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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

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 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 90 93 105 111 78 477
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 66 84 77 102 111 440
370 Multiplex Communications 89 77 82 97 90 435
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 73 83 79 92 94 421
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 62 65 72 93 100 392
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 85 50 53 51 54 293
382 Image Analysis 80 57 54 59 36 286
455 Telecommunications 36 46 47 70 72 271
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 61 55 55 53 43 267
726 Information Security 22 33 57 55 74 241
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 46 56 37 44 55 238
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 32 28 48 53 46 207
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 30 32 39 43 44 188
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 25 25 40 31 41 162
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 12 23 36 44 47 162
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 31 40 42 33 11 157
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Data Processing Systems) 30 25 28 32 36 151
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 28 42 28 33 19 150
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 29 23 32 28 34 146
716 Computer-Aided Design and Analysis of Circuits and Semiconductor Masks 29 26 25 43 18 141
348 Television 33 30 20 25 32 140
250 Radiant Energy 11 25 23 47 33 139
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 19 21 21 30 41 132
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 36 29 19 13 28 125
340 Communications: Electrical 27 15 29 28 25 124
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 18 22 26 27 23 116
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 13 24 19 22 29 107
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 27 13 15 23 21 99
718 Virtual Machine Task or Process Management or Task Management/Control (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 16 26 19 19 19 99
002 Apparel 12 20 27 18 19 96
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 16 27 19 17 17 96
482 Exercise Devices 25 20 15 20 12 92
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 16 17 18 11 20 82
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 22 12 14 19 14 81
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 15 9 12 20 25 81
219 Electric Heating 16 18 20 17 8 79
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 9 10 20 23 15 77
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 12 12 9 20 22 75
725 Interactive Video Distribution Systems 11 9 14 22 19 75
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 13 13 11 15 18 70
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 11 16 17 17 9 70
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 9 7 10 26 17 69
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 10 13 9 14 22 68
380 Cryptography 17 13 12 11 15 68
712 Processing Architectures and Instruction Processing, e.g., Processors (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 13 16 12 11 13 65
029 Metal Working 9 16 11 15 12 63
606 Surgery (instruments) 6 16 19 12 8 61
280 Land Vehicles 10 13 14 12 10 59
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 8 12 12 14 12 58
083 Cutting 18 10 13 10 6 57
224 Package and Article Carriers 5 15 14 10 7 51
362 Illumination 5 9 13 7 17 51
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 9 10 10 17 5 51
427 Coating Processes 10 10 11 7 12 50
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 6 8 9 12 14 49
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 3 8 6 13 18 48
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 10 7 6 17 8 48
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 7 6 15 10 8 46
073 Measuring and Testing 7 3 7 10 18 45
463 Amusement Devices: Games 3 11 14 10 7 45
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 4 10 6 8 15 43
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 12 12 7 9 3 43
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 9 10 6 11 6 42
042 Firearms 5 7 6 10 13 41
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 3 5 9 9 13 39
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 7 7 12 3 7 36
