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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

MAINE

( 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
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 6 4 7 6 16 39
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 1 3 2 5 20 31
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 3 5 1 6 14 29
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 2 5 6 2 9 24
206 Special Receptacle or Package 5 5 3 2 5 20
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 3 1 6 1 4 15
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 6 2 2 1 4 15
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 3 3 1 4 2 13
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 1 1 3 2 5 12
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 1 0 1 6 4 12
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 2 0 2 1 6 11
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 1 3 1 0 6 11
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 3 2 2 2 2 11
119 Animal Husbandry 4 2 1 3 0 10
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 3 1 0 4 2 10
073 Measuring and Testing 2 3 0 1 3 9
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 3 3 1 0 2 9
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 1 1 4 1 2 9
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 1 2 1 1 4 9
029 Metal Working 2 2 3 0 1 8
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 4 3 1 0 0 8
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 0 0 2 3 3 8
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 1 0 1 2 4 8
455 Telecommunications 1 3 0 1 3 8
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 1 2 1 3 1 8
114 Ships 2 1 1 1 2 7
250 Radiant Energy 1 1 1 2 2 7
348 Television 2 1 0 2 2 7
439 Electrical Connectors 2 1 2 1 1 7
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 1 1 2 1 2 7
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 3 0 3 0 0 6
280 Land Vehicles 2 1 1 1 1 6
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 0 2 3 0 6
033 Geometrical Instruments 1 0 0 2 2 5
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 2 1 1 0 1 5
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 2 0 0 1 2 5
331 Oscillators 3 1 0 1 0 5
340 Communications: Electrical 0 1 1 3 0 5
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 1 1 1 0 2 5
370 Multiplex Communications 1 2 1 1 0 5
414 Material or Article Handling 2 0 0 0 3 5
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 2 1 1 1 0 5
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 2 0 1 1 1 5
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 2 0 0 2 1 5
726 Information Security 0 0 0 5 0 5
005 Beds 1 0 2 1 0 4
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 2 1 1 0 0 4
037 Excavating 0 0 1 0 3 4
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 0 2 0 1 1 4
060 Power Plants 1 0 0 1 2 4
081 Tools 1 0 2 1 0 4
084 Music 0 0 0 2 2 4
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 0 1 0 0 3 4
362 Illumination 0 2 1 0 1 4
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 0 0 1 1 2 4
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 1 1 0 0 2 4
606 Surgery (instruments) 0 1 1 0 2 4
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 1 0 0 0 3 4
002 Apparel 2 1 0 0 0 3
042 Firearms 0 0 0 0 3 3
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 1 0 1 0 1 3
137 Fluid Handling 2 0 1 0 0 3
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 0 2 1 0 0 3
224 Package and Article Carriers 0 0 0 0 3 3
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 0 0 1 1 1 3
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 1 0 1 0 1 3
326 Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry 1 0 0 1 1 3
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 2 0 0 0 1 3
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 1 0 0 1 1 3
441 Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices 0 0 2 1 0 3
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 0 0 2 0 1 3
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 0 1 0 1 1 3
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 2 0 1 0 0 3
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 1 0 1 1 0 3
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 0 0 0 2 0 2
062 Refrigeration 0 2 0 0 0 2
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 0 1 1 0 0 2
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 0 0 0 1 1 2
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 0 0 0 0 2 2
164 Metal Founding 0 0 0 0 2 2
165 Heat Exchange 0 1 0 0 1 2
216 Etching a Substrate: Processes 0 2 0 0 0 2
219 Electric Heating 1 0 0 0 1 2
232 Deposit and Collection Receptacles 1 1 0 0 0 2
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 1 0 0 0 1 2
