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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

VERMONT

( 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
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 75 85 75 75 131 441
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 61 81 74 74 106 396
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 23 38 54 36 46 197
716 Computer-Aided Design and Analysis of Circuits and Semiconductor Masks 34 30 25 33 62 184
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 22 31 17 16 28 114
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 15 8 16 21 20 80
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 18 15 10 10 6 59
326 Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry 11 11 14 10 12 58
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 12 6 8 6 11 43
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 3 8 3 7 8 29
280 Land Vehicles 3 5 3 7 10 28
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 7 5 2 6 7 27
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 7 5 1 7 5 25
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 4 5 5 3 7 24
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 4 5 2 6 6 23
382 Image Analysis 2 6 6 5 4 23
219 Electric Heating 8 1 2 3 6 20
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 5 3 1 5 6 20
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 0 4 5 4 6 19
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 3 3 3 3 5 17
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 5 1 4 4 3 17
250 Radiant Energy 4 0 4 4 4 16
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 4 4 3 2 3 16
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 2 5 1 3 5 16
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 4 3 2 3 3 15
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 2 5 2 3 2 14
029 Metal Working 3 4 4 2 0 13
331 Oscillators 1 2 5 3 2 13
340 Communications: Electrical 2 2 0 4 4 12
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 3 3 1 2 3 12
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 3 0 5 1 3 12
439 Electrical Connectors 2 2 2 0 5 11
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 1 1 1 4 3 10
073 Measuring and Testing 0 2 3 4 1 10
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 3 2 2 2 1 10
385 Optical Waveguides 0 1 3 3 3 10
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 2 3 2 3 10
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 1 2 3 1 2 9
355 Photocopying 3 2 2 0 2 9
084 Music 2 1 0 2 3 8
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 3 1 3 0 1 8
362 Illumination 1 0 1 2 4 8
427 Coating Processes 2 1 2 1 2 8
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 3 4 1 0 0 8
216 Etching a Substrate: Processes 5 0 0 0 2 7
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 0 0 1 1 5 7
330 Amplifiers 2 3 1 1 0 7
396 Photography 2 0 2 0 3 7
455 Telecommunications 2 2 1 0 2 7
712 Processing Architectures and Instruction Processing, e.g., Processors (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 3 1 1 1 1 7
002 Apparel 4 0 0 0 2 6
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 2 0 0 2 2 6
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 1 0 1 3 1 6
482 Exercise Devices 1 3 0 1 1 6
033 Geometrical Instruments 0 3 1 0 1 5
089 Ordnance 0 0 1 2 2 5
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 1 0 1 2 1 5
348 Television 0 2 0 0 3 5
370 Multiplex Communications 2 1 0 0 2 5
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 1 2 1 1 0 5
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 0 1 0 2 2 5
451 Abrading 3 0 0 0 2 5
027 Undertaking 0 1 1 1 1 4
119 Animal Husbandry 0 1 0 1 2 4
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 0 0 3 1 0 4
192 Clutches and Power-Stop Control 0 1 0 1 2 4
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 0 1 1 1 1 4
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 1 1 0 0 2 4
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 0 1 0 3 0 4
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 0 0 1 2 1 4
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 1 0 0 3 0 4
377 Electrical Pulse Counters, Pulse Dividers, or Shift Registers: Circuits and Systems 1 1 1 1 0 4
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 0 1 1 1 1 4
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 2 1 0 1 0 4
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 0 0 1 1 2 4
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 2 0 0 1 1 4
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 1 2 0 1 0 4
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 0 0 1 1 2 4
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 2 1 0 0 1 4
005 Beds 1 0 1 1 0 3
037 Excavating 0 0 1 0 2 3
062 Refrigeration 1 0 0 1 1 3
126 Stoves and Furnaces 0 0 0 1 2 3
137 Fluid Handling 0 0 0 2 1 3
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 1 0 1 0 1 3
188 Brakes 0 1 1 0 1 3
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 0 0 0 2 1 3