206 Special Receptacle or Package 7 10 3 11 5 36
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 5 9 14 6 2 36
379 Telephonic Communications 7 9 7 6 7 36
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 7 6 12 4 6 35
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 5 6 4 7 13 35
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 10 3 3 6 12 34
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 11 7 5 4 5 32
451 Abrading 1 6 2 7 16 32
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 2 9 7 7 7 32
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 2 6 7 8 8 31
326 Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry 7 4 6 7 7 31
372 Coherent Light Generators 3 3 10 3 10 29
385 Optical Waveguides 3 4 5 6 11 29
439 Electrical Connectors 10 3 5 2 9 29
180 Motor Vehicles 6 6 5 8 3 28
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 2 5 7 10 4 28
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 6 5 4 8 5 28
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 3 6 5 4 9 27
012 Boot and Shoe Making 4 6 5 3 8 26
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 6 2 7 6 5 26
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 4 4 2 6 10 26
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 8 6 6 3 3 26
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 3 4 6 6 6 25
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 2 5 4 9 4 24
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 6 5 4 3 6 24
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 5 4 9 3 3 24
434 Education and Demonstration 2 5 8 7 2 24
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 6 6 4 4 4 24
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 5 5 5 4 5 24
719 Interprogram Communication or Interprocess Communication (Ipc) (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 6 4 4 6 4 24
060 Power Plants 3 4 7 5 4 23
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 5 4 4 6 4 23
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 3 4 6 4 6 23
037 Excavating 7 6 3 4 2 22
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 2 4 3 6 7 22
330 Amplifiers 7 6 5 2 1 21
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 4 3 6 5 3 21
137 Fluid Handling 4 1 4 5 6 20
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 4 4 2 4 6 20
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 0 1 8 6 5 20
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 3 3 5 0 8 19
216 Etching a Substrate: Processes 0 2 5 6 6 19
353 Optics: Image Projectors 7 5 1 2 4 19
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 7 4 1 3 4 19
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 2 7 4 4 1 18
368 Horology: Time Measuring Systems or Devices 5 6 4 2 1 18
398 Optical Communications 2 2 5 4 5 18
414 Material or Article Handling 2 5 3 2 6 18
433 Dentistry 3 4 5 2 4 18
136 Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric 3 5 2 3 4 17
386 Motion Video Signal Processing for Recording or Reproducing 0 3 2 8 4 17
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 5 3 2 0 7 17
030 Cutlery 2 1 6 4 3 16
066 Textiles: Knitting 0 1 2 3 10 16
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 3 1 4 5 3 16
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 3 3 3 5 2 16
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 3 1 3 3 6 16
331 Oscillators 5 2 2 2 5 16
118 Coating Apparatus 3 4 2 4 2 15
119 Animal Husbandry 3 3 3 4 2 15
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 2 4 2 4 3 15
220 Receptacles 3 2 5 4 1 15
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 6 2 0 3 4 15
271 Sheet Feeding or Delivering 1 4 3 5 2 15
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 3 2 3 2 5 15
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 3 4 4 1 3 15
005 Beds 2 3 1 6 2 14
033 Geometrical Instruments 4 1 4 2 3 14
095 Gas Separation: Processes 4 3 5 1 1 14
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 2 3 2 4 2 13
148 Metal Treatment 3 6 2 1 1 13
252 Compositions 3 0 3 3 4 13
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 1 2 2 4 4 13
376 Induced Nuclear Reactions: Processes, Systems, and Elements 0 2 4 7 0 13
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 4 3 3 0 3 13
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 3 1 2 0 6 12
047 Plant Husbandry 2 0 2 5 3 12
081 Tools 2 3 2 3 2 12
