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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

NEW HAMPSHIRE

( 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
101 Printing 26 25 25 28 9 113
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 17 10 16 14 13 70
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 12 14 18 11 10 65
219 Electric Heating 5 16 8 15 18 62
439 Electrical Connectors 9 10 15 18 4 56
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 9 13 17 14 2 55
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 13 15 12 8 7 55
370 Multiplex Communications 6 7 16 16 9 54
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 7 8 12 16 10 53
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 13 11 7 8 13 52
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 5 16 5 13 12 51
385 Optical Waveguides 6 8 16 12 7 49
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 11 5 9 9 10 44
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 8 9 10 9 5 41
606 Surgery (instruments) 7 9 8 13 4 41
359 Optics: Systems and Elements 5 7 8 10 7 37
250 Radiant Energy 6 13 7 4 6 36
271 Sheet Feeding or Delivering 8 4 14 5 5 36
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 13 4 9 5 5 36
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 7 4 11 6 5 33
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 6 9 7 6 3 31
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 3 6 4 9 7 29
340 Communications: Electrical 7 2 6 9 5 29
029 Metal Working 8 3 7 4 6 28
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 5 4 9 7 3 28
180 Motor Vehicles 2 6 9 4 7 28
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 4 9 6 5 4 28
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 3 5 5 5 9 27
137 Fluid Handling 6 6 4 7 3 26
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 6 2 8 9 1 26
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 4 3 7 5 7 26
362 Illumination 7 6 2 3 8 26
382 Image Analysis 9 2 2 9 3 25
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 3 4 8 4 6 25
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 10 4 2 4 4 24
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 5 7 1 6 5 24
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 5 3 3 6 7 24
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 4 5 7 2 6 24
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 8 6 4 2 3 23
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 3 2 7 10 1 23
455 Telecommunications 6 5 5 4 3 23
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 3 3 8 3 6 23
060 Power Plants 3 2 5 6 6 22
073 Measuring and Testing 3 5 4 6 4 22
280 Land Vehicles 4 8 3 3 4 22
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 3 9 4 3 2 21
417 Pumps 5 5 9 2 0 21
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 3 4 3 6 4 20
451 Abrading 5 4 7 2 2 20
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 3 5 3 4 4 19
493 Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web 3 4 6 4 2 19
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 5 6 3 4 19
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 5 3 5 3 2 18
165 Heat Exchange 3 1 3 6 5 18
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 1 5 2 5 5 18
427 Coating Processes 2 8 3 2 3 18
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 0 3 5 5 5 18
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 6 2 1 6 3 18
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 2 5 3 3 3 16
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 3 5 0 5 3 16
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 4 0 5 1 6 16
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 5 2 3 3 3 16
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 2 0 5 3 6 16
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 1 2 3 5 4 15
379 Telephonic Communications 1 3 3 5 3 15
042 Firearms 3 2 4 2 3 14
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 5 4 1 2 2 14
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 4 1 3 3 3 14
372 Coherent Light Generators 1 0 2 8 3 14
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 4 1 5 4 0 14
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 5 3 3 2 1 14
072 Metal Deforming 2 2 6 2 1 13
398 Optical Communications 1 2 5 3 2 13
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 3 1 4 2 3 13
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 6 4 2 0 0 12
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 1 4 3 3 1 12
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 3 2 3 3 1 12
348 Television 1 2 6 1 2 12
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 2 1 3 4 2 12
414 Material or Article Handling 5 4 1 1 1 12
062 Refrigeration 2 2 4 3 0 11
119 Animal Husbandry 2 4 2 1 2 11
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 3 2 2 4 0 11
330 Amplifiers 4 2 4 1 0 11
434 Education and Demonstration 2 1 3 1 4 11
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 0 0 6 4 0 10
164 Metal Founding 3 2 1 1 3 10
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 0 1 4 2 3 10
326 Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry 1 3 3 2 1 10
367 Communications, Electrical: Acoustic Wave Systems and Devices 2 1 1 4 2 10
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 2 2 3 2 1 10
