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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

NEVADA

( 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
463 Amusement Devices: Games 43 57 96 128 123 447
273 Amusement Devices: Games 24 36 42 22 30 154
219 Electric Heating 2 4 11 13 4 34
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 3 4 2 13 11 33
362 Illumination 3 0 6 14 9 32
340 Communications: Electrical 10 5 5 0 8 28
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 3 3 4 7 8 25
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 7 3 3 5 3 21
280 Land Vehicles 4 2 6 6 2 20
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 6 4 3 3 3 19
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 3 4 7 3 2 19
029 Metal Working 4 3 7 3 1 18
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 5 2 6 4 1 18
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 0 1 4 11 1 17
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 0 0 3 9 5 17
062 Refrigeration 4 3 1 5 2 15
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 2 5 4 2 2 15
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 3 5 3 2 1 14
073 Measuring and Testing 3 0 3 2 6 14
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 2 5 3 2 2 14
379 Telephonic Communications 5 1 4 3 0 13
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 5 6 0 2 0 13
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 4 1 2 4 2 13
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 4 1 0 5 3 13
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 1 2 5 2 2 12
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 0 4 4 2 2 12
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 2 2 2 2 3 11
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 3 4 3 0 1 11
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 0 1 3 4 3 11
382 Image Analysis 2 1 2 3 3 11
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 3 4 1 0 3 11
119 Animal Husbandry 3 3 1 1 2 10
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 1 2 2 2 3 10
137 Fluid Handling 4 2 1 2 1 10
194 Check-Actuated Control Mechanisms 2 1 1 4 2 10
250 Radiant Energy 3 2 2 2 1 10
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 7 0 0 2 1 10
002 Apparel 1 0 3 2 3 9
033 Geometrical Instruments 1 1 4 1 2 9
114 Ships 3 2 1 2 1 9
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 1 3 2 2 1 9
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 3 1 0 3 2 9
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 1 2 0 3 3 9
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 0 2 3 2 2 9
482 Exercise Devices 1 3 4 0 1 9
206 Special Receptacle or Package 2 1 1 2 2 8
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 1 0 3 2 2 8
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 1 5 1 0 1 8
606 Surgery (instruments) 3 1 1 0 3 8
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 4 1 2 0 1 8
016 Miscellaneous Hardware 1 0 2 2 2 7
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 0 1 3 1 2 7
211 Supports: Racks 1 0 3 1 2 7
252 Compositions 3 0 3 1 0 7
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 0 0 2 2 3 7
453 Coin Handling 4 1 1 1 0 7
005 Beds 2 2 0 1 1 6
047 Plant Husbandry 0 1 2 2 1 6
220 Receptacles 1 2 0 2 1 6
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 1 1 1 0 3 6
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 1 2 0 1 2 6
301 Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles 1 3 2 0 0 6
330 Amplifiers 0 0 1 3 2 6
370 Multiplex Communications 4 1 0 0 1 6
385 Optical Waveguides 0 0 1 2 3 6
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 1 2 0 2 1 6
433 Dentistry 3 2 1 0 0 6
451 Abrading 2 1 1 2 0 6
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 2 0 1 0 2 5
070 Locks 1 0 0 2 2 5
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 1 2 2 0 0 5
152 Resilient Tires and Wheels 1 1 0 2 1 5
188 Brakes 0 2 2 0 1 5
224 Package and Article Carriers 2 0 1 1 1 5
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 1 0 0 1 3 5
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 2 0 3 0 0 5
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 1 1 1 1 1 5
297 Chairs and Seats 0 1 0 2 2 5
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 0 4 1 0 0 5
414 Material or Article Handling 0 1 3 0 1 5
434 Education and Demonstration 1 1 2 0 1 5
