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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

VERMONT

( 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) 91 98 105 100 126 520
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 101 74 94 101 56 426
716 Computer-Aided Design and Analysis of Circuits and Semiconductor Masks 55 47 50 48 27 227
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 25 19 18 27 13 102
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 18 14 15 5 10 62
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 8 6 8 14 5 41
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 4 2 5 14 14 39
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 5 7 11 8 7 38
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 8 12 7 9 2 38
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 4 4 5 11 10 34
060 Power Plants 1 11 10 10 1 33
385 Optical Waveguides 6 8 5 9 5 33
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 6 5 11 9 2 33
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 5 7 6 7 4 29
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 3 8 3 8 6 28
348 Television 7 4 4 8 1 24
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 3 2 6 7 6 24
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 5 3 0 3 13 24
073 Measuring and Testing 6 2 9 4 2 23
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 0 9 2 5 7 23
280 Land Vehicles 6 4 3 6 3 22
029 Metal Working 3 3 3 9 3 21
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 5 5 6 1 4 21
326 Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry 4 4 7 2 3 20
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 0 4 8 3 4 19
396 Photography 2 6 8 3 0 19
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 0 5 7 2 4 18
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 7 6 2 2 1 18
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 5 2 6 3 1 17
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 1 3 4 2 5 15
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 1 2 4 6 1 14
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 4 5 1 2 2 14
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 2 1 1 4 5 13
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 4 2 3 2 2 13
382 Image Analysis 2 1 3 1 5 12
250 Radiant Energy 4 1 3 2 1 11
340 Communications: Electrical 1 1 2 5 2 11
712 Processing Architectures and Instruction Processing, e.g., Processors (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 6 2 2 0 0 10
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 2 3 0 4 0 9
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 1 3 2 2 1 9
370 Multiplex Communications 2 2 1 3 1 9
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Data Processing Systems) 1 1 1 5 1 9
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 0 2 0 5 2 9
005 Beds 0 2 1 2 3 8
331 Oscillators 3 1 3 1 0 8
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 3 2 1 1 1 8
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 4 0 2 2 0 8
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 1 4 1 1 1 8
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 2 2 1 1 2 8
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 2 1 3 0 2 8
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 2 3 0 2 1 8
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 1 0 1 4 1 7
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 1 2 1 3 0 7
455 Telecommunications 0 1 1 0 5 7
726 Information Security 1 0 1 0 5 7
126 Stoves and Furnaces 2 0 3 0 1 6
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 2 2 2 0 0 6
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 1 1 2 2 0 6
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 0 1 1 3 1 6
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 2 3 1 0 0 6
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 1 0 0 3 2 6
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 1 2 1 1 1 6
002 Apparel 1 0 1 3 0 5
089 Ordnance 0 0 1 3 1 5
219 Electric Heating 1 2 1 0 1 5
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 3 0 1 0 1 5
336 Inductor Devices 0 2 0 1 2 5
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 1 1 1 2 0 5
434 Education and Demonstration 0 2 1 1 1 5
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 2 0 0 2 1 5
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 0 0 1 1 2 4
047 Plant Husbandry 0 1 2 0 1 4
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 0 0 0 1 3 4
102 Ammunition and Explosives 0 0 3 1 0 4
119 Animal Husbandry 1 1 0 0 2 4
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 2 1 0 1 0 4
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 1 0 1 0 2 4
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 1 1 0 1 1 4
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 2 0 0 1 1 4
335 Electricity: Magnetically Operated Switches, Magnets, and Electromagnets 0 0 2 1 1 4
338 Electrical Resistors 2 2 0 0 0 4
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 1 2 1 0 0 4
355 Photocopying 2 0 1 1 0 4
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 1 0 2 1 0 4
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 1 0 0 2 1 4
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 1 0 0 1 2 4
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 1 0 2 0 1 4
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 2 1 0 1 0 4
