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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

TENNESSEE

( 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
606 Surgery (instruments) 23 23 16 53 99 214
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 16 25 18 27 45 131
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 25 21 25 28 27 126
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 11 30 26 19 36 122
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 17 12 21 30 24 104
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 16 20 12 18 13 79
250 Radiant Energy 10 11 13 21 19 74
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 18 19 14 6 17 74
340 Communications: Electrical 12 9 16 18 18 73
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 18 11 5 10 17 61
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 14 12 11 9 9 55
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 4 11 6 13 20 54
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 19 6 5 8 14 52
219 Electric Heating 12 13 11 5 8 49
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 3 3 6 8 23 43
439 Electrical Connectors 10 7 11 6 8 42
362 Illumination 13 10 5 9 4 41
062 Refrigeration 8 7 3 7 13 38
073 Measuring and Testing 5 8 10 5 7 35
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 6 4 4 3 17 34
280 Land Vehicles 7 6 10 9 2 34
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 6 6 7 5 8 32
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 10 8 1 5 7 31
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 4 5 5 5 10 29
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 8 1 3 6 10 28
206 Special Receptacle or Package 9 1 5 3 9 27
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 3 5 3 6 10 27
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 9 1 2 7 7 26
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 6 7 6 4 2 25
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 6 2 10 3 3 24
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 2 3 2 6 11 24
084 Music 0 6 10 2 5 23
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 7 6 4 1 4 22
382 Image Analysis 2 4 3 1 12 22
119 Animal Husbandry 3 5 3 3 7 21
144 Woodworking 4 0 5 2 10 21
180 Motor Vehicles 3 5 5 3 5 21
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 9 4 4 2 2 21
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 3 3 3 2 10 21
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 5 3 3 4 6 21
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 3 3 6 5 3 20
137 Fluid Handling 3 3 4 6 3 19
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 2 2 3 3 9 19
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 1 4 4 6 3 18
033 Geometrical Instruments 2 3 4 5 3 17
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 3 5 2 4 3 17
083 Cutting 5 6 1 3 2 17
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 5 1 2 6 3 17
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 7 5 1 2 2 17
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 6 2 7 2 0 17
060 Power Plants 1 3 2 8 2 16
385 Optical Waveguides 4 5 2 0 5 16
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 2 1 4 1 8 16
029 Metal Working 5 5 3 0 2 15
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 3 4 1 3 4 15
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 3 3 4 1 4 15
348 Television 0 1 3 4 6 14
055 Gas Separation 1 1 3 4 4 13
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 4 1 2 3 3 13
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 2 1 2 3 5 13
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 0 3 3 2 5 13
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 3 2 2 3 3 13
409 Gear Cutting, Milling, or Planing 4 5 3 1 0 13
417 Pumps 4 2 4 1 2 13
427 Coating Processes 3 1 0 2 7 13
455 Telecommunications 4 4 0 4 1 13
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 3 3 2 3 2 13
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 3 3 2 3 2 13
081 Tools 3 3 3 1 2 12
095 Gas Separation: Processes 5 0 3 2 2 12
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 4 0 1 3 4 12
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 1 0 4 3 4 12
451 Abrading 1 3 5 1 2 12
114 Ships 4 2 2 1 2 11
