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

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

(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
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 3 6 14 6 4 33
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 2 4 5 6 3 20
606 Surgery (instruments) 0 5 1 4 2 12
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 2 3 2 2 1 10
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 0 0 1 2 6 9
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 3 0 3 1 0 7
244 Aeronautics 1 1 1 2 1 6
463 Amusement Devices: Games 1 0 2 0 3 6
707 DP: Database and File Management, Data Structures, Or Document Processing (Data Processing) 2 1 2 0 1 6
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 2 0 2 0 1 5
206 Special Receptacle or Package 1 1 1 1 1 5
379 Telephonic Communications 0 3 2 0 0 5
455 Telecommunications 0 0 4 1 0 5
005 Beds 1 2 0 0 1 4
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 0 1 0 1 2 4
250 Radiant Energy 1 1 0 0 2 4
348 Television 1 0 2 0 1 4
380 Cryptography 0 1 1 0 2 4
139 Textiles: Weaving 0 0 2 1 0 3
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 0 0 0 1 2 3
219 Electric Heating 0 0 3 0 0 3
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 2 0 1 0 0 3
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 0 0 2 1 0 3
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 0 3 3
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 0 1 0 2 0 3
372 Coherent Light Generators 0 1 0 2 0 3
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 0 0 1 0 2 3
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 1 1 0 0 1 3
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 1 1 1 0 0 3
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 1 1 0 0 1 3
709 Multiple Computer or Process Coordinating (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 1 1 1 3
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 0 0 0 2 0 2
062 Refrigeration 0 0 0 1 1 2
084 Music 0 0 0 1 1 2
114 Ships 1 0 0 1 0 2
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 0 0 1 0 1 2
132 Toilet 0 1 1 0 0 2
186 Merchandising 0 1 0 0 1 2
224 Package and Article Carriers 0 0 2 0 0 2
232 Deposit and Collection Receptacles 1 1 0 0 0 2
252 Compositions 0 1 0 1 0 2
273 Amusement Devices: Games 1 1 0 0 0 2
280 Land Vehicles 0 0 1 1 0 2
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 1 0 0 0 1 2
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 1 0 0 1 0 2
376 Induced Nuclear Reactions: Processes, Systems, and Elements 0 0 1 0 1 2
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 0 0 1 1 0 2
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 0 0 1 1 0 2
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 0 0 0 2 0 2
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 1 1 0 0 0 2
434 Education and Demonstration 0 0 0 1 1 2
441 Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices 0 0 1 0 1 2
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 0 0 0 0 2 2
505 Superconductor Technology: Apparatus, Material, Process 0 0 1 1 0 2
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 1 1 0 0 0 2
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 1 0 0 1 2
002 Apparel 0 0 1 0 0 1
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 0 1 0 0 0 1
016 Miscellaneous Hardware 0 0 1 0 0 1
029 Metal Working 0 0 0 1 0 1
060 Power Plants 0 0 0 0 1 1
126 Stoves and Furnaces 0 0 1 0 0 1
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 0 0 0 0 1 1
208 Mineral Oils: Processes and Products 0 1 0 0 0 1
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 0 0 0 0 1 1
211 Supports: Racks 0 0 0 1 0 1
220 Receptacles 0 1 0 0 0 1
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 0 0 1 0 0 1
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 0 0 0 0 1 1
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 0 0 0 1 0 1
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 1 0 0 0 0 1
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 1 0 0 0 0 1
292 Closure Fasteners 0 1 0 0 0 1
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 0 0 1 0 0 1
340 Communications: Electrical 0 0 0 0 1 1
345 Computer Graphics Processing, Operator Interface Processing, and Selective Visual Display Systems 0 1 0 0 0 1
359 Optics: Systems (Including Communication) and Elements 0 0 0 0 1 1
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 0 1 0 0 0 1
367 Communications, Electrical: Acoustic Wave Systems and Devices 0 0 1 0 0 1
370 Multiplex Communications 0 1 0 0 0 1
382 Image Analysis 0 0 0 1 0 1
385 Optical Waveguides 0 0 0 0 1 1
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 0 0 1 0 0 1
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 0 0 0 0 1 1
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 1 0 0 0 0 1
427 Coating Processes 0 0 0 1 0 1
433 Dentistry 1 0 0 0 0 1
452 Butchering 0 1 0 0 0 1
482 Exercise Devices 0 0 0 1 0 1
493 Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web 1 0 0 0 0 1
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 1 0 0 0 0 1
588 Hazardous or Toxic Waste Destruction or Containment 0 1 0 0 0 1
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 0 1 0 0 0 1
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 0 0 1 0 0 1
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 1 1
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 0 0 1 0 0 1
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 1 1
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 1 0 1
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 1 0 0 0 0 1
716 DP: Design and Analysis of Circuit or Semiconductor Mask (Data Processing) 0 0 1 0 0 1
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 1 0 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 40 52 74 55 62 283



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