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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 2011 - 2015 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

MAINE

( 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 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 19 15 10 12 1 57
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 5 9 12 8 18 52
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 10 12 10 5 12 49
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 4 7 9 15 10 45
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 13 10 8 4 5 40
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 1 5 9 4 6 25
382 Image Analysis 1 13 5 4 1 24
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 6 4 5 6 3 24
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 1 4 8 3 7 23
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 1 4 6 10 2 23
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 3 7 4 5 2 21
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 2 6 5 5 1 19
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 2 1 6 6 3 18
089 Ordnance 2 5 3 2 1 13
119 Animal Husbandry 3 4 1 4 1 13
340 Communications: Electrical 1 3 5 2 2 13
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 4 1 6 0 1 12
073 Measuring and Testing 4 1 4 1 1 11
002 Apparel 1 2 2 5 0 10
005 Beds 0 1 4 5 0 10
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 1 2 2 2 3 10
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 2 0 0 5 3 10
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 2 1 1 3 3 10
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 0 1 3 4 2 10
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Data Processing Systems) 1 4 1 4 0 10
042 Firearms 1 2 1 1 4 9
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 5 0 2 0 2 9
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 1 4 2 2 0 9
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 2 0 2 3 2 9
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 5 0 3 1 0 9
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 3 0 2 3 1 9
606 Surgery (instruments) 3 0 1 4 1 9
102 Ammunition and Explosives 0 1 4 1 2 8
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 1 3 2 2 0 8
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 1 2 4 0 1 8
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 2 2 0 2 2 8
029 Metal Working 1 1 2 0 3 7
250 Radiant Energy 2 1 3 0 1 7
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 2 1 1 3 0 7
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 1 0 4 1 1 7
455 Telecommunications 5 1 0 0 1 7
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 0 1 1 4 7
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 0 0 1 2 4 7
060 Power Plants 0 1 1 2 2 6
084 Music 3 1 0 1 1 6
137 Fluid Handling 0 1 1 1 3 6
219 Electric Heating 1 2 1 2 0 6
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 3 3 0 0 0 6
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 3 0 1 0 2 6
362 Illumination 1 1 2 0 2 6
427 Coating Processes 1 2 0 3 0 6
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 1 1 2 0 2 6
726 Information Security 1 1 0 1 3 6
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 2 0 2 1 0 5
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 1 2 1 0 1 5
224 Package and Article Carriers 1 1 2 1 0 5
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 2 0 0 2 1 5
326 Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry 0 0 2 1 2 5
348 Television 0 1 1 1 2 5
370 Multiplex Communications 0 2 1 0 2 5
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 0 2 0 1 2 5
439 Electrical Connectors 0 0 0 2 3 5
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 0 1 0 3 1 5
033 Geometrical Instruments 1 0 1 1 1 4
114 Ships 0 1 2 1 0 4
118 Coating Apparatus 0 0 3 0 1 4
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 1 2 0 0 1 4
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 0 0 0 0 4 4
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 0 0 1 2 1 4
280 Land Vehicles 1 1 0 1 1 4
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 1 0 0 1 2 4
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 1 1 0 1 1 4
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 0 3 1 0 0 4
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 1 1 0 1 1 4
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 0 0 3 0 1 4
037 Excavating 0 1 1 0 1 3
095 Gas Separation: Processes 0 0 3 0 0 3
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 0 1 1 0 1 3
165 Heat Exchange 0 0 1 1 1 3
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 0 0 1 1 1 3
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 2 1 0 0 0 3
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 0 1 1 1 0 3
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 0 0 1 1 1 3
331 Oscillators 1 0 1 1 0 3
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 0 1 0 2 0 3
414 Material or Article Handling 1 1 0 1 0 3
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 1 2 0 0 0 3
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 0 2 1 0 0 3
434 Education and Demonstration 1 1 1 0 0 3
440 Marine Propulsion 1 0 2 0 0 3
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 0 0 3 0 0 3
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 0 1 0 2 0 3
