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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

KANSAS

( 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
455 Telecommunications 42 35 49 103 214 443
370 Multiplex Communications 33 37 51 77 118 316
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 5 5 45 40 52 147
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 7 23 30 33 47 140
379 Telephonic Communications 5 11 25 27 26 94
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 8 13 20 14 30 85
606 Surgery (instruments) 9 7 9 14 24 63
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 15 10 11 9 12 57
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 8 5 11 11 21 56
056 Harvesters 3 3 10 20 16 52
340 Communications: Electrical 5 5 9 9 14 42
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 2 15 16 5 3 41
726 Information Security 3 4 5 8 19 39
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 7 8 3 10 8 36
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 7 8 10 5 4 34
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 3 8 4 7 9 31
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 6 1 4 8 11 30
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 4 1 6 8 7 26
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 7 6 6 5 1 25
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 6 4 10 2 3 25
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 6 3 1 5 9 24
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 2 2 6 6 6 22
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 3 2 6 2 9 22
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 3 4 5 5 4 21
280 Land Vehicles 2 4 4 4 7 21
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 4 2 5 3 7 21
073 Measuring and Testing 2 5 4 4 5 20
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 4 2 2 5 7 20
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 7 2 5 3 3 20
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 4 3 4 2 6 19
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 1 4 7 3 4 19
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 2 4 2 2 9 19
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 2 4 7 1 5 19
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 3 2 5 5 4 19
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Data Processing Systems) 2 3 4 5 3 17
725 Interactive Video Distribution Systems 1 2 2 4 8 17
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 1 1 3 7 4 16
362 Illumination 4 5 1 2 4 16
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 2 3 3 5 3 16
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 4 3 4 3 2 16
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 2 1 4 5 4 16
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 2 3 5 2 3 15
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 1 2 7 1 4 15
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 0 1 4 7 3 15
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 0 1 3 7 4 15
060 Power Plants 2 3 2 3 4 14
111 Planting 3 0 2 5 4 14
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 3 3 3 2 3 14
297 Chairs and Seats 3 5 3 2 1 14
439 Electrical Connectors 6 2 3 2 1 14
005 Beds 3 4 1 3 2 13
119 Animal Husbandry 2 1 3 5 2 13
029 Metal Working 4 3 1 3 1 12
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 2 0 4 2 4 12
055 Gas Separation 1 1 1 4 5 12
348 Television 2 2 1 3 4 12
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 0 2 4 3 3 12
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 1 4 2 2 3 12
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 0 2 1 2 6 11
250 Radiant Energy 0 1 5 3 2 11
414 Material or Article Handling 1 2 2 2 4 11
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 1 0 3 3 4 11
719 Interprogram Communication or Interprocess Communication (Ipc) (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 2 1 1 7 11
062 Refrigeration 1 1 3 3 2 10
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 3 1 2 2 2 10
172 Earth Working 2 1 0 3 4 10
180 Motor Vehicles 0 3 2 2 3 10
219 Electric Heating 1 1 0 4 4 10
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 6 0 1 1 2 10
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 0 3 3 3 1 10
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 1 0 2 0 7 10
382 Image Analysis 1 3 2 2 2 10
427 Coating Processes 4 2 0 1 3 10
452 Butchering 2 1 2 3 2 10
071 Chemistry: Fertilizers 0 0 4 3 2 9
084 Music 1 1 3 2 2 9
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 1 0 2 5 1 9
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 1 1 4 2 1 9
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 3 5 0 0 1 9
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 2 2 1 1 3 9
380 Cryptography 2 0 1 3 3 9
460 Crop Threshing or Separating 4 3 0 0 2 9
482 Exercise Devices 0 4 3 2 0 9
137 Fluid Handling 2 2 1 2 1 8
