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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

INDIANA

( 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) 104 120 99 70 60 453
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 44 28 29 35 22 158
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 42 36 33 18 23 152
029 Metal Working 21 28 25 29 13 116
606 Surgery (instruments) 25 24 24 21 21 115
439 Electrical Connectors 26 23 22 28 15 114
060 Power Plants 18 34 18 21 22 113
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 19 17 37 17 19 109
280 Land Vehicles 20 27 27 22 12 108
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 22 21 25 21 17 106
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 14 23 18 25 25 105
073 Measuring and Testing 20 18 23 24 19 104
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 23 24 16 22 17 102
348 Television 17 28 16 16 18 95
137 Fluid Handling 20 18 14 13 15 80
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 14 22 17 17 9 79
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 16 19 10 20 13 78
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 33 19 10 9 6 77
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 21 14 17 11 12 75
340 Communications: Electrical 18 14 14 15 14 75
062 Refrigeration 12 18 19 16 8 73
362 Illumination 14 8 13 16 22 73
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 16 17 14 14 10 71
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 13 16 3 16 23 71
005 Beds 6 15 17 17 15 70
180 Motor Vehicles 11 15 15 17 10 68
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 15 7 16 19 8 65
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 13 16 10 14 10 63
475 Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components 12 17 17 10 7 63
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 16 16 9 8 6 55
297 Chairs and Seats 7 9 17 10 11 54
188 Brakes 11 14 8 12 6 51
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 9 13 13 11 3 49
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 10 11 9 11 5 46
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 11 13 12 7 2 45
192 Clutches and Power-Stop Control 11 8 11 9 5 44
219 Electric Heating 15 7 8 3 10 43
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 8 10 7 7 9 41
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 8 6 10 11 6 41
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 6 5 9 10 10 40
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 11 10 3 5 11 40
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 5 10 11 6 8 40
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 5 8 11 8 7 39
220 Receptacles 7 8 4 10 9 38
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 11 6 10 7 3 37
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 7 8 10 4 8 37
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 11 7 6 6 7 37
370 Multiplex Communications 2 7 10 8 10 37
215 Bottles and Jars 5 14 4 7 5 35
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 4 11 8 10 2 35
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 7 5 2 9 7 30
250 Radiant Energy 4 4 5 8 9 30
359 Optics: Systems and Elements 4 9 7 5 5 30
379 Telephonic Communications 6 6 9 3 6 30
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 6 6 9 9 0 30
148 Metal Treatment 10 3 7 6 3 29
119 Animal Husbandry 6 8 6 6 2 28
206 Special Receptacle or Package 6 9 6 4 3 28
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 11 1 7 4 5 28
252 Compositions 8 7 0 6 6 27
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 13 3 5 3 3 27
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 4 11 4 3 5 27
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 4 6 4 6 6 26
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 3 6 8 7 2 26
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 8 5 10 1 2 26
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 3 7 3 10 3 26
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 6 4 4 9 3 26
033 Geometrical Instruments 4 4 8 4 5 25
164 Metal Founding 3 5 6 5 6 25
267 Spring Devices 4 8 7 3 3 25
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 4 5 3 5 8 25
386 Television Signal Processing for Dynamic Recording or Reproducing 7 4 6 4 4 25
455 Telecommunications 2 4 8 4 7 25
477 Interrelated Power Delivery Controls, Including Engine Control 5 9 8 2 1 25
027 Undertaking 6 1 6 5 6 24
