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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

KENTUCKY

( 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
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 43 52 46 31 63 235
399 Electrophotography 27 40 34 29 28 158
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 4 11 20 24 27 86
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 11 11 12 7 14 55
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 7 19 9 7 12 54
271 Sheet Feeding or Delivering 4 12 13 7 12 48
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 10 6 7 8 6 37
062 Refrigeration 6 5 8 6 11 36
382 Image Analysis 3 4 5 9 12 33
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 6 2 4 9 9 30
219 Electric Heating 10 7 5 1 6 29
250 Radiant Energy 10 5 5 4 4 28
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 1 5 2 2 18 28
073 Measuring and Testing 4 3 1 6 9 23
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 3 3 6 2 8 22
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 4 9 6 1 1 21
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 3 4 4 5 4 20
400 Typewriting Machines 3 6 4 3 4 20
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 2 3 2 8 4 19
340 Communications: Electrical 4 1 5 3 6 19
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 4 6 3 1 5 19
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 2 4 3 4 6 19
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 4 4 5 2 3 18
053 Package Making 8 1 2 2 3 16
068 Textiles: Fluid Treating Apparatus 0 1 4 3 8 16
362 Illumination 2 1 3 1 9 16
002 Apparel 7 4 2 0 2 15
005 Beds 1 2 6 1 5 15
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 6 1 5 1 2 15
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 8 2 2 0 3 15
029 Metal Working 3 3 2 3 3 14
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 1 2 2 5 4 14
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 6 1 4 3 0 14
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 1 3 3 3 4 14
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 1 4 5 2 2 14
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 2 4 3 1 4 14
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 3 6 0 1 3 13
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 1 0 2 5 5 13
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 0 1 2 4 6 13
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 3 0 5 2 2 12
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 2 3 2 2 3 12
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 4 1 4 0 3 12
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 2 3 2 1 4 12
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 2 3 3 3 1 12
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 2 5 1 2 2 12
042 Firearms 3 4 1 2 1 11
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 1 5 0 4 1 11
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 1 5 0 3 2 11
414 Material or Article Handling 4 4 0 0 3 11
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 0 4 2 1 4 11
008 Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers 1 1 0 2 6 10
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 0 0 0 4 6 10
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 0 2 2 4 2 10
297 Chairs and Seats 1 2 3 3 1 10
482 Exercise Devices 4 1 1 2 2 10
055 Gas Separation 1 2 2 3 1 9
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 1 0 2 4 2 9
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 1 3 2 3 0 9
180 Motor Vehicles 1 0 1 1 6 9
208 Mineral Oils: Processes and Products 1 2 3 0 3 9
252 Compositions 1 0 4 3 1 9
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 0 4 1 1 3 9
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 0 4 5 0 0 9
455 Telecommunications 3 2 2 1 1 9
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 2 2 2 2 1 9
033 Geometrical Instruments 1 1 1 2 3 8
126 Stoves and Furnaces 1 0 0 1 6 8
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 2 1 1 1 3 8
206 Special Receptacle or Package 1 2 1 2 2 8
280 Land Vehicles 4 3 0 0 1 8
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 1 1 2 2 2 8
427 Coating Processes 1 0 2 1 4 8
439 Electrical Connectors 1 4 2 1 0 8
606 Surgery (instruments) 1 2 2 1 2 8
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 4 2 0 1 1 8
060 Power Plants 1 2 1 1 2 7
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 4 0 2 0 1 7
105 Railway Rolling Stock 2 0 4 1 0 7
111 Planting 0 0 2 2 3 7
256 Fences 0 2 1 2 2 7
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 0 1 2 3 1 7
