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 1997 - 2001 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

KENTUCKY

(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 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Total
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 6 15 27 51 61 160
399 Electrophotography 10 14 8 9 26 67
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 13 9 11 16 18 67
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 8 8 14 15 8 53
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 6 6 14 9 13 48
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 3 8 14 10 8 43
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 8 7 6 9 13 43
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 5 9 6 8 7 35
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 6 9 9 6 4 34
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 8 6 9 6 4 33
070 Locks 5 6 5 7 6 29
606 Surgery (instruments) 7 3 6 6 5 27
271 Sheet Feeding or Delivering 1 2 11 7 5 26
340 Communications: Electrical 6 4 6 3 6 25
029 Metal Working 1 7 5 8 3 24
219 Electric Heating 1 5 8 5 5 24
062 Refrigeration 4 3 4 4 7 22
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 2 3 4 4 9 22
053 Package Making 1 6 5 4 4 20
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 2 7 3 2 5 19
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 0 3 7 5 4 19
206 Special Receptacle or Package 2 3 2 7 4 18
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 1 8 3 3 3 18
073 Measuring and Testing 4 2 2 3 6 17
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 4 1 2 4 5 16
055 Gas Separation 3 2 3 5 3 16
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 4 4 5 2 1 16
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 6 5 4 1 0 16
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 2 4 2 2 6 16
042 Firearms 3 7 2 1 2 15
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 1 1 5 6 1 14
083 Cutting 0 6 3 4 1 14
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 2 0 6 2 4 14
414 Material or Article Handling 4 2 1 4 3 14
137 Fluid Handling 1 2 3 6 1 13
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 4 3 1 4 1 13
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 1 3 2 5 1 12
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 2 0 4 3 3 12
280 Land Vehicles 1 0 3 3 5 12
439 Electrical Connectors 1 4 2 4 1 12
451 Abrading 1 3 4 1 3 12
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 2 1 5 2 2 12
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 2 4 3 2 1 12
002 Apparel 0 3 2 2 4 11
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 5 2 3 0 1 11
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 4 2 3 1 1 11
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 1 1 2 2 5 11
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 5 2 2 2 0 11
362 Illumination 1 1 1 5 3 11
400 Typewriting Machines 1 2 2 4 2 11
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 0 3 2 5 1 11
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 0 0 3 4 4 11
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 1 2 6 2 0 11
081 Tools 0 1 3 4 2 10
211 Supports: Racks 4 0 2 2 2 10
359 Optics: Systems (Including Communication) and Elements 1 1 5 1 2 10
431 Combustion 0 4 4 2 0 10
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 1 3 2 1 2 9
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 2 0 3 2 2 9
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 0 1 1 2 5 9
433 Dentistry 0 3 4 1 1 9
005 Beds 0 2 2 4 0 8
033 Geometrical Instruments 1 0 1 2 4 8
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 1 2 1 3 1 8
119 Animal Husbandry 0 1 4 2 1 8
208 Mineral Oils: Processes and Products 1 1 2 3 1 8
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 2 1 1 2 2 8
252 Compositions 0 1 0 2 5 8
345 Computer Graphics Processing, Operator Interface Processing, and Selective Visual Display Systems 1 2 2 2 1 8
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 2 0 2 4 0 8
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 1 0 1 0 6 8
427 Coating Processes 0 0 1 3 4 8
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 2 1 3 1 8
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 1 2 2 1 1 7
056 Harvesters 0 1 0 2 4 7
072 Metal Deforming 1 0 2 2 2 7
102 Ammunition and Explosives 0 1 2 2 2 7
112 Sewing 2 1 1 2 1 7
126 Stoves and Furnaces 2 1 0 4 0 7
144 Woodworking 1 3 1 1 1 7
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 1 1 1 3 1 7
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 4 0 1 1 1 7
220 Receptacles 0 1 4 1 1 7
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 1 1 2 0 3 7
250 Radiant Energy 2 2 0 3 0 7
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 1 1 2 0 3 7
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 1 0 1 3 2 7
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 2 2 1 1 1 7
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 2 2 2 1 0 7