126 Stoves and Furnaces 5 5 7 4 3 24
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 5 4 3 8 3 23
211 Supports: Racks 3 8 7 4 1 23
292 Closure Fasteners 3 3 5 7 5 23
384 Bearings 6 5 3 3 6 23
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 6 3 5 4 4 22
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 2 6 6 4 4 22
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 4 5 6 4 3 22
303 Fluid-Pressure and Analogous Brake Systems 6 6 3 2 5 22
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 4 5 2 5 6 22
414 Material or Article Handling 4 3 4 8 3 22
336 Inductor Devices 3 4 4 2 8 21
427 Coating Processes 4 4 4 5 4 21
451 Abrading 3 3 1 3 11 21
083 Cutting 3 2 4 3 8 20
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 5 5 6 0 4 20
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 2 3 7 7 1 20
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 4 3 2 6 5 20
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 7 2 3 2 6 20
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 4 3 7 4 1 19
417 Pumps 3 10 4 1 1 19
454 Ventilation 4 5 5 1 4 19
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 2 5 6 4 2 19
002 Apparel 3 4 5 4 2 18
092 Expansible Chamber Devices 7 3 5 1 2 18
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 4 3 5 4 2 18
482 Exercise Devices 1 6 5 5 1 18
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 6 4 2 4 2 18
053 Package Making 6 4 1 1 5 17
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 4 4 0 6 3 17
433 Dentistry 5 1 3 6 2 17
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 4 1 4 4 4 17
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 2 4 7 2 2 17
114 Ships 5 2 2 4 3 16
118 Coating Apparatus 1 6 2 4 3 16
181 Acoustics 3 3 3 2 5 16
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 4 3 3 4 2 16
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 5 3 4 1 3 16
056 Harvesters 2 4 6 2 1 15
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 2 2 6 2 3 15
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 4 1 1 6 3 15
165 Heat Exchange 0 1 1 5 8 15
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 4 2 1 4 4 15
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 2 3 4 2 4 15
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 6 5 3 1 0 15
431 Combustion 1 4 5 1 4 15
725 Interactive Video Distribution Systems 7 1 3 1 3 15
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 1 2 3 4 4 14
070 Locks 2 2 5 3 2 14
273 Amusement Devices: Games 4 4 1 2 3 14
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 5 2 3 2 2 14
089 Ordnance 0 1 6 3 3 13
105 Railway Rolling Stock 1 5 6 1 0 13
322 Electricity: Single Generator Systems 2 3 2 5 1 13
338 Electrical Resistors 2 6 1 1 3 13
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 3 1 4 4 0 12
049 Movable or Removable Closures 4 0 2 2 4 12
055 Gas Separation 0 5 4 2 1 12
072 Metal Deforming 1 2 4 3 2 12
224 Package and Article Carriers 1 4 2 4 1 12
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 5 1 3 2 1 12
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 5 2 1 3 1 12
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 3 2 3 3 1 12
382 Image Analysis 3 1 4 3 1 12
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 1 1 4 5 1 12
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 1 2 3 4 2 12
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 2 1 2 1 5 11
081 Tools 2 1 2 3 3 11
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 6 2 0 2 1 11
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 5 1 2 2 1 11
434 Education and Demonstration 2 1 4 2 2 11
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 2 2 2 2 3 11
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 0 3 2 3 3 11
016 Miscellaneous Hardware 2 2 2 4 0 10
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 2 2 2 1 3 10
177 Weighing Scales 1 4 1 2 2 10
236 Automatic Temperature and Humidity Regulation 3 2 3 1 1 10
269 Work Holders 3 3 1 1 2 10
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 2 1 0 3 4 10
301 Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles 1 4 4 1 0 10
385 Optical Waveguides 3 2 1 1 3 10
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 2 1 4 1 2 10
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 2 4 0 1 3 10
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 0 0 6 2 2 10
030 Cutlery 0 1 2 5 1 9
042 Firearms 2 1 3 2 1 9