206 Special Receptacle or Package 1 2 1 4 0 8
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 3 0 2 2 1 8
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 2 0 2 1 3 8
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 1 0 1 1 4 7
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 2 1 1 2 1 7
220 Receptacles 0 1 3 2 1 7
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 2 0 0 3 2 7
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 0 0 2 1 4 7
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 0 2 3 1 1 7
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 2 1 1 3 0 7
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 0 1 2 2 2 7
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 0 3 3 1 0 7
033 Geometrical Instruments 2 0 2 1 1 6
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 0 2 2 1 1 6
072 Metal Deforming 2 3 0 1 0 6
095 Gas Separation: Processes 1 1 1 0 3 6
181 Acoustics 0 2 3 0 1 6
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 1 1 0 2 2 6
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 1 0 1 2 2 6
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 1 1 2 0 2 6
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 0 1 0 1 4 6
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 2 1 1 1 1 6
434 Education and Demonstration 1 0 1 0 4 6
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 3 0 0 0 3 6
718 Virtual Machine Task or Process Management or Task Management/Control (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 1 2 0 3 6
037 Excavating 0 0 1 3 1 5
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 0 1 0 1 3 5
047 Plant Husbandry 0 1 1 1 2 5
083 Cutting 1 1 1 1 1 5
105 Railway Rolling Stock 1 0 4 0 0 5
224 Package and Article Carriers 1 1 0 2 1 5
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 0 2 3 0 0 5
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 2 3 0 0 0 5
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 0 0 1 3 1 5
385 Optical Waveguides 2 1 1 1 0 5
398 Optical Communications 1 3 0 0 1 5
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 1 1 0 2 1 5
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 3 0 1 0 1 5
432 Heating 0 1 0 2 2 5
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 0 0 1 1 3 5
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 3 0 0 0 1 4
030 Cutlery 0 0 0 2 2 4
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 2 0 2 0 0 4
042 Firearms 0 1 2 1 0 4
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 1 1 1 1 0 4
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 2 1 0 0 1 4
114 Ships 0 1 0 0 3 4
125 Stone Working 2 1 1 0 0 4
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 1 1 1 0 1 4
173 Tool Driving or Impacting 1 0 2 0 1 4
211 Supports: Racks 0 0 2 2 0 4
221 Article Dispensing 1 0 2 1 0 4
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 1 0 1 0 2 4
269 Work Holders 2 0 0 1 1 4
273 Amusement Devices: Games 1 3 0 0 0 4
305 Wheel Substitutes for Land Vehicles 1 1 0 2 0 4
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 1 1 1 1 0 4
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 0 1 0 1 2 4
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 1 1 0 1 1 4
016 Miscellaneous Hardware (e.g., Bushing, Carpet Fastener, Caster, Door Closer, Panel Hanger, Attachable or Adjunct Handle, Hinge, Window Sash Balance, Etc.) 0 2 1 0 0 3
066 Textiles: Knitting 1 0 0 1 1 3
070 Locks 0 0 0 2 1 3
100 Presses 2 1 0 0 0 3
101 Printing 2 0 0 0 1 3
126 Stoves and Furnaces 1 1 0 1 0 3
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 0 0 1 1 1 3
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 2 0 0 1 0 3
203 Distillation: Processes, Separatory 0 1 1 0 1 3
208 Mineral Oils: Processes and Products 0 1 0 0 2 3
238 Railways: Surface Track 1 0 0 1 1 3
252 Compositions 1 0 1 1 0 3
270 Sheet-Material Associating 0 1 0 1 1 3
283 Printed Matter 2 0 1 0 0 3
299 Mining or In Situ Disintegration of Hard Material 2 0 0 1 0 3
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 0 1 0 1 1 3
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 0 3 0 0 0 3
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 2 1 0 0 0 3
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 0 0 1 0 2 3
403 Joints and Connections 0 0 0 1 2 3
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 1 0 0 1 1 3
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 1 0 1 0 1 3
417 Pumps 1 2 0 0 0 3
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 0 0 1 2 0 3
433 Dentistry 1 0 1 1 0 3
445 Electric Lamp or Space Discharge Component or Device Manufacturing 2 1 0 0 0 3
451 Abrading 0 0 1 1 1 3
463 Amusement Devices: Games 2 0 0 0 1 3
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 0 0 1 1 1 3
507 Earth Boring, Well Treating, and Oil Field Chemistry 0 0 2 0 1 3