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 1 0 1 0 0 2
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 0 1 0 0 1 2
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 2 0 0 0 0 2
271 Sheet Feeding or Delivering 1 0 0 1 0 2
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 0 0 1 1 0 2
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 1 0 0 1 0 2
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 0 0 1 0 1 2
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 1 0 0 1 0 2
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 0 2 0 0 0 2
369 Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval 0 1 1 0 0 2
380 Cryptography 0 1 0 1 0 2
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 0 1 0 0 1 2
385 Optical Waveguides 1 1 0 0 0 2
403 Joints and Connections 0 1 0 0 1 2
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 0 1 1 0 0 2
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 2 0 0 0 0 2
427 Coating Processes 0 0 0 0 2 2
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 1 0 0 0 1 2
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 1 0 1 0 0 2
493 Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web 2 0 0 0 0 2
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 0 0 1 0 1 2
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 1 0 1 0 0 2
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 0 0 1 1 0 2
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 0 2 0 0 0 2
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 1 0 0 1 2
028 Textiles: Manufacturing 0 0 0 1 0 1
030 Cutlery 0 0 0 0 1 1
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 1 0 0 0 0 1
053 Package Making 0 0 0 0 1 1
054 Harness for Working Animal 0 0 0 0 1 1
070 Locks 0 1 0 0 0 1
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 0 0 0 1 0 1
082 Turning (e.g., for metal working) 0 0 0 1 0 1
089 Ordnance 0 0 0 0 1 1
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 1
100 Presses 0 0 0 0 1 1
101 Printing 0 0 1 0 0 1
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 0 0 0 1 0 1
118 Coating Apparatus 0 0 0 1 0 1
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 0 0 0 0 1 1
139 Textiles: Weaving 0 0 0 0 1 1
148 Metal Treatment 0 0 0 0 1 1
150 Purses, Wallets, and Protective Covers 0 0 0 1 0 1
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 0 0 0 0 1 1
180 Motor Vehicles 0 1 0 0 0 1
211 Supports: Racks 0 0 1 0 0 1
220 Receptacles 0 0 0 1 0 1
221 Article Dispensing 0 1 0 0 0 1
223 Apparel Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 1
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 1 0 0 0 0 1
236 Automatic Temperature and Humidity Regulation 0 0 0 0 1 1
249 Static Molds 1 0 0 0 0 1
273 Amusement Devices: Games 0 0 1 0 0 1
283 Printed Matter 1 0 0 0 0 1
297 Chairs and Seats 0 0 1 0 0 1
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 0 0 1 0 0 1
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 0 0 1 0 0 1
322 Electricity: Single Generator Systems 1 0 0 0 0 1
329 Demodulators 0 1 0 0 0 1
330 Amplifiers 0 0 1 0 0 1
335 Electricity: Magnetically Operated Switches, Magnets, and Electromagnets 1 0 0 0 0 1
336 Inductor Devices 1 0 0 0 0 1
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 0 1 0 0 0 1
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 0 1 0 0 0 1
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 0 1 0 0 0 1
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 0 0 0 1 0 1
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 0 1 0 0 0 1
379 Telephonic Communications 0 0 0 0 1 1
382 Image Analysis 0 0 0 1 0 1
398 Optical Communications 0 0 0 0 1 1
408 Cutting by Use of Rotating Axially Moving Tool 0 0 1 0 0 1
431 Combustion 1 0 0 0 0 1
440 Marine Propulsion 0 0 1 0 0 1
451 Abrading 0 1 0 0 0 1
482 Exercise Devices 1 0 0 0 0 1
492 Roll or Roller 0 1 0 0 0 1
506 Combinatorial Chemistry Technology: Method, Library, Apparatus 0 0 0 0 1 1
588 Hazardous or Toxic Waste Destruction or Containment 0 0 1 0 0 1
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 0 0 1 0 0 1
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 0 0 1 0 0 1
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 1 0 0 0 0 1
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 0 0 0 1 0 1
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 1 0 1
712 Processing Architectures and Instruction Processing, e.g., Processors (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 1 0 0 1
716 Computer-Aided Design and Analysis of Circuits and Semiconductor Masks 1 0 0 0 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
720 Dynamic Optical Information Storage or Retrieval 0 0 0 0 1 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 142 110 113 118 211 694


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