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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

MISSISSIPPI

( 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
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 7 15 6 14 8 50
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 6 3 10 11 16 46
606 Surgery (instruments) 1 3 7 8 12 31
362 Illumination 0 8 1 7 5 21
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 3 2 9 7 0 21
297 Chairs and Seats 4 2 6 2 1 15
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 0 3 2 4 3 12
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 3 4 0 2 2 11
095 Gas Separation: Processes 4 2 2 2 0 10
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 1 3 3 1 1 9
340 Communications: Electrical 3 2 1 2 1 9
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 4 1 2 1 1 9
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 2 1 2 2 2 9
029 Metal Working 1 1 1 3 2 8
055 Gas Separation 0 2 5 0 1 8
280 Land Vehicles 3 2 0 2 1 8
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 1 1 1 3 2 8
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 0 0 5 1 1 7
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 1 0 1 3 2 7
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 5 1 0 0 1 7
005 Beds 0 1 1 3 1 6
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 0 3 1 0 2 6
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 1 2 0 2 1 6
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 0 2 1 3 0 6
433 Dentistry 0 2 1 1 2 6
439 Electrical Connectors 1 3 1 0 1 6
482 Exercise Devices 1 3 1 0 1 6
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 0 2 2 1 1 6
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 2 1 1 0 1 5
042 Firearms 3 0 0 0 2 5
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 1 1 2 0 1 5
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 1 0 1 2 1 5
119 Animal Husbandry 0 1 1 1 2 5
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 0 0 1 2 2 5
367 Communications, Electrical: Acoustic Wave Systems and Devices 0 0 1 2 2 5
379 Telephonic Communications 1 1 1 2 0 5
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 2 0 1 2 0 5
382 Image Analysis 0 1 2 0 2 5
455 Telecommunications 1 1 0 0 3 5
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 1 0 1 3 0 5
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 1 1 3 0 0 5
033 Geometrical Instruments 1 2 0 1 0 4
084 Music 1 2 0 1 0 4
100 Presses 1 0 2 0 1 4
114 Ships 1 1 0 1 1 4
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 1 1 0 1 1 4
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 0 1 0 2 1 4
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 0 0 2 1 1 4
463 Amusement Devices: Games 2 0 0 1 1 4
516 Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents, Subcombinations Thereof, Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting 0 3 1 0 0 4
060 Power Plants 0 1 1 0 1 3
073 Measuring and Testing 0 0 2 1 0 3
144 Woodworking 0 0 1 2 0 3
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 0 0 1 0 2 3
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 1 0 0 1 1 3
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 0 1 2 0 0 3
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 0 0 0 0 3 3
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 0 0 1 2 0 3
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 2 1 0 0 0 3
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 1 2 0 0 0 3
250 Radiant Energy 1 0 1 0 1 3
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 1 0 0 2 0 3
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 1 1 0 1 0 3
273 Amusement Devices: Games 1 1 1 0 0 3
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 0 0 0 2 1 3
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 1 0 0 2 0 3
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 1 1 0 0 1 3
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 0 0 0 0 3 3
475 Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components 0 1 1 0 1 3
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 2 1 3
016 Miscellaneous Hardware (e.g., Bushing, Carpet Fastener, Caster, Door Closer, Panel Hanger, Attachable or Adjunct Handle, Hinge, Window Sash Balance, Etc.) 1 0 0 1 0 2
047 Plant Husbandry 0 1 0 0 1 2
048 Gas: Heating and Illuminating 0 1 1 0 0 2
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 0 0 0 0 2 2
111 Planting 0 0 1 1 0 2
117 Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor 1 0 0 0 1 2
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 0 0 0 0 2 2
126 Stoves and Furnaces 0 0 2 0 0 2
131 Tobacco 0 0 1 1 0 2
132 Toilet 0 1 0 0 1 2
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 1 0 0 1 0 2
165 Heat Exchange 1 0 1 0 0 2
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 0 1 1 0 0 2
169 Fire Extinguishers 0 0 2 0 0 2
180 Motor Vehicles 1 0 1 0 0 2
187 Elevator, Industrial Lift Truck, or Stationary Lift for Vehicle 0 0 0 1 1 2
206 Special Receptacle or Package 0 0 2 0 0 2
