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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

NORTH DAKOTA

( 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
180 Motor Vehicles 8 3 2 2 10 25
414 Material or Article Handling 3 4 0 4 3 14
280 Land Vehicles 6 2 2 1 2 13
172 Earth Working 3 4 1 2 2 12
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 1 3 3 2 3 12
037 Excavating 4 3 2 2 0 11
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 2 1 1 1 5 10
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 3 4 2 0 0 9
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 3 2 0 0 4 9
111 Planting 2 2 1 1 2 8
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 3 0 1 1 2 7
033 Geometrical Instruments 0 1 1 2 2 6
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 2 1 0 2 1 6
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 1 1 2 0 1 5
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 1 1 1 1 1 5
002 Apparel 1 1 1 1 0 4
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 2 1 0 1 0 4
056 Harvesters 2 1 0 0 1 4
060 Power Plants 0 1 2 1 0 4
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 0 2 0 0 2 4
305 Wheel Substitutes for Land Vehicles 2 1 1 0 0 4
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 1 2 0 1 0 4
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 0 0 2 1 1 4
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 1 2 1 0 0 4
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 0 1 2 0 1 4
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 1 1 0 2 0 4
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 0 0 0 1 2 3
073 Measuring and Testing 0 0 2 0 1 3
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 0 2 1 0 0 3
091 Motors: Expansible Chamber Type 1 2 0 0 0 3
144 Woodworking 0 1 0 1 1 3
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 1 1 1 0 0 3
184 Lubrication 0 1 0 0 2 3
211 Supports: Racks 1 1 1 0 0 3
219 Electric Heating 2 0 0 0 1 3
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 1 0 2 0 0 3
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 3 0 0 0 0 3
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 0 1 1 1 0 3
340 Communications: Electrical 0 1 1 0 1 3
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 0 0 1 0 2 3
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 0 0 1 1 1 3
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 1 0 1 0 0 2
029 Metal Working 0 0 1 0 1 2
047 Plant Husbandry 1 1 0 0 0 2
049 Movable or Removable Closures 1 0 1 0 0 2
072 Metal Deforming 0 0 0 1 1 2
081 Tools 1 1 0 0 0 2
092 Expansible Chamber Devices 1 0 0 1 0 2
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 1 1 0 0 0 2
165 Heat Exchange 1 0 0 0 1 2
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 1 0 0 0 1 2
220 Receptacles 1 1 0 0 0 2
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 0 1 0 0 1 2
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 0 2 0 0 0 2
299 Mining or In Situ Disintegration of Hard Material 2 0 0 0 0 2
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 0 0 0 1 1 2
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 2 0 0 0 0 2
433 Dentistry 0 1 0 1 0 2
439 Electrical Connectors 0 0 0 0 2 2
460 Crop Threshing or Separating 1 0 0 1 0 2
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 0 1 0 0 1 2
482 Exercise Devices 0 1 1 0 0 2
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 2 0 0 0 0 2
012 Boot and Shoe Making 1 0 0 0 0 1
014 Bridges 0 0 1 0 0 1
016 Miscellaneous Hardware 0 0 0 1 0 1
030 Cutlery 0 0 1 0 0 1
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 0 0 0 1 0 1
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 1 0 0 0 0 1
054 Harness for Working Animal 0 0 0 1 0 1
065 Glass Manufacturing 1 0 0 0 0 1
083 Cutting 1 0 0 0 0 1
095 Gas Separation: Processes 0 0 1 0 0 1
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 0 1 0 0 0 1
118 Coating Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 1
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 1 0 0 0 0 1
126 Stoves and Furnaces 0 0 0 0 1 1
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 0 0 0 1 0 1
132 Toilet 0 1 0 0 0 1
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 1 0 0 0 0 1
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 1 0 0 0 0 1
137 Fluid Handling 1 0 0 0 0 1
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 1 0 0 0 0 1
171 Unearthing Plants or Buried Objects 1 0 0 0 0 1
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 0 0 0 0 1 1
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 1 0 0 0 0 1
188 Brakes 0 1 0 0 0 1
202 Distillation: Apparatus 0 1 0 0 0 1
206 Special Receptacle or Package 1 0 0 0 0 1
221 Article Dispensing 0 0 0 0 1 1
224 Package and Article Carriers 0 0 1 0 0 1
226 Advancing Material of Indeterminate Length 0 0 0 0 1 1
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 0 0 0 0 1 1
250 Radiant Energy 0 0 0 1 0 1
256 Fences 0 0 0 1 0 1
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 0 0 0 0 1 1
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 0 0 1 0 0 1
273 Amusement Devices: Games 0 0 1 0 0 1
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 0 0 1 0 0 1
292 Closure Fasteners 0 0 1 0 0 1
297 Chairs and Seats 0 0 0 1 0 1
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 1 0 0 0 0 1
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 0 0 0 0 1 1
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 0 1 0 0 0 1
360 Dynamic Magnetic Information Storage or Retrieval 0 0 0 1 0 1
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 0 1 0 0 0 1
362 Illumination 0 0 0 0 1 1
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 0 0 0 1 0 1
368 Horology: Time Measuring Systems or Devices 0 0 1 0 0 1
383 Flexible Bags 0 0 0 1 0 1
384 Bearings 0 0 0 0 1 1
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 0 0 0 0 1 1
417 Pumps 0 1 0 0 0 1
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 0 0 0 1 0 1
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 1 0 0 0 0 1
440 Marine Propulsion 1 0 0 0 0 1
441 Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices 1 0 0 0 0 1
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 1 0 0 0 0 1
449 Bee Culture (propagating, raising, caring for bees) 1 0 0 0 0 1
451 Abrading 0 1 0 0 0 1
454 Ventilation 0 0 0 1 0 1
464 Rotary Shafts, Gudgeons, Housings, and Flexible Couplings for Rotary Shafts 1 0 0 0 0 1
472 Amusement Devices 0 0 1 0 0 1
477 Interrelated Power Delivery Controls, Including Engine Control 0 0 1 0 0 1
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 0 0 0 1 0 1
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 0 0 0 1 0 1
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 0 0 0 1 0 1
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 1 1
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 0 0 0 1 0 1
720 Dynamic Optical Information Storage or Retrieval 0 0 1 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 97 73 55 53 74 352


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