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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 2008 - 2012 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

OREGON

( 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 by year of patent grant.
Class Class Title 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 126 119 117 85 50 497
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 93 81 109 73 83 439
370 Multiplex Communications 73 76 82 89 77 397
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 52 66 93 90 93 394
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 57 67 68 66 84 342
382 Image Analysis 36 40 63 80 57 276
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 49 47 60 61 55 272
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 24 31 59 62 65 241
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 48 52 38 46 56 240
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 42 42 48 30 32 194
455 Telecommunications 24 25 51 36 46 182
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 56 46 36 27 13 178
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 30 26 18 28 42 144
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Data Processing Systems) 24 34 30 30 25 143
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 23 27 38 25 25 138
348 Television 17 24 33 33 30 137
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 26 27 18 36 29 136
716 Computer-Aided Design and Analysis of Circuits and Semiconductor Masks 23 23 19 29 26 120
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 20 14 32 29 23 118
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 25 21 26 19 21 112
726 Information Security 17 16 20 22 33 108
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 24 31 9 16 27 107
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 14 12 9 31 40 106
340 Communications: Electrical 26 20 17 27 15 105
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 12 14 16 32 28 102
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 24 30 19 11 16 100
250 Radiant Energy 21 16 13 11 25 86
482 Exercise Devices 9 21 9 25 20 84
718 Virtual Machine Task or Process Management or Task Management/Control (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 11 6 21 16 26 80
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 21 13 18 13 13 78
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 19 16 17 10 13 75
712 Processing Architectures and Instruction Processing, e.g., Processors (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 18 13 15 13 16 75
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 6 15 19 22 12 74
353 Optics: Image Projectors 32 20 9 7 5 73
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 9 15 10 13 24 71
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 20 24 11 8 6 69
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 9 6 11 18 22 66
083 Cutting 7 12 18 18 10 65
380 Cryptography 9 11 11 17 13 61
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 11 7 10 16 17 61
002 Apparel 3 12 13 12 20 60
029 Metal Working 9 14 12 9 16 60
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 13 6 16 11 7 53
219 Electric Heating 5 6 8 16 18 53
280 Land Vehicles 6 9 15 10 13 53
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 13 8 11 8 12 52
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 12 12 11 10 7 52
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 8 9 11 12 12 52
427 Coating Processes 9 9 12 10 10 50
330 Amplifiers 20 9 7 7 6 49
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 8 8 9 15 9 49
385 Optical Waveguides 19 12 10 3 4 48
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 5 6 18 9 10 48
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 14 9 7 9 7 46
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 1 0 9 12 23 45
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 2 6 11 12 12 43
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 9 8 9 6 8 40
326 Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry 13 6 9 7 4 39
439 Electrical Connectors 9 9 8 10 3 39
606 Surgery (instruments) 4 8 5 6 16 39
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 9 9 7 10 3 38
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 7 7 13 5 6 38
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 1 8 9 9 10 37
206 Special Receptacle or Package 10 6 3 7 10 36
