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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

UTAH

( 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
280 Land Vehicles 25 29 28 24 36 142
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 22 14 23 25 40 124
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 25 19 13 18 35 110
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 2 14 21 34 30 101
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 20 15 14 19 24 92
340 Communications: Electrical 12 14 17 16 21 80
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 16 15 13 17 14 75
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 8 8 14 18 27 75
482 Exercise Devices 13 8 12 14 23 70
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 12 17 11 11 18 69
370 Multiplex Communications 12 13 8 12 23 68
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 7 11 8 13 28 67
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 12 8 8 19 19 66
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 9 19 12 18 6 64
433 Dentistry 29 16 8 4 7 64
606 Surgery (instruments) 8 9 3 15 27 62
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 6 11 6 8 19 50
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 7 13 12 9 8 49
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 7 4 10 13 15 49
726 Information Security 1 4 7 15 22 49
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 7 2 8 12 19 48
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 12 4 6 8 15 45
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 12 7 8 8 8 43
299 Mining or In Situ Disintegration of Hard Material 2 1 18 7 11 39
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 2 4 7 10 11 34
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 7 8 6 5 6 32
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 5 6 6 6 9 32
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 5 1 5 7 14 32
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 3 7 2 14 4 30
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 9 4 6 4 7 30
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 5 2 8 7 7 29
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 3 4 4 10 8 29
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 7 5 4 5 8 29
439 Electrical Connectors 10 3 6 6 3 28
455 Telecommunications 3 5 6 3 11 28
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 5 6 6 6 5 28
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 10 5 5 3 4 27
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 3 3 6 6 8 26
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 5 6 0 7 8 26
073 Measuring and Testing 5 4 4 3 9 25
005 Beds 5 4 5 6 3 23
206 Special Receptacle or Package 4 4 6 3 6 23
273 Amusement Devices: Games 5 8 4 2 3 22
362 Illumination 2 4 2 6 8 22
379 Telephonic Communications 8 4 3 1 6 22
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 1 1 3 5 12 22
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 4 5 5 5 3 22
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 4 2 5 3 8 22
250 Radiant Energy 6 3 3 2 7 21
297 Chairs and Seats 7 2 6 3 3 21
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 1 6 2 7 4 20
382 Image Analysis 1 1 4 6 8 20
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 4 2 3 4 6 19
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 5 6 0 1 7 19
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 0 4 3 8 4 19
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 4 3 3 4 4 18
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 1 5 4 3 5 18
029 Metal Working 2 1 3 2 9 17
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 3 5 3 5 1 17
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 1 1 4 8 3 17
725 Interactive Video Distribution Systems 0 6 4 4 3 17
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 1 4 3 4 4 16
137 Fluid Handling 2 3 3 1 7 16
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 3 4 3 4 2 16
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 5 3 3 1 3 15
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 5 2 4 3 1 15
360 Dynamic Magnetic Information Storage or Retrieval 5 3 3 1 3 15
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 3 3 2 2 5 15
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 4 2 0 1 8 15
062 Refrigeration 1 7 3 1 2 14
180 Motor Vehicles 3 2 1 1 7 14
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 0 2 3 6 3 14
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 3 4 1 3 3 14
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 2 0 4 4 4 14
224 Package and Article Carriers 5 1 1 1 5 13
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 1 3 1 4 3 12
060 Power Plants 1 3 3 3 2 12
102 Ammunition and Explosives 1 2 2 1 6 12
149 Explosive and Thermic Compositions or Charges 6 0 3 0 3 12
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 2 1 2 2 5 12
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 2 3 0 2 5 12
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 4 0 4 1 3 12
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 6 0 1 2 3 12
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 4 3 2 2 1 12
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 3 3 1 1 4 12
084 Music 2 1 4 3 1 11
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 2 3 3 1 2 11
