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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

OREGON

( 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
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 97 111 111 94 85 498
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 43 54 73 102 152 424
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 27 33 49 67 78 254
382 Image Analysis 18 33 59 70 46 226
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 23 37 60 57 37 214
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 42 53 51 39 21 206
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 20 43 49 44 45 201
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 29 30 41 37 34 171
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 21 38 49 33 26 167
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 28 26 33 46 31 164
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 27 23 34 36 44 164
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 21 24 32 38 39 154
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 24 23 26 35 36 144
326 Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry 17 39 35 28 16 135
370 Multiplex Communications 13 16 30 35 31 125
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 11 11 35 29 19 105
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 8 17 23 31 22 101
712 Processing Architectures and Instruction Processing, e.g., Processors (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 17 23 18 18 24 100
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 25 24 17 16 14 96
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 6 19 8 16 32 81
359 Optics: Systems and Elements 10 8 13 17 29 77
250 Radiant Energy 12 16 11 19 17 75
439 Electrical Connectors 12 16 13 21 11 73
716 DP: Design and Analysis of Circuit or Semiconductor Mask (Data Processing) 6 13 19 15 20 73
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 14 17 17 14 8 70
348 Television 22 12 8 14 12 68
340 Communications: Electrical 13 14 10 12 13 62
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 18 8 15 11 9 61
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 14 8 12 12 14 60
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 13 12 12 16 5 58
330 Amplifiers 6 15 14 15 8 58
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 12 11 16 10 9 58
029 Metal Working 8 10 12 14 12 56
451 Abrading 9 13 11 9 14 56
280 Land Vehicles 19 9 7 7 12 54
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 10 13 15 6 7 51
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 6 14 11 8 11 50
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 9 10 8 14 7 48
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 9 11 6 15 7 48
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 3 10 12 13 8 46
353 Optics: Image Projectors 4 7 8 11 14 44
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 8 5 15 12 3 43
379 Telephonic Communications 5 8 9 10 11 43
455 Telecommunications 4 6 6 13 14 43
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 5 8 10 8 9 40
385 Optical Waveguides 5 2 5 13 15 40
002 Apparel 5 12 6 9 7 39
482 Exercise Devices 8 5 9 6 11 39
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 12 11 7 5 3 38
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 3 7 9 10 9 38
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 5 6 8 8 10 37
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 6 8 3 14 5 36
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 8 5 5 9 8 35
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 1 6 4 8 15 34
073 Measuring and Testing 6 4 4 11 8 33
331 Oscillators 2 7 7 6 11 33
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 6 8 3 3 10 30
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 6 6 6 5 7 30
380 Cryptography 6 3 4 6 10 29
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 5 5 8 5 6 29
083 Cutting 4 5 1 7 11 28
216 Etching a Substrate: Processes 0 4 5 12 7 28
219 Electric Heating 3 5 6 6 8 28
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 1 5 6 6 10 28
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 6 1 2 7 11 27
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 7 6 3 5 5 26
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 2 10 3 6 5 26
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 3 7 6 7 3 26
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 5 2 9 7 3 26
718 Virtual Machine Task or Process Management or Task Management/Control (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 4 3 6 7 6 26
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 4 3 11 2 5 25
362 Illumination 4 3 7 4 7 25
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 4 7 6 3 5 25
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 2 3 4 5 9 23
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 2 11 5 3 2 23
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 3 4 6 3 6 22
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 8 7 4 2 1 22
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 0 8 7 3 4 22
400 Typewriting Machines 5 1 7 5 4 22
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 12 3 2 2 3 22
606 Surgery (instruments) 6 2 6 7 1 22
719 Interprogram Communication or Interprocess Communication (Ipc) (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 1 5 5 11 22
042 Firearms 2 4 8 6 1 21
119 Animal Husbandry 5 5 6 3 2 21
414 Material or Article Handling 4 7 3 2 5 21
463 Amusement Devices: Games 7 6 3 4 1 21
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 1 8 7 4 1 21
053 Package Making 3 0 4 8 5 20
