U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Information Products Division
Technology Assessment and Forecast (TAF) Branch

Patenting By Geographic Region (State and Country), Breakout By Technology Class
Count of 1996 - 2000 Utility Patent Grants 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

IDAHO

(patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor)

(technology class is determined by the primary classification assigned to the patent- see 'Explanation of Data')
 
Class Class Title 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Total
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 37 104 152 257 392 942
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 34 72 116 173 140 535
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 10 31 96 134 183 454
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 9 9 17 31 33 99
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 11 5 17 22 40 95
029 Metal Working 10 16 9 21 28 84
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 4 8 14 22 26 74
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 13 8 15 6 23 65
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 7 6 17 12 23 65
399 Electrophotography 16 8 12 9 19 64
451 Abrading 2 13 16 18 15 64
427 Coating Processes 3 12 13 17 17 62
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 9 10 8 9 19 55
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 4 8 11 13 18 54
345 Computer Graphics Processing, Operator Interface Processing, and Selective Visual Display Systems 1 5 8 21 13 48
445 Electric Lamp or Space Discharge Component or Device Manufacturing 3 2 11 11 20 47
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 2 1 5 14 23 45
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 7 10 10 6 10 43
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 0 4 8 12 16 40
326 Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry 5 6 6 11 12 40
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 1 5 6 13 13 38
073 Measuring and Testing 5 5 10 7 10 37
118 Coating Apparatus 0 2 10 11 14 37
340 Communications: Electrical 0 4 2 5 24 35
216 Etching a Substrate: Processes 3 3 10 6 11 33
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 1 5 3 6 18 33
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 6 6 10 6 5 33
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 3 2 15 6 7 33
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 0 2 5 8 16 31
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 0 4 7 6 14 31
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 2 2 3 14 10 31
360 Dynamic Magnetic Information Storage or Retrieval 7 1 2 7 9 26
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 2 3 6 9 4 24
219 Electric Heating 1 2 4 5 12 24
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 4 3 7 4 5 23
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 5 5 3 4 6 23
250 Radiant Energy 2 2 4 9 4 21
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 4 4 3 5 5 21
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 2 1 5 7 6 21
439 Electrical Connectors 0 0 3 9 8 20
280 Land Vehicles 4 7 1 4 3 19
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 1 3 2 5 8 19
206 Special Receptacle or Package 5 4 2 2 3 16
414 Material or Article Handling 0 5 4 5 2 16
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 1 7 2 2 4 16
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 0 1 4 5 5 15
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 0 3 3 5 4 15
252 Compositions 0 5 2 4 4 15
716 DP: Design and Analysis of Circuit or Semiconductor Mask (Data Processing) 0 0 6 6 3 15
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 1 2 1 4 6 14
002 Apparel 1 3 1 2 6 13
083 Cutting 2 1 3 2 5 13
382 Image Analysis 0 0 5 4 4 13
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 0 2 1 3 7 13
101 Printing 3 0 3 2 4 12
269 Work Holders 1 1 4 5 1 12
271 Sheet Feeding or Delivering 2 4 1 3 2 12
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 4 1 1 4 2 12
455 Telecommunications 0 2 3 1 6 12
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 1 0 3 4 4 12
033 Geometrical Instruments 2 1 2 3 3 11
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 0 1 1 5 4 11
331 Oscillators 2 3 0 4 2 11
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 2 0 4 2 3 11
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 0 1 1 4 5 11
707 DP: Database and File Management, Data Structures, Or Document Processing (Data Processing) 0 3 1 4 3 11
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 4 2 0 2 2 10
211 Supports: Racks 0 2 1 4 3 10
224 Package and Article Carriers 0 1 2 2 5 10
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 1 3 1 2 3 10
362 Illumination 1 0 3 2 4 10
377 Electrical Pulse Counters, Pulse Dividers, or Shift Registers: Circuits and Systems 0 2 1 5 2 10
392 Electric Resistance Heating Devices 1 1 3 3 2 10
588 Hazardous or Toxic Waste Destruction or Containment 0 2 3 3 2 10
119 Animal Husbandry 0 0 2 4 3 9
125 Stone Working 0 0 1 3 5 9