091 Motors: Expansible Chamber Type 4 0 0 3 2 9
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 1 1 3 1 3 9
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 1 0 3 3 2 9
335 Electricity: Magnetically Operated Switches, Magnets, and Electromagnets 0 1 1 1 6 9
407 Cutters, for Shaping 0 0 3 5 1 9
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 0 2 3 3 1 9
494 Imperforate Bowl: Centrifugal Separators 5 2 1 0 1 9
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 1 1 2 1 4 9
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 0 2 1 3 2 8
047 Plant Husbandry 2 2 0 1 3 8
102 Ammunition and Explosives 0 1 3 2 2 8
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 3 2 2 0 1 8
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 3 1 3 1 0 8
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 2 0 1 2 3 8
369 Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval 2 2 0 3 1 8
403 Joints and Connections 1 2 4 1 0 8
409 Gear Cutting, Milling, or Planing 1 3 1 1 2 8
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 1 2 3 1 8
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 1 1 2 3 0 7
111 Planting 0 2 3 2 0 7
116 Signals and Indicators 2 1 0 2 2 7
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 3 4 0 0 0 7
172 Earth Working 1 1 3 1 1 7
184 Lubrication 2 1 2 1 1 7
331 Oscillators 3 2 1 0 1 7
418 Rotary Expansible Chamber Devices 1 2 2 1 1 7
441 Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices 2 1 0 2 2 7
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 2 1 1 2 0 6
095 Gas Separation: Processes 0 4 1 0 1 6
132 Toilet 2 1 0 2 1 6
144 Woodworking 2 0 1 2 1 6
152 Resilient Tires and Wheels 2 2 2 0 0 6
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 0 0 2 3 1 6
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 0 1 1 1 3 6
187 Elevator, Industrial Lift Truck, or Stationary Lift for Vehicle 0 2 1 2 1 6
330 Amplifiers 3 0 0 2 1 6
392 Electric Resistance Heating Devices 0 1 0 3 2 6
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 2 2 2 0 0 6
474 Endless Belt Power Transmission Systems or Components 1 0 1 2 2 6
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 0 1 3 2 0 6
068 Textiles: Fluid Treating Apparatus 1 1 3 0 0 5
082 Turning (e.g., for metal working) 2 0 2 1 0 5
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 1 0 3 0 1 5
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 2 2 0 0 1 5
216 Etching a Substrate: Processes 0 3 0 1 1 5
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 2 1 0 1 1 5
353 Optics: Image Projectors 0 2 0 2 1 5
368 Horology: Time Measuring Systems or Devices 1 3 0 0 1 5
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 0 0 2 1 2 5
408 Cutting by Use of Rotating Axially Moving Tool 1 1 3 0 0 5
440 Marine Propulsion 1 0 2 1 1 5
464 Rotary Shafts, Gudgeons, Housings, and Flexible Couplings for Rotary Shafts 3 0 1 0 1 5
483 Tool Changing 0 3 2 0 0 5
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 0 1 3 0 5
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 1 4 5
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 0 2 1 1 1 5
726 Information Security 1 0 2 1 1 5
014 Bridges 0 1 0 1 2 4
084 Music 0 0 1 2 1 4
101 Printing 0 2 1 1 0 4
104 Railways 1 2 0 0 1 4
213 Railway Draft Appliances 1 1 0 1 1 4
221 Article Dispensing 2 0 2 0 0 4
232 Deposit and Collection Receptacles 0 0 2 0 2 4
279 Chucks or Sockets 1 0 1 1 1 4
293 Vehicle Fenders 1 0 1 1 1 4
326 Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry 0 0 2 1 1 4
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 0 0 1 2 1 4
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 0 1 1 0 2 4
383 Flexible Bags 1 0 2 0 1 4
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 0 1 1 1 1 4
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 3 0 0 1 0 4
508 Solid Anti-Friction Devices, Materials Therefor, Lubricant or Separant Compositions for Moving Solid Surfaces, and Miscellaneous Mineral Oil Compositions 2 1 0 1 0 4
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 1 0 1 1 1 4
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 0 1 0 3 0 4
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 2 2 4
007 Compound Hand Tools 2 0 1 0 0 3
008 Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers 0 1 2 0 0 3
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 1 0 1 1 0 3
037 Excavating 1 0 1 1 0 3