089 Ordnance 2 2 2 1 5 12
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 2 1 4 0 5 12
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 4 5 2 0 1 12
349 Liquid Crystal Cells, Elements and Systems 3 4 4 0 1 12
053 Package Making 4 3 2 2 0 11
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 2 2 1 2 4 11
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 1 3 2 2 3 11
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 1 4 1 4 1 11
048 Gas: Heating and Illuminating 4 1 2 1 2 10
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 1 3 1 3 2 10
399 Electrophotography 0 5 2 0 3 10
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 4 2 1 0 3 10
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 2 1 4 1 1 9
070 Locks 1 3 3 2 0 9
105 Railway Rolling Stock 2 2 1 1 3 9
117 Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor 3 1 2 3 0 9
144 Woodworking 4 2 3 0 0 9
336 Inductor Devices 1 2 3 1 2 9
400 Typewriting Machines 3 2 1 1 2 9
441 Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices 1 2 2 3 1 9
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 4 1 1 0 3 9
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 1 2 1 3 1 8
062 Refrigeration 3 0 0 1 4 8
084 Music 0 2 3 3 0 8
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 2 2 1 1 2 8
211 Supports: Racks 0 0 2 2 4 8
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 3 2 1 1 1 8
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 1 1 2 3 1 8
273 Amusement Devices: Games 2 3 1 2 0 8
297 Chairs and Seats 3 1 3 1 0 8
396 Photography 3 2 0 3 0 8
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 1 0 4 2 1 8
450 Foundation Garments 0 2 2 3 1 8
454 Ventilation 0 0 3 1 4 8
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 1 1 2 0 3 7
102 Ammunition and Explosives 0 2 1 1 3 7
114 Ships 1 1 1 2 2 7
181 Acoustics 1 2 1 3 0 7
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 0 2 2 2 1 7
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 1 0 1 3 1 6
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 0 0 2 1 3 6
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 2 1 0 2 1 6
165 Heat Exchange 2 1 1 1 1 6
188 Brakes 2 0 2 1 1 6
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 1 3 0 2 0 6
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 1 2 1 2 0 6
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 0 1 2 2 1 6
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 1 1 1 1 2 6
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 1 3 1 1 0 6
408 Cutting by Use of Rotating Axially Moving Tool 0 2 0 3 1 6
049 Movable or Removable Closures 2 2 0 0 1 5
101 Printing 0 0 0 3 2 5
126 Stoves and Furnaces 0 1 1 2 1 5
131 Tobacco 0 2 0 1 2 5
213 Railway Draft Appliances 0 3 0 1 1 5
236 Automatic Temperature and Humidity Regulation 2 0 2 0 1 5
267 Spring Devices 0 2 2 1 0 5
292 Closure Fasteners 0 1 1 2 1 5
383 Flexible Bags 0 0 2 1 2 5
417 Pumps 1 1 1 2 0 5
474 Endless Belt Power Transmission Systems or Components 2 0 2 0 1 5
007 Compound Hand Tools 1 1 0 1 1 4
008 Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers 1 1 1 0 1 4
014 Bridges 0 1 1 2 0 4
016 Miscellaneous Hardware (e.g., Bushing, Carpet Fastener, Caster, Door Closer, Panel Hanger, Attachable or Adjunct Handle, Hinge, Window Sash Balance, Etc.) 1 0 3 0 0 4
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 1 1 1 1 0 4
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 0 1 0 2 1 4
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 1 0 1 1 1 4
172 Earth Working 0 0 1 2 1 4
173 Tool Driving or Impacting 0 0 0 3 1 4
178 Telegraphy 0 1 0 1 2 4
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 1 1 0 2 0 4
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 1 1 0 1 1 4
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 2 1 0 0 1 4
335 Electricity: Magnetically Operated Switches, Magnets, and Electromagnets 1 1 1 0 1 4
355 Photocopying 3 0 1 0 0 4
367 Communications, Electrical: Acoustic Wave Systems and Devices 1 0 0 1 2 4
369 Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval 1 2 1 0 0 4
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 0 1 2 1 0 4
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 2 0 1 0 1 4
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 0 1 1 0 2 4
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 1 1 1 0 1 4
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 0 1 2 0 1 4