362 Illumination 11 7 4 5 9 36
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 3 10 11 3 8 35
372 Coherent Light Generators 8 5 15 3 3 34
719 Interprogram Communication or Interprocess Communication (Ipc) (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 9 5 9 6 4 33
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 4 8 9 6 5 32
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 3 5 5 9 10 32
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 10 4 9 3 6 32
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 8 4 5 5 9 31
037 Excavating 2 6 8 7 6 29
331 Oscillators 6 11 5 5 2 29
073 Measuring and Testing 8 9 1 7 3 28
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 6 3 6 7 6 28
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 5 4 11 3 5 28
725 Interactive Video Distribution Systems 0 4 4 11 9 28
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 12 5 3 2 5 27
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 5 5 6 7 4 27
224 Package and Article Carriers 2 1 3 5 15 26
379 Telephonic Communications 4 2 4 7 9 26
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 6 4 6 5 5 26
042 Firearms 2 3 8 5 7 25
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 7 3 4 6 5 25
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 3 4 6 2 9 24
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 5 5 4 5 4 23
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 1 4 5 7 6 23
463 Amusement Devices: Games 1 2 5 3 11 22
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 1 3 3 7 7 21
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 12 2 6 0 1 21
368 Horology: Time Measuring Systems or Devices 2 3 5 5 6 21
030 Cutlery 3 9 5 2 1 20
349 Liquid Crystal Cells, Elements and Systems 6 3 4 3 4 20
012 Boot and Shoe Making 0 3 6 4 6 19
033 Geometrical Instruments 6 6 2 4 1 19
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 4 3 4 6 2 19
180 Motor Vehicles 1 2 4 6 6 19
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 5 4 4 3 3 19
216 Etching a Substrate: Processes 5 7 5 0 2 19
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 3 4 3 5 4 19
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 3 7 1 2 6 19
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 0 3 2 4 10 19
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 1 3 3 6 6 19
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 4 4 4 3 3 18
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 4 2 4 6 2 18
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 4 2 3 4 5 18
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 2 5 3 2 4 16
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 3 5 5 1 2 16
398 Optical Communications 3 6 3 2 2 16
414 Material or Article Handling 0 2 7 2 5 16
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 2 4 4 2 4 16
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 5 2 4 3 1 15
144 Woodworking 3 0 6 4 2 15
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 0 3 4 4 4 15
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 6 4 1 3 1 15
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 2 3 2 4 4 15
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 1 2 5 3 4 15
048 Gas: Heating and Illuminating 2 2 5 4 1 14
053 Package Making 3 2 2 4 3 14
095 Gas Separation: Processes 4 0 3 4 3 14
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 5 2 3 1 3 14
369 Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval 4 2 5 1 2 14
062 Refrigeration 3 5 2 3 0 13
105 Railway Rolling Stock 2 3 4 2 2 13
137 Fluid Handling 3 3 2 4 1 13
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 2 4 4 2 1 13
297 Chairs and Seats 2 2 5 3 1 13
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 1 4 1 2 5 13
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 0 6 2 1 4 13
396 Photography 1 4 3 3 2 13
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 1 1 3 5 3 13
433 Dentistry 1 2 3 3 4 13
005 Beds 3 2 2 2 3 12
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 2 1 2 3 4 12
081 Tools 4 3 0 2 3 12
084 Music 5 2 3 0 2 12
118 Coating Apparatus 1 2 2 3 4 12
119 Animal Husbandry 2 1 3 3 3 12
148 Metal Treatment 1 2 0 3 6 12
273 Amusement Devices: Games 0 3 4 2 3 12
434 Education and Demonstration 1 3 1 2 5 12
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 1 1 3 3 4 12
047 Plant Husbandry 1 3 5 2 0 11