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 0 5 1 0 7
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 4 1 2 0 0 7
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 3 0 3 0 0 6
048 Gas: Heating and Illuminating 1 1 1 1 2 6
224 Package and Article Carriers 2 1 2 0 1 6
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 1 1 1 1 2 6
273 Amusement Devices: Games 2 1 2 1 0 6
299 Mining or In Situ Disintegration of Hard Material 0 2 1 2 1 6
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 1 1 1 2 1 6
417 Pumps 0 0 2 1 3 6
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 0 0 1 1 4 6
508 Solid Anti-Friction Devices, Materials Therefor, Lubricant or Separate Compositions for Moving Solid Surfaces, and Miscellaneous Mineral Oil Compositions 2 2 1 1 0 6
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 2 1 1 1 0 5
068 Textiles: Fluid Treating Apparatus 2 1 1 1 0 5
084 Music 0 1 0 2 2 5
095 Gas Separation: Processes 0 3 1 0 1 5
110 Furnaces 1 2 0 0 2 5
132 Toilet 1 1 1 1 1 5
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 0 0 2 2 1 5
193 Conveyors, Chutes, Skids, Guides, and Ways 0 0 1 3 1 5
267 Spring Devices 2 1 1 0 1 5
292 Closure Fasteners 2 1 0 1 1 5
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 1 0 2 1 1 5
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 2 2 0 1 0 5
408 Cutting by Use of Rotating Axially Moving Tool 1 2 2 0 0 5
418 Rotary Expansible Chamber Devices 0 0 0 3 2 5
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 0 1 0 0 4 5
482 Exercise Devices 0 1 2 2 0 5
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 0 0 2 0 3 5
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 0 0 1 3 1 5
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 1 0 2 1 0 4
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 1 0 3 0 0 4
114 Ships 0 0 1 3 0 4
118 Coating Apparatus 0 1 0 2 1 4
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 0 2 0 1 1 4
148 Metal Treatment 0 0 0 4 0 4
188 Brakes 0 0 1 1 2 4
221 Article Dispensing 2 1 0 1 0 4
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 0 1 0 2 1 4
269 Work Holders 0 1 1 1 1 4
297 Chairs and Seats 0 0 1 2 1 4
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 1 1 0 0 2 4
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 0 0 3 0 1 4
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 0 1 0 1 2 4
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 0 0 0 0 4 4
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 0 3 1 0 0 4
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 1 0 1 1 1 4
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 0 1 1 0 2 4
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 1 0 1 1 1 4
001 ** Classification Undetermined ** 0 2 0 1 0 3
016 Miscellaneous Hardware 1 0 1 0 1 3
030 Cutlery 1 0 2 0 0 3
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 0 0 0 0 3 3
082 Turning (e.g., for metal working) 0 0 2 0 1 3
089 Ordnance 0 0 2 0 1 3
104 Railways 1 0 0 1 1 3
105 Railway Rolling Stock 1 0 0 0 2 3
122 Liquid Heaters and Vaporizers 0 1 1 1 0 3
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 0 0 0 1 2 3
172 Earth Working 1 0 0 2 0 3
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 0 0 1 2 0 3
184 Lubrication 0 1 0 1 1 3
192 Clutches and Power-Stop Control 0 0 1 1 1 3
202 Distillation: Apparatus 2 1 0 0 0 3
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 0 0 3 0 0 3
266 Metallurgical Apparatus 0 0 0 2 1 3
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 0 1 1 0 1 3
283 Printed Matter 0 1 0 1 1 3
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 1 0 0 1 1 3
301 Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles 1 1 0 0 1 3
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 1 0 1 0 1 3
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 1 0 2 0 0 3
335 Electricity: Magnetically Operated Switches, Magnets, and Electromagnets 0 0 0 0 3 3
348 Television 0 1 0 0 2 3
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 1 0 0 1 1 3
384 Bearings 0 1 1 1 0 3
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 2 1 0 0 0 3
434 Education and Demonstration 0 0 1 1 1 3
440 Marine Propulsion 1 0 2 0 0 3
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 0 0 2 0 1 3
454 Ventilation 0 1 1 0 1 3
493 Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web 1 0 1 1 0 3
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 1 0 1 0 1 3
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 0 1 0 1 0 2
027 Undertaking 0 0 0 1 1 2
037 Excavating 0 0 1 0 1 2
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 0 0 0 1 1 2
047 Plant Husbandry 0 0 0 1 1 2
076 Metal Tools and Implements, Making 0 1 0 1 0 2
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 0 0 0 0 2 2
111 Planting 1 0 0 1 0 2
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 1 1 0 0 0 2
131 Tobacco 1 1 0 0 0 2
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 1 0 0 0 1 2