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 1 1 1 1 1 5
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 1 0 2 2 5
030 Cutlery 0 0 3 0 1 4
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 1 2 0 1 0 4
132 Toilet 2 1 1 0 0 4
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 1 1 2 0 0 4
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 0 0 1 1 2 4
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 1 1 1 0 1 4
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 1 3 0 0 0 4
221 Article Dispensing 2 1 1 0 0 4
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 0 0 3 0 1 4
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 1 0 1 1 1 4
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 0 2 0 1 1 4
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 0 2 2 0 0 4
335 Electricity: Magnetically Operated Switches, Magnets, and Electromagnets 1 1 2 0 0 4
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 1 2 0 1 0 4
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 1 1 0 0 2 4
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 1 0 1 1 1 4
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 1 0 1 1 1 4
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 1 1 0 2 0 4
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 0 2 1 0 1 4
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 0 1 0 2 1 4
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 1 0 0 1 2 4
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 2 1 1 0 0 4
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 1 2 1 4
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 0 1 1 1 1 4
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 1 1 0 0 1 3
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 1 1 1 0 0 3
042 Firearms 0 1 0 2 0 3
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 2 1 0 0 0 3
049 Movable or Removable Closures 2 0 0 0 1 3
060 Power Plants 1 0 0 2 0 3
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 1 0 1 0 1 3
102 Ammunition and Explosives 1 0 1 1 0 3
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 1 0 1 0 1 3
110 Furnaces 1 0 0 1 1 3
117 Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor 0 1 1 1 0 3
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 1 0 0 0 2 3
180 Motor Vehicles 0 1 0 2 0 3
192 Clutches and Power-Stop Control 0 1 1 0 1 3
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 1 0 0 0 2 3
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 0 0 0 2 1 3
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 1 0 1 0 1 3
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 0 1 1 1 0 3
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 0 1 1 0 1 3
348 Television 3 0 0 0 0 3
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 1 0 2 0 0 3
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 0 1 1 1 0 3
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 1 1 1 0 0 3
372 Coherent Light Generators 0 0 1 1 1 3
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 0 1 0 1 1 3
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 0 0 2 0 1 3
386 Television Signal Processing for Dynamic Recording or Reproducing 1 2 0 0 0 3
396 Photography 0 0 1 1 1 3
400 Typewriting Machines 0 1 0 1 1 3
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 1 0 1 0 1 3
417 Pumps 1 1 1 0 0 3
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 0 0 0 3 0 3
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 0 1 1 0 1 3
455 Telecommunications 0 0 1 0 2 3
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 0 2 1 0 0 3
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 1 1 0 0 1 3
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 1 1 1 3
007 Compound Hand Tools 2 0 0 0 0 2
008 Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers 0 1 0 0 1 2
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 0 1 1 0 0 2
063 Jewelry 0 0 1 1 0 2
081 Tools 0 1 0 0 1 2
101 Printing 0 0 0 1 1 2
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 0 0 0 2 0 2
126 Stoves and Furnaces 0 2 0 0 0 2
131 Tobacco 1 1 0 0 0 2
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 1 1 0 0 0 2
144 Woodworking 1 0 1 0 0 2
149 Explosive and Thermic Compositions or Charges 0 1 1 0 0 2
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 0 1 0 1 0 2
165 Heat Exchange 1 0 0 1 0 2