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 1 1 5 3 1 11
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 0 0 2 2 7 11
336 Inductor Devices 3 3 2 1 2 11
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 4 2 1 1 3 11
399 Electrophotography 0 3 3 0 5 11
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 2 2 0 4 3 11
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 5 2 2 0 2 11
060 Power Plants 2 0 1 3 4 10
089 Ordnance 1 0 5 2 2 10
165 Heat Exchange 2 3 2 2 1 10
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 4 1 2 2 1 10
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 2 2 5 0 1 10
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 1 2 0 4 3 10
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 1 1 2 4 2 10
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 2 2 1 4 1 10
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 1 1 4 2 1 9
016 Miscellaneous Hardware (e.g., Bushing, Carpet Fastener, Caster, Door Closer, Panel Hanger, Attachable or Adjunct Handle, Hinge, Window Sash Balance, Etc.) 3 1 4 1 0 9
220 Receptacles 2 0 2 3 2 9
451 Abrading 1 0 1 1 6 9
114 Ships 0 4 2 1 1 8
136 Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric 0 0 0 3 5 8
271 Sheet Feeding or Delivering 2 1 0 1 4 8
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 1 2 1 2 2 8
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 1 1 1 3 2 8
386 Motion Video Signal Processing for Recording or Reproducing 2 1 2 0 3 8
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 1 1 2 1 2 7
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 1 0 2 2 2 7
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 0 1 1 2 3 7
116 Signals and Indicators 1 1 4 1 0 7
252 Compositions 0 3 1 3 0 7
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 1 1 1 1 3 7
400 Typewriting Machines 0 0 2 3 2 7
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 0 2 3 1 0 6
007 Compound Hand Tools 3 1 0 1 1 6
070 Locks 0 0 2 1 3 6
102 Ammunition and Explosives 2 1 1 0 2 6
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 2 0 2 1 1 6
335 Electricity: Magnetically Operated Switches, Magnets, and Electromagnets 2 1 1 1 1 6
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 0 3 1 1 1 6
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 1 0 1 1 3 6
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 0 1 1 2 1 5
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 2 2 1 0 0 5
188 Brakes 2 0 1 2 0 5
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 1 2 0 1 1 5
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 0 0 0 3 2 5
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 3 0 2 0 0 5
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 0 0 4 0 1 5
417 Pumps 1 0 2 1 1 5
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 1 2 1 0 1 5
049 Movable or Removable Closures 0 0 0 2 2 4
055 Gas Separation 1 0 1 2 0 4
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 0 1 1 1 1 4
082 Turning (e.g., for metal working) 0 0 3 0 1 4
117 Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor 0 0 0 3 1 4
126 Stoves and Furnaces 1 1 1 0 1 4
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 2 0 2 0 0 4
181 Acoustics 0 0 1 1 2 4
213 Railway Draft Appliances 0 0 1 0 3 4
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 0 1 1 1 1 4
256 Fences 1 2 0 1 0 4
283 Printed Matter 1 0 1 0 2 4
292 Closure Fasteners 2 0 1 0 1 4
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 1 0 0 1 2 4
355 Photocopying 0 0 1 3 0 4
408 Cutting by Use of Rotating Axially Moving Tool 1 0 1 0 2 4
441 Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices 0 0 1 1 2 4
450 Foundation Garments 1 1 0 0 2 4
474 Endless Belt Power Transmission Systems or Components 1 0 1 2 0 4
008 Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers 0 1 0 1 1 3
076 Metal Tools and Implements, Making 0 0 1 1 1 3
112 Sewing 0 0 2 1 0 3
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 0 1 1 0 1 3
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 2 0 0 0 1 3
236 Automatic Temperature and Humidity Regulation 1 0 0 2 0 3
301 Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles 0 1 2 0 0 3
338 Electrical Resistors 1 0 2 0 0 3
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 0 1 0 2 0 3
419 Powder Metallurgy Processes 1 0 1 1 0 3
440 Marine Propulsion 0 0 1 1 1 3