725 Interactive Video Distribution Systems 0 1 0 2 1 4
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 1 0 1 1 0 3
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 1 0 2 0 0 3
042 Firearms 0 0 0 2 1 3
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 1 1 1 0 0 3
084 Music 0 0 0 2 1 3
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 1 1 1 0 0 3
216 Etching a Substrate: Processes 0 0 2 1 0 3
220 Receptacles 0 0 0 2 1 3
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 0 0 1 2 0 3
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 0 1 1 0 1 3
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 0 0 1 0 2 3
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 0 0 2 0 1 3
362 Illumination 0 1 1 0 1 3
427 Coating Processes 0 2 0 1 0 3
451 Abrading 0 1 1 0 1 3
482 Exercise Devices 0 1 0 1 1 3
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 0 1 0 1 1 3
718 Virtual Machine Task or Process Management or Task Management/Control (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 0 0 2 0 3
033 Geometrical Instruments 0 0 0 0 2 2
049 Movable or Removable Closures 1 1 0 0 0 2
068 Textiles: Fluid Treating Apparatus 0 0 1 1 0 2
083 Cutting 0 0 1 1 0 2
095 Gas Separation: Processes 1 1 0 0 0 2
101 Printing 0 0 0 2 0 2
118 Coating Apparatus 0 1 0 1 0 2
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 2 0 0 0 0 2
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 0 1 0 1 0 2
148 Metal Treatment 0 0 0 2 0 2
165 Heat Exchange 1 1 0 0 0 2
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 0 1 0 0 1 2
211 Supports: Racks 1 1 0 0 0 2
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 1 0 1 0 0 2
252 Compositions 0 0 0 1 1 2
266 Metallurgical Apparatus 0 0 2 0 0 2
273 Amusement Devices: Games 2 0 0 0 0 2
279 Chucks or Sockets 0 0 0 1 1 2
297 Chairs and Seats 0 0 0 2 0 2
330 Amplifiers 0 1 0 0 1 2
398 Optical Communications 1 0 0 0 1 2
417 Pumps 0 1 0 1 0 2
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 1 0 0 1 0 2
501 Compositions: Ceramic 0 0 0 1 1 2
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 0 0 1 0 1 2
606 Surgery (instruments) 0 0 1 0 1 2
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 0 0 2 0 0 2
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 0 0 0 1 0 1
037 Excavating 0 0 0 0 1 1
051 Abrasive Tool Making Process, Material, or Composition 0 1 0 0 0 1
056 Harvesters 1 0 0 0 0 1
062 Refrigeration 0 0 0 0 1 1
070 Locks 0 1 0 0 0 1
082 Turning (e.g., for metal working) 0 1 0 0 0 1
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 0 0 1 0 0 1
110 Furnaces 0 0 0 1 0 1
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 0 0 1 0 0 1
127 Sugar, Starch, and Carbohydrates 0 1 0 0 0 1
132 Toilet 0 1 0 0 0 1
136 Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric 0 1 0 0 0 1
137 Fluid Handling 0 0 0 0 1 1
140 Wireworking 1 0 0 0 0 1
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 1 0 0 0 0 1
164 Metal Founding 1 0 0 0 0 1
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 0 1 0 0 0 1
172 Earth Working 0 0 0 1 0 1
177 Weighing Scales 1 0 0 0 0 1
180 Motor Vehicles 0 0 0 1 0 1
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 0 0 0 1 0 1
184 Lubrication 0 0 1 0 0 1
192 Clutches and Power-Stop Control 0 0 0 1 0 1
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 0 1 0 0 0 1
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 0 0 0 0 1 1
206 Special Receptacle or Package 0 0 1 0 0 1
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 0 0 0 0 1 1
221 Article Dispensing 0 0 0 1 0 1
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 0 1 0 0 0 1
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 0 1 0 0 0 1
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 1 0 0 0 0 1
246 Railway Switches and Signals 0 1 0 0 0 1
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 0 0 0 1 0 1
249 Static Molds 0 0 1 0 0 1
283 Printed Matter 0 1 0 0 0 1
292 Closure Fasteners 0 0 0 0 1 1
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 0 0 0 1 0 1
303 Fluid-Pressure and Analogous Brake Systems 1 0 0 0 0 1
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 0 0 1 0 0 1
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 0 0 0 1 0 1
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 0 1 0 0 0 1
329 Demodulators 0 0 0 1 0 1
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 0 0 1 0 0 1
360 Dynamic Magnetic Information Storage or Retrieval 0 0 0 1 0 1
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 0 0 0 0 1 1
372 Coherent Light Generators 0 1 0 0 0 1
377 Electrical Pulse Counters, Pulse Dividers, or Shift Registers: Circuits and Systems 1 0 0 0 0 1
380 Cryptography 0 0 0 0 1 1
392 Electric Resistance Heating Devices 1 0 0 0 0 1
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 0 0 0 1 0 1
439 Electrical Connectors 0 0 0 0 1 1
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 0 1 0 0 0 1
454 Ventilation 0 0 0 1 0 1
475 Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components 0 0 0 0 1 1
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 0 0 1 0 0 1
850 Scanning-Probe Techniques or Apparatus; Applications of Scanning-Probe Techniques, e.g., Scanning Probe Microscopy [Spm] 0 0 0 0 1 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 504 487 529 578 451 2549



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