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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

NEBRASKA

( 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) 8 7 18 10 11 54
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 7 8 10 13 11 49
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 7 6 9 5 5 32
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 7 10 6 2 5 30
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 5 5 7 7 3 27
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 1 2 7 6 10 26
056 Harvesters 9 5 4 5 2 25
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 7 4 4 3 6 24
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 1 4 11 4 1 21
280 Land Vehicles 4 5 3 5 4 21
005 Beds 2 2 9 3 2 18
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 6 3 2 2 4 17
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 6 5 1 1 4 17
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 4 5 2 3 2 16
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 4 2 4 2 3 15
073 Measuring and Testing 6 2 0 2 5 15
172 Earth Working 4 3 4 4 0 15
256 Fences 2 4 2 4 3 15
298 Land Vehicles: Dumping 3 1 5 4 1 14
340 Communications: Electrical 1 1 8 1 3 14
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 5 2 1 4 2 14
137 Fluid Handling 3 3 3 2 2 13
029 Metal Working 3 3 2 1 2 11
220 Receptacles 4 0 2 3 2 11
414 Material or Article Handling 0 2 3 1 5 11
455 Telecommunications 0 0 5 5 1 11
380 Cryptography 3 0 2 4 1 10
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 1 3 2 2 1 9
072 Metal Deforming 0 0 2 3 4 9
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 2 2 3 1 1 9
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 0 2 2 2 3 9
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 2 2 2 2 1 9
482 Exercise Devices 2 4 1 1 1 9
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 2 1 1 4 1 9
119 Animal Husbandry 2 0 3 1 2 8
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 1 2 0 3 2 8
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 2 4 1 1 0 8
441 Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices 1 0 1 6 0 8
474 Endless Belt Power Transmission Systems or Components 2 0 0 0 6 8
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 0 3 2 0 2 7
219 Electric Heating 3 1 0 2 1 7
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 0 1 1 3 2 7
297 Chairs and Seats 1 0 3 3 0 7
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 1 3 1 1 1 7
606 Surgery (instruments) 2 4 0 1 0 7
002 Apparel 1 2 0 2 1 6
014 Bridges 0 2 2 0 2 6
111 Planting 1 1 1 2 1 6
206 Special Receptacle or Package 2 0 3 1 0 6
246 Railway Switches and Signals 2 1 2 0 1 6
250 Radiant Energy 1 0 0 1 4 6
269 Work Holders 1 1 1 1 2 6
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 2 2 0 1 1 6
379 Telephonic Communications 1 0 2 2 1 6
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 2 1 1 2 0 6
439 Electrical Connectors 0 1 2 2 1 6
452 Butchering 1 1 1 1 2 6
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 2 1 0 1 2 6
047 Plant Husbandry 1 2 1 1 0 5
062 Refrigeration 0 0 1 0 4 5
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 1 1 0 1 2 5
211 Supports: Racks 2 1 1 1 0 5
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 1 0 0 1 3 5
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 0 1 0 1 3 5
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 0 0 2 2 1 5
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 0 0 1 4 0 5
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 0 2 2 0 1 5
417 Pumps 2 1 1 0 1 5
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 1 0 2 2 0 5
427 Coating Processes 0 0 1 1 3 5
055 Gas Separation 0 1 0 1 2 4
105 Railway Rolling Stock 2 1 1 0 0 4
114 Ships 2 0 1 0 1 4
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 2 0 0 1 1 4
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 1 0 2 1 0 4
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 0 1 3 0 0 4
336 Inductor Devices 0 2 0 1 1 4
362 Illumination 0 2 1 1 0 4
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 1 1 2 0 0 4
460 Crop Threshing or Separating 0 2 1 0 1 4
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 3 0 1 0 0 4
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 0 1 1 1 4
042 Firearms 1 0 1 1 0 3
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 0 0 1 0 2 3
188 Brakes 0 0 0 2 1 3
224 Package and Article Carriers 1 1 1 0 0 3
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 0 1 0 0 2 3
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 2 0 0 0 1 3
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 0 1 0 2 0 3
403 Joints and Connections 0 1 0 0 2 3
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 1 1 0 0 1 3
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 2 1 0 0 0 3
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 1 0 0 1 1 3
709 Multiple Computer or Process Coordinating (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 1 0 1 1 3
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 0 1 1 0 0 2
049 Movable or Removable Closures 0 0 1 0 1 2
054 Harness (for animals) 0 0 0 1 1 2
081 Tools 0 0 0 2 0 2
083 Cutting 1 0 0 1 0 2
095 Gas Separation: Processes 0 1 0 0 1 2
122 Liquid Heaters and Vaporizers 0 1 1 0 0 2
