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

ALABAMA

(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) 12 23 23 28 28 114
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 3 5 12 15 7 42
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 8 9 7 8 2 34
370 Multiplex Communications 4 6 7 9 6 32
482 Exercise Devices 7 8 3 8 5 31
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 3 6 8 11 3 31
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 2 2 8 9 6 27
606 Surgery (instruments) 2 10 4 5 5 26
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 9 4 4 4 4 25
379 Telephonic Communications 3 6 5 6 5 25
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 1 7 6 3 7 24
359 Optics: Systems (Including Communication) and Elements 4 4 7 8 1 24
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 3 4 2 11 4 24
345 Computer Graphics Processing, Operator Interface Processing, and Selective Visual Display Systems 1 0 7 4 11 23
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 5 3 5 5 4 22
414 Material or Article Handling 4 4 5 5 3 21
206 Special Receptacle or Package 2 2 4 6 6 20
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 4 5 4 3 4 20
073 Measuring and Testing 4 5 6 2 2 19
280 Land Vehicles 6 2 3 6 2 19
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 2 2 4 8 3 19
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 5 2 4 4 2 17
244 Aeronautics 1 4 4 4 4 17
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 2 3 4 3 4 16
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 3 2 5 2 4 16
002 Apparel 2 2 3 4 4 15
219 Electric Heating 3 1 2 7 2 15
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 1 1 4 7 1 14
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 1 1 5 4 3 14
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 1 1 5 4 3 14
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 3 0 3 3 4 13
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 2 1 4 4 2 13
119 Animal Husbandry 2 0 7 2 2 13
137 Fluid Handling 1 1 6 3 2 13
220 Receptacles 4 4 2 2 1 13
340 Communications: Electrical 4 1 3 2 3 13
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 3 0 2 7 1 13
029 Metal Working 2 3 1 2 4 12
062 Refrigeration 2 1 3 3 3 12
297 Chairs and Seats 3 1 2 5 1 12
056 Harvesters 0 5 2 2 2 11
250 Radiant Energy 2 1 4 3 1 11
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 3 2 2 1 3 11
427 Coating Processes 3 2 1 1 4 11
060 Power Plants 2 3 2 0 3 10
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 1 2 3 2 2 10
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 2 2 0 3 3 10
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 3 3 0 1 3 10
433 Dentistry 2 5 1 0 2 10
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 0 5 2 2 10
102 Ammunition and Explosives 1 1 3 2 2 9
149 Explosive and Thermic Compositions or Charges 2 3 0 0 4 9
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 1 2 4 1 1 9
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 1 3 2 2 1 9
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 0 1 2 4 2 9
273 Amusement Devices: Games 0 3 1 4 1 9
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 1 2 2 2 1 8
165 Heat Exchange 0 1 1 4 2 8
211 Supports: Racks 0 2 1 3 2 8
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 0 2 2 3 1 8
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 2 1 1 1 3 8
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 2 2 3 0 1 8
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 3 2 2 0 1 8
005 Beds 3 0 1 2 1 7
047 Plant Husbandry 1 1 3 0 2 7
071 Chemistry: Fertilizers 1 3 2 1 0 7
126 Stoves and Furnaces 0 0 1 3 3 7
144 Woodworking 2 1 0 3 1 7
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 0 1 3 2 1 7
362 Illumination 3 0 2 0 2 7
383 Flexible Bags 0 0 3 2 2 7
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 3 1 1 0 2 7
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 1 1 2 3 0 7
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 0 1 2 3 1 7
030 Cutlery 3 1 2 0 0 6
070 Locks 2 1 0 2 1 6
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 1 1 1 1 2 6
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 1 2 0 1 2 6
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 2 1 1 1 1 6
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 2 0 2 1 1 6
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 3 3 0 0 0 6
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 1 2 1 1 1 6
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 2 0 1 1 2 6
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 0 1 1 2 2 6
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 3 0 0 1 2 6
360 Dynamic Magnetic Information Storage or Retrieval 0 0 1 3 2 6
417 Pumps 0 0 2 2 2 6
