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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Branch (PTMB)

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

Count of 2001 - 2005 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

MISSOURI

( 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 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Total
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 76 106 77 88 53 400
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 37 23 29 23 16 128
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 24 24 20 18 15 101
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 13 23 24 13 18 91
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 18 14 11 11 7 61
005 Beds 14 11 12 11 9 57
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 9 13 10 10 14 56
073 Measuring and Testing 8 14 12 8 9 51
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 11 8 15 8 9 51
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 10 10 14 5 8 47
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 9 6 5 15 10 45
137 Fluid Handling 13 4 7 9 11 44
117 Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor 15 7 12 3 4 41
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 10 8 6 10 7 41
119 Animal Husbandry 5 12 8 7 8 40
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 7 6 11 5 11 40
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 12 9 9 3 5 38
029 Metal Working 8 6 6 9 8 37
362 Illumination 6 4 11 8 8 37
606 Surgery (instruments) 8 6 10 7 5 36
062 Refrigeration 10 6 8 4 7 35
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 4 4 6 13 8 35
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 5 14 10 3 3 35
280 Land Vehicles 11 9 3 5 7 35
379 Telephonic Communications 3 6 5 15 6 35
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 8 6 6 7 7 34
340 Communications: Electrical 6 7 4 8 9 34
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 6 10 8 2 5 31
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 8 9 7 3 4 31
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 7 6 10 5 2 30
219 Electric Heating 11 6 2 8 3 30
370 Multiplex Communications 2 3 5 10 9 29
206 Special Receptacle or Package 10 8 4 4 2 28
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 7 8 5 2 4 26
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 7 5 7 3 2 24
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 0 4 7 7 6 24
439 Electrical Connectors 1 5 2 8 8 24
033 Geometrical Instruments 4 6 3 7 3 23
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 4 5 4 7 3 23
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 4 3 5 6 5 23
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 1 5 7 5 5 23
297 Chairs and Seats 2 8 6 5 1 22
385 Optical Waveguides 6 3 7 3 3 22
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 2 3 5 10 2 22
002 Apparel 4 3 5 4 5 21
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 3 3 8 5 2 21
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 5 7 1 7 1 21
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 1 5 7 4 4 21
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 3 2 5 5 6 21
053 Package Making 4 6 3 2 4 19
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 2 5 4 4 4 19
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 3 4 4 3 5 19
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 2 3 7 4 3 19
372 Coherent Light Generators 3 4 3 7 2 19
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 2 5 6 3 2 18
250 Radiant Energy 2 2 5 3 6 18
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 4 3 3 3 5 18
434 Education and Demonstration 5 4 4 3 2 18
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 3 4 2 7 2 18
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 1 7 4 4 1 17
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 3 4 4 2 4 17
220 Receptacles 6 6 2 2 1 17
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 3 4 7 2 1 17
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 3 4 3 4 3 17
433 Dentistry 10 3 3 0 1 17
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 4 2 6 2 2 16
114 Ships 5 2 2 0 7 16
211 Supports: Racks 7 0 2 4 3 16
221 Article Dispensing 3 3 4 3 3 16