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 2 0 0 0 0 2
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 1 1 0 0 0 2
127 Sugar, Starch, and Carbohydrates 0 0 0 0 2 2
173 Tool Driving or Impacting 0 0 1 0 1 2
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 1 0 0 0 1 2
190 Trunks and Hand-Carried Luggage 1 1 0 0 0 2
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 0 0 1 1 0 2
221 Article Dispensing 0 1 0 0 1 2
227 Elongated-Member-Driving Apparatus 0 0 0 1 1 2
238 Railways: Surface Track 1 0 1 0 0 2
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 1 1 0 0 0 2
252 Compositions 0 1 0 1 0 2
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 0 1 1 0 0 2
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 0 0 1 1 0 2
273 Amusement Devices: Games 1 1 0 0 0 2
292 Closure Fasteners 0 1 0 0 1 2
305 Wheel Substitutes for Land Vehicles 0 0 1 1 0 2
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 0 0 1 1 0 2
360 Dynamic Magnetic Information Storage or Retrieval 0 0 1 1 0 2
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 1 0 0 1 0 2
385 Optical Waveguides 0 0 1 0 1 2
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 0 1 1 0 0 2
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 0 0 0 0 2 2
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 0 1 0 0 1 2
463 Amusement Devices: Games 0 0 1 0 1 2
464 Rotary Shafts, Gudgeons, Housings, and Flexible Couplings for Rotary Shafts 0 0 0 1 1 2
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 1 0 1 0 0 2
007 Compound Hand Tools 0 0 0 1 0 1
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 0 0 0 0 1 1
016 Miscellaneous Hardware 0 1 0 0 0 1
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 0 0 0 0 1 1
033 Geometrical Instruments 0 0 1 0 0 1
037 Excavating 0 0 1 0 0 1
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 0 0 1 0 0 1
053 Package Making 1 0 0 0 0 1
063 Jewelry 0 0 0 1 0 1
070 Locks 0 1 0 0 0 1
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 0 0 1 0 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
082 Turning (e.g., for metal working) 1 0 0 0 0 1
084 Music 0 1 0 0 0 1
086 Ammunition and Explosive-Charge Making 0 1 0 0 0 1
089 Ordnance 0 0 0 0 1 1
091 Motors: Expansible Chamber Type 0 0 0 1 0 1
092 Expansible Chamber Devices 1 0 0 0 0 1
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 1
100 Presses 1 0 0 0 0 1
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 0 0 0 1 0 1
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 0 0 0 0 1 1
109 Safes, Bank Protection, or a Related Device 0 0 1 0 0 1
116 Signals and Indicators 0 0 0 0 1 1
118 Coating Apparatus 0 0 0 1 0 1
126 Stoves and Furnaces 0 0 0 1 0 1
131 Tobacco 0 0 0 0 1 1
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 0 1 0 0 0 1
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 0 0 0 1 0 1
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 0 1 0 0 0 1
148 Metal Treatment 0 0 1 0 0 1
150 Purses, Wallets, and Protective Covers 1 0 0 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 1 0 1
169 Fire Extinguishers 0 1 0 0 0 1
177 Weighing Scales 0 0 0 1 0 1
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 0 0 0 0 1 1
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 0 0 0 0 1 1
202 Distillation: Apparatus 0 0 1 0 0 1
212 Traversing Hoists 0 0 0 1 0 1
215 Bottles and Jars 0 0 0 0 1 1
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 0 0 1 0 0 1
237 Heating Systems 0 0 1 0 0 1
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 0 0 1 0 0 1
244 Aeronautics 1 0 0 0 0 1
271 Sheet Feeding or Delivering 0 0 0 1 0 1
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 0 1 0 0 0 1
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 0 0 0 1 0 1
301 Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles 1 0 0 0 0 1
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 0 0 1 0 0 1
322 Electricity: Single Generator Systems 0 1 0 0 0 1
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 0 1 0 0 0 1
338 Electrical Resistors 0 0 0 0 1 1
359 Optics: Systems (Including Communication) and Elements 0 0 1 0 0 1
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 0 0 0 0 1 1
369 Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval 0 1 0 0 0 1
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 1 0 0 0 0 1
382 Image Analysis 0 0 0 1 0 1
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 0 0 0 1 0 1
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 1 0 0 0 0 1
412 Bookbinding: Process and Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 1
418 Rotary Expansible Chamber Devices 0 1 0 0 0 1
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 0 0 1 0 0 1
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 0 0 0 0 1 1
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 0 0 0 1 0 1
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 0 0 0 0 1 1
451 Abrading 0 0 0 1 0 1
454 Ventilation 0 0 0 1 0 1
477 Interrelated Power Delivery Controls, Including Engine Control 0 1 0 0 0 1
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 1 1
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 1 0 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 204 191 230 215 212 1052


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