252 Compositions 1 3 4 2 1 11
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 1 2 3 2 3 11
482 Exercise Devices 5 1 0 3 2 11
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 0 1 2 2 5 10
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 1 0 5 1 3 10
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 2 2 2 2 2 10
297 Chairs and Seats 1 2 2 1 4 10
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 1 5 0 2 2 10
434 Education and Demonstration 1 1 2 1 5 10
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 3 0 2 4 10
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 2 2 1 2 2 9
030 Cutlery 4 2 0 1 2 9
047 Plant Husbandry 2 3 0 1 3 9
112 Sewing 2 3 2 1 1 9
122 Liquid Heaters and Vaporizers 0 3 2 3 1 9
148 Metal Treatment 3 2 1 2 1 9
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 2 4 3 0 0 9
227 Elongated-Member-Driving Apparatus 4 1 1 1 2 9
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 3 1 2 2 1 9
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 1 4 2 0 2 9
379 Telephonic Communications 2 4 1 1 1 9
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 2 3 1 3 0 9
002 Apparel 1 1 3 1 2 8
089 Ordnance 1 0 2 2 3 8
118 Coating Apparatus 1 1 1 3 2 8
165 Heat Exchange 2 0 2 2 2 8
211 Supports: Racks 4 0 0 3 1 8
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 3 2 0 2 1 8
273 Amusement Devices: Games 1 0 3 0 4 8
301 Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles 0 3 1 1 3 8
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 0 1 1 2 4 8
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 3 2 1 1 1 8
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 1 3 1 1 2 8
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 1 0 1 3 3 8
008 Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers 1 2 0 2 2 7
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 2 0 2 2 1 7
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 0 5 1 1 0 7
042 Firearms 3 1 0 1 2 7
070 Locks 2 2 1 1 1 7
117 Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor 1 1 2 2 1 7
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 0 2 0 1 4 7
126 Stoves and Furnaces 0 1 0 0 6 7
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 3 3 0 1 0 7
292 Closure Fasteners 2 1 1 2 1 7
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 2 0 2 1 2 7
370 Multiplex Communications 0 0 2 2 3 7
392 Electric Resistance Heating Devices 3 1 1 0 2 7
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 1 0 2 1 3 7
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 0 0 2 2 3 7
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 2 0 2 1 2 7
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 2 0 1 4 7
053 Package Making 3 0 0 2 1 6
056 Harvesters 4 1 1 0 0 6
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 1 3 1 1 0 6
086 Ammunition and Explosive-Charge Making 2 2 1 1 0 6
092 Expansible Chamber Devices 2 0 2 1 1 6
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 0 3 0 2 1 6
140 Wireworking 2 4 0 0 0 6
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 3 0 1 0 2 6
164 Metal Founding 1 2 0 2 1 6
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 1 0 1 2 2 6
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 1 2 1 2 0 6
266 Metallurgical Apparatus 1 1 1 2 1 6
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 2 3 0 0 1 6
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 1 1 0 2 2 6
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 3 1 1 1 0 6
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 1 2 0 1 2 6
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 1 4 1 0 0 6
433 Dentistry 3 1 1 0 1 6
494 Imperforate Bowl: Centrifugal Separators 0 2 2 2 0 6
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 1 1 1 1 2 6
726 Information Security 2 0 2 1 1 6
005 Beds 1 0 2 0 2 5
048 Gas: Heating and Illuminating 2 0 1 1 1 5
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 2 1 2 0 0 5
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 2 0 0 2 1 5
131 Tobacco 1 0 0 0 4 5
192 Clutches and Power-Stop Control 0 2 0 3 0 5
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 0 1 1 1 2 5
215 Bottles and Jars 4 0 0 1 0 5
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 1 1 1 0 2 5
