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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting By Geographic Region (State and Country),
Breakout By Technology Class

Count of 2006 - 2010 Utility Patent Grants
As Distributed 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 a patent- see 'Explanation of Data' )
( some classes have been combined together under a single class identifier )

The following table displays technology classes and counts of utility patents classified in them; patents are distributed either by year of patent grant or by year of patent application.
Class Class Title 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 15 12 7 15 6 55
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 4 3 6 3 10 26
297 Chairs and Seats 4 6 4 2 6 22
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 1 4 3 2 9 19
362 Illumination 4 5 0 8 1 18
606 Surgery (instruments) 1 2 1 3 7 14
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 2 5 2 1 1 11
095 Gas Separation: Processes 1 2 4 2 2 11
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 0 4 1 3 3 11
055 Gas Separation 1 2 0 2 5 10
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 1 5 2 0 1 9
439 Electrical Connectors 2 2 1 3 1 9
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 2 1 5 1 0 9
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 2 4 1 0 1 8
273 Amusement Devices: Games 3 2 1 1 1 8
340 Communications: Electrical 0 2 3 2 1 8
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 0 1 3 4 0 8
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 1 2 2 1 2 8
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 0 3 0 3 1 7
250 Radiant Energy 1 4 1 0 1 7
280 Land Vehicles 1 1 3 2 0 7
330 Amplifiers 4 1 0 1 1 7
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 0 0 4 1 2 7
482 Exercise Devices 1 1 1 3 1 7
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 2 2 1 1 1 7
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 2 0 0 3 2 7
033 Geometrical Instruments 1 2 1 2 0 6
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 2 3 0 1 0 6
379 Telephonic Communications 2 1 1 1 1 6
005 Beds 2 1 0 1 1 5
029 Metal Working 2 0 1 1 1 5
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 0 0 0 0 5 5
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 1 1 0 1 2 5
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 1 2 1 1 0 5
433 Dentistry 1 1 0 2 1 5
455 Telecommunications 3 0 1 1 0 5
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 0 3 1 0 1 5
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 0 0 1 1 3 5
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 0 0 1 1 2 4
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 1 1 1 0 1 4
119 Animal Husbandry 1 1 0 1 1 4
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 1 2 0 0 1 4
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 3 0 0 1 0 4
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 0 1 1 2 0 4
463 Amusement Devices: Games 0 2 2 0 0 4
516 Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents, Subcombinations Thereof, Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting 0 0 0 3 1 4
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 0 3 0 0 1 4
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 0 0 0 2 2 4
002 Apparel 1 1 0 0 1 3
042 Firearms 0 0 3 0 0 3
060 Power Plants 0 1 0 1 1 3
062 Refrigeration 2 0 0 1 0 3
073 Measuring and Testing 0 1 0 0 2 3
084 Music 0 0 1 2 0 3
100 Presses 0 0 1 0 2 3
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 1 1 0 0 1 3
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 2 0 0 1 0 3
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 0 2 0 0 1 3
180 Motor Vehicles 1 0 1 0 1 3
211 Supports: Racks 1 0 0 1 1 3
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 0 0 2 1 0 3
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 0 0 1 2 0 3
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 0 1 1 1 0 3
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 1 1 0 1 0 3
382 Image Analysis 0 0 0 1 2 3
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 0 0 0 2 1 3
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 0 1 0 0 2 3
452 Butchering 0 2 0 0 1 3
048 Gas: Heating and Illuminating 0 0 0 1 1 2
072 Metal Deforming 0 2 0 0 0 2
114 Ships 0 0 1 1 0 2
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 1 1 0 0 0 2
126 Stoves and Furnaces 0 0 0 0 2 2
144 Woodworking 0 1 0 0 1 2
165 Heat Exchange 0 0 1 0 1 2
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 0 0 0 1 1 2
169 Fire Extinguishers 0 0 0 0 2 2
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 0 1 1 0 0 2
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 0 1 0 1 0 2
206 Special Receptacle or Package 0 0 0 0 2 2
208 Mineral Oils: Processes and Products 1 0 0 0 1 2
224 Package and Article Carriers 0 1 0 0 1 2
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 0 1 0 0 1 2
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 0 0 0 0 2 2
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 1 0 1 0 0 2
283 Printed Matter 1 1 0 0 0 2