382 Image Analysis 4 1 7 2 2 16
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 4 2 2 2 6 16
016 Miscellaneous Hardware 3 6 4 1 1 15
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 7 2 1 5 0 15
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 2 2 4 2 5 15
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 6 2 2 3 2 15
337 Electricity: Electrothermally or Thermally Actuated Switches 1 3 6 3 2 15
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 3 4 5 1 2 15
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 2 7 3 2 1 15
451 Abrading 2 5 1 4 3 15
224 Package and Article Carriers 3 3 3 3 2 14
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 3 4 3 3 1 14
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 3 3 2 5 1 14
273 Amusement Devices: Games 4 2 5 3 0 14
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 2 3 5 3 1 14
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 7 3 1 2 1 14
072 Metal Deforming 3 3 3 4 0 13
126 Stoves and Furnaces 4 2 3 3 1 13
359 Optics: Systems and Elements 5 4 0 3 1 13
414 Material or Article Handling 2 2 3 5 1 13
417 Pumps 1 4 4 3 1 13
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 2 1 7 3 13
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 4 4 3 1 0 12
427 Coating Processes 2 4 1 2 3 12
482 Exercise Devices 3 1 7 0 1 12
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 5 0 2 2 3 12
042 Firearms 2 3 2 2 2 11
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 6 0 2 2 1 11
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 1 4 2 3 1 11
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 2 3 2 1 3 11
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 6 1 1 1 2 11
474 Endless Belt Power Transmission Systems or Components 3 1 1 4 2 11
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 5 1 2 1 2 11
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 2 1 2 1 4 10
049 Movable or Removable Closures 3 3 1 2 1 10
055 Gas Separation 2 3 1 3 1 10
101 Printing 0 3 3 4 0 10
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 0 2 3 5 0 10
164 Metal Founding 3 0 3 3 1 10
236 Automatic Temperature and Humidity Regulation 3 2 2 2 1 10
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 2 3 2 0 3 10
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 2 3 3 2 0 10
403 Joints and Connections 3 5 1 1 0 10
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 5 2 0 1 2 10
030 Cutlery 1 2 5 0 1 9
056 Harvesters 2 3 1 3 0 9
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 3 2 1 2 1 9
081 Tools 1 5 0 0 3 9
148 Metal Treatment 2 0 3 3 1 9
172 Earth Working 0 2 3 2 2 9
184 Lubrication 1 0 2 5 1 9
256 Fences 3 1 2 0 3 9
269 Work Holders 3 1 1 0 4 9
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 0 4 2 2 1 9
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 3 1 2 2 1 9
454 Ventilation 3 1 2 1 2 9
455 Telecommunications 0 1 3 3 2 9
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 1 2 2 3 1 9
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 0 1 0 5 2 8
083 Cutting 2 0 1 2 3 8
100 Presses 2 0 2 3 1 8
102 Ammunition and Explosives 1 3 3 0 1 8
110 Furnaces 1 2 2 1 2 8
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 3 2 1 2 0 8
180 Motor Vehicles 0 2 4 0 2 8
190 Trunks and Hand-Carried Luggage 1 0 3 2 2 8
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 2 3 2 1 0 8
406 Conveyors: Fluid Current 4 3 1 0 0 8
408 Cutting by Use of Rotating Axially Moving Tool 1 4 0 1 2 8
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 1 4 2 0 1 8
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 0 2 3 1 2 8
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 4 2 0 1 1 8
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 3 1 0 2 2 8
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 1 4 0 0 3 8
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 4 0 1 1 1 7
060 Power Plants 1 3 2 0 1 7
092 Expansible Chamber Devices 0 1 2 1 3 7
095 Gas Separation: Processes 1 2 3 0 1 7
122 Liquid Heaters and Vaporizers 0 0 5 1 1 7
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 1 3 0 2 1 7
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 1 0 1 2 3 7
