 1 1 3 1 6
114 Ships 0 1 2 1 2 6
224 Package and Article Carriers 2 0 0 2 2 6
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 0 3 2 1 0 6
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 0 0 1 2 3 6
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 1 0 2 1 2 6
280 Land Vehicles 2 1 1 1 1 6
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 0 1 3 2 0 6
433 Dentistry 0 3 3 0 0 6
452 Butchering 2 0 2 0 2 6
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 0 1 3 0 1 5
005 Beds 0 2 1 0 2 5
070 Locks 2 1 1 1 0 5
126 Stoves and Furnaces 2 1 0 1 1 5
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 0 1 1 2 1 5
208 Mineral Oils: Processes and Products 1 0 2 0 2 5
211 Supports: Racks 2 1 0 2 0 5
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 0 0 3 1 1 5
244 Aeronautics 1 0 0 2 2 5
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 1 3 1 0 0 5
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 2 0 1 0 2 5
383 Flexible Bags 0 1 2 1 1 5
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 1 1 2 1 0 5
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 1 0 0 1 3 5
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 2 0 1 1 1 5
073 Measuring and Testing 1 0 2 0 1 4
081 Tools 0 1 1 2 0 4
083 Cutting 2 1 1 0 0 4
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 0 0 1 2 1 4
137 Fluid Handling 2 0 0 2 0 4
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 0 0 1 1 2 4
164 Metal Founding 1 0 2 0 1 4
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 1 0 2 0 1 4
187 Elevator, Industrial Lift Truck, or Stationary Lift for Vehicle 2 1 0 1 0 4
206 Special Receptacle or Package 1 0 1 1 1 4
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 2 2 0 0 0 4
220 Receptacles 1 1 0 1 1 4
250 Radiant Energy 1 1 0 2 0 4
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 1 0 2 1 0 4
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 1 2 0 1 0 4
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 1 1 0 1 1 4
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 1 2 1 0 0 4
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 0 0 3 1 0 4
431 Combustion 1 3 0 0 0 4
434 Education and Demonstration 2 2 0 0 0 4
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 1 0 0 0 3 4
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 0 2 1 0 0 3
047 Plant Husbandry 0 0 2 0 1 3
056 Harvesters 1 1 0 1 0 3
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 0 0 1 0 2 3
100 Presses 1 0 2 0 0 3
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 1 0 0 1 1 3
144 Woodworking 2 0 1 0 0 3
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 1 0 1 1 0 3
219 Electric Heating 1 1 1 0 0 3
236 Automatic Temperature and Humidity Regulation 1 1 1 0 0 3
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 0 3 0 0 0 3
252 Compositions 0 1 1 1 0 3
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 0 2 0 0 1 3
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 0 1 0 2 0 3
450 Foundation Garments 0 1 0 1 1 3
451 Abrading 1 0 1 1 0 3
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 1 0 1 0 1 3
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 0 2 0 1 0 3
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 1 0 0 0 1 2
055 Gas Separation 1 1 0 0 0 2
072 Metal Deforming 1 0 0 1 0 2
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 1 0 0 0 1 2
111 Planting 1 0 0 1 0 2
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 1 0 0 0 1 2
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 1 0 1 0 0 2
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 0 0 0 0 2 2
181 Acoustics 0 1 1 0 0 2
184 Lubrication 1 0 0 0 1 2
188 Brakes 0 2 0 0 0 2
194 Check-Actuated Control Mechanisms 0 0 2 0 0 2
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 0 0 2 0 0 2
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 0 0 1 0 1 2
256 Fences 0 0 2 0 0 2
269 Work Holders 0 1 0 0 1 2
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 0 1 0 1 0 2
292 Closure Fasteners 1 1 0 0 0 2
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 0 1 0 0 1 2
299 Mining or In Situ Disintegration of Hard Material 0 1 1 0 0 2
303 Fluid-Pressure and Analogous Brake Systems 0 0 0 0 2 2
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 0 1 1 0 0 2
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 0 0 1 1 0 2
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 0 1 0 0 1 2
