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

NEBRASKA

(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) 7 18 8 7 18 58
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 6 10 7 8 10 41
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 8 0 7 6 9 30
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 4 8 5 5 7 29
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 2 2 7 10 6 27
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 7 5 4 2 4 22
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 1 4 1 4 11 21
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 2 4 7 4 4 21
056 Harvesters 2 0 9 5 4 20
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 3 6 6 3 2 20
172 Earth Working 4 2 4 3 4 17
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 0 4 6 5 1 16
005 Beds 0 1 2 2 9 14
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 3 0 4 5 2 14
073 Measuring and Testing 4 1 6 2 0 13
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 0 3 1 2 7 13
029 Metal Working 1 3 3 3 2 12
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 3 3 1 3 2 12
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 2 3 2 2 3 12
280 Land Vehicles 0 0 4 5 3 12
340 Communications: Electrical 2 1 1 1 7 12
137 Fluid Handling 2 0 3 3 3 11
220 Receptacles 4 0 4 0 2 10
298 Land Vehicles: Dumping 1 0 3 1 5 10
482 Exercise Devices 2 1 2 4 1 10
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 1 1 5 2 1 10
414 Material or Article Handling 1 3 0 2 3 9
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 0 3 2 2 2 9
206 Special Receptacle or Package 1 2 2 0 3 8
246 Railway Switches and Signals 1 1 2 1 3 8
256 Fences 0 0 2 4 2 8
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 1 0 2 4 1 8
002 Apparel 1 3 1 2 0 7
111 Planting 0 4 1 1 1 7
114 Ships 3 1 2 0 1 7
211 Supports: Racks 2 1 2 1 1 7
219 Electric Heating 1 2 3 1 0 7
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 2 3 0 1 1 7
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 3 1 1 0 2 7
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 2 1 2 1 1 7
105 Railway Rolling Stock 0 2 2 1 1 6
119 Animal Husbandry 1 0 2 0 3 6
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 1 2 1 2 0 6
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 0 2 0 2 2 6
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 1 1 2 2 0 6
297 Chairs and Seats 1 1 1 0 3 6
380 Cryptography 1 0 3 0 2 6
417 Pumps 1 1 2 1 1 6
455 Telecommunications 0 1 0 0 5 6
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 0 3 2 1 0 6
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 0 1 1 3 1 6
606 Surgery (instruments) 0 0 2 4 0 6
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 0 0 0 3 2 5
033 Geometrical Instruments 3 1 0 0 1 5
047 Plant Husbandry 0 1 1 2 1 5
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 0 2 1 0 2 5
362 Illumination 1 1 0 2 1 5
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 0 1 1 1 2 5
439 Electrical Connectors 0 2 0 1 2 5
014 Bridges 0 0 0 2 2 4
252 Compositions 3 0 0 1 0 4
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 0 2 0 0 2 4
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 0 0 0 1 3 4
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 0 0 0 2 2 4
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 2 1 0 1 0 4
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 0 0 2 1 1 4
452 Butchering 1 0 1 1 1 4
460 Crop Threshing or Separating 1 0 0 2 1 4
474 Endless Belt Power Transmission Systems or Components 1 1 2 0 0 4
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 0 0 3 0 1 4
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 1 0 2 1 0 4
037 Excavating 2 0 0 0 1 3
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 2 1 0 0 0 3
055 Gas Separation 2 0 0 1 0 3
072 Metal Deforming 1 0 0 0 2 3
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 0 2 0 0 1 3
083 Cutting 0 2 1 0 0 3
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 1 0 1 1 0 3
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 1 0 1 1 0 3
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 0 1 2 0 0 3
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 3 0 0 0 0 3
224 Package and Article Carriers 0 0 1 1 1 3
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 2 0 0 0 1 3
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 2 0 0 0 1 3
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 1 1 0 1 0 3
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 1 0 1 1 0 3
269 Work Holders 0 0 1 1 1 3
273 Amusement Devices: Games 1 0 1 1 0 3
301 Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles 1 1 1 0 0 3
379 Telephonic Communications 0 0 1 0 2 3
433 Dentistry 2 1 0 0 0 3
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 1 0 1 1 0 3
709 Multiple Computer or Process Coordinating (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 1 0 1 0 3
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 1 1 0 0 0 2
016 Miscellaneous Hardware 1 0 0 1 0 2
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 0 0 0 1 1 2
042 Firearms 0 0 1 0 1 2
049 Movable or Removable Closures 1 0 0 0 1 2
053 Package Making 0 1 1 0 0 2
062 Refrigeration 1 0 0 0 1 2
070 Locks 0 1 0 1 0 2
071 Chemistry: Fertilizers 0 2 0 0 0 2