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 1 1 1 0 0 3
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 2 0 0 1 0 3
112 Sewing 0 1 1 0 1 3
131 Tobacco 0 0 1 0 2 3
169 Fire Extinguishers 0 1 0 0 2 3
227 Elongated-Member-Driving Apparatus 1 0 0 0 2 3
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 1 0 1 0 1 3
237 Heating Systems 0 1 0 1 1 3
238 Railways: Surface Track 2 0 0 0 1 3
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 0 0 3 0 0 3
246 Railway Switches and Signals 0 2 1 0 0 3
283 Printed Matter 0 1 1 1 0 3
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 1 0 1 0 1 3
398 Optical Communications 0 2 0 1 0 3
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 1 0 0 0 2 3
419 Powder Metallurgy Processes 1 0 1 0 1 3
420 Alloys or Metallic Compositions 0 0 0 3 0 3
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 2 0 0 0 1 3
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 1 0 1 0 1 3
493 Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web 1 0 1 1 0 3
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 1 0 1 0 1 3
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 0 1 2 0 0 3
028 Textiles: Manufacturing 0 2 0 0 0 2
109 Safes, Bank Protection, or a Related Device 0 0 0 1 1 2
110 Furnaces 0 1 0 0 1 2
122 Liquid Heaters and Vaporizers 0 0 1 1 0 2
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 0 0 1 1 0 2
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 1 0 0 0 1 2
249 Static Molds 1 0 1 0 0 2
256 Fences 0 0 1 0 1 2
266 Metallurgical Apparatus 0 0 1 0 1 2
299 Mining or In Situ Disintegration of Hard Material 0 0 0 1 1 2
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 1 0 1 0 0 2
372 Coherent Light Generators 1 0 0 0 1 2
373 Industrial Electric Heating Furnaces 1 0 0 1 0 2
376 Induced Nuclear Reactions: Processes, Systems, and Elements 0 0 0 2 0 2
380 Cryptography 1 0 1 0 0 2
388 Electricity: Motor Control Systems 0 0 0 0 2 2
396 Photography 0 0 2 0 0 2
400 Typewriting Machines 0 0 1 0 1 2
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 0 0 2 0 0 2
463 Amusement Devices: Games 1 0 0 1 0 2
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 0 0 0 0 2 2
716 DP: Design and Analysis of Circuit or Semiconductor Mask (Data Processing) 0 1 1 0 0 2
719 Interprogram Communication or Interprocess Communication (Ipc) (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 1 0 1 2
001 ** Classification Undetermined ** 0 0 1 0 0 1
038 Textiles: Ironing or Smoothing 0 0 0 1 0 1
051 Abrasive Tool Making Process, Material, or Composition 0 1 0 0 0 1
059 Chain, Staple, and Horseshoe Making 0 1 0 0 0 1
063 Jewelry 0 0 1 0 0 1
065 Glass Manufacturing 0 0 1 0 0 1
066 Textiles: Knitting 0 0 1 0 0 1
125 Stone Working 0 1 0 0 0 1
136 Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric 0 0 0 0 1 1
140 Wireworking 1 0 0 0 0 1
150 Purses, Wallets, and Protective Covers 0 1 0 0 0 1
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 0 0 0 1 0 1
190 Trunks and Hand-Carried Luggage 0 1 0 0 0 1
193 Conveyors, Chutes, Skids, Guides, and Ways 0 0 0 0 1 1
194 Check-Actuated Control Mechanisms 0 0 0 1 0 1
203 Distillation: Processes, Separatory 0 1 0 0 0 1
212 Traversing Hoists 1 0 0 0 0 1
271 Sheet Feeding or Delivering 0 1 0 0 0 1
281 Books, Strips, and Leaves 1 0 0 0 0 1
289 Knots and Knot Tying 0 0 1 0 0 1
298 Land Vehicles: Dumping 0 0 0 0 1 1
305 Wheel Substitutes for Land Vehicles 0 0 1 0 0 1
332 Modulators 0 1 0 0 0 1
334 Tuners 0 1 0 0 0 1
337 Electricity: Electrothermally or Thermally Actuated Switches 0 1 0 0 0 1
349 Liquid Crystal Cells, Elements and Systems 0 0 0 1 0 1
355 Photocopying 0 1 0 0 0 1
367 Communications, Electrical: Acoustic Wave Systems and Devices 1 0 0 0 0 1
377 Electrical Pulse Counters, Pulse Dividers, or Shift Registers: Circuits and Systems 1 0 0 0 0 1
399 Electrophotography 0 1 0 0 0 1
402 Binder Device Releasably Engaging Aperture or Notch of Sheet 0 1 0 0 0 1
432 Heating 1 0 0 0 0 1
450 Foundation Garments 1 0 0 0 0 1
453 Coin Handling 0 0 0 0 1 1
472 Amusement Devices 0 0 0 0 1 1
492 Roll or Roller 0 0 0 0 1 1
501 Compositions: Ceramic 0 0 0 1 0 1
588 Hazardous or Toxic Waste Destruction or Containment 0 1 0 0 0 1
720 Dynamic Optical Information Storage or Retrieval 0 0 0 1 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 1357 1397 1385 1280 1108 6527


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