190 Trunks and Hand-Carried Luggage 0 1 1 0 0 2
281 Books, Strips, and Leaves 1 0 0 1 0 2
283 Printed Matter 2 0 0 0 0 2
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 0 1 0 0 1 2
292 Closure Fasteners 0 0 2 0 0 2
338 Electrical Resistors 1 0 1 0 0 2
431 Combustion 1 1 0 0 0 2
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 0 0 0 0 2 2
439 Electrical Connectors 1 0 1 0 0 2
440 Marine Propulsion 1 0 0 0 1 2
454 Ventilation 1 0 0 0 1 2
464 Rotary Shafts, Gudgeons, Housings, and Flexible Couplings for Rotary Shafts 0 0 0 2 0 2
493 Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web 0 0 2 0 0 2
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 1 1 0 0 0 2
712 Processing Architectures and Instruction Processing, e.g., Processors (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 1 0 1 2
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 0 1 0 0 1 2
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 1 0 0 1 0 2
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 1 0 1 0 0 2
023 Chemistry: Physical Processes 0 0 1 0 0 1
038 Textiles: Ironing or Smoothing 0 0 0 0 1 1
053 Package Making 0 0 1 0 0 1
054 Harness for Working Animal 0 0 0 1 0 1
055 Gas Separation 1 0 0 0 0 1
072 Metal Deforming 0 1 0 0 0 1
084 Music 0 0 0 0 1 1
091 Motors: Expansible Chamber Type 0 0 1 0 0 1
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 0 1 0 0 0 1
104 Railways 0 0 0 0 1 1
111 Planting 1 0 0 0 0 1
116 Signals and Indicators 0 0 1 0 0 1
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 0 0 1 0 0 1
140 Wireworking 0 0 0 0 1 1
148 Metal Treatment 0 0 0 1 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 1 0 0 0 1
169 Fire Extinguishers 1 0 0 0 0 1
172 Earth Working 0 1 0 0 0 1
177 Weighing Scales 0 1 0 0 0 1
181 Acoustics 0 0 0 0 1 1
187 Elevator, Industrial Lift Truck, or Stationary Lift for Vehicle 1 0 0 0 0 1
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 0 1 0 0 0 1
208 Mineral Oils: Processes and Products 0 0 0 1 0 1
212 Traversing Hoists 1 0 0 0 0 1
215 Bottles and Jars 0 0 0 1 0 1
223 Apparel Apparatus 0 0 1 0 0 1
225 Severing by Tearing or Breaking 0 0 0 1 0 1
249 Static Molds 1 0 0 0 0 1
256 Fences 1 0 0 0 0 1
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 0 1 0 0 0 1
267 Spring Devices 0 0 0 1 0 1
269 Work Holders 0 0 0 1 0 1
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 0 0 0 1 0 1
293 Vehicle Fenders 0 0 1 0 0 1
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 1 0 0 0 0 1
322 Electricity: Single Generator Systems 0 0 0 1 0 1
326 Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry 1 0 0 0 0 1
331 Oscillators 0 0 0 1 0 1
337 Electricity: Electrothermally or Thermally Actuated Switches 0 0 1 0 0 1
353 Optics: Image Projectors 0 0 0 1 0 1
359 Optics: Systems and Elements 0 0 0 0 1 1
360 Dynamic Magnetic Information Storage or Retrieval 0 1 0 0 0 1
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 0 0 1 0 0 1
368 Horology: Time Measuring Systems or Devices 0 1 0 0 0 1
369 Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval 0 0 0 0 1 1
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 0 0 1 0 0 1
376 Induced Nuclear Reactions: Processes, Systems, and Elements 1 0 0 0 0 1
383 Flexible Bags 1 0 0 0 0 1
384 Bearings 1 0 0 0 0 1
403 Joints and Connections 0 0 0 1 0 1
406 Conveyors: Fluid Current 1 0 0 0 0 1
408 Cutting by Use of Rotating Axially Moving Tool 0 0 0 0 1 1
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 0 0 1 0 0 1
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 1 0 0 0 0 1
427 Coating Processes 0 0 0 1 0 1
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 0 0 0 1 0 1
441 Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices 0 0 0 0 1 1
472 Amusement Devices 1 0 0 0 0 1
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 0 0 0 1 0 1
507 Earth Boring, Well Treating, and Oil Field Chemistry 0 0 1 0 0 1
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 0 0 0 1 0 1
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 1 1
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 1 0 0 0 1
725 Interactive Video Distribution Systems 0 0 1 0 0 1
726 Information Security 0 1 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 313 308 389 410 383 1803


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