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 0 0 1 1 1 3
454 Ventilation 0 2 1 0 0 3
503 Record Receiver Having Plural Interactive Leaves or a Colorless Color Former, Method of Use, or Developer Therefor 2 0 1 0 0 3
720 Dynamic Optical Information Storage or Retrieval 1 1 0 1 0 3
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 0 1 1 0 0 2
054 Harness for Working Animal 1 0 0 0 1 2
065 Glass Manufacturing 0 1 0 1 0 2
066 Textiles: Knitting 0 1 0 0 1 2
072 Metal Deforming 1 1 0 0 0 2
092 Expansible Chamber Devices 1 0 1 0 0 2
101 Printing 0 1 1 0 0 2
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 0 0 0 1 1 2
131 Tobacco 0 0 0 0 2 2
152 Resilient Tires and Wheels 0 0 1 0 1 2
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 0 0 1 0 1 2
164 Metal Founding 0 0 0 2 0 2
173 Tool Driving or Impacting 1 1 0 0 0 2
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 0 0 0 1 1 2
192 Clutches and Power-Stop Control 1 0 1 0 0 2
202 Distillation: Apparatus 0 0 1 0 1 2
215 Bottles and Jars 0 0 1 1 0 2
227 Elongated-Member-Driving Apparatus 1 0 1 0 0 2
246 Railway Switches and Signals 0 0 1 1 0 2
266 Metallurgical Apparatus 0 1 0 1 0 2
267 Spring Devices 0 0 0 0 2 2
332 Modulators 0 0 0 1 1 2
337 Electricity: Electrothermally or Thermally Actuated Switches 0 1 0 0 1 2
376 Induced Nuclear Reactions: Processes, Systems, and Elements 0 0 0 0 2 2
384 Bearings 0 0 0 1 1 2
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 1 0 0 0 1 2
431 Combustion 0 0 1 0 1 2
445 Electric Lamp or Space Discharge Component or Device Manufacturing 1 0 1 0 0 2
449 Bee Culture (propagating, raising, caring for bees) 1 0 0 0 1 2
452 Butchering 0 0 0 0 2 2
475 Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components 0 0 0 1 1 2
501 Compositions: Ceramic 1 1 0 0 0 2
850 Scanning-Probe Techniques or Apparatus; Applications of Scanning-Probe Techniques, e.g., Scanning Probe Microscopy [Spm] 0 0 0 1 1 2
014 Bridges 0 0 0 0 1 1
026 Textiles: Cloth Finishing 0 0 1 0 0 1
056 Harvesters 0 1 0 0 0 1
059 Chain, Staple, and Horseshoe Making 0 1 0 0 0 1
071 Chemistry: Fertilizers 0 0 1 0 0 1
091 Motors: Expansible Chamber Type 0 0 0 0 1 1
100 Presses 0 0 0 1 0 1
110 Furnaces 0 0 0 0 1 1
111 Planting 0 1 0 0 0 1
122 Liquid Heaters and Vaporizers 0 0 0 1 0 1
125 Stone Working 1 0 0 0 0 1
132 Toilet 0 0 0 0 1 1
150 Purses, Wallets, and Protective Covers 1 0 0 0 0 1
157 Wheelwright Machines 1 0 0 0 0 1
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 0 0 0 1 0 1
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 0 1 0 0 0 1
177 Weighing Scales 0 0 1 0 0 1
178 Telegraphy 0 0 0 0 1 1
193 Conveyors, Chutes, Skids, Guides, and Ways 1 0 0 0 0 1
201 Distillation: Processes, Thermolytic 0 0 0 0 1 1
203 Distillation: Processes, Separatory 0 0 0 1 0 1
208 Mineral Oils: Processes and Products 0 0 1 0 0 1
211 Supports: Racks 0 1 0 0 0 1
212 Traversing Hoists 1 0 0 0 0 1
221 Article Dispensing 0 1 0 0 0 1
249 Static Molds 1 0 0 0 0 1
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 0 0 1 0 0 1
269 Work Holders 0 0 0 1 0 1
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 0 1 0 0 0 1
279 Chucks or Sockets 0 0 1 0 0 1
281 Books, Strips, and Leaves 0 0 1 0 0 1
298 Land Vehicles: Dumping 0 0 0 1 0 1
303 Fluid-Pressure and Analogous Brake Systems 1 0 0 0 0 1
305 Wheel Substitutes for Land Vehicles 1 0 0 0 0 1
360 Dynamic Magnetic Information Storage or Retrieval 1 0 0 0 0 1
367 Communications, Electrical: Acoustic Wave Systems and Devices 0 0 0 1 0 1
377 Electrical Pulse Counters, Pulse Dividers, or Shift Registers: Circuits and Systems 0 0 0 0 1 1
383 Flexible Bags 0 0 1 0 0 1
392 Electric Resistance Heating Devices 0 1 0 0 0 1
403 Joints and Connections 0 0 0 1 0 1
420 Alloys or Metallic Compositions 0 0 0 0 1 1
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 0 0 0 1 0 1
432 Heating 0 0 1 0 0 1
477 Interrelated Power Delivery Controls, Including Engine Control 0 0 0 1 0 1
492 Roll or Roller 1 0 0 0 0 1
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 0 1 0 0 0 1
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 1 0 0 0 0 1
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 0 0 0 1 0 1
588 Hazardous or Toxic Waste Destruction or Containment 0 0 0 1 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 1781 1784 2040 1977 2059 9641


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