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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

MISSISSIPPI

( 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) 9 4 5 5 6 29
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 4 7 8 3 4 26
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 3 11 3 2 0 19
280 Land Vehicles 6 2 3 4 2 17
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 3 1 5 4 3 16
362 Illumination 4 3 2 3 3 15
029 Metal Working 1 1 2 5 5 14
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 5 2 3 1 3 14
119 Animal Husbandry 1 2 7 1 2 13
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 4 2 4 2 0 12
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 3 3 5 0 1 12
062 Refrigeration 2 2 2 3 0 9
073 Measuring and Testing 2 2 2 1 2 9
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 2 1 2 2 2 9
219 Electric Heating 2 2 3 1 1 9
297 Chairs and Seats 2 1 1 2 3 9
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 2 1 1 5 0 9
440 Marine Propulsion 6 2 1 0 0 9
002 Apparel 2 2 2 1 1 8
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 1 0 4 2 1 8
084 Music 2 3 2 1 0 8
137 Fluid Handling 4 1 0 3 0 8
206 Special Receptacle or Package 2 5 0 0 1 8
273 Amusement Devices: Games 0 3 0 1 4 8
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 0 3 3 2 0 8
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 1 0 0 4 2 7
220 Receptacles 3 1 0 2 1 7
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 2 1 0 3 1 7
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 2 1 3 1 0 7
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 2 0 2 1 2 7
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 1 1 0 4 1 7
606 Surgery (instruments) 1 3 1 1 1 7
033 Geometrical Instruments 0 1 3 1 1 6
055 Gas Separation 2 3 0 0 1 6
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 1 2 1 2 0 6
326 Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry 2 4 0 0 0 6
114 Ships 2 3 0 0 0 5
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 1 1 2 1 0 5
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 3 1 1 0 0 5
224 Package and Article Carriers 1 0 2 0 2 5
330 Amplifiers 2 2 0 0 1 5
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 0 0 0 0 5 5
433 Dentistry 1 1 1 1 1 5
452 Butchering 2 0 2 1 0 5
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 0 1 1 0 3 5
095 Gas Separation: Processes 1 2 0 0 1 4
126 Stoves and Furnaces 1 0 0 3 0 4
144 Woodworking 0 0 3 0 1 4
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 0 3 0 1 0 4
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 1 2 0 0 1 4
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 2 1 1 0 0 4
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 1 1 1 0 1 4
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 0 0 2 1 1 4
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 2 1 1 0 0 4
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 2 0 0 1 1 4
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 2 0 1 1 0 4
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 1 1 0 2 0 4
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 0 0 2 1 1 4
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 0 1 0 3 0 4
414 Material or Article Handling 1 0 1 0 2 4
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 3 0 1 0 0 4
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 0 1 1 2 0 4
482 Exercise Devices 0 2 1 0 1 4
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 0 1 0 2 1 4
716 DP: Design and Analysis of Circuit or Semiconductor Mask (Data Processing) 0 2 2 0 0 4
005 Beds 0 1 1 1 0 3
027 Undertaking 1 1 1 0 0 3
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 1 1 1 0 0 3
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 1 1 1 0 0 3
071 Chemistry: Fertilizers 1 1 1 0 0 3
104 Railways 0 3 0 0 0 3
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 0 0 1 1 1 3
165 Heat Exchange 2 0 1 0 0 3
180 Motor Vehicles 1 0 1 0 1 3
192 Clutches and Power-Stop Control 1 1 0 0 1 3
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 0 0 1 0 2 3
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 0 2 1 0 0 3
250 Radiant Energy 0 0 2 0 1 3
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 0 0 0 1 2 3
292 Closure Fasteners 0 2 1 0 0 3
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 1 2 0 0 0 3
340 Communications: Electrical 1 0 1 1 0 3
348 Television 2 0 1 0 0 3
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 2 1 0 0 0 3
367 Communications, Electrical: Acoustic Wave Systems and Devices 0 3 0 0 0 3
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 0 0 1 2 0 3
431 Combustion 0 1 2 0 0 3
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 0 1 1 1 0 3
439 Electrical Connectors 2 1 0 0 0 3
455 Telecommunications 1 0 0 1 1 3
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 1 0 2 0 0 3
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 0 0 2 0 1 3
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 1 0 0 2 0 3
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 1 2 0 0 3
008 Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers 0 0 0 1 1 2
019 Textiles: Fiber Preparation 0 0 2 0 0 2
030 Cutlery 1 0 1 0 0 2