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 1 3 1 1 0 6
709 Multiple Computer or Process Coordinating (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 0 2 2 1 6
008 Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers 2 0 1 1 1 5
083 Cutting 2 3 0 0 0 5
122 Liquid Heaters and Vaporizers 2 1 0 1 1 5
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 1 0 3 0 1 5
181 Acoustics 1 0 1 2 1 5
221 Article Dispensing 0 0 2 2 1 5
252 Compositions 0 1 3 1 0 5
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 0 0 1 1 3 5
439 Electrical Connectors 2 0 1 0 2 5
588 Hazardous or Toxic Waste Destruction or Containment 2 0 1 1 1 5
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 0 1 0 1 2 4
037 Excavating 2 1 0 1 0 4
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 0 3 1 0 0 4
053 Package Making 1 2 0 1 0 4
082 Turning (e.g., for metal working) 1 3 0 0 0 4
095 Gas Separation: Processes 2 1 0 1 0 4
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 1 1 1 0 1 4
104 Railways 0 2 0 1 1 4
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 0 0 2 1 1 4
114 Ships 1 0 1 2 0 4
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 1 1 1 0 1 4
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 2 1 1 0 0 4
188 Brakes 0 0 3 0 1 4
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 1 1 1 0 1 4
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 0 1 0 1 2 4
224 Package and Article Carriers 1 3 0 0 0 4
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 0 0 0 2 2 4
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 1 1 1 0 1 4
348 Television 1 0 0 2 1 4
372 Coherent Light Generators 1 1 1 1 0 4
382 Image Analysis 1 0 2 1 0 4
392 Electric Resistance Heating Devices 0 1 0 3 0 4
434 Education and Demonstration 0 2 0 1 1 4
440 Marine Propulsion 1 0 2 1 0 4
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 0 0 2 2 0 4
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 0 0 0 1 3 4
707 DP: Database and File Management, Data Structures, Or Document Processing (Data Processing) 0 0 2 0 2 4
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 0 0 0 2 2 4
007 Compound Hand Tools 0 1 0 0 2 3
042 Firearms 1 0 0 2 0 3
072 Metal Deforming 0 2 0 1 0 3
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 1 0 0 1 1 3
087 Textiles: Braiding, Netting, and Lace Making 0 0 1 2 0 3
092 Expansible Chamber Devices 1 0 2 0 0 3
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 0 0 0 2 1 3
112 Sewing 1 0 1 1 0 3
117 Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor 1 1 0 0 1 3
118 Coating Apparatus 0 0 0 2 1 3
172 Earth Working 1 1 0 1 0 3
194 Check-Actuated Control Mechanisms 0 1 1 1 0 3
293 Vehicle Fenders 1 0 2 0 0 3
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 0 1 2 0 0 3
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 1 0 0 2 0 3
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 0 1 0 1 1 3
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 1 1 1 0 0 3
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 0 1 1 0 1 3
400 Typewriting Machines 0 2 0 0 1 3
409 Gear Cutting, Milling, or Planing 1 0 1 0 1 3
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 0 1 0 0 2 3
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 1 1 1 0 0 3
432 Heating 1 1 0 1 0 3
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 0 2 0 1 0 3
441 Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices 1 0 1 0 1 3
455 Telecommunications 1 0 0 1 1 3
493 Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web 0 0 2 1 0 3
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 1 0 0 2 0 3
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 0 1 1 1 0 3
019 Textiles: Fiber Preparation 0 0 0 0 2 2
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 0 1 0 1 0 2
028 Textiles: Manufacturing 0 0 0 1 1 2
033 Geometrical Instruments 0 0 0 0 2 2
038 Textiles: Ironing or Smoothing 1 0 0 0 1 2
048 Gas: Heating and Illuminating 0 2 0 0 0 2
081 Tools 1 0 0 0 1 2
084 Music 1 0 0 1 0 2
089 Ordnance 1 0 0 0 1 2
101 Printing 0 0 0 2 0 2
105 Railway Rolling Stock 1 0 0 0 1 2
110 Furnaces 1 0 0 1 0 2
116 Signals and Indicators 1 1 0 0 0 2
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 0 2 0 0 0 2
132 Toilet 0 1 0 1 0 2
148 Metal Treatment 0 0 1 0 1 2
152 Resilient Tires and Wheels 0 0 2 0 0 2
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 0 2 0 0 0 2
168 Farriery 0 1 1 0 0 2
180 Motor Vehicles 1 0 0 0 1 2
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 0 0 0 1 1 2
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 0 1 1 0 0 2
223 Apparel Apparatus 0 1 0 1 0 2
232 Deposit and Collection Receptacles 0 1 0 1 0 2
236 Automatic Temperature and Humidity Regulation 0 0 1 1 0 2
249 Static Molds 0 0 0 1 1 2
