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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

HAWAII

( 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) 6 8 6 11 7 38
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 2 3 2 6 5 18
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 2 2 4 2 4 14
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 3 2 3 2 3 13
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 4 3 5 1 0 13
463 Amusement Devices: Games 1 0 1 7 2 11
114 Ships 3 2 1 2 1 9
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 1 3 3 0 1 8
441 Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices 2 1 3 1 1 8
002 Apparel 3 1 2 1 0 7
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 1 2 0 1 3 7
005 Beds 1 0 2 3 0 6
030 Cutlery 0 0 1 0 5 6
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 0 0 1 3 2 6
280 Land Vehicles 2 0 2 2 0 6
340 Communications: Electrical 2 0 2 2 0 6
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 2 1 2 1 0 6
606 Surgery (instruments) 2 2 2 0 0 6
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 0 0 0 3 2 5
244 Aeronautics 1 1 1 1 1 5
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 0 2 0 1 2 5
709 Multiple Computer or Process Coordinating (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 1 1 1 1 5
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 0 0 2 2 0 4
073 Measuring and Testing 0 2 1 1 0 4
224 Package and Article Carriers 2 0 0 2 0 4
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 0 1 1 2 0 4
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 0 1 0 1 2 4
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 0 1 1 1 1 4
362 Illumination 0 1 1 1 1 4
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 1 3 0 0 0 4
434 Education and Demonstration 0 3 0 0 1 4
482 Exercise Devices 0 1 2 0 1 4
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 2 0 1 1 0 4
033 Geometrical Instruments 2 0 1 0 0 3
084 Music 1 0 2 0 0 3
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 0 2 0 1 0 3
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 0 0 0 2 1 3
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 0 2 0 1 0 3
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 1 1 0 1 0 3
345 Computer Graphics Processing, Operator Interface Processing, and Selective Visual Display Systems 1 1 0 0 1 3
359 Optics: Systems (Including Communication) and Elements 0 1 1 0 1 3
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 1 2 0 0 0 3
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 1 0 1 1 0 3
439 Electrical Connectors 1 0 0 2 0 3
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 0 1 1 1 0 3
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 0 2 0 1 0 3
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 1 0 0 0 1 2
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 0 0 0 2 0 2
047 Plant Husbandry 1 1 0 0 0 2
053 Package Making 1 1 0 0 0 2
070 Locks 1 0 1 0 0 2
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 0 0 0 0 2 2
119 Animal Husbandry 0 1 0 1 0 2
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 2 0 0 0 0 2
137 Fluid Handling 1 1 0 0 0 2
206 Special Receptacle or Package 1 1 0 0 0 2
219 Electric Heating 0 0 0 0 2 2
220 Receptacles 0 2 0 0 0 2
221 Article Dispensing 0 0 1 1 0 2
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 0 0 0 1 1 2
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 0 0 1 0 1 2
367 Communications, Electrical: Acoustic Wave Systems and Devices 1 0 0 0 1 2
368 Horology: Time Measuring Systems or Devices 0 2 0 0 0 2
400 Typewriting Machines 0 2 0 0 0 2
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 0 0 0 1 1 2
414 Material or Article Handling 1 1 0 0 0 2
427 Coating Processes 0 0 1 0 1 2
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 0 0 2 0 0 2
433 Dentistry 0 1 0 1 0 2
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 1 0 0 1 0 2
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 0 0 2 0 0 2
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 2 0 0 0 0 2
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 2 0 0 0 0 2
008 Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers 1 0 0 0 0 1
016 Miscellaneous Hardware 0 0 0 1 0 1
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 0 0 1 0 0 1
042 Firearms 0 0 0 0 1 1
048 Gas: Heating and Illuminating 0 0 1 0 0 1
049 Movable or Removable Closures 0 0 0 1 0 1
060 Power Plants 1 0 0 0 0 1
062 Refrigeration 1 0 0 0 0 1
063 Jewelry 0 1 0 0 0 1
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 1 0 0 0 0 1
089 Ordnance 0 0 0 0 1 1
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 0 0 0 0 1 1
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 0 1 0 0 0 1
112 Sewing 0 1 0 0 0 1
118 Coating Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 1
127 Sugar, Starch, and Carbohydrates 0 1 0 0 0 1
132 Toilet 1 0 0 0 0 1
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 0 0 1 0 0 1
136 Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric 1 0 0 0 0 1
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 0 1 0 0 0 1
144 Woodworking 0 0 0 1 0 1
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 0 0 0 1 0 1
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 0 0 0 1 0 1
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 1 0 0 0 0 1
193 Conveyors, Chutes, Skids, Guides, and Ways 0 0 0 0 1 1
202 Distillation: Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 1
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 0 0 1 0 0 1
216 Etching a Substrate: Processes 0 0 0 0 1 1
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 0 1 0 0 0 1
236 Automatic Temperature and Humidity Regulation 0 0 0 1 0 1
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 0 0 0 0 1 1
250 Radiant Energy 0 0 0 0 1 1
256 Fences 0 0 1 0 0 1
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 0 0 0 0 1 1
283 Printed Matter 0 0 0 1 0 1
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 0 0 0 1 0 1
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 0 0 1 0 0 1
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 0 0 0 1 0 1
297 Chairs and Seats 0 1 0 0 0 1
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 0 0 1 0 0 1
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 0 0 0 1 0 1
322 Electricity: Single Generator Systems 0 0 1 0 0 1
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 0 0 0 1 0 1
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 1 0 0 0 0 1
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 0 0 1 0 0 1
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 0 1 0 0 0 1
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 0 0 0 1 0 1
376 Induced Nuclear Reactions: Processes, Systems, and Elements 1 0 0 0 0 1
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 0 1 0 0 0 1
385 Optical Waveguides 1 0 0 0 0 1
396 Photography 0 0 0 0 1 1
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 0 0 0 0 1 1
408 Cutting by Use of Rotating Axially Moving Tool 0 0 0 1 0 1
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 0 1 0 0 0 1
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 0 0 0 0 1 1
432 Heating 0 0 0 1 0 1
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 0 0 1 0 0 1
454 Ventilation 0 0 0 0 1 1
472 Amusement Devices 0 0 0 0 1 1
475 Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components 1 0 0 0 0 1
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 0 0 0 0 1 1
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 1 0 0 0 0 1
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 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
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 1 0 0 0 0 1
712 Processing Architectures and Instruction Processing, e.g., Processors (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 0 0 0 0 1
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 0 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 84 83 77 95 73 412


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