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 2 3 1 1 3 10
082 Turning (e.g., for metal working) 3 3 2 0 1 9
083 Cutting 1 3 4 1 0 9
114 Ships 2 1 2 1 3 9
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 4 0 4 0 1 9
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 1 2 3 2 1 9
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 2 4 0 2 1 9
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 3 2 1 1 2 9
712 Processing Architectures and Instruction Processing, e.g., Processors (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 3 0 0 3 3 9
002 Apparel 3 2 0 0 3 8
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 2 2 1 2 1 8
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 1 2 2 1 2 8
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 0 3 2 0 3 8
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 0 2 2 2 2 8
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 4 2 1 0 1 8
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 3 0 2 1 1 7
033 Geometrical Instruments 0 2 4 1 0 7
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 1 1 1 2 2 7
081 Tools 3 2 1 1 0 7
095 Gas Separation: Processes 0 3 2 2 0 7
202 Distillation: Apparatus 2 1 0 2 2 7
226 Advancing Material of Indeterminate Length 1 4 1 0 1 7
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 1 0 2 2 2 7
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 3 0 1 3 0 7
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 1 1 0 4 1 7
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 1 3 1 2 0 7
725 Interactive Video Distribution Systems 2 3 1 1 0 7
089 Ordnance 0 0 1 5 0 6
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 3 1 2 0 0 6
117 Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor 0 2 1 2 1 6
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 1 0 0 0 5 6
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 0 2 2 1 1 6
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 0 3 1 2 0 6
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 2 1 0 2 1 6
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 0 1 1 4 0 6
400 Typewriting Machines 1 1 2 1 1 6
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 2 0 4 0 0 6
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 3 2 1 0 0 6
454 Ventilation 2 1 2 0 1 6
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 1 2 2 1 0 6
030 Cutlery 0 0 2 0 3 5
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 2 0 3 0 0 5
084 Music 2 0 1 0 2 5
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 1 0 1 3 0 5
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 2 1 0 0 2 5
211 Supports: Racks 2 2 1 0 0 5
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 1 2 0 1 1 5
270 Sheet-Material Associating 1 2 0 2 0 5
283 Printed Matter 3 1 1 0 0 5
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 3 0 1 1 0 5
331 Oscillators 0 0 1 4 0 5
380 Cryptography 2 1 1 0 1 5
463 Amusement Devices: Games 2 1 2 0 0 5
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 1 1 0 3 0 5
716 DP: Design and Analysis of Circuit or Semiconductor Mask (Data Processing) 0 0 4 1 0 5
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 0 3 1 0 0 4
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 0 3 0 0 1 4
053 Package Making 0 0 3 0 1 4
112 Sewing 3 1 0 0 0 4
118 Coating Apparatus 0 2 2 0 0 4
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 3 1 0 0 0 4
136 Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric 0 0 1 1 2 4
139 Textiles: Weaving 1 1 2 0 0 4
148 Metal Treatment 2 2 0 0 0 4
169 Fire Extinguishers 1 2 1 0 0 4
181 Acoustics 0 1 0 1 2 4
185 Motors: Spring, Weight, or Animal Powered 0 1 1 1 1 4
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 2 1 1 0 0 4
206 Special Receptacle or Package 2 0 1 1 0 4
224 Package and Article Carriers 0 2 1 0 1 4
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 1 1 0 0 2 4
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 2 1 1 0 0 4
273 Amusement Devices: Games 1 1 0 1 1 4
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 0 2 1 1 0 4
297 Chairs and Seats 1 2 0 0 1 4
384 Bearings 0 3 1 0 0 4
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 1 1 0 2 0 4
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 0 1 0 0 3 4
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 0 0 0 0 4 4
005 Beds 0 0 1 1 1 3
037 Excavating 0 0 2 1 0 3
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 1 2 0 0 0 3
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 1 1 0 1 0 3
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 1 1 0 1 0 3
173 Tool Driving or Impacting 1 0 0 1 1 3
188 Brakes 0 2 1 0 0 3
191 Electricity: Transmission To Vehicles 0 1 0 1 1 3
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 0 1 0 1 1 3
215 Bottles and Jars 1 1 0 1 0 3
227 Elongated-Member-Driving Apparatus 0 1 0 0 2 3
252 Compositions 1 0 0 0 2 3
267 Spring Devices 0 2 0 1 0 3
301 Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles 0 0 2 1 0 3
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 0 2 1 0 0 3
335 Electricity: Magnetically Operated Switches, Magnets, and Electromagnets 2 1 0 0 0 3
353 Optics: Image Projectors 0 0 2 0 1 3
369 Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval 0 0 2 1 0 3
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 0 1 0 2 0 3