055 Gas Separation 2 0 0 1 0 3
059 Chain, Staple, and Horseshoe Making 0 0 1 2 0 3
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 0 0 2 1 0 3
086 Ammunition and Explosive-Charge Making 0 0 1 0 2 3
110 Furnaces 0 1 1 1 0 3
122 Liquid Heaters and Vaporizers 1 0 0 0 2 3
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 0 1 1 1 0 3
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 0 1 2 0 0 3
164 Metal Founding 2 0 0 0 1 3
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 1 1 1 0 0 3
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 0 0 0 2 1 3
256 Fences 1 0 2 0 0 3
384 Bearings 1 1 0 0 1 3
403 Joints and Connections 1 0 1 1 0 3
419 Powder Metallurgy Processes 1 0 1 0 1 3
440 Marine Propulsion 1 1 0 1 0 3
475 Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components 1 1 0 1 0 3
057 Textiles: Spinning, Twisting, and Twining 0 0 0 0 2 2
065 Glass Manufacturing 1 0 0 1 0 2
071 Chemistry: Fertilizers 0 0 1 0 1 2
076 Metal Tools and Implements, Making 1 1 0 0 0 2
112 Sewing 1 0 0 1 0 2
125 Stone Working 0 0 2 0 0 2
139 Textiles: Weaving 0 0 0 2 0 2
152 Resilient Tires and Wheels 0 1 1 0 0 2
177 Weighing Scales 0 0 1 1 0 2
202 Distillation: Apparatus 0 1 1 0 0 2
203 Distillation: Processes, Separatory 1 0 0 0 1 2
221 Article Dispensing 0 0 0 0 2 2
223 Apparel Apparatus 0 0 2 0 0 2
246 Railway Switches and Signals 1 0 0 1 0 2
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 0 0 0 1 1 2
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 0 0 2 0 0 2
269 Work Holders 1 0 0 0 1 2
279 Chucks or Sockets 0 0 0 1 1 2
283 Printed Matter 0 2 0 0 0 2
332 Modulators 1 1 0 0 0 2
338 Electrical Resistors 0 0 1 0 1 2
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 0 0 1 1 0 2
377 Electrical Pulse Counters, Pulse Dividers, or Shift Registers: Circuits and Systems 0 1 0 1 0 2
409 Gear Cutting, Milling, or Planing 0 0 0 1 1 2
418 Rotary Expansible Chamber Devices 0 0 0 1 1 2
420 Alloys or Metallic Compositions 0 1 0 0 1 2
452 Butchering 0 2 0 0 0 2
506 Combinatorial Chemistry Technology: Method, Library, Apparatus 0 0 0 0 2 2
588 Hazardous or Toxic Waste Destruction or Containment 1 0 0 0 1 2
850 Scanning-Probe Techniques or Apparatus; Applications of Scanning-Probe Techniques, e.g., Scanning Probe Microscopy [Spm] 1 1 0 0 0 2
023 Chemistry: Physical Processes 0 0 0 0 1 1
028 Textiles: Manufacturing 0 0 0 0 1 1
051 Abrasive Tool Making Process, Material, or Composition 0 0 1 0 0 1
054 Harness for Working Animal 0 1 0 0 0 1
063 Jewelry 0 0 0 0 1 1
072 Metal Deforming 0 0 0 1 0 1
082 Turning (e.g., for metal working) 0 1 0 0 0 1
091 Motors: Expansible Chamber Type 0 1 0 0 0 1
092 Expansible Chamber Devices 0 0 1 0 0 1
100 Presses 1 0 0 0 0 1
104 Railways 0 0 1 0 0 1
116 Signals and Indicators 1 0 0 0 0 1
132 Toilet 0 1 0 0 0 1
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 0 0 0 0 1 1
150 Purses, Wallets, and Protective Covers 0 0 0 0 1 1
168 Farriery 0 0 0 1 0 1
169 Fire Extinguishers 0 0 0 0 1 1
190 Trunks and Hand-Carried Luggage 0 0 0 0 1 1
192 Clutches and Power-Stop Control 0 0 0 0 1 1
193 Conveyors, Chutes, Skids, Guides, and Ways 0 0 0 1 0 1
201 Distillation: Processes, Thermolytic 0 1 0 0 0 1
215 Bottles and Jars 1 0 0 0 0 1
226 Advancing Material of Indeterminate Length 0 0 0 1 0 1
237 Heating Systems 0 0 0 1 0 1
266 Metallurgical Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 1
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 0 0 0 0 1 1
293 Vehicle Fenders 0 0 0 0 1 1
298 Land Vehicles: Dumping 1 0 0 0 0 1
299 Mining or In Situ Disintegration of Hard Material 0 0 0 0 1 1
305 Wheel Substitutes for Land Vehicles 0 0 0 1 0 1
337 Electricity: Electrothermally or Thermally Actuated Switches 0 1 0 0 0 1
431 Combustion 0 1 0 0 0 1
445 Electric Lamp or Space Discharge Component or Device Manufacturing 0 0 0 1 0 1
449 Bee Culture (propagating, raising, caring for bees) 0 1 0 0 0 1
472 Amusement Devices 0 0 0 0 1 1
477 Interrelated Power Delivery Controls, Including Engine Control 1 0 0 0 0 1
501 Compositions: Ceramic 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
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 0 0 0 0 1 1
720 Dynamic Optical Information Storage or Retrieval 1 0 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 1977 2059 2164 2391 2366 10957


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