379 Telephonic Communications 2 1 1 1 2 7
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 2 1 1 1 2 7
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 2 2 0 0 3 7
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 3 1 1 1 1 7
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 2 1 1 2 0 6
084 Music 2 0 2 1 1 6
095 Gas Separation: Processes 1 0 2 2 1 6
117 Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor 0 2 1 1 2 6
118 Coating Apparatus 3 2 0 1 0 6
137 Fluid Handling 1 0 3 1 1 6
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 3 0 0 1 2 6
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 1 1 1 0 3 6
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 2 2 0 1 1 6
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 2 0 2 2 0 6
385 Optical Waveguides 2 1 0 2 1 6
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 2 2 0 1 1 6
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 1 1 1 2 1 6
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 0 2 0 1 3 6
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 0 3 0 1 2 6
083 Cutting 4 0 1 0 0 5
089 Ordnance 1 1 0 2 1 5
119 Animal Husbandry 2 1 1 1 0 5
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 2 2 0 0 1 5
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 0 3 2 0 0 5
216 Etching a Substrate: Processes 1 0 0 2 2 5
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 4 0 0 1 0 5
273 Amusement Devices: Games 1 2 0 0 2 5
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 2 0 0 1 2 5
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 3 2 0 0 0 5
508 Solid Anti-Friction Devices, Materials Therefor, Lubricant or Separant Compositions for Moving Solid Surfaces, and Miscellaneous Mineral Oil Compositions 0 1 3 1 0 5
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 2 1 0 1 0 4
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 0 0 1 2 1 4
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 2 0 0 1 1 4
047 Plant Husbandry 2 0 1 1 0 4
049 Movable or Removable Closures 0 1 1 1 1 4
070 Locks 1 2 1 0 0 4
072 Metal Deforming 1 1 2 0 0 4
114 Ships 1 0 1 1 1 4
165 Heat Exchange 4 0 0 0 0 4
211 Supports: Racks 2 1 0 1 0 4
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 1 0 2 1 0 4
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 2 0 1 1 0 4
292 Closure Fasteners 1 0 1 0 2 4
299 Mining or In Situ Disintegration of Hard Material 2 0 1 1 0 4
303 Fluid-Pressure and Analogous Brake Systems 1 2 0 0 1 4
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 0 2 1 1 0 4
348 Television 2 0 1 0 1 4
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 0 1 2 0 1 4
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 2 1 0 0 1 4
370 Multiplex Communications 2 0 1 1 0 4
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 0 1 3 0 0 4
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 0 0 1 2 1 4
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 1 0 1 2 0 4
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 0 3 0 0 1 4
418 Rotary Expansible Chamber Devices 0 1 1 1 1 4
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 1 1 0 1 1 4
431 Combustion 0 2 0 2 0 4
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 0 1 0 1 2 4
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 0 1 1 2 0 4
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 1 1 1 1 0 4
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 0 0 0 1 2 3
030 Cutlery 1 0 1 0 1 3
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 1 0 0 1 1 3
101 Printing 1 0 0 2 0 3
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 1 0 1 1 0 3
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 0 3 0 0 0 3
127 Sugar, Starch, and Carbohydrates 0 0 0 1 2 3
172 Earth Working 2 1 0 0 0 3
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 0 2 0 1 0 3
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 0 0 3 0 0 3
301 Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles 2 0 0 1 0 3
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 0 1 1 1 0 3
331 Oscillators 1 0 2 0 0 3
353 Optics: Image Projectors 1 0 0 0 2 3
403 Joints and Connections 0 0 1 0 2 3
409 Gear Cutting, Milling, or Planing 1 1 0 0 1 3
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 1 0 1 0 1 3
433 Dentistry 2 0 0 0 1 3
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 1 0 0 0 2 3
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 1 0 0 0 2 3
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 0 1 1 0 1 3
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 1 0 2 3
016 Miscellaneous Hardware 0 1 0 1 0 2