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 1 4 7 7 1 20
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 5 2 4 6 3 20
427 Coating Processes 3 0 3 7 7 20
726 Information Security 7 2 1 8 2 20
007 Compound Hand Tools 4 2 6 5 2 19
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 3 2 5 4 5 19
165 Heat Exchange 7 6 2 3 0 18
206 Special Receptacle or Package 5 2 7 2 2 18
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 2 3 4 4 5 18
137 Fluid Handling 5 3 4 4 1 17
033 Geometrical Instruments 1 4 2 4 5 16
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 3 1 2 6 4 16
224 Package and Article Carriers 1 3 8 0 4 16
433 Dentistry 7 5 2 2 0 16
030 Cutlery 2 5 3 3 2 15
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 2 5 3 3 2 15
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 2 4 8 1 0 15
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 4 3 6 2 0 15
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 6 1 5 2 1 15
105 Railway Rolling Stock 4 3 5 1 1 14
297 Chairs and Seats 2 1 1 5 5 14
349 Liquid Crystal Cells, Elements and Systems 1 3 3 2 5 14
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 6 0 4 4 0 14
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 7 2 4 0 1 14
725 Interactive Video Distribution Systems 2 3 4 3 2 14
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 5 0 4 3 1 13
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 2 4 4 2 1 13
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 3 3 3 1 3 13
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 1 1 5 5 1 13
211 Supports: Racks 4 4 3 0 2 13
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 1 3 3 2 4 13
005 Beds 3 4 0 2 3 12
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 4 2 1 3 2 12
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 6 2 1 1 2 12
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 4 2 3 2 1 12
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 4 3 0 3 2 12
434 Education and Demonstration 1 2 2 3 4 12
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 5 3 2 1 1 12
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 3 1 4 4 0 12
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 0 2 5 2 2 11
070 Locks 2 2 4 2 1 11
101 Printing 0 2 1 4 4 11
117 Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor 1 5 4 1 0 11
118 Coating Apparatus 1 2 2 4 2 11
126 Stoves and Furnaces 2 5 3 0 1 11
144 Woodworking 6 0 3 2 0 11
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 4 3 1 0 3 11
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 0 4 3 3 1 11
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 2 2 4 1 2 11
016 Miscellaneous Hardware 1 1 4 2 2 10
037 Excavating 0 4 3 3 0 10
084 Music 2 3 2 1 2 10
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 1 1 4 1 3 10
220 Receptacles 4 1 1 1 3 10
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 2 2 2 1 3 10
454 Ventilation 3 1 2 3 1 10
081 Tools 4 1 1 1 2 9
114 Ships 2 1 3 1 2 9
188 Brakes 4 1 2 0 2 9
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 1 1 3 3 1 9
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 0 4 2 3 0 9
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 2 5 1 0 1 9
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 0 3 0 3 2 8
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 3 1 0 2 2 8
056 Harvesters 0 2 3 0 3 8
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 2 2 2 1 1 8
102 Ammunition and Explosives 2 1 1 2 2 8
269 Work Holders 2 3 1 2 0 8
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 0 3 1 1 3 8
369 Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval 2 0 2 2 2 8
417 Pumps 1 2 3 2 0 8
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 1 1 1 3 2 8
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 0 2 1 1 4 8
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 0 1 3 2 2 8
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 1 2 4 0 1 8
047 Plant Husbandry 1 1 2 2 1 7
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 4 3 0 0 0 7
180 Motor Vehicles 1 1 2 2 1 7
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 1 1 3 0 2 7
252 Compositions 0 3 0 3 1 7
273 Amusement Devices: Games 4 2 1 0 0 7
283 Printed Matter 2 1 1 2 1 7
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 2 2 1 0 2 7
355 Photocopying 0 2 2 1 2 7
399 Electrophotography 3 0 0 2 2 7
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 0 1 3 1 2 7
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 0 2 1 2 2 7
445 Electric Lamp or Space Discharge Component or Device Manufacturing 0 0 2 4 1 7
051 Abrasive Tool Making Process, Material, or Composition 4 0 0 2 0 6
062 Refrigeration 0 1 1 2 2 6
089 Ordnance 2 1 0 2 1 6
095 Gas Separation: Processes 1 1 1 2 1 6
104 Railways 2 1 3 0 0 6
148 Metal Treatment 1 1 1 2 1 6
152 Resilient Tires and Wheels 1 1 1 2 1 6
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 1 2 3 0 0 6
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 1 0 1 2 2 6
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 2 2 0 2 0 6
386 Television Signal Processing for Dynamic Recording or Reproducing 1 0 1 2 2 6
392 Electric Resistance Heating Devices 1 0 1 0 4 6
403 Joints and Connections 1 3 1 1 0 6
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 2 0 1 0 2 5
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 1 1 1 2 0 5
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 1 2 0 1 1 5
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 4 1 0 0 0 5
246 Railway Switches and Signals 1 1 0 2 1 5
267 Spring Devices 1 2 0 1 1 5
271 Sheet Feeding or Delivering 2 0 0 2 1 5
