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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

LOUISIANA

( 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
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 35 29 21 13 24 122
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 17 26 24 16 14 97
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 28 16 15 11 6 76
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 25 10 8 7 11 61
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 11 14 8 17 5 55
208 Mineral Oils: Processes and Products 12 5 18 8 8 51
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 17 10 6 8 7 48
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 5 11 11 12 9 48
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 14 6 10 7 4 41
606 Surgery (instruments) 13 11 8 4 5 41
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 10 7 14 3 4 38
073 Measuring and Testing 2 5 6 10 10 33
507 Earth Boring, Well Treating, and Oil Field Chemistry 3 6 6 10 3 28
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 5 7 6 6 3 27
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 7 9 5 3 3 27
114 Ships 11 7 3 5 0 26
137 Fluid Handling 12 6 4 2 2 26
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 6 8 4 6 1 25
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 4 9 7 2 2 24
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 5 3 6 8 1 23
081 Tools 6 4 3 4 1 18
280 Land Vehicles 5 4 2 2 4 17
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 3 5 4 3 1 16
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 3 4 2 5 2 16
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 5 2 3 3 3 16
002 Apparel 7 5 0 1 2 15
414 Material or Article Handling 1 1 3 7 3 15
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 5 2 4 2 2 15
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 2 3 7 2 1 15
062 Refrigeration 5 3 5 0 1 14
518 Chemistry: Fischer-Tropsch Processes; or Purification or Recovery of Products Thereof 3 1 5 5 0 14
033 Geometrical Instruments 2 4 1 1 5 13
060 Power Plants 2 4 2 3 2 13
206 Special Receptacle or Package 2 4 1 1 5 13
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 6 1 1 1 4 13
029 Metal Working 2 3 6 1 0 12
224 Package and Article Carriers 2 5 3 2 0 12
030 Cutlery 3 6 1 0 1 11
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 1 2 4 3 1 11
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 1 4 3 3 0 11
252 Compositions 2 2 4 2 1 11
417 Pumps 2 5 2 2 0 11
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 0 3 3 3 2 11
440 Marine Propulsion 2 4 1 1 3 11
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 6 1 0 3 1 11
056 Harvesters 1 2 1 3 3 10
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 1 2 3 3 1 10
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 3 4 1 2 0 10
297 Chairs and Seats 2 3 3 0 2 10
340 Communications: Electrical 4 1 1 2 2 10
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 4 3 1 2 0 10
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 3 2 1 3 1 10
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 2 3 1 1 3 10
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 1 2 3 2 1 9
211 Supports: Racks 2 2 3 1 1 9
219 Electric Heating 3 2 0 3 1 9
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 1 3 1 1 3 9
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 4 2 0 2 1 9
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 3 2 1 2 1 9
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 3 4 1 0 1 9
362 Illumination 3 1 3 1 1 9
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 2 2 1 1 2 8
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 0 1 1 3 3 8
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 3 1 2 1 1 8
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 3 0 2 1 2 8
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 0 4 1 1 2 8
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 2 4 0 1 1 8
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 2 3 1 2 0 8
037 Excavating 1 2 0 2 2 7
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 0 2 2 0 3 7
053 Package Making 1 1 1 2 2 7
119 Animal Husbandry 3 1 1 1 1 7
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 2 1 0 2 2 7
221 Article Dispensing 3 2 2 0 0 7
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 1 3 1 0 2 7