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 3 2 0 1 3 9
370 Multiplex Communications 1 1 2 0 5 9
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 1 2 2 2 2 9
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 0 2 1 2 3 8
117 Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor 0 1 3 3 1 8
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 3 1 1 1 2 8
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 0 2 1 3 2 8
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 1 0 2 2 3 8
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 0 1 2 1 4 8
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 4 1 1 1 1 8
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 2 2 1 1 1 7
062 Refrigeration 3 0 1 1 2 7
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 1 0 4 0 2 7
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 0 1 2 2 2 7
273 Amusement Devices: Games 0 3 1 2 1 7
359 Optics: Systems (Including Communication) and Elements 1 0 3 2 1 7
369 Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval 1 1 1 0 4 7
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 1 3 2 0 1 7
042 Firearms 0 4 1 1 0 6
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 0 0 2 2 2 6
126 Stoves and Furnaces 1 3 1 0 1 6
137 Fluid Handling 4 2 0 0 0 6
148 Metal Treatment 0 0 1 2 3 6
180 Motor Vehicles 1 1 2 0 2 6
187 Elevator, Industrial Lift Truck, or Stationary Lift for Vehicle 0 1 1 3 1 6
220 Receptacles 1 0 1 2 2 6
292 Closure Fasteners 1 1 0 0 4 6
400 Typewriting Machines 2 0 1 3 0 6
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 1 0 1 2 2 6
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 1 1 0 3 1 6
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 0 1 1 0 3 5
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 0 0 3 1 1 5
047 Plant Husbandry 0 1 1 1 2 5
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 1 0 0 2 2 5
081 Tools 0 0 0 1 4 5
114 Ships 0 1 2 2 0 5
140 Wireworking 0 1 1 2 1 5
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 1 1 0 1 2 5
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 0 1 0 2 2 5
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 1 0 0 2 2 5
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 1 2 1 1 0 5
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 0 0 0 3 2 5
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 2 1 1 0 1 5
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 1 0 1 1 2 5
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 2 2 0 1 0 5
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 0 1 2 2 0 5
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 0 1 3 1 0 5
433 Dentistry 2 1 0 1 1 5
709 Multiple Computer or Process Coordinating (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 1 0 2 2 5
105 Railway Rolling Stock 2 2 0 0 0 4
132 Toilet 0 1 0 3 0 4
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 0 1 2 1 0 4
244 Aeronautics 1 0 1 1 1 4
297 Chairs and Seats 0 2 0 1 1 4
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 1 0 0 2 1 4
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 3 0 1 0 0 4
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 2 1 1 0 0 4
348 Television 0 2 0 0 2 4
355 Photocopying 0 1 0 1 2 4
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 2 0 0 1 1 4
376 Induced Nuclear Reactions: Processes, Systems, and Elements 1 0 0 3 0 4
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 0 0 0 2 2 4
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 0 0 0 1 3 4
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 0 0 0 2 2 4
005 Beds 1 2 0 0 0 3
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 0 0 0 3 0 3
030 Cutlery 0 0 2 1 0 3
051 Abrasive Tool Making Process, Material, or Composition 0 1 0 1 1 3
071 Chemistry: Fertilizers 0 1 0 1 1 3
072 Metal Deforming 0 1 0 1 1 3
084 Music 0 0 2 1 0 3
095 Gas Separation: Processes 0 1 1 0 1 3
100 Presses 0 0 0 2 1 3
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 1 0 0 2 0 3
164 Metal Founding 0 1 0 0 2 3
188 Brakes 0 1 0 0 2 3
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 0 0 0 2 1 3
221 Article Dispensing 1 0 1 0 1 3
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 1 1 0 1 0 3
267 Spring Devices 0 1 0 1 1 3
270 Sheet-Material Associating 0 0 3 0 0 3
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 1 1 0 0 1 3
417 Pumps 0 0 1 1 1 3
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 0 0 0 2 1 3
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 0 0 1 1 1 3
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 1 0 1 1 0 3
606 Surgery (instruments) 0 0 2 0 1 3
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 1 1 0 0 1 3
007 Compound Hand Tools 1 1 0 0 0 2
008 Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers 1 0 0 0 1 2
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 0 0 0 0 2 2
053 Package Making 1 0 0 0 1 2
054 Harness (for animals) 0 0 0 1 1 2
055 Gas Separation 0 1 1 0 0 2
056 Harvesters 0 0 0 0 2 2
065 Glass Manufacturing 0 0 0 1 1 2
070 Locks 0 0 0 0 2 2