299 Mining or In Situ Disintegration of Hard Material 2 0 3 0 0 5
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 1 3 0 0 1 5
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 0 0 0 3 2 5
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 0 2 1 1 1 5
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 2 2 1 0 0 5
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 2 0 2 1 0 5
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 1 0 3 0 1 5
396 Photography 0 0 0 2 3 5
407 Cutters, for Shaping 1 2 0 1 1 5
413 Sheet Metal Container Making 1 3 1 0 0 5
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 1 0 1 2 1 5
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 1 2 2 0 0 5
493 Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web 0 1 4 0 0 5
501 Compositions: Ceramic 3 0 1 1 0 5
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 0 0 0 1 4 5
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 1 2 1 0 1 5
049 Movable or Removable Closures 2 0 1 1 0 4
072 Metal Deforming 1 1 1 0 1 4
100 Presses 0 2 0 0 2 4
102 Ammunition and Explosives 2 0 1 0 1 4
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 1 0 2 1 0 4
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 2 0 0 0 2 4
181 Acoustics 0 1 0 1 2 4
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 0 0 1 1 2 4
232 Deposit and Collection Receptacles 0 0 2 1 1 4
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 2 0 1 0 1 4
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 0 0 1 0 3 4
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 1 1 0 1 1 4
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 1 0 0 0 3 4
330 Amplifiers 0 1 1 1 1 4
408 Cutting by Use of Rotating Axially Moving Tool 1 1 0 1 1 4
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 1 1 1 1 0 4
420 Alloys or Metallic Compositions 0 1 0 0 3 4
454 Ventilation 2 0 0 0 2 4
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 0 1 1 1 1 4
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 1 0 2 0 1 4
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 2 0 0 1 1 4
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 2 1 0 0 0 3
054 Harness for Working Animal 1 1 0 1 0 3
065 Glass Manufacturing 0 2 0 0 1 3
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 1 0 0 1 1 3
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 1 1 1 0 0 3
157 Wheelwright Machines 0 0 2 1 0 3
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 0 0 0 1 2 3
177 Weighing Scales 0 0 2 1 0 3
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 1 1 0 1 0 3
220 Receptacles 1 0 1 1 0 3
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 0 0 0 0 3 3
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 0 2 0 0 1 3
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 0 0 1 2 0 3
368 Horology: Time Measuring Systems or Devices 0 1 1 0 1 3
376 Induced Nuclear Reactions: Processes, Systems, and Elements 0 0 0 0 3 3
406 Conveyors: Fluid Current 1 1 0 0 1 3
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 0 0 0 2 1 3
431 Combustion 0 0 0 2 1 3
440 Marine Propulsion 1 1 0 0 1 3
474 Endless Belt Power Transmission Systems or Components 1 1 0 1 0 3
505 Superconductor Technology: Apparatus, Material, Process 0 0 1 1 1 3
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 0 0 0 2 3
016 Miscellaneous Hardware 0 0 0 0 2 2
066 Textiles: Knitting 0 0 0 1 1 2
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 0 1 0 1 0 2
101 Printing 2 0 0 0 0 2
110 Furnaces 0 0 2 0 0 2
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 0 1 1 0 0 2
169 Fire Extinguishers 1 0 0 0 1 2
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 1 0 0 0 1 2
188 Brakes 0 0 2 0 0 2
193 Conveyors, Chutes, Skids, Guides, and Ways 0 0 1 0 1 2
201 Distillation: Processes, Thermolytic 0 0 0 1 1 2
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 1 1 0 0 0 2
216 Etching a Substrate: Processes 0 2 0 0 0 2
236 Automatic Temperature and Humidity Regulation 1 0 0 0 1 2
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 1 1 0 0 0 2
269 Work Holders 0 1 0 0 1 2
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 0 1 1 0 0 2
293 Vehicle Fenders 0 0 0 2 0 2