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 1 1 0 0 1 3
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 0 1 0 2 0 3
412 Bookbinding: Process and Apparatus 0 1 1 0 1 3
419 Powder Metallurgy Processes 1 2 0 0 0 3
432 Heating 1 2 0 0 0 3
433 Dentistry 1 2 0 0 0 3
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 1 1 0 0 1 3
445 Electric Lamp or Space Discharge Component or Device Manufacturing 0 0 2 1 0 3
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 0 0 1 1 1 3
588 Hazardous or Toxic Waste Destruction or Containment 3 0 0 0 0 3
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 0 1 1 0 1 3
718 Virtual Machine Task or Process Management or Task Management/Control (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 3 0 3
719 Interprogram Communication or Interprocess Communication (Ipc) (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 2 0 1 0 0 3
012 Boot and Shoe Making 0 1 0 1 0 2
016 Miscellaneous Hardware 0 1 0 1 0 2
051 Abrasive Tool Making Process, Material, or Composition 0 1 1 0 0 2
055 Gas Separation 1 0 0 1 0 2
102 Ammunition and Explosives 0 0 0 2 0 2
110 Furnaces 0 0 0 1 1 2
122 Liquid Heaters and Vaporizers 0 0 1 1 0 2
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 2 0 0 0 0 2
212 Traversing Hoists 1 0 1 0 0 2
221 Article Dispensing 0 0 0 1 1 2
249 Static Molds 1 0 1 0 0 2
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 1 0 0 0 1 2
269 Work Holders 0 0 1 1 0 2
281 Books, Strips, and Leaves 0 0 0 0 2 2
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 0 0 0 0 2 2
292 Closure Fasteners 0 1 1 0 0 2
332 Modulators 1 0 1 0 0 2
336 Inductor Devices 0 0 2 0 0 2
338 Electrical Resistors 0 1 1 0 0 2
349 Liquid Crystal Cells, Elements and Systems 0 0 2 0 0 2
408 Cutting by Use of Rotating Axially Moving Tool 1 0 0 0 1 2
482 Exercise Devices 1 1 0 0 0 2
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 1 0 1 0 0 2
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 0 0 2 0 0 2
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 0 1 0 1 0 2
726 Information Security 0 0 0 0 2 2
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 1 0 1 0 0 2
008 Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers 0 1 0 0 0 1
026 Textiles: Cloth Finishing 0 0 1 0 0 1
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 0 0 0 0 1 1
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 0 0 0 1 0 1
049 Movable or Removable Closures 0 1 0 0 0 1
054 Harness for Working Animal 1 0 0 0 0 1
063 Jewelry 0 0 1 0 0 1
065 Glass Manufacturing 0 0 1 0 0 1
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 1 0 0 0 0 1
104 Railways 0 1 0 0 0 1
126 Stoves and Furnaces 1 0 0 0 0 1
132 Toilet 1 0 0 0 0 1
144 Woodworking 0 1 0 0 0 1
149 Explosive and Thermic Compositions or Charges 0 0 0 1 0 1
157 Wheelwright Machines 1 0 0 0 0 1
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 0 0 1 0 0 1
172 Earth Working 1 0 0 0 0 1
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 0 1 0 0 0 1
187 Elevator, Industrial Lift Truck, or Stationary Lift for Vehicle 0 0 0 1 0 1
196 Mineral Oils: Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 1
208 Mineral Oils: Processes and Products 1 0 0 0 0 1
216 Etching a Substrate: Processes 0 0 1 0 0 1
220 Receptacles 1 0 0 0 0 1
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 0 0 0 0 1 1
279 Chucks or Sockets 0 0 0 0 1 1
293 Vehicle Fenders 0 0 0 1 0 1
298 Land Vehicles: Dumping 0 0 1 0 0 1
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 0 0 1 0 0 1
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 0 0 0 0 1 1
355 Photocopying 1 0 0 0 0 1
360 Dynamic Magnetic Information Storage or Retrieval 0 1 0 0 0 1
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 0 0 0 0 1 1
368 Horology: Time Measuring Systems or Devices 0 1 0 0 0 1
377 Electrical Pulse Counters, Pulse Dividers, or Shift Registers: Circuits and Systems 1 0 0 0 0 1
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 0 0 0 0 1 1
396 Photography 1 0 0 0 0 1
403 Joints and Connections 0 1 0 0 0 1
407 Cutters, for Shaping 1 0 0 0 0 1
409 Gear Cutting, Milling, or Planing 1 0 0 0 0 1
418 Rotary Expansible Chamber Devices 0 0 1 0 0 1
420 Alloys or Metallic Compositions 0 0 0 0 1 1
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 0 0 1 0 0 1
431 Combustion 0 0 0 1 0 1
440 Marine Propulsion 0 0 1 0 0 1
441 Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices 1 0 0 0 0 1
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 0 1 0 0 0 1
453 Coin Handling 1 0 0 0 0 1
470 Threaded, Headed Fastener, or Washer Making: Process and Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 1
472 Amusement Devices 0 1 0 0 0 1
503 Record Receiver Having Plural Interactive Leaves or a Colorless Color Former, Method of Use, or Developer Therefor 0 1 0 0 0 1
505 Superconductor Technology: Apparatus, Material, Process 1 0 0 0 0 1
508 Solid Anti-Friction Devices, Materials Therefor, Lubricant or Separant Compositions for Moving Solid Surfaces, and Miscellaneous Mineral Oil Compositions 0 1 0 0 0 1
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 1 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 598 609 677 626 498 3008


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