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 1 0 1 0 0 2
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 0 0 1 1 0 2
301 Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles 1 0 1 0 0 2
303 Fluid-Pressure and Analogous Brake Systems 0 1 0 0 1 2
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 0 0 1 1 0 2
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 0 0 0 0 2 2
326 Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry 1 0 1 0 0 2
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 0 0 1 0 1 2
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 1 0 1 0 0 2
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 1 0 0 1 0 2
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 1 0 0 0 1 2
369 Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval 0 1 1 0 0 2
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 0 1 0 1 0 2
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 0 0 0 0 2 2
403 Joints and Connections 0 0 1 1 0 2
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 1 1 0 0 0 2
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 1 1 0 0 0 2
418 Rotary Expansible Chamber Devices 1 0 0 0 1 2
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 0 0 1 0 1 2
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 1 0 1 0 0 2
451 Abrading 0 0 2 0 0 2
452 Butchering 0 1 0 0 1 2
454 Ventilation 0 2 0 0 0 2
472 Amusement Devices 0 1 1 0 0 2
474 Endless Belt Power Transmission Systems or Components 0 0 1 0 1 2
483 Tool Changing 0 0 0 1 1 2
501 Compositions: Ceramic 1 1 0 0 0 2
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 0 0 0 1 1 2
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 2 0 0 2
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 1 0 1 0 0 2
014 Bridges 0 0 0 0 1 1
027 Undertaking 0 1 0 0 0 1
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 0 0 1 0 0 1
049 Movable or Removable Closures 0 1 0 0 0 1
051 Abrasive Tool Making Process, Material, or Composition 1 0 0 0 0 1
055 Gas Separation 0 0 1 0 0 1
068 Textiles: Fluid Treating Apparatus 0 0 1 0 0 1
076 Metal Tools and Implements, Making 0 0 1 0 0 1
086 Ammunition and Explosive-Charge Making 0 0 0 1 0 1
100 Presses 0 0 0 0 1 1
131 Tobacco 1 0 0 0 0 1
136 Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric 0 0 0 0 1 1
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 0 0 0 1 0 1
169 Fire Extinguishers 0 0 0 1 0 1
171 Unearthing Plants or Buried Objects 0 0 0 0 1 1
173 Tool Driving or Impacting 0 0 0 0 1 1
190 Trunks and Hand-Carried Luggage 0 0 0 1 0 1
192 Clutches and Power-Stop Control 0 0 0 0 1 1
201 Distillation: Processes, Thermolytic 0 1 0 0 0 1
226 Advancing Material of Indeterminate Length 0 1 0 0 0 1
245 Wire Fabrics and Structure 0 0 1 0 0 1
246 Railway Switches and Signals 0 0 0 0 1 1
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 0 0 0 1 0 1
256 Fences 1 0 0 0 0 1
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 1 0 0 0 0 1
266 Metallurgical Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 1
267 Spring Devices 0 0 0 0 1 1
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 0 0 0 0 1 1
281 Books, Strips, and Leaves 0 0 0 1 0 1
283 Printed Matter 0 0 1 0 0 1
292 Closure Fasteners 0 0 0 0 1 1
298 Land Vehicles: Dumping 1 0 0 0 0 1
322 Electricity: Single Generator Systems 1 0 0 0 0 1
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 0 1 0 0 0 1
330 Amplifiers 0 0 0 1 0 1
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 1 0 0 0 0 1
338 Electrical Resistors 1 0 0 0 0 1
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 0 0 0 0 1 1
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 0 1 0 0 0 1
373 Industrial Electric Heating Furnaces 0 0 0 1 0 1
380 Cryptography 0 0 1 0 0 1
385 Optical Waveguides 0 0 1 0 0 1
388 Electricity: Motor Control Systems 0 0 0 1 0 1
407 Cutters, for Shaping 0 0 0 1 0 1
408 Cutting by Use of Rotating Axially Moving Tool 0 0 0 1 0 1
420 Alloys or Metallic Compositions 0 0 0 0 1 1
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 0 0 0 1 0 1
445 Electric Lamp or Space Discharge Component or Device Manufacturing 1 0 0 0 0 1
463 Amusement Devices: Games 0 0 0 0 1 1
492 Roll or Roller 0 0 0 1 0 1
494 Imperforate Bowl: Centrifugal Separators 0 0 0 1 0 1
505 Superconductor Technology: Apparatus, Material, Process 1 0 0 0 0 1
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 0 0 0 0 1 1
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 0 1 0 0 0 1
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 0 1 0 0 0 1
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 0 1 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 278 300 365 405 337 1685



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