211 Supports: Racks 0 1 1 0 0 2
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 0 0 2 0 0 2
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 0 1 0 1 0 2
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 0 1 0 0 1 2
326 Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry 0 1 1 0 0 2
330 Amplifiers 0 1 1 0 0 2
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 0 0 0 1 1 2
348 Television 0 0 0 0 2 2
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 1 1 0 0 0 2
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 0 1 0 1 0 2
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 2 0 0 0 0 2
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 1 0 1 0 0 2
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 0 0 1 0 1 2
414 Material or Article Handling 0 0 0 1 1 2
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 1 0 0 0 1 2
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 1 0 0 0 1 2
431 Combustion 0 0 2 0 0 2
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 0 0 0 2 0 2
452 Butchering 0 0 1 0 1 2
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 0 0 1 0 1 2
002 Apparel 0 0 1 0 0 1
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 0 1 0 0 0 1
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 0 0 0 0 1 1
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 0 0 0 0 1 1
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 0 0 0 1 0 1
037 Excavating 0 0 0 0 1 1
062 Refrigeration 0 1 0 0 0 1
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 0 0 0 1 0 1
081 Tools 0 0 0 1 0 1
083 Cutting 0 1 0 0 0 1
089 Ordnance 0 0 0 0 1 1
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 0 0 0 0 1 1
102 Ammunition and Explosives 0 0 0 1 0 1
116 Signals and Indicators 1 0 0 0 0 1
122 Liquid Heaters and Vaporizers 0 0 0 1 0 1
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 0 0 0 0 1 1
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 0 0 1 0 0 1
137 Fluid Handling 0 0 0 0 1 1
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 0 1 0 0 0 1
192 Clutches and Power-Stop Control 0 0 1 0 0 1
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 0 1 0 0 0 1
203 Distillation: Processes, Separatory 0 0 1 0 0 1
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 0 0 1 0 0 1
208 Mineral Oils: Processes and Products 0 0 1 0 0 1
212 Traversing Hoists 0 1 0 0 0 1
215 Bottles and Jars 1 0 0 0 0 1
219 Electric Heating 0 0 0 0 1 1
220 Receptacles 0 0 1 0 0 1
224 Package and Article Carriers 0 0 1 0 0 1
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 1 0 0 0 0 1
236 Automatic Temperature and Humidity Regulation 0 0 0 0 1 1
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 0 0 1 0 0 1
252 Compositions 0 0 1 0 0 1
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 1
267 Spring Devices 0 0 1 0 0 1
269 Work Holders 0 0 1 0 0 1
283 Printed Matter 0 0 0 0 1 1
292 Closure Fasteners 0 0 1 0 0 1
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 1 0 0 0 0 1
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 0 0 0 0 1 1
301 Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles 1 0 0 0 0 1
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 0 0 0 1 0 1
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 0 0 1 0 0 1
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 1 0 0 0 0 1
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 0 0 1 0 0 1
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 1 0 0 0 0 1
337 Electricity: Electrothermally or Thermally Actuated Switches 0 0 0 0 1 1
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 0 0 0 1 0 1
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 0 1 0 0 0 1
380 Cryptography 0 0 0 1 0 1
396 Photography 0 0 1 0 0 1
398 Optical Communications 0 0 0 1 0 1
417 Pumps 0 1 0 0 0 1
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 0 1 0 0 0 1
427 Coating Processes 0 0 1 0 0 1
434 Education and Demonstration 0 1 0 0 0 1
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 0 0 0 1 0 1
454 Ventilation 0 0 0 0 1 1
474 Endless Belt Power Transmission Systems or Components 0 0 1 0 0 1
493 Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web 0 0 0 1 0 1
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 0 0 0 0 1 1
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 1 0 0 0 0 1
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 0 0 0 1 0 1
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 0 0 0 1 0 1
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 0 0 1 0 0 1
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Data Processing Systems) 0 1 0 0 0 1
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 1 0 0 0 1
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 0 1 0 0 0 1
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 0 0 0 1 0 1
726 Information Security 0 1 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 102 125 145 147 140 659


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