335 Electricity: Magnetically Operated Switches, Magnets, and Electromagnets 0 1 0 0 1 2
360 Dynamic Magnetic Information Storage or Retrieval 1 0 0 0 1 2
367 Communications, Electrical: Acoustic Wave Systems and Devices 0 0 2 0 0 2
369 Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval 0 1 0 0 1 2
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 1 0 1 0 0 2
403 Joints and Connections 0 0 1 0 1 2
414 Material or Article Handling 0 1 1 0 0 2
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 2 0 0 0 0 2
452 Butchering 0 2 0 0 0 2
506 Combinatorial Chemistry Technology: Method, Library, Apparatus 0 0 0 1 1 2
516 Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents, Subcombinations Thereof, Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting 2 0 0 0 0 2
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 0 2 0 0 0 2
719 Interprogram Communication or Interprocess Communication (Ipc) (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 1 1 0 2
007 Compound Hand Tools 0 0 0 0 1 1
019 Textiles: Fiber Preparation 0 1 0 0 0 1
028 Textiles: Manufacturing 0 0 0 1 0 1
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 0 1 0 0 0 1
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 0 0 1 0 0 1
063 Jewelry 0 0 0 0 1 1
082 Turning (e.g., for metal working) 0 0 0 1 0 1
091 Motors: Expansible Chamber Type 1 0 0 0 0 1
104 Railways 0 0 0 1 0 1
105 Railway Rolling Stock 0 0 0 0 1 1
111 Planting 0 0 1 0 0 1
116 Signals and Indicators 0 0 0 0 1 1
132 Toilet 0 1 0 0 0 1
139 Textiles: Weaving 0 0 0 1 0 1
152 Resilient Tires and Wheels 0 0 0 0 1 1
172 Earth Working 0 0 0 1 0 1
173 Tool Driving or Impacting 1 0 0 0 0 1
187 Elevator, Industrial Lift Truck, or Stationary Lift for Vehicle 1 0 0 0 0 1
190 Trunks and Hand-Carried Luggage 0 0 1 0 0 1
218 High-Voltage Switches with Arc Preventing or Extinguishing Devices 1 0 0 0 0 1
226 Advancing Material of Indeterminate Length 1 0 0 0 0 1
270 Sheet-Material Associating 0 0 0 0 1 1
281 Books, Strips, and Leaves 0 0 1 0 0 1
283 Printed Matter 0 0 0 0 1 1
289 Knots and Knot Tying 0 0 1 0 0 1
305 Wheel Substitutes for Land Vehicles 0 1 0 0 0 1
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 0 0 0 0 1 1
336 Inductor Devices 0 1 0 0 0 1
353 Optics: Image Projectors 0 0 0 1 0 1
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 1 0 0 0 0 1
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 0 0 1 0 0 1
372 Coherent Light Generators 1 0 0 0 0 1
373 Industrial Electric Heating Furnaces 0 0 0 0 1 1
380 Cryptography 0 0 0 0 1 1
388 Electricity: Motor Control Systems 1 0 0 0 0 1
399 Electrophotography 0 0 0 0 1 1
400 Typewriting Machines 1 0 0 0 0 1
418 Rotary Expansible Chamber Devices 0 1 0 0 0 1
419 Powder Metallurgy Processes 0 0 0 0 1 1
441 Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices 0 0 0 0 1 1
445 Electric Lamp or Space Discharge Component or Device Manufacturing 1 0 0 0 0 1
449 Bee Culture (propagating, raising, caring for bees) 0 0 0 1 0 1
453 Coin Handling 0 0 0 1 0 1
463 Amusement Devices: Games 0 0 1 0 0 1
464 Rotary Shafts, Gudgeons, Housings, and Flexible Couplings for Rotary Shafts 0 0 0 1 0 1
475 Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components 0 1 0 0 0 1
476 Friction Gear Transmission Systems or Components 0 0 1 0 0 1
492 Roll or Roller 0 0 1 0 0 1
503 Record Receiver Having Plural Interactive Leaves or a Colorless Color Former, Method of Use, or Developer Therefor 0 0 0 1 0 1
507 Earth Boring, Well Treating, and Oil Field Chemistry 1 0 0 0 0 1
508 Solid Anti-Friction Devices, Materials Therefor, Lubricant or Separant Compositions for Moving Solid Surfaces, and Miscellaneous Mineral Oil Compositions 0 0 0 0 1 1
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 0 0 0 1 0 1
588 Hazardous or Toxic Waste Destruction or Containment 0 0 0 1 0 1
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 0 0 0 1 0 1
718 Virtual Machine Task or Process Management or Task Management/Control (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 0 1 1
725 Interactive Video Distribution Systems 0 0 0 0 1 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 669 618 586 647 925 3445


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