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 1 0 0 1 0 2
292 Closure Fasteners 0 1 0 0 1 2
301 Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles 1 0 1 0 0 2
326 Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry 0 0 0 1 1 2
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 0 1 1 0 0 2
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 0 0 1 1 0 2
370 Multiplex Communications 1 1 0 0 0 2
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 0 0 2 0 0 2
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 0 0 1 0 1 2
385 Optical Waveguides 1 1 0 0 0 2
392 Electric Resistance Heating Devices 2 0 0 0 0 2
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 0 0 1 1 0 2
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 0 1 1 0 0 2
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 0 1 1 0 0 2
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 0 1 0 1 0 2
427 Coating Processes 1 0 0 0 1 2
431 Combustion 0 0 0 0 2 2
475 Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components 0 0 0 1 1 2
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 1 1 0 0 0 2
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 2 0 0 0 0 2
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 0 0 0 1 0 1
016 Miscellaneous Hardware 0 0 1 0 0 1
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 0 1 0 0 0 1
027 Undertaking 0 1 0 0 0 1
030 Cutlery 0 1 0 0 0 1
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 1 0 0 0 0 1
037 Excavating 1 0 0 0 0 1
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 1 0 0 0 0 1
047 Plant Husbandry 0 0 0 1 0 1
053 Package Making 0 1 0 0 0 1
056 Harvesters 1 0 0 0 0 1
063 Jewelry 0 1 0 0 0 1
070 Locks 1 0 0 0 0 1
083 Cutting 0 0 0 1 0 1
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 0 1 0 0 0 1
102 Ammunition and Explosives 0 1 0 0 0 1
111 Planting 0 0 0 0 1 1
116 Signals and Indicators 0 0 1 0 0 1
117 Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor 0 0 1 0 0 1
131 Tobacco 0 0 0 0 1 1
132 Toilet 0 0 0 1 0 1
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 0 0 0 0 1 1
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 1 0 0 0 0 1
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 0 0 1 0 0 1
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 1 0 0 0 0 1
177 Weighing Scales 1 0 0 0 0 1
192 Clutches and Power-Stop Control 0 0 0 0 1 1
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 0 1 0 0 0 1
203 Distillation: Processes, Separatory 0 0 0 0 1 1
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 0 0 0 0 1 1
212 Traversing Hoists 0 0 0 1 0 1
215 Bottles and Jars 0 0 1 0 0 1
220 Receptacles 0 0 0 0 1 1
221 Article Dispensing 1 0 0 0 0 1
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 1 0 0 0 0 1
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 0 0 1 0 0 1
236 Automatic Temperature and Humidity Regulation 0 1 0 0 0 1
252 Compositions 0 0 0 0 1 1
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 0 0 1 0 0 1
267 Spring Devices 0 0 0 0 1 1
269 Work Holders 0 0 0 0 1 1
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 0 0 1 0 0 1
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 0 0 0 0 1 1
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 0 0 1 0 0 1
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 0 0 0 0 1 1
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 1 0 0 0 0 1
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 0 0 1 0 0 1
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 0 0 0 1 0 1
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 0 1 0 0 0 1
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 0 1 0 0 0 1
367 Communications, Electrical: Acoustic Wave Systems and Devices 0 0 0 0 1 1
396 Photography 0 0 0 0 1 1
406 Conveyors: Fluid Current 1 0 0 0 0 1
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 0 0 0 0 1 1
414 Material or Article Handling 0 1 0 0 0 1
417 Pumps 0 0 0 1 0 1
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 1
434 Education and Demonstration 0 0 0 1 0 1
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 1 0 0 0 0 1
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 1 0 0 0 0 1
454 Ventilation 1 0 0 0 0 1
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 1 0 0 0 0 1
474 Endless Belt Power Transmission Systems or Components 0 0 0 0 1 1
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 0 0 1 0 0 1
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 0 1 0 0 0 1
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 1 0 0 0 0 1
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 0 1 0 0 0 1
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 1 1
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 1 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
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 1 0 0 0 0 1
716 Computer-Aided Design and Analysis of Circuits and Semiconductor Masks 1 0 0 0 0 1
726 Information Security 0 0 0 1 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 119 142 102 125 145 633


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