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 0 1 0 1 1 3
336 Inductor Devices 1 2 0 0 0 3
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 0 2 0 0 1 3
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 2 0 0 1 0 3
380 Cryptography 0 0 1 1 1 3
414 Material or Article Handling 0 1 2 0 0 3
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 0 0 2 0 1 3
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 0 2 1 0 0 3
726 Information Security 0 0 2 0 1 3
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 0 2 0 0 0 2
060 Power Plants 1 0 0 0 1 2
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 1 1 0 0 0 2
092 Expansible Chamber Devices 0 1 0 0 1 2
102 Ammunition and Explosives 0 0 1 1 0 2
118 Coating Apparatus 0 0 1 0 1 2
127 Sugar, Starch, and Carbohydrates 0 0 0 1 1 2
164 Metal Founding 0 1 1 0 0 2
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 0 1 1 0 0 2
211 Supports: Racks 1 0 0 1 0 2
224 Package and Article Carriers 0 1 1 0 0 2
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 1 0 0 0 1 2
246 Railway Switches and Signals 0 0 0 0 2 2
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 2 0 0 0 0 2
273 Amusement Devices: Games 1 0 0 0 1 2
279 Chucks or Sockets 0 1 0 0 1 2
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 0 1 0 0 1 2
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 0 1 0 0 1 2
303 Fluid-Pressure and Analogous Brake Systems 1 1 0 0 0 2
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 0 0 1 0 1 2
338 Electrical Resistors 0 1 1 0 0 2
360 Dynamic Magnetic Information Storage or Retrieval 0 0 1 0 1 2
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 0 0 1 1 0 2
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 1 1 2
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 2 0 0 0 0 2
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 0 1 1 0 0 2
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 1 0 0 1 0 2
434 Education and Demonstration 0 1 0 0 1 2
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 0 1 1 0 0 2
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 0 1 1 0 0 2
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 0 0 0 1 1 2
606 Surgery (instruments) 1 0 0 0 1 2
007 Compound Hand Tools 0 0 0 0 1 1
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 0 1 0 0 0 1
047 Plant Husbandry 0 0 0 1 0 1
049 Movable or Removable Closures 0 0 1 0 0 1
071 Chemistry: Fertilizers 0 0 0 1 0 1
072 Metal Deforming 1 0 0 0 0 1
095 Gas Separation: Processes 0 0 1 0 0 1
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 0 0 0 1 0 1
105 Railway Rolling Stock 0 0 0 0 1 1
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 0 0 0 0 1 1
112 Sewing 0 0 0 1 0 1
117 Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor 0 0 1 0 0 1
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 0 1 0 0 0 1
132 Toilet 0 1 0 0 0 1
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 0 1 0 0 0 1
136 Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric 0 0 0 0 1 1
144 Woodworking 1 0 0 0 0 1
177 Weighing Scales 0 0 0 1 0 1
180 Motor Vehicles 0 0 0 1 0 1
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 1 0 0 0 0 1
187 Elevator, Industrial Lift Truck, or Stationary Lift for Vehicle 0 0 1 0 0 1
206 Special Receptacle or Package 0 0 0 1 0 1
220 Receptacles 0 0 0 0 1 1
221 Article Dispensing 0 0 0 1 0 1
223 Apparel Apparatus 0 0 1 0 0 1
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 0 0 1 0 0 1
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 1 0 0 0 0 1
252 Compositions 0 0 0 0 1 1
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 0 0 0 0 1 1
267 Spring Devices 0 0 0 0 1 1
269 Work Holders 0 0 0 0 1 1
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 1 0 0 0 0 1
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 1 0 0 0 0 1
337 Electricity: Electrothermally or Thermally Actuated Switches 1 0 0 0 0 1
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 0 0 1 0 0 1
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 0 1 0 0 0 1
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 0 0 1 0 0 1
392 Electric Resistance Heating Devices 0 1 0 0 0 1
398 Optical Communications 0 1 0 0 0 1
417 Pumps 0 1 0 0 0 1
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 0 1 0 0 0 1
441 Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices 0 1 0 0 0 1
450 Foundation Garments 1 0 0 0 0 1
464 Rotary Shafts, Gudgeons, Housings, and Flexible Couplings for Rotary Shafts 0 1 0 0 0 1
474 Endless Belt Power Transmission Systems or Components 0 0 1 0 0 1
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 0 0 0 1 0 1
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 1 0 0 0 0 1
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 0 0 0 1 0 1
718 Virtual Machine Task or Process Management or Task Management/Control (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 1 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 437 472 437 452 642 2440


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