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 0 0 1 0 1 2
379 Telephonic Communications 1 0 1 0 0 2
382 Image Analysis 0 0 0 0 2 2
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 0 2 0 0 0 2
409 Gear Cutting, Milling, or Planing 0 1 0 1 0 2
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 0 0 0 2 0 2
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 0 1 1 0 0 2
454 Ventilation 2 0 0 0 0 2
493 Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web 0 1 1 0 0 2
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 0 1 1 0 0 2
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 0 0 1 1 0 2
518 Chemistry: Fischer-Tropsch Processes; or Purification or Recovery of Products Thereof 0 0 0 1 1 2
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 0 0 0 2 0 2
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 0 1 0 1 0 2
002 Apparel 1 0 0 0 0 1
030 Cutlery 0 0 0 1 0 1
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 0 0 1 0 0 1
037 Excavating 0 0 1 0 0 1
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 0 1 0 0 0 1
049 Movable or Removable Closures 0 0 1 0 0 1
054 Harness (for animals) 0 1 0 0 0 1
066 Textiles: Knitting 0 0 1 0 0 1
071 Chemistry: Fertilizers 0 1 0 0 0 1
104 Railways 0 1 0 0 0 1
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 0 0 0 0 1 1
116 Signals and Indicators 0 0 1 0 0 1
118 Coating Apparatus 0 0 1 0 0 1
122 Liquid Heaters and Vaporizers 1 0 0 0 0 1
125 Stone Working 0 0 0 0 1 1
132 Toilet 1 0 0 0 0 1
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 0 0 0 1 0 1
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 0 0 0 0 1 1
149 Explosive and Thermic Compositions or Charges 0 0 0 0 1 1
150 Purses, Wallets, and Protective Covers 0 1 0 0 0 1
157 Wheelwright Machines 0 1 0 0 0 1
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 1 0 0 0 0 1
169 Fire Extinguishers 0 0 1 0 0 1
173 Tool Driving or Impacting 1 0 0 0 0 1
180 Motor Vehicles 0 1 0 0 0 1
185 Motors: Spring, Weight, or Animal Powered 0 0 0 0 1 1
193 Conveyors, Chutes, Skids, Guides, and Ways 0 0 0 0 1 1
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 0 0 0 0 1 1
203 Distillation: Processes, Separatory 1 0 0 0 0 1
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 0 1 0 0 0 1
212 Traversing Hoists 0 0 0 0 1 1
215 Bottles and Jars 0 1 0 0 0 1
225 Severing by Tearing or Breaking 1 0 0 0 0 1
232 Deposit and Collection Receptacles 0 1 0 0 0 1
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 0 0 0 0 1 1
237 Heating Systems 0 1 0 0 0 1
273 Amusement Devices: Games 0 0 0 1 0 1
293 Vehicle Fenders 0 1 0 0 0 1
297 Chairs and Seats 0 0 0 1 0 1
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 0 1 0 0 0 1
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 0 0 1 0 0 1
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 0 0 0 1 0 1
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 0 0 0 0 1 1
322 Electricity: Single Generator Systems 0 0 0 1 0 1
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 0 1 0 0 0 1
345 Computer Graphics Processing, Operator Interface Processing, and Selective Visual Display Systems 0 0 1 0 0 1
348 Television 0 0 1 0 0 1
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 0 0 0 0 1 1
359 Optics: Systems (Including Communication) and Elements 0 1 0 0 0 1
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 0 0 0 1 0 1
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 0 1 0 0 0 1
406 Conveyors: Fluid Current 0 0 0 1 0 1
427 Coating Processes 0 0 0 1 0 1
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 0 0 0 0 1 1
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 0 0 0 0 1 1
445 Electric Lamp or Space Discharge Component or Device Manufacturing 0 0 1 0 0 1
455 Telecommunications 0 1 0 0 0 1
474 Endless Belt Power Transmission Systems or Components 1 0 0 0 0 1
476 Friction Gear Transmission Systems or Components 1 0 0 0 0 1
588 Hazardous or Toxic Waste Destruction or Containment 1 0 0 0 0 1
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 0 0 0 1 0 1
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 0 1 0 0 0 1
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 0 0 1 0 0 1
725 Interactive Video Distribution Systems 0 1 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 145 188 213 180 184 910


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