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 1 5 1 3 1 11
219 Electric Heating 4 5 2 0 0 11
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 2 2 4 1 2 11
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 0 3 3 1 4 11
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 1 4 4 0 2 11
719 Interprogram Communication or Interprocess Communication (Ipc) (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 3 1 5 1 11
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 1 2 3 3 1 10
114 Ships 2 0 2 2 4 10
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 2 0 1 4 3 10
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 1 0 7 1 1 10
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 4 2 2 2 0 10
417 Pumps 4 1 1 1 3 10
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 3 3 2 0 2 10
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 1 4 1 1 3 10
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 0 3 1 2 4 10
033 Geometrical Instruments 1 3 1 2 2 9
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 1 2 3 3 0 9
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 2 0 1 4 2 9
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 1 0 1 2 5 9
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 2 5 0 1 1 9
385 Optical Waveguides 2 2 3 1 1 9
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 4 2 1 1 1 9
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 1 0 0 2 6 9
434 Education and Demonstration 0 3 2 3 1 9
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 2 2 2 0 3 9
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 3 1 2 3 9
002 Apparel 3 1 1 1 2 8
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 3 1 1 2 1 8
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 1 0 1 0 6 8
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 5 0 1 2 0 8
202 Distillation: Apparatus 2 1 2 2 1 8
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 4 0 2 1 1 8
326 Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry 0 3 0 3 2 8
336 Inductor Devices 5 2 0 1 0 8
348 Television 2 1 0 3 2 8
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 3 0 2 3 0 8
427 Coating Processes 1 1 3 3 0 8
037 Excavating 2 0 1 0 4 7
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 0 3 0 0 4 7
089 Ordnance 0 1 0 3 3 7
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 1 1 1 1 3 7
201 Distillation: Processes, Thermolytic 1 0 2 1 3 7
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 1 2 1 1 2 7
249 Static Molds 0 2 2 0 3 7
414 Material or Article Handling 1 1 3 1 1 7
440 Marine Propulsion 4 2 0 1 0 7
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 0 2 1 1 3 7
042 Firearms 0 2 1 1 2 6
104 Railways 1 2 1 2 0 6
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 1 0 0 2 3 6
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 3 0 2 0 1 6
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 2 1 1 1 1 6
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 2 2 0 2 0 6
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 1 1 2 0 2 6
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 2 4 6
451 Abrading 1 1 2 0 2 6
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 1 1 0 1 3 6
718 Virtual Machine Task or Process Management or Task Management/Control (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 0 1 1 3 6
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 1 1 0 3 0 5
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 1 1 0 3 0 5
051 Abrasive Tool Making Process, Material, or Composition 0 0 0 3 2 5
081 Tools 1 2 1 0 1 5
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 0 0 1 2 2 5
208 Mineral Oils: Processes and Products 0 1 0 0 4 5
211 Supports: Racks 1 1 0 2 1 5
220 Receptacles 2 0 1 1 1 5
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 1 0 1 2 1 5
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 0 1 0 1 3 5
367 Communications, Electrical: Acoustic Wave Systems and Devices 1 1 1 1 1 5
380 Cryptography 1 2 1 0 1 5
384 Bearings 1 0 1 1 2 5
419 Powder Metallurgy Processes 0 1 3 1 0 5
016 Miscellaneous Hardware 1 1 0 0 2 4
048 Gas: Heating and Illuminating 0 0 2 1 1 4
056 Harvesters 1 2 1 0 0 4
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 2 1 0 1 0 4
083 Cutting 0 0 0 1 3 4
116 Signals and Indicators 1 1 0 1 1 4
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 1 0 2 1 0 4
181 Acoustics 0 0 2 2 0 4
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 0 0 1 1 2 4
216 Etching a Substrate: Processes 0 1 0 3 0 4
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 1 0 1 0 2 4
252 Compositions 1 1 1 1 0 4
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 1 3 0 0 0 4
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 2 1 0 0 1 4
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 1 0 3 0 0 4
472 Amusement Devices 2 0 2 0 0 4
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 0 1 1 2 0 4
008 Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers 0 0 1 2 0 3
047 Plant Husbandry 3 0 0 0 0 3
054 Harness for Working Animal 1 0 2 0 0 3
072 Metal Deforming 2 0 0 1 0 3
091 Motors: Expansible Chamber Type 0 2 0 1 0 3
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 0 0 0 3 0 3
118 Coating Apparatus 1 0 0 1 1 3