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 0 1 3 3 0 7
439 Electrical Connectors 2 2 1 2 0 7
452 Butchering 5 2 0 0 0 7
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 0 2 0 2 2 6
005 Beds 0 1 2 2 1 6
042 Firearms 3 0 2 0 1 6
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 3 1 0 1 1 6
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 3 0 1 1 1 6
131 Tobacco 1 2 1 1 1 6
172 Earth Working 2 2 1 1 0 6
250 Radiant Energy 1 1 1 1 2 6
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 3 1 0 1 1 6
367 Communications, Electrical: Acoustic Wave Systems and Devices 3 2 1 0 0 6
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 1 3 0 1 1 6
463 Amusement Devices: Games 0 3 1 1 1 6
072 Metal Deforming 1 0 3 1 0 5
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 2 1 2 0 0 5
084 Music 2 0 0 2 1 5
202 Distillation: Apparatus 2 1 1 1 0 5
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 2 1 1 1 0 5
359 Optics: Systems and Elements 2 1 0 1 1 5
403 Joints and Connections 2 0 2 0 1 5
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 2 0 0 2 1 5
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 2 0 0 1 2 5
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 0 3 1 1 0 5
434 Education and Demonstration 0 1 1 3 0 5
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 0 0 1 2 2 5
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 1 0 2 1 1 5
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 1 2 0 2 0 5
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 1 0 1 1 2 5
014 Bridges 0 1 2 0 1 4
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 1 0 0 2 1 4
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 2 0 2 0 0 4
049 Movable or Removable Closures 1 1 2 0 0 4
100 Presses 1 0 1 0 2 4
102 Ammunition and Explosives 1 0 0 2 1 4
180 Motor Vehicles 1 0 2 1 0 4
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 3 0 1 0 0 4
212 Traversing Hoists 1 2 1 0 0 4
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 1 1 0 0 2 4
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 1 0 3 0 0 4
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 1 1 1 0 1 4
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 2 0 1 1 0 4
273 Amusement Devices: Games 1 0 1 1 1 4
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 1 0 1 0 2 4
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 1 1 1 0 1 4
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 2 0 2 0 0 4
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 0 2 2 0 0 4
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 1 2 0 0 1 4
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 2 1 1 0 0 4
431 Combustion 1 2 1 0 0 4
464 Rotary Shafts, Gudgeons, Housings, and Flexible Couplings for Rotary Shafts 1 0 2 1 0 4
508 Solid Anti-Friction Devices, Materials Therefor, Lubricant or Separant Compositions for Moving Solid Surfaces, and Miscellaneous Mineral Oil Compositions 1 1 0 1 1 4
016 Miscellaneous Hardware 1 1 0 1 0 3
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 1 0 1 1 0 3
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 1 1 0 1 0 3
047 Plant Husbandry 1 0 1 1 0 3
127 Sugar, Starch, and Carbohydrates 1 2 0 0 0 3
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 0 2 0 1 0 3
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 1 0 1 1 0 3
144 Woodworking 2 1 0 0 0 3
165 Heat Exchange 0 1 0 1 1 3
181 Acoustics 1 1 1 0 0 3
203 Distillation: Processes, Separatory 0 2 0 1 0 3
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 3 0 0 0 0 3
220 Receptacles 1 1 0 0 1 3
238 Railways: Surface Track 1 2 0 0 0 3
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 0 0 0 1 2 3
298 Land Vehicles: Dumping 1 0 2 0 0 3
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 0 2 0 0 1 3
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 1 1 0 1 0 3
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 1 0 1 1 0 3
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 0 0 1 2 0 3
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 0 1 1 0 1 3
382 Image Analysis 1 1 1 0 0 3
385 Optical Waveguides 1 1 0 1 0 3
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 2 0 1 0 0 3
433 Dentistry 1 2 0 0 0 3
441 Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices 1 0 1 0 1 3
455 Telecommunications 2 0 0 0 1 3