218 High-Voltage Switches with Arc Preventing or Extinguishing Devices 3 0 0 3 1 7
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 1 2 2 1 1 7
252 Compositions 2 0 3 1 1 7
303 Fluid-Pressure and Analogous Brake Systems 2 3 1 1 0 7
335 Electricity: Magnetically Operated Switches, Magnets, and Electromagnets 0 1 1 1 4 7
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 2 0 1 3 1 7
431 Combustion 0 1 1 3 2 7
440 Marine Propulsion 2 1 1 2 1 7
508 Solid Anti-Friction Devices, Materials Therefor, Lubricant or Separant Compositions for Moving Solid Surfaces, and Miscellaneous Mineral Oil Compositions 3 3 0 1 0 7
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 0 1 1 1 4 7
047 Plant Husbandry 2 2 1 0 1 6
071 Chemistry: Fertilizers 2 2 0 1 1 6
084 Music 0 3 2 0 1 6
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 0 0 0 2 4 6
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 0 3 3 0 0 6
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 3 2 0 1 0 6
165 Heat Exchange 1 0 0 3 2 6
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 2 0 2 2 0 6
177 Weighing Scales 0 3 2 1 0 6
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 0 1 1 2 2 6
348 Television 4 2 0 0 0 6
384 Bearings 4 0 1 0 1 6
392 Electric Resistance Heating Devices 3 0 0 2 1 6
402 Binder Device Releasably Engaging Aperture or Notch of Sheet 3 2 0 1 0 6
432 Heating 3 2 1 0 0 6
037 Excavating 3 1 0 1 0 5
070 Locks 1 0 3 1 0 5
144 Woodworking 1 0 3 1 0 5
249 Static Molds 1 1 1 1 1 5
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 1 0 0 0 4 5
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 1 0 3 1 0 5
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 0 2 3 0 0 5
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 1 0 2 1 1 5
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 3 0 0 1 1 5
054 Harness for Working Animal 2 2 0 0 0 4
111 Planting 0 2 1 0 1 4
116 Signals and Indicators 0 1 0 2 1 4
118 Coating Apparatus 1 1 1 0 1 4
132 Toilet 0 2 2 0 0 4
188 Brakes 2 0 2 0 0 4
194 Check-Actuated Control Mechanisms 3 1 0 0 0 4
203 Distillation: Processes, Separatory 1 1 1 0 1 4
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 3 0 1 0 0 4
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 1 0 1 2 0 4
227 Elongated-Member-Driving Apparatus 1 1 1 1 0 4
246 Railway Switches and Signals 0 1 1 2 0 4
283 Printed Matter 0 1 1 1 1 4
292 Closure Fasteners 1 2 0 1 0 4
380 Cryptography 1 1 0 1 1 4
418 Rotary Expansible Chamber Devices 0 0 1 2 1 4
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 0 1 2 1 0 4
493 Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web 1 1 1 1 0 4
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 1 1 1 0 0 3
104 Railways 0 0 1 1 1 3
105 Railway Rolling Stock 0 0 0 2 1 3
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 0 0 3 0 0 3
127 Sugar, Starch, and Carbohydrates 2 0 0 0 1 3
140 Wireworking 0 0 1 2 0 3
169 Fire Extinguishers 0 0 0 0 3 3
213 Railway Draft Appliances 3 0 0 0 0 3
223 Apparel Apparatus 3 0 0 0 0 3
226 Advancing Material of Indeterminate Length 0 0 1 1 1 3
267 Spring Devices 1 0 1 0 1 3
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 1 1 0 1 0 3
298 Land Vehicles: Dumping 0 0 0 2 1 3
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 0 0 2 1 0 3
336 Inductor Devices 0 1 1 1 0 3
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 2 0 1 0 0 3
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 1 1 0 1 0 3
420 Alloys or Metallic Compositions 1 2 0 0 0 3
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 1 1 0 1 0 3
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 2 1 0 0 0 3
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 1 1 0 0 1 3
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 1 2 0 0 0 3
726 Information Security 0 0 3 0 0 3
057 Textiles: Spinning, Twisting, and Twining 1 0 0 1 0 2
068 Textiles: Fluid Treating Apparatus 0 1 1 0 0 2
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 0 0 0 2 0 2
089 Ordnance 2 0 0 0 0 2
091 Motors: Expansible Chamber Type 1 0 0 0 1 2
109 Safes, Bank Protection, or a Related Device 0 0 1 0 1 2
112 Sewing 0 0 0 1 1 2
131 Tobacco 0 1 0 1 0 2
149 Explosive and Thermic Compositions or Charges 0 0 1 0 1 2