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 1 0 0 1 1 3
002 Apparel 1 0 0 0 1 2
053 Package Making 0 0 0 1 1 2
059 Chain, Staple, and Horseshoe Making 0 1 0 1 0 2
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 0 1 0 0 1 2
118 Coating Apparatus 0 2 0 0 0 2
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 1 0 1 0 0 2
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 0 1 1 0 0 2
194 Check-Actuated Control Mechanisms 1 1 0 0 0 2
225 Severing by Tearing or Breaking 0 1 0 1 0 2
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 0 0 1 0 1 2
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 1 0 0 0 1 2
289 Knots and Knot Tying 0 0 0 1 1 2
303 Fluid-Pressure and Analogous Brake Systems 0 0 1 0 1 2
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 0 0 2 0 0 2
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 1 1 0 0 0 2
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 0 1 1 0 0 2
353 Optics: Image Projectors 0 1 0 0 1 2
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 1 1 0 0 0 2
372 Coherent Light Generators 0 0 0 1 1 2
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 0 1 0 0 1 2
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 1 0 0 0 1 2
392 Electric Resistance Heating Devices 0 0 1 0 1 2
396 Photography 1 1 0 0 0 2
406 Conveyors: Fluid Current 0 0 1 0 1 2
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 0 0 0 0 2 2
440 Marine Propulsion 0 0 1 0 1 2
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 0 0 1 0 1 2
454 Ventilation 0 0 0 1 1 2
477 Interrelated Power Delivery Controls, Including Engine Control 0 0 0 2 0 2
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 0 0 0 0 2 2
588 Hazardous or Toxic Waste Destruction or Containment 1 0 0 1 0 2
007 Compound Hand Tools 0 0 1 0 0 1
054 Harness for Working Animal 0 1 0 0 0 1
069 Leather Manufactures 0 0 0 0 1 1
081 Tools 0 1 0 0 0 1
104 Railways 0 1 0 0 0 1
116 Signals and Indicators 0 0 1 0 0 1
131 Tobacco 0 0 0 1 0 1
132 Toilet 0 0 1 0 0 1
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 0 0 1 0 0 1
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 0 0 0 0 1 1
144 Woodworking 1 0 0 0 0 1
148 Metal Treatment 0 0 0 0 1 1
150 Purses, Wallets, and Protective Covers 0 0 1 0 0 1
152 Resilient Tires and Wheels 0 0 0 1 0 1
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 0 0 0 1 0 1
165 Heat Exchange 0 0 0 0 1 1
169 Fire Extinguishers 0 0 1 0 0 1
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 0 0 0 0 1 1
187 Elevator, Industrial Lift Truck, or Stationary Lift for Vehicle 1 0 0 0 0 1
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 0 1 0 0 0 1
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 0 0 0 0 1 1
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 0 0 0 1 0 1
212 Traversing Hoists 1 0 0 0 0 1
215 Bottles and Jars 0 0 0 0 1 1
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 1 0 0 0 0 1
281 Books, Strips, and Leaves 0 1 0 0 0 1
292 Closure Fasteners 1 0 0 0 0 1
301 Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles 1 0 0 0 0 1
322 Electricity: Single Generator Systems 0 0 0 0 1 1
330 Amplifiers 1 0 0 0 0 1
349 Liquid Crystal Cells, Elements and Systems 0 0 0 1 0 1
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 1 0 0 0 0 1
360 Dynamic Magnetic Information Storage or Retrieval 0 0 0 1 0 1
367 Communications, Electrical: Acoustic Wave Systems and Devices 0 0 1 0 0 1
368 Horology: Time Measuring Systems or Devices 0 0 1 0 0 1
369 Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval 0 1 0 0 0 1
376 Induced Nuclear Reactions: Processes, Systems, and Elements 0 0 0 1 0 1
384 Bearings 1 0 0 0 0 1
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 0 0 0 1 0 1
418 Rotary Expansible Chamber Devices 0 0 1 0 0 1
431 Combustion 0 0 0 0 1 1
441 Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices 1 0 0 0 0 1
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 1 0 0 0 0 1
470 Threaded, Headed Fastener, or Washer Making: Process and Apparatus 0 0 0 1 0 1
474 Endless Belt Power Transmission Systems or Components 0 0 1 0 0 1
475 Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components 0 0 0 0 1 1
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 1 0 0 0 0 1
505 Superconductor Technology: Apparatus, Material, Process 0 0 0 1 0 1
508 Solid Anti-Friction Devices, Materials Therefor, Lubricant or Separant Compositions for Moving Solid Surfaces, and Miscellaneous Mineral Oil Compositions 0 1 0 0 0 1
516 Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents, Subcombinations Thereof, Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting 0 0 1 0 0 1
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 0 0 0 0 1 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 425 435 615 707 1004 3186


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