076 Metal Tools and Implements, Making 2 0 0 0 0 2
092 Expansible Chamber Devices 1 0 1 0 0 2
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 0 1 0 1 0 2
102 Ammunition and Explosives 1 1 0 0 0 2
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 0 0 0 0 2 2
112 Sewing 1 0 1 0 0 2
136 Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric 0 1 0 0 1 2
171 Unearthing Plants or Buried Objects 1 0 0 0 1 2
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 0 0 0 1 1 2
184 Lubrication 1 0 0 0 1 2
192 Clutches and Power-Stop Control 0 0 0 2 0 2
212 Traversing Hoists 0 1 0 1 0 2
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 0 0 0 0 2 2
295 Railway Wheels and Axles 0 0 0 1 1 2
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 0 0 0 1 1 2
329 Demodulators 0 0 0 1 1 2
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 0 1 0 0 1 2
335 Electricity: Magnetically Operated Switches, Magnets, and Electromagnets 0 1 1 0 0 2
367 Communications, Electrical: Acoustic Wave Systems and Devices 0 1 1 0 0 2
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 0 0 1 0 1 2
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 1 1 0 0 0 2
379 Telephonic Communications 0 0 1 0 1 2
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 0 0 2 0 0 2
383 Flexible Bags 0 0 1 1 0 2
408 Cutting by Use of Rotating Axially Moving Tool 0 1 0 1 0 2
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 1 0 0 1 0 2
432 Heating 0 1 0 0 1 2
434 Education and Demonstration 1 0 0 1 0 2
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 2 0 0 0 0 2
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 0 1 0 1 0 2
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 0 0 1 0 1 2
712 Processing Architectures and Instruction Processing, e.g., Processors (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 0 0 0 1 2
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 0 0 1 1 0 2
001 ** Classification Undetermined ** 0 0 0 0 1 1
016 Miscellaneous Hardware 0 0 0 0 1 1
028 Textiles: Manufacturing 0 0 0 0 1 1
060 Power Plants 0 1 0 0 0 1
086 Ammunition and Explosive-Charge Making 0 0 1 0 0 1
104 Railways 0 0 0 0 1 1
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 0 0 1 0 0 1
110 Furnaces 1 0 0 0 0 1
116 Signals and Indicators 0 0 0 0 1 1
122 Liquid Heaters and Vaporizers 0 0 0 0 1 1
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 0 0 0 0 1 1
127 Sugar, Starch, and Carbohydrates 0 0 0 0 1 1
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 1 0 0 0 0 1
144 Woodworking 0 0 0 0 1 1
149 Explosive and Thermic Compositions or Charges 1 0 0 0 0 1
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 0 0 1 0 0 1
165 Heat Exchange 0 1 0 0 0 1
172 Earth Working 0 0 1 0 0 1
173 Tool Driving or Impacting 0 0 0 1 0 1
181 Acoustics 1 0 0 0 0 1
193 Conveyors, Chutes, Skids, Guides, and Ways 0 1 0 0 0 1
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 1 0 0 0 0 1
202 Distillation: Apparatus 0 0 1 0 0 1
203 Distillation: Processes, Separatory 1 0 0 0 0 1
223 Apparel Apparatus 0 1 0 0 0 1
238 Railways: Surface Track 0 0 1 0 0 1
266 Metallurgical Apparatus 0 0 0 0 1 1
283 Printed Matter 0 0 0 0 1 1
289 Knots and Knot Tying 0 0 0 0 1 1
301 Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles 1 0 0 0 0 1
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 0 0 0 0 1 1
332 Modulators 0 0 0 1 0 1
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 0 0 0 1 0 1
368 Horology: Time Measuring Systems or Devices 0 0 0 1 0 1
372 Coherent Light Generators 0 0 1 0 0 1
373 Industrial Electric Heating Furnaces 0 0 0 1 0 1
385 Optical Waveguides 0 0 0 1 0 1
396 Photography 1 0 0 0 0 1
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 0 0 0 1 0 1
403 Joints and Connections 0 0 0 0 1 1
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 0 0 0 0 1 1
412 Bookbinding: Process and Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 1
418 Rotary Expansible Chamber Devices 0 0 0 0 1 1
440 Marine Propulsion 0 1 0 0 0 1
441 Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices 0 0 0 1 0 1
449 Bee Culture (propagating, raising, caring for bees) 0 1 0 0 0 1
454 Ventilation 0 0 0 1 0 1
460 Crop Threshing or Separating 0 0 1 0 0 1
463 Amusement Devices: Games 0 0 1 0 0 1
475 Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components 0 0 0 0 1 1
483 Tool Changing 0 1 0 0 0 1
493 Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web 0 0 0 0 1 1
501 Compositions: Ceramic 1 0 0 0 0 1
503 Record Receiver Having Plural Interactive Leaves or a Colorless Color Former, Method of Use, or Developer Therefor 1 0 0 0 0 1
505 Superconductor Technology: Apparatus, Material, Process 0 0 0 1 0 1
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 0 0 0 0 1 1
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 0 0 0 0 1 1
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 0 0 0 1 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 365 565 854 1224 1570 4578



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