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 0 0 1 0 2 3
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 1 0 1 1 0 3
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 0 1 0 0 2 3
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 0 1 2 0 0 3
030 Cutlery 2 0 0 0 0 2
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 0 0 0 1 1 2
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 0 1 0 0 1 2
083 Cutting 0 1 0 0 1 2
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 0 0 1 1 0 2
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 1 1 0 0 0 2
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 0 2 0 0 0 2
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 0 0 1 1 0 2
139 Textiles: Weaving 1 1 0 0 0 2
180 Motor Vehicles 0 0 1 0 1 2
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 0 1 0 0 1 2
206 Special Receptacle or Package 1 0 1 0 0 2
215 Bottles and Jars 0 1 0 0 1 2
216 Etching a Substrate: Processes 1 1 0 0 0 2
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 0 1 0 0 1 2
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 0 0 1 1 0 2
270 Sheet-Material Associating 0 0 2 0 0 2
273 Amusement Devices: Games 0 2 0 0 0 2
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 0 0 0 1 1 2
330 Amplifiers 0 1 0 1 0 2
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 0 0 0 0 2 2
385 Optical Waveguides 1 0 1 0 0 2
398 Optical Communications 1 1 0 0 0 2
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 0 1 1 0 0 2
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 1 0 0 1 0 2
441 Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices 0 0 0 1 1 2
463 Amusement Devices: Games 1 0 1 0 0 2
472 Amusement Devices 1 1 0 0 0 2
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 0 0 1 1 0 2
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 0 0 0 1 1 2
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 1 0 1 2
716 Computer-Aided Design and Analysis of Circuits and Semiconductor Masks 0 0 1 1 0 2
725 Interactive Video Distribution Systems 1 0 0 0 1 2
007 Compound Hand Tools 0 0 0 0 1 1
008 Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers 1 0 0 0 0 1
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 0 1 0 0 0 1
016 Miscellaneous Hardware (e.g., Bushing, Carpet Fastener, Caster, Door Closer, Panel Hanger, Attachable or Adjunct Handle, Hinge, Window Sash Balance, Etc.) 0 0 0 0 1 1
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 0 0 0 0 1 1
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 0 0 0 0 1 1
047 Plant Husbandry 0 0 0 1 0 1
049 Movable or Removable Closures 0 1 0 0 0 1
062 Refrigeration 0 1 0 0 0 1
063 Jewelry 0 0 0 0 1 1
070 Locks 0 0 0 0 1 1
071 Chemistry: Fertilizers 0 0 1 0 0 1
072 Metal Deforming 1 0 0 0 0 1
081 Tools 0 1 0 0 0 1
082 Turning (e.g., for metal working) 1 0 0 0 0 1
087 Textiles: Braiding, Netting, and Lace Making 1 0 0 0 0 1
110 Furnaces 0 0 0 0 1 1
122 Liquid Heaters and Vaporizers 0 0 0 0 1 1
126 Stoves and Furnaces 0 0 0 0 1 1
127 Sugar, Starch, and Carbohydrates 0 0 0 0 1 1
144 Woodworking 0 1 0 0 0 1
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 0 0 0 1 0 1
164 Metal Founding 0 0 1 0 0 1
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 0 0 1 0 0 1
211 Supports: Racks 0 0 0 1 0 1
220 Receptacles 1 0 0 0 0 1
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 1 0 0 0 0 1
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 0 0 0 1 0 1
249 Static Molds 1 0 0 0 0 1
252 Compositions 0 0 1 0 0 1
266 Metallurgical Apparatus 0 0 0 1 0 1
267 Spring Devices 0 0 0 0 1 1
271 Sheet Feeding or Delivering 1 0 0 0 0 1
297 Chairs and Seats 0 0 1 0 0 1
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 0 0 0 0 1 1
338 Electrical Resistors 0 1 0 0 0 1
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 0 0 0 1 0 1
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 0 0 1 0 0 1
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 1 0 0 0 0 1
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 0 0 0 0 1 1
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 0 1 0 0 0 1
369 Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval 0 0 0 0 1 1
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 1 0 1
379 Telephonic Communications 1 0 0 0 0 1
386 Motion Video Signal Processing for Recording or Reproducing 0 0 0 0 1 1
402 Binder Device Releasably Engaging Aperture or Notch of Sheet 0 1 0 0 0 1
403 Joints and Connections 0 0 0 0 1 1
408 Cutting by Use of Rotating Axially Moving Tool 0 0 0 0 1 1
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 0 0 0 0 1 1
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 0 0 1 0 0 1
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 0 0 1 0 0 1
451 Abrading 1 0 0 0 0 1
482 Exercise Devices 0 1 0 0 0 1
493 Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web 1 0 0 0 0 1
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 0 0 0 1 0 1
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 0 0 0 1 0 1
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 0 0 0 1 0 1
718 Virtual Machine Task or Process Management or Task Management/Control (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 1 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 183 211 234 212 201 1041



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