165 Heat Exchange 0 0 0 0 2 2
173 Tool Driving or Impacting 0 1 1 0 0 2
181 Acoustics 1 1 0 0 0 2
203 Distillation: Processes, Separatory 2 0 0 0 0 2
216 Etching a Substrate: Processes 1 0 0 1 0 2
227 Elongated-Member-Driving Apparatus 1 0 1 0 0 2
236 Automatic Temperature and Humidity Regulation 1 0 0 0 1 2
244 Aeronautics 0 0 0 1 1 2
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 1 0 1 0 0 2
256 Fences 0 1 1 0 0 2
281 Books, Strips, and Leaves 0 2 0 0 0 2
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 0 0 1 0 1 2
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 0 1 1 0 0 2
336 Inductor Devices 0 0 0 0 2 2
337 Electricity: Electrothermally or Thermally Actuated Switches 0 1 0 0 1 2
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 0 1 1 0 0 2
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 0 0 0 1 1 2
379 Telephonic Communications 1 0 0 0 1 2
406 Conveyors: Fluid Current 0 0 1 1 0 2
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 0 1 0 1 0 2
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 0 1 1 0 0 2
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 0 0 1 0 1 2
470 Threaded, Headed Fastener, or Washer Making: Process and Apparatus 0 1 1 0 0 2
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 0 2 0 0 0 2
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 1 1 0 0 0 2
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 0 1 0 0 1 2
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 1 0 0 0 1 2
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 1 1 0 0 0 2
707 DP: Database and File Management, Data Structures, Or Document Processing (Data Processing) 0 0 2 0 0 2
709 Multiple Computer or Process Coordinating (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 0 1 0 0 2
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 0 0 2 0 0 2
008 Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers 0 0 1 0 0 1
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 0 0 1 0 0 1
038 Textiles: Ironing or Smoothing 0 0 1 0 0 1
049 Movable or Removable Closures 1 0 0 0 0 1
054 Harness (for animals) 0 1 0 0 0 1
060 Power Plants 0 0 1 0 0 1
063 Jewelry 0 0 0 0 1 1
065 Glass Manufacturing 0 0 0 0 1 1
066 Textiles: Knitting 1 0 0 0 0 1
092 Expansible Chamber Devices 0 0 1 0 0 1
101 Printing 0 1 0 0 0 1
116 Signals and Indicators 0 0 1 0 0 1
125 Stone Working 0 0 0 1 0 1
136 Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric 0 0 0 1 0 1
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 0 0 1 0 0 1
150 Purses, Wallets, and Protective Covers 0 0 0 1 0 1
164 Metal Founding 0 0 0 0 1 1
180 Motor Vehicles 0 1 0 0 0 1
190 Trunks and Hand-Carried Luggage 1 0 0 0 0 1
212 Traversing Hoists 0 0 0 1 0 1
223 Apparel Apparatus 0 0 1 0 0 1
226 Advancing Material of Indeterminate Length 0 0 0 1 0 1
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 0 0 0 1 0 1
232 Deposit and Collection Receptacles 0 1 0 0 0 1
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 0 0 1 0 0 1
238 Railways: Surface Track 1 0 0 0 0 1
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 0 0 0 0 1 1
246 Railway Switches and Signals 0 1 0 0 0 1
249 Static Molds 0 0 0 0 1 1
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 0 0 1 0 0 1
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 0 0 0 0 1 1
293 Vehicle Fenders 0 0 0 0 1 1
295 Railway Wheels and Axles 0 0 0 0 1 1
303 Fluid-Pressure and Analogous Brake Systems 0 1 0 0 0 1
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 0 1 0 0 0 1
346 Recorders 0 0 0 0 1 1
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 1 0 0 0 0 1
376 Induced Nuclear Reactions: Processes, Systems, and Elements 0 0 1 0 0 1
382 Image Analysis 0 1 0 0 0 1
383 Flexible Bags 0 0 1 0 0 1
385 Optical Waveguides 0 0 0 1 0 1
388 Electricity: Motor Control Systems 0 0 1 0 0 1
392 Electric Resistance Heating Devices 0 0 1 0 0 1
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 0 0 1 0 0 1
409 Gear Cutting, Milling, or Planing 1 0 0 0 0 1
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 0 0 0 0 1 1
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 0 0 0 1 0 1
452 Butchering 0 0 0 0 1 1
455 Telecommunications 0 0 0 1 0 1
463 Amusement Devices: Games 1 0 0 0 0 1
472 Amusement Devices 1 0 0 0 0 1
483 Tool Changing 0 1 0 0 0 1
516 Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents, Subcombinations Thereof, Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting 0 0 0 0 1 1
588 Hazardous or Toxic Waste Destruction or Containment 0 0 1 0 0 1
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 0 1 0 0 0 1
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 1 0 0 0 0 1
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 0 1 0 0 0 1
725 Interactive Video Distribution Systems 0 0 0 0 1 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 291 349 453 458 481 2032



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