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 0 0 1 1 0 2
047 Plant Husbandry 1 1 0 0 0 2
048 Gas: Heating and Illuminating 0 0 1 1 0 2
049 Movable or Removable Closures 1 0 0 1 0 2
070 Locks 0 0 1 1 0 2
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 0 0 0 1 1 2
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 0 1 1 0 0 2
081 Tools 1 1 0 0 0 2
083 Cutting 0 1 0 0 1 2
092 Expansible Chamber Devices 0 1 0 1 0 2
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 0 0 0 1 1 2
118 Coating Apparatus 0 0 1 0 1 2
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 0 0 0 2 0 2
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 0 1 0 0 1 2
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 0 0 0 1 1 2
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 0 0 0 0 2 2
172 Earth Working 0 0 1 0 1 2
181 Acoustics 0 0 1 0 1 2
187 Elevator, Industrial Lift Truck, or Stationary Lift for Vehicle 1 0 0 1 0 2
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 2 0 0 0 0 2
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 0 0 0 1 1 2
252 Compositions 1 0 1 0 0 2
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 0 0 1 1 0 2
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 0 0 1 1 0 2
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 0 1 0 1 0 2
359 Optics: Systems and Elements 0 0 2 0 0 2
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 1 0 1 0 0 2
379 Telephonic Communications 0 0 0 2 0 2
383 Flexible Bags 0 1 1 0 0 2
385 Optical Waveguides 0 0 1 1 0 2
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 0 0 1 1 0 2
402 Binder Device Releasably Engaging Aperture or Notch of Sheet 0 0 0 1 1 2
427 Coating Processes 0 0 2 0 0 2
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 1 0 1 0 0 2
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 0 1 0 1 0 2
451 Abrading 1 0 0 1 0 2
454 Ventilation 0 0 0 2 0 2
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 0 0 0 0 2 2
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 1 0 0 1 0 2
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 0 2 2
001 ** Classification Undetermined ** 0 0 0 0 1 1
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 0 1 0 0 0 1
037 Excavating 0 1 0 0 0 1
042 Firearms 0 0 0 0 1 1
051 Abrasive Tool Making Process, Material, or Composition 1 0 0 0 0 1
056 Harvesters 0 1 0 0 0 1
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 1
100 Presses 0 1 0 0 0 1
102 Ammunition and Explosives 0 0 0 0 1 1
109 Safes, Bank Protection, or a Related Device 0 0 0 0 1 1
111 Planting 0 0 0 0 1 1
112 Sewing 1 0 0 0 0 1
116 Signals and Indicators 0 0 1 0 0 1
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 0 0 0 1 0 1
150 Purses, Wallets, and Protective Covers 1 0 0 0 0 1
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 1 0 0 0 0 1
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 0 0 1 0 0 1
164 Metal Founding 0 1 0 0 0 1
168 Farriery 1 0 0 0 0 1
173 Tool Driving or Impacting 0 0 1 0 0 1
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 1 0 0 0 0 1
188 Brakes 1 0 0 0 0 1
191 Electricity: Transmission To Vehicles 0 1 0 0 0 1
194 Check-Actuated Control Mechanisms 1 0 0 0 0 1
208 Mineral Oils: Processes and Products 0 0 1 0 0 1
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 1 0 0 0 0 1
221 Article Dispensing 0 1 0 0 0 1
223 Apparel Apparatus 0 0 0 1 0 1
232 Deposit and Collection Receptacles 0 1 0 0 0 1
236 Automatic Temperature and Humidity Regulation 1 0 0 0 0 1
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 1 0 0 0 0 1
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 0 0 0 0 1 1
256 Fences 1 0 0 0 0 1
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 0 0 0 1 0 1
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 0 1 0 0 0 1
267 Spring Devices 1 0 0 0 0 1
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 0 0 1 0 0 1
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 0 1 0 0 0 1
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 0 1 0 0 0 1
336 Inductor Devices 0 0 0 0 1 1
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 0 0 1 0 0 1
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 1 0 0 0 0 1
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 1 0 1
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 1 0 0 0 0 1
370 Multiplex Communications 0 0 1 0 0 1
392 Electric Resistance Heating Devices 0 0 0 0 1 1
398 Optical Communications 1 0 0 0 0 1
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 0 1 0 0 0 1
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 0 0 0 0 1 1
417 Pumps 1 0 0 0 0 1
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 1 0 0 0 0 1
434 Education and Demonstration 0 1 0 0 0 1
463 Amusement Devices: Games 0 0 1 0 0 1
472 Amusement Devices 0 1 0 0 0 1
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 0 0 0 1 0 1
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 0 0 0 0 1 1
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 1 0 0 1
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 1 0 1
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 0 0 0 1 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 168 156 162 136 114 736


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