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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

HAWAII

( 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
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 2 3 3 5 7 20
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 2 3 5 2 5 17
370 Multiplex Communications 2 2 3 4 5 16
382 Image Analysis 2 2 3 5 4 16
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 1 4 2 3 6 16
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 3 4 4 3 15
455 Telecommunications 0 2 6 3 2 13
030 Cutlery 3 1 3 1 2 10
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 2 1 3 3 1 10
250 Radiant Energy 3 0 2 2 2 9
252 Compositions 0 0 4 3 2 9
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 1 4 0 1 3 9
114 Ships 3 0 4 1 0 8
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 3 1 4 0 0 8
606 Surgery (instruments) 0 0 3 1 4 8
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 0 1 4 1 2 8
280 Land Vehicles 2 0 0 3 2 7
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 2 0 2 1 2 7
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 1 0 2 2 2 7
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 0 0 2 1 3 6
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 1 0 3 1 1 6
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 2 2 0 1 1 6
340 Communications: Electrical 0 1 2 1 2 6
440 Marine Propulsion 3 1 1 0 1 6
005 Beds 0 2 2 1 0 5
463 Amusement Devices: Games 0 0 2 2 1 5
482 Exercise Devices 1 2 0 1 1 5
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 0 0 1 3 1 5
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 0 1 4 0 0 5
725 Interactive Video Distribution Systems 0 2 2 1 0 5
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 2 0 1 1 0 4
062 Refrigeration 1 0 2 1 0 4
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 0 1 2 1 0 4
273 Amusement Devices: Games 1 1 1 1 0 4
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 2 1 1 0 0 4
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 0 1 3 0 0 4
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 0 2 0 1 1 4
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 1 1 0 1 1 4
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 0 2 1 1 0 4
726 Information Security 0 0 1 1 2 4
084 Music 1 0 1 1 0 3
188 Brakes 0 0 0 3 0 3
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 1 1 1 0 0 3
376 Induced Nuclear Reactions: Processes, Systems, and Elements 0 0 0 1 2 3
379 Telephonic Communications 2 0 0 1 0 3
396 Photography 0 2 0 1 0 3
434 Education and Demonstration 2 0 1 0 0 3
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 0 0 0 2 1 3
441 Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices 2 0 1 0 0 3
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 0 1 0 1 1 3
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 0 0 1 0 2 3
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 0 0 1 1 1 3
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Data Processing Systems) 1 0 1 0 1 3
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 1 1 1 0 3
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 2 0 0 0 0 2
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 0 0 0 0 2 2
029 Metal Working 0 2 0 0 0 2
033 Geometrical Instruments 0 0 0 2 0 2
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 0 0 1 0 1 2
060 Power Plants 0 0 1 1 0 2
104 Railways 0 0 0 0 2 2
119 Animal Husbandry 0 0 0 1 1 2
132 Toilet 0 0 1 0 1 2
137 Fluid Handling 0 0 0 1 1 2
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 0 0 0 2 0 2
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 0 0 1 1 0 2
221 Article Dispensing 0 1 0 0 1 2
224 Package and Article Carriers 1 0 0 1 0 2
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 1 0 0 1 0 2
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 1 1 0 0 0 2
297 Chairs and Seats 1 0 1 0 0 2
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 0 0 0 2 0 2
335 Electricity: Magnetically Operated Switches, Magnets, and Electromagnets 0 0 0 0 2 2
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 1 1 0 0 0 2
348 Television 0 0 1 0 1 2
349 Liquid Crystal Cells, Elements and Systems 0 0 0 2 0 2
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 0 0 2 0 0 2
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 1 0 0 0 1 2
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 0 0 1 0 1 2
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 0 1 0 1 0 2
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 0 1 1 0 0 2
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 1 0 1 0 0 2
439 Electrical Connectors 0 1 0 0 1 2
472 Amusement Devices 1 1 0 0 0 2
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 0 0 1 0 1 2
508 Solid Anti-Friction Devices, Materials Therefor, Lubricant or Separant Compositions for Moving Solid Surfaces, and Miscellaneous Mineral Oil Compositions 0 1 0 1 0 2
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 1 0 0 1 0 2
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 0 0 0 0 2 2
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 0 0 2 0 0 2
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 1 0 0 1 0 2
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 0 1 0 0 1 2
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 0 1 0 1 0 2
002 Apparel 0 0 1 0 0 1
027 Undertaking 0 0 1 0 0 1
037 Excavating 0 1 0 0 0 1
047 Plant Husbandry 0 0 1 0 0 1
053 Package Making 0 0 0 0 1 1
055 Gas Separation 0 0 1 0 0 1
095 Gas Separation: Processes 0 0 1 0 0 1
101 Printing 0 1 0 0 0 1
110 Furnaces 0 0 0 1 0 1
116 Signals and Indicators 1 0 0 0 0 1
118 Coating Apparatus 0 0 0 0 1 1
126 Stoves and Furnaces 0 0 0 1 0 1
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 0 0 0 0 1 1
150 Purses, Wallets, and Protective Covers 0 1 0 0 0 1
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 0 0 1 0 0 1
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 0 0 0 1 0 1
201 Distillation: Processes, Thermolytic 0 0 0 0 1 1
202 Distillation: Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 1
206 Special Receptacle or Package 1 0 0 0 0 1
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 1 0 0 0 0 1
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 1 0 0 0 0 1
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 0 0 1 0 0 1
269 Work Holders 1 0 0 0 0 1
303 Fluid-Pressure and Analogous Brake Systems 1 0 0 0 0 1
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 1 0 0 0 0 1
330 Amplifiers 0 1 0 0 0 1
353 Optics: Image Projectors 0 0 0 0 1 1
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 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 1 0 0 0 0 1
372 Coherent Light Generators 0 1 0 0 0 1
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 1 0 0 0 0 1
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 0 0 1 0 0 1
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 0 0 0 0 1 1
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 0 0 1 0 0 1
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 0 0 0 0 1 1
427 Coating Processes 0 0 0 1 0 1
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 1 0 0 0 0 1
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 0 0 0 0 1 1
451 Abrading 0 0 0 0 1 1
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 0 0 0 1 0 1
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 0 0 0 0 1 1
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 0 1 0 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
719 Interprogram Communication or Interprocess Communication (Ipc) (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 0 1 1
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 0 1 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 77 71 121 101 108 478


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