028 Textiles: Manufacturing 0 0 1 1 0 2
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 0 1 0 0 1 2
051 Abrasive Tool Making Process, Material, or Composition 0 1 1 0 0 2
054 Harness for Working Animal 0 0 0 2 0 2
081 Tools 1 0 0 0 1 2
102 Ammunition and Explosives 1 1 0 0 0 2
116 Signals and Indicators 0 0 0 0 2 2
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 0 0 1 0 1 2
144 Woodworking 0 1 0 0 1 2
173 Tool Driving or Impacting 1 0 0 0 1 2
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 1 0 1 0 0 2
188 Brakes 1 0 0 0 1 2
192 Clutches and Power-Stop Control 1 1 0 0 0 2
202 Distillation: Apparatus 0 1 0 0 1 2
221 Article Dispensing 0 0 2 0 0 2
224 Package and Article Carriers 0 0 0 1 1 2
232 Deposit and Collection Receptacles 0 1 1 0 0 2
236 Automatic Temperature and Humidity Regulation 1 0 1 0 0 2
238 Railways: Surface Track 0 0 1 1 0 2
249 Static Molds 2 0 0 0 0 2
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 0 0 2 0 0 2
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 1 1 0 0 0 2
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 0 0 0 0 2 2
336 Inductor Devices 0 0 0 1 1 2
368 Horology: Time Measuring Systems or Devices 2 0 0 0 0 2
372 Coherent Light Generators 0 0 1 0 1 2
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 1 1 0 0 0 2
380 Cryptography 0 0 0 1 1 2
383 Flexible Bags 1 0 0 0 1 2
398 Optical Communications 0 1 1 0 0 2
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 1 1 0 0 0 2
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 1 0 1 0 0 2
451 Abrading 1 0 1 0 0 2
454 Ventilation 0 0 0 1 1 2
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 0 0 1 0 1 2
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 0 1 0 0 1 2
027 Undertaking 0 1 0 0 0 1
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 0 0 0 0 1 1
037 Excavating 0 0 0 0 1 1
048 Gas: Heating and Illuminating 0 0 0 0 1 1
056 Harvesters 0 0 1 0 0 1
065 Glass Manufacturing 0 0 0 1 0 1
091 Motors: Expansible Chamber Type 0 1 0 0 0 1
104 Railways 0 0 0 0 1 1
112 Sewing 0 0 0 1 0 1
122 Liquid Heaters and Vaporizers 0 1 0 0 0 1
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 0 0 0 0 1 1
164 Metal Founding 0 0 0 0 1 1
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 0 0 1 0 0 1
184 Lubrication 0 0 0 0 1 1
187 Elevator, Industrial Lift Truck, or Stationary Lift for Vehicle 0 1 0 0 0 1
201 Distillation: Processes, Thermolytic 0 0 0 1 0 1
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 0 1 0 0 0 1
212 Traversing Hoists 1 0 0 0 0 1
220 Receptacles 0 0 0 0 1 1
223 Apparel Apparatus 0 0 1 0 0 1
227 Elongated-Member-Driving Apparatus 0 0 0 0 1 1
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 0 1 0 0 0 1
246 Railway Switches and Signals 0 0 0 0 1 1
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 1 0 0 0 0 1
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 0 0 1 0 0 1
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 0 1 0 0 0 1
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 0 0 0 1 0 1
326 Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry 0 1 0 0 0 1
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 1 0 0 0 0 1
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 0 0 0 0 1 1
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 0 1 0 0 0 1
369 Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval 0 0 1 0 0 1
386 Motion Video Signal Processing for Recording or Reproducing 0 0 1 0 0 1
392 Electric Resistance Heating Devices 1 0 0 0 0 1
396 Photography 0 0 0 0 1 1
406 Conveyors: Fluid Current 1 0 0 0 0 1
417 Pumps 0 0 1 0 0 1
432 Heating 0 0 0 1 0 1
452 Butchering 0 0 0 1 0 1
464 Rotary Shafts, Gudgeons, Housings, and Flexible Couplings for Rotary Shafts 0 0 0 0 1 1
470 Threaded, Headed Fastener, or Washer Making: Process and Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 1
474 Endless Belt Power Transmission Systems or Components 0 0 0 0 1 1
492 Roll or Roller 0 0 1 0 0 1
493 Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web 1 0 0 0 0 1
516 Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents, Subcombinations Thereof, Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting 0 0 0 1 0 1
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 1 1
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 0 0 0 0 1
725 Interactive Video Distribution Systems 0 0 0 0 1 1
726 Information Security 0 0 0 0 1 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 413 429 413 368 536 2159


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