092 Expansible Chamber Devices 0 1 1 0 0 2
104 Railways 1 1 0 0 0 2
122 Liquid Heaters and Vaporizers 0 0 0 1 1 2
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 0 0 2 0 0 2
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 1 0 0 1 0 2
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 1 0 0 0 1 2
180 Motor Vehicles 1 1 0 0 0 2
190 Trunks and Hand-Carried Luggage 0 0 1 1 0 2
202 Distillation: Apparatus 0 1 0 0 1 2
221 Article Dispensing 1 0 0 1 0 2
238 Railways: Surface Track 0 0 1 0 1 2
244 Aeronautics 1 0 1 0 0 2
250 Radiant Energy 1 0 1 0 0 2
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 0 0 0 1 1 2
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 1 0 0 0 1 2
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 1 0 0 1 0 2
292 Closure Fasteners 0 1 0 1 0 2
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 0 2 0 0 0 2
336 Inductor Devices 0 0 0 2 0 2
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 1 0 0 1 0 2
359 Optics: Systems (Including Communication) and Elements 0 1 0 0 1 2
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 0 0 2 0 0 2
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 1 0 1 0 0 2
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 0 0 0 1 1 2
427 Coating Processes 0 0 0 0 2 2
441 Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices 0 0 1 0 1 2
463 Amusement Devices: Games 0 1 0 0 1 2
477 Interrelated Power Delivery Controls, Including Engine Control 0 1 0 1 0 2
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 2 0 0 0 0 2
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 0 0 1 0 1 2
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 1 0 1 2
019 Textiles: Fiber Preparation 1 0 0 0 0 1
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 0 0 0 0 1 1
057 Textiles: Spinning, Twisting, and Twining 0 1 0 0 0 1
066 Textiles: Knitting 1 0 0 0 0 1
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 0 0 0 1 0 1
081 Tools 1 0 0 0 0 1
082 Turning (e.g., for metal working) 0 0 1 0 0 1
084 Music 0 0 0 1 0 1
086 Ammunition and Explosive-Charge Making 0 0 0 1 0 1
091 Motors: Expansible Chamber Type 1 0 0 0 0 1
095 Gas Separation: Processes 0 0 0 1 0 1
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 0 0 1 0 0 1
100 Presses 0 0 1 0 0 1
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 0 1 0 0 0 1
109 Safes, Bank Protection, or a Related Device 0 0 0 0 1 1
116 Signals and Indicators 1 0 0 0 0 1
118 Coating Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 1
132 Toilet 1 0 0 0 0 1
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 0 0 0 1 0 1
144 Woodworking 1 0 0 0 0 1
150 Purses, Wallets, and Protective Covers 0 0 1 0 0 1
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 0 0 1 0 0 1
165 Heat Exchange 1 0 0 0 0 1
169 Fire Extinguishers 0 0 0 1 0 1
173 Tool Driving or Impacting 0 0 0 0 1 1
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 0 0 1 0 0 1
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 1 0 0 0 0 1
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 0 0 0 0 1 1
212 Traversing Hoists 0 1 0 0 0 1
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 1 0 0 0 0 1
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 0 0 1 0 0 1
237 Heating Systems 0 0 0 0 1 1
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 0 0 0 0 1 1
305 Wheel Substitutes for Land Vehicles 0 0 0 0 1 1
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 1 0 0 0 0 1
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 0 0 0 0 1 1
322 Electricity: Single Generator Systems 0 0 0 1 0 1
338 Electrical Resistors 0 1 0 0 0 1
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 0 0 0 0 1 1
360 Dynamic Magnetic Information Storage or Retrieval 0 0 0 0 1 1
369 Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval 0 0 0 1 0 1
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 0 0 1 0 0 1
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 0 0 1 0 0 1
382 Image Analysis 1 0 0 0 0 1
385 Optical Waveguides 0 0 0 0 1 1
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 0 0 0 1 0 1
403 Joints and Connections 0 0 0 1 0 1
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 1
412 Bookbinding: Process and Apparatus 0 0 1 0 0 1
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 1 0 0 0 0 1
418 Rotary Expansible Chamber Devices 0 0 0 1 0 1
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 0 0 0 0 1 1
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 0 0 0 1 0 1
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 0 1 0 0 0 1
464 Rotary Shafts, Gudgeons, Housings, and Flexible Couplings for Rotary Shafts 1 0 0 0 0 1
493 Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web 0 1 0 0 0 1
505 Superconductor Technology: Apparatus, Material, Process 1 0 0 0 0 1
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 0 1 0 0 0 1
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 0 0 1 0 0 1
707 DP: Database and File Management, Data Structures, Or Document Processing (Data Processing) 0 1 0 0 0 1
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 0 0 1 0 0 1
725 Interactive Video Distribution Systems 1 0 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 167 164 204 191 230 956



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