360 Dynamic Magnetic Information Storage or Retrieval 1 0 0 2 2 5
372 Coherent Light Generators 0 0 2 1 2 5
398 Optical Communications 4 0 0 1 0 5
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 0 1 1 2 1 5
441 Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices 1 1 0 2 1 5
060 Power Plants 0 0 2 0 2 4
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 0 1 1 2 0 4
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 2 1 1 0 0 4
164 Metal Founding 0 1 2 0 1 4
173 Tool Driving or Impacting 0 0 2 2 0 4
177 Weighing Scales 2 1 0 0 1 4
181 Acoustics 1 1 1 0 1 4
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 1 1 1 1 0 4
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 0 0 0 2 2 4
256 Fences 1 0 1 1 1 4
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 0 2 1 1 0 4
301 Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles 3 1 0 0 0 4
335 Electricity: Magnetically Operated Switches, Magnets, and Electromagnets 1 1 0 1 1 4
396 Photography 0 0 2 2 0 4
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 1 1 0 2 0 4
501 Compositions: Ceramic 1 1 0 2 0 4
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 1 0 1 1 1 4
019 Textiles: Fiber Preparation 0 3 0 0 0 3
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 0 0 1 1 1 3
054 Harness for Working Animal 0 2 0 1 0 3
091 Motors: Expansible Chamber Type 1 1 0 0 1 3
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 0 2 0 1 0 3
172 Earth Working 0 2 1 0 0 3
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 2 1 0 0 0 3
190 Trunks and Hand-Carried Luggage 0 0 2 0 1 3
192 Clutches and Power-Stop Control 0 2 1 0 0 3
194 Check-Actuated Control Mechanisms 1 0 1 1 0 3
221 Article Dispensing 1 1 0 1 0 3
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 0 0 1 2 0 3
236 Automatic Temperature and Humidity Regulation 1 1 0 0 1 3
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 0 1 1 0 1 3
298 Land Vehicles: Dumping 2 1 0 0 0 3
338 Electrical Resistors 0 0 2 0 1 3
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 1 1 0 1 0 3
368 Horology: Time Measuring Systems or Devices 1 0 1 0 1 3
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 0 0 2 0 1 3
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 0 2 1 0 0 3
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 1 1 1 0 0 3
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 1 0 0 1 1 3
440 Marine Propulsion 0 1 0 1 1 3
588 Hazardous or Toxic Waste Destruction or Containment 0 1 1 1 0 3
048 Gas: Heating and Illuminating 1 0 1 0 0 2
049 Movable or Removable Closures 1 0 0 1 0 2
063 Jewelry 1 0 0 0 1 2
071 Chemistry: Fertilizers 0 0 1 1 0 2
082 Turning (e.g., for metal working) 1 0 0 1 0 2
086 Ammunition and Explosive-Charge Making 1 1 0 0 0 2
116 Signals and Indicators 0 1 0 0 1 2
136 Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric 2 0 0 0 0 2
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 0 0 1 0 1 2
169 Fire Extinguishers 1 0 0 1 0 2
249 Static Molds 0 1 1 0 0 2
266 Metallurgical Apparatus 0 1 1 0 0 2
281 Books, Strips, and Leaves 1 1 0 0 0 2
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 1 0 1 0 0 2
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 1 0 0 1 0 2
292 Closure Fasteners 0 0 1 1 0 2
293 Vehicle Fenders 1 1 0 0 0 2
337 Electricity: Electrothermally or Thermally Actuated Switches 0 0 0 1 1 2
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 1 0 0 0 1 2
367 Communications, Electrical: Acoustic Wave Systems and Devices 2 0 0 0 0 2
383 Flexible Bags 0 0 1 1 0 2
406 Conveyors: Fluid Current 0 2 0 0 0 2
408 Cutting by Use of Rotating Axially Moving Tool 1 0 1 0 0 2
409 Gear Cutting, Milling, or Planing 0 0 2 0 0 2
420 Alloys or Metallic Compositions 0 1 0 0 1 2
431 Combustion 0 0 0 1 1 2
450 Foundation Garments 1 1 0 0 0 2
474 Endless Belt Power Transmission Systems or Components 1 1 0 0 0 2
475 Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components 0 2 0 0 0 2
008 Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers 1 0 0 0 0 1
012 Boot and Shoe Making 0 1 0 0 0 1
014 Bridges 0 0 0 1 0 1
055 Gas Separation 0 0 0 1 0 1
057 Textiles: Spinning, Twisting, and Twining 1 0 0 0 0 1
072 Metal Deforming 0 0 0 1 0 1
092 Expansible Chamber Devices 0 0 1 0 0 1
122 Liquid Heaters and Vaporizers 1 0 0 0 0 1
125 Stone Working 1 0 0 0 0 1
132 Toilet 0 0 1 0 0 1
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 0 1 0 0 0 1
178 Telegraphy 0 0 0 1 0 1
187 Elevator, Industrial Lift Truck, or Stationary Lift for Vehicle 0 0 0 1 0 1
215 Bottles and Jars 0 0 0 0 1 1
225 Severing by Tearing or Breaking 0 0 0 0 1 1
238 Railways: Surface Track 0 1 0 0 0 1
279 Chucks or Sockets 0 0 1 0 0 1
303 Fluid-Pressure and Analogous Brake Systems 1 0 0 0 0 1
305 Wheel Substitutes for Land Vehicles 0 0 1 0 0 1
332 Modulators 0 0 0 0 1 1
336 Inductor Devices 0 0 0 0 1 1
346 Recorders 0 1 0 0 0 1
352 Optics: Motion Pictures 0 0 1 0 0 1
377 Electrical Pulse Counters, Pulse Dividers, or Shift Registers: Circuits and Systems 0 0 0 0 1 1
419 Powder Metallurgy Processes 0 0 0 1 0 1
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 0 0 1 0 0 1
449 Bee Culture (propagating, raising, caring for bees) 0 0 0 1 0 1
452 Butchering 0 0 0 0 1 1
464 Rotary Shafts, Gudgeons, Housings, and Flexible Couplings for Rotary Shafts 0 1 0 0 0 1
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 0 0 0 1 0 1
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 0 0 1 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 1258 1450 1665 1725 1618 7716


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