119 Animal Husbandry 0 0 1 1 1 3
148 Metal Treatment 0 2 0 0 1 3
193 Conveyors, Chutes, Skids, Guides, and Ways 0 1 1 0 1 3
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 1 1 0 1 0 3
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 2 0 1 0 0 3
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 0 0 0 0 3 3
338 Electrical Resistors 0 2 0 1 0 3
353 Optics: Image Projectors 0 1 1 0 1 3
368 Horology: Time Measuring Systems or Devices 0 0 0 0 3 3
369 Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval 1 0 1 0 1 3
403 Joints and Connections 0 1 1 1 0 3
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 1 0 1 1 0 3
463 Amusement Devices: Games 0 1 1 0 1 3
493 Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web 0 1 0 1 1 3
712 Processing Architectures and Instruction Processing, e.g., Processors (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 0 1 1 0 3
007 Compound Hand Tools 0 1 0 1 0 2
012 Boot and Shoe Making 0 0 0 0 2 2
014 Bridges 1 1 0 0 0 2
049 Movable or Removable Closures 0 1 1 0 0 2
053 Package Making 1 0 0 0 1 2
063 Jewelry 0 0 1 1 0 2
066 Textiles: Knitting 0 0 0 2 0 2
082 Turning (e.g., for metal working) 0 0 0 0 2 2
095 Gas Separation: Processes 0 0 0 0 2 2
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 0 1 0 0 1 2
100 Presses 0 0 0 0 2 2
101 Printing 1 0 0 1 0 2
125 Stone Working 2 0 0 0 0 2
127 Sugar, Starch, and Carbohydrates 1 0 0 0 1 2
132 Toilet 1 1 0 0 0 2
136 Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric 1 0 0 1 0 2
164 Metal Founding 0 0 1 0 1 2
188 Brakes 0 1 0 1 0 2
223 Apparel Apparatus 0 1 0 0 1 2
227 Elongated-Member-Driving Apparatus 0 0 0 1 1 2
256 Fences 0 0 0 2 0 2
267 Spring Devices 0 0 1 0 1 2
292 Closure Fasteners 0 2 0 0 0 2
293 Vehicle Fenders 0 2 0 0 0 2
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 0 1 0 0 1 2
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 1 0 0 1 0 2
330 Amplifiers 1 0 1 0 0 2
331 Oscillators 2 0 0 0 0 2
352 Optics: Motion Pictures 1 1 0 0 0 2
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 0 0 0 1 1 2
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 0 0 0 0 2 2
392 Electric Resistance Heating Devices 1 0 1 0 0 2
398 Optical Communications 0 2 0 0 0 2
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 0 0 0 2 0 2
408 Cutting by Use of Rotating Axially Moving Tool 0 0 0 1 1 2
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 0 0 2 0 0 2
441 Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices 0 1 1 0 0 2
452 Butchering 1 0 0 1 0 2
474 Endless Belt Power Transmission Systems or Components 2 0 0 0 0 2
494 Imperforate Bowl: Centrifugal Separators 1 0 1 0 0 2
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 0 1 0 0 1 2
508 Solid Anti-Friction Devices, Materials Therefor, Lubricant or Separant Compositions for Moving Solid Surfaces, and Miscellaneous Mineral Oil Compositions 0 1 0 1 0 2
027 Undertaking 0 1 0 0 0 1
030 Cutlery 0 0 0 1 0 1
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 1 0 0 0 0 1
038 Textiles: Ironing or Smoothing 0 0 1 0 0 1
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 0 0 0 0 1 1
055 Gas Separation 0 0 0 1 0 1
057 Textiles: Spinning, Twisting, and Twining 0 0 0 1 0 1
070 Locks 0 0 0 1 0 1
086 Ammunition and Explosive-Charge Making 1 0 0 0 0 1
092 Expansible Chamber Devices 1 0 0 0 0 1
105 Railway Rolling Stock 0 1 0 0 0 1
109 Safes, Bank Protection, or a Related Device 0 0 0 0 1 1
110 Furnaces 1 0 0 0 0 1
111 Planting 0 0 0 0 1 1
112 Sewing 0 0 1 0 0 1
126 Stoves and Furnaces 1 0 0 0 0 1
139 Textiles: Weaving 0 0 0 0 1 1
150 Purses, Wallets, and Protective Covers 0 0 0 1 0 1
159 Concentrating Evaporators 0 0 0 1 0 1
169 Fire Extinguishers 1 0 0 0 0 1
187 Elevator, Industrial Lift Truck, or Stationary Lift for Vehicle 0 0 0 0 1 1
190 Trunks and Hand-Carried Luggage 1 0 0 0 0 1
192 Clutches and Power-Stop Control 1 0 0 0 0 1
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 1 0 0 0 0 1
215 Bottles and Jars 1 0 0 0 0 1
221 Article Dispensing 1 0 0 0 0 1
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 0 1 0 0 0 1
232 Deposit and Collection Receptacles 0 0 1 0 0 1
238 Railways: Surface Track 0 0 0 0 1 1
269 Work Holders 1 0 0 0 0 1
281 Books, Strips, and Leaves 0 0 0 0 1 1
301 Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles 0 0 1 0 0 1
305 Wheel Substitutes for Land Vehicles 0 0 0 0 1 1
322 Electricity: Single Generator Systems 0 0 0 1 0 1
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 1 0 0 0 0 1
335 Electricity: Magnetically Operated Switches, Magnets, and Electromagnets 1 0 0 0 0 1
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 1 0 0 0 0 1
372 Coherent Light Generators 1 0 0 0 0 1
373 Industrial Electric Heating Furnaces 0 1 0 0 0 1
396 Photography 1 0 0 0 0 1
407 Cutters, for Shaping 0 0 1 0 0 1
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 0 0 0 1 0 1
475 Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components 0 0 0 1 0 1
518 Chemistry: Fischer-Tropsch Processes; or Purification or Recovery of Products Thereof 0 0 1 0 0 1
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 0 1 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 684 638 642 766 1017 3747


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