516 Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents, Subcombinations Thereof, Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting 2 1 0 0 0 3
588 Hazardous or Toxic Waste Destruction or Containment 1 1 1 0 0 3
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 1 0 2 0 0 3
063 Jewelry 1 1 0 0 0 2
070 Locks 0 0 2 0 0 2
076 Metal Tools and Implements, Making 0 0 1 0 1 2
095 Gas Separation: Processes 1 0 1 0 0 2
126 Stoves and Furnaces 0 0 0 0 2 2
188 Brakes 0 0 2 0 0 2
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 0 0 1 0 1 2
249 Static Molds 1 0 0 0 1 2
260 Chemistry of Carbon Compounds 2 0 0 0 0 2
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 0 0 1 0 1 2
292 Closure Fasteners 0 1 0 0 1 2
299 Mining or In Situ Disintegration of Hard Material 0 0 1 1 0 2
301 Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles 1 0 0 1 0 2
348 Television 1 0 0 1 0 2
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 1 1 0 0 0 2
368 Horology: Time Measuring Systems or Devices 1 0 0 1 0 2
379 Telephonic Communications 2 0 0 0 0 2
383 Flexible Bags 0 2 0 0 0 2
392 Electric Resistance Heating Devices 2 0 0 0 0 2
406 Conveyors: Fluid Current 0 1 1 0 0 2
418 Rotary Expansible Chamber Devices 0 1 0 1 0 2
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 0 0 2 0 0 2
475 Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components 0 0 1 1 0 2
482 Exercise Devices 0 1 0 1 0 2
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 0 0 1 1 0 2
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 1 1 2
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 0 0 1 1 0 2
051 Abrasive Tool Making Process, Material, or Composition 0 0 0 1 0 1
068 Textiles: Fluid Treating Apparatus 0 1 0 0 0 1
082 Turning (e.g., for metal working) 1 0 0 0 0 1
083 Cutting 1 0 0 0 0 1
091 Motors: Expansible Chamber Type 0 0 0 1 0 1
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 1
101 Printing 1 0 0 0 0 1
104 Railways 1 0 0 0 0 1
110 Furnaces 1 0 0 0 0 1
111 Planting 1 0 0 0 0 1
116 Signals and Indicators 0 1 0 0 0 1
118 Coating Apparatus 0 0 0 1 0 1
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 0 0 1 0 0 1
132 Toilet 1 0 0 0 0 1
139 Textiles: Weaving 0 0 0 0 1 1
152 Resilient Tires and Wheels 1 0 0 0 0 1
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 0 0 0 1 0 1
169 Fire Extinguishers 0 1 0 0 0 1
173 Tool Driving or Impacting 0 1 0 0 0 1
177 Weighing Scales 0 0 0 1 0 1
184 Lubrication 1 0 0 0 0 1
215 Bottles and Jars 1 0 0 0 0 1
216 Etching a Substrate: Processes 1 0 0 0 0 1
256 Fences 0 0 0 1 0 1
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 0 0 1 0 0 1
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 0 1 0 0 0 1
269 Work Holders 1 0 0 0 0 1
283 Printed Matter 0 0 0 1 0 1
305 Wheel Substitutes for Land Vehicles 0 0 1 0 0 1
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 0 0 1 0 0 1
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 0 0 0 1 0 1
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 0 1 0 0 0 1
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 0 0 0 0 1 1
355 Photocopying 0 1 0 0 0 1
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 1 0 0 0 0 1
360 Dynamic Magnetic Information Storage or Retrieval 0 1 0 0 0 1
370 Multiplex Communications 1 0 0 0 0 1
376 Induced Nuclear Reactions: Processes, Systems, and Elements 0 0 0 0 1 1
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 1 0 0 0 0 1
384 Bearings 1 0 0 0 0 1
408 Cutting by Use of Rotating Axially Moving Tool 1 0 0 0 0 1
409 Gear Cutting, Milling, or Planing 1 0 0 0 0 1
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 0 0 0 1 0 1
412 Bookbinding: Process and Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 1
420 Alloys or Metallic Compositions 0 1 0 0 0 1
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 0 1 0 0 0 1
451 Abrading 0 0 1 0 0 1
454 Ventilation 0 0 0 0 1 1
460 Crop Threshing or Separating 0 0 0 0 1 1
472 Amusement Devices 0 0 0 0 1 1
493 Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web 0 1 0 0 0 1
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 0 0 0 1 0 1
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 0 1 0 0 0 1
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 0 0 0 1 0 1
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 1 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 519 445 390 343 271 1968


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