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 0 0 0 0 2 2
173 Tool Driving or Impacting 0 0 0 0 2 2
181 Acoustics 1 0 0 1 0 2
192 Clutches and Power-Stop Control 0 1 1 0 0 2
193 Conveyors, Chutes, Skids, Guides, and Ways 0 0 1 0 1 2
216 Etching a Substrate: Processes 0 1 1 0 0 2
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 0 1 0 1 0 2
237 Heating Systems 0 1 0 1 0 2
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 0 0 0 2 0 2
271 Sheet Feeding or Delivering 0 0 0 2 0 2
301 Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles 1 1 0 0 0 2
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 0 0 2 0 0 2
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 0 1 0 1 0 2
330 Amplifiers 1 0 1 0 0 2
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 0 0 0 1 1 2
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 1 1 0 0 0 2
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 1 1 0 0 0 2
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 0 0 1 1 0 2
368 Horology: Time Measuring Systems or Devices 1 0 1 0 0 2
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 1 0 1 0 0 2
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 0 0 0 0 2 2
377 Electrical Pulse Counters, Pulse Dividers, or Shift Registers: Circuits and Systems 1 0 0 1 0 2
383 Flexible Bags 1 0 1 0 0 2
386 Television Signal Processing for Dynamic Recording or Reproducing 0 2 0 0 0 2
412 Bookbinding: Process and Apparatus 1 1 0 0 0 2
441 Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices 1 0 1 0 0 2
460 Crop Threshing or Separating 1 0 1 0 0 2
463 Amusement Devices: Games 0 1 0 1 0 2
464 Rotary Shafts, Gudgeons, Housings, and Flexible Couplings for Rotary Shafts 2 0 0 0 0 2
475 Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components 1 0 0 0 1 2
588 Hazardous or Toxic Waste Destruction or Containment 0 1 1 0 0 2
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 2 0 0 0 0 2
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 1 1 0 0 0 2
725 Interactive Video Distribution Systems 1 0 1 0 0 2
007 Compound Hand Tools 0 0 0 0 1 1
008 Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers 0 1 0 0 0 1
012 Boot and Shoe Making 0 1 0 0 0 1
014 Bridges 0 0 1 0 0 1
027 Undertaking 0 0 0 1 0 1
028 Textiles: Manufacturing 0 1 0 0 0 1
038 Textiles: Ironing or Smoothing 1 0 0 0 0 1
063 Jewelry 0 0 0 1 0 1
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 0 0 0 1 0 1
125 Stone Working 0 1 0 0 0 1
136 Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric 1 0 0 0 0 1
152 Resilient Tires and Wheels 0 1 0 0 0 1
187 Elevator, Industrial Lift Truck, or Stationary Lift for Vehicle 0 0 1 0 0 1
232 Deposit and Collection Receptacles 0 0 0 0 1 1
238 Railways: Surface Track 0 1 0 0 0 1
266 Metallurgical Apparatus 0 0 0 0 1 1
270 Sheet-Material Associating 0 0 1 0 0 1
289 Knots and Knot Tying 0 1 0 0 0 1
305 Wheel Substitutes for Land Vehicles 0 0 1 0 0 1
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 0 1 0 0 0 1
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 0 0 0 1 0 1
349 Liquid Crystal Cells, Elements and Systems 0 0 0 1 0 1
360 Dynamic Magnetic Information Storage or Retrieval 0 0 0 1 0 1
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 0 0 0 1 0 1
376 Induced Nuclear Reactions: Processes, Systems, and Elements 1 0 0 0 0 1
388 Electricity: Motor Control Systems 0 0 0 1 0 1
396 Photography 0 0 1 0 0 1
398 Optical Communications 0 0 0 1 0 1
399 Electrophotography 0 0 0 1 0 1
400 Typewriting Machines 0 0 0 0 1 1
407 Cutters, for Shaping 0 0 0 0 1 1
409 Gear Cutting, Milling, or Planing 0 1 0 0 0 1
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 0 0 0 1 0 1
452 Butchering 0 1 0 0 0 1
472 Amusement Devices 0 1 0 0 0 1
477 Interrelated Power Delivery Controls, Including Engine Control 0 0 1 0 0 1
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 1 0 0 0 0 1
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 1 1
718 Virtual Machine Task or Process Management or Task Management/Control (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 0 1 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 843 837 823 768 628 3899


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