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

MISSOURI

(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
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 92 84 82 58 75 391
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 43 20 51 26 24 164
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 22 36 29 28 37 152
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 16 22 16 21 13 88
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 12 21 18 12 9 72
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 8 17 16 20 11 72
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 9 25 15 12 10 71
606 Surgery (instruments) 9 10 18 18 8 63
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 12 14 9 10 9 54
137 Fluid Handling 7 9 12 11 13 52
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 5 9 13 12 12 51
206 Special Receptacle or Package 12 13 6 8 10 49
005 Beds 12 9 7 6 14 48
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 4 6 10 10 18 48
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 10 7 10 11 8 46
340 Communications: Electrical 9 10 9 11 6 45
073 Measuring and Testing 12 6 6 8 9 41
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 11 8 6 8 8 41
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 8 5 7 11 10 41
029 Metal Working 6 7 9 9 8 39
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 3 4 10 15 6 38
062 Refrigeration 6 9 7 6 10 38
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 7 10 10 6 5 38
117 Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor 6 5 9 2 15 37
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 8 6 4 12 7 37
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 2 10 11 7 7 37
219 Electric Heating 1 4 8 11 11 35
244 Aeronautics 0 5 14 12 4 35
433 Dentistry 3 14 7 2 9 35
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 10 7 7 10 0 34
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 2 5 8 11 7 33
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 1 13 6 6 7 33
220 Receptacles 4 5 7 10 6 32
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 4 4 8 7 7 30
280 Land Vehicles 3 5 4 7 11 30
359 Optics: Systems (Including Communication) and Elements 1 13 7 3 5 29
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 5 6 7 4 5 27
482 Exercise Devices 3 7 8 6 3 27
211 Supports: Racks 3 6 5 5 7 26
362 Illumination 4 7 3 6 6 26
119 Animal Husbandry 5 4 6 5 5 25
297 Chairs and Seats 6 7 5 5 2 25
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 5 5 5 4 6 25
379 Telephonic Communications 5 6 5 5 3 24
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 5 4 6 5 3 23
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 2 6 3 8 4 23
002 Apparel 2 6 4 5 4 21
114 Ships 7 4 1 4 5 21
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 2 4 4 3 7 20
252 Compositions 5 3 7 3 2 20
382 Image Analysis 0 4 8 4 4 20
427 Coating Processes 5 5 5 2 3 20
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 2 1 8 4 5 20
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 3 7 3 2 4 19
402 Binder Device Releasably Engaging Aperture or Notch of Sheet 3 3 7 3 3 19
439 Electrical Connectors 4 3 7 4 1 19
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 6 4 1 5 3 19
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 6 2 4 5 1 18
337 Electricity: Electrothermally or Thermally Actuated Switches 3 9 2 3 1 18
414 Material or Article Handling 5 2 5 4 2 18
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 3 2 5 4 4 18
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 5 4 0 4 5 18
053 Package Making 2 5 5 1 4 17
055 Gas Separation 1 10 1 3 2 17
126 Stoves and Furnaces 4 4 3 2 4 17
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 4 3 5 2 3 17
406 Conveyors: Fluid Current 3 3 3 4 4 17
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 2 5 4 1 5 17
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 4 5 3 0 4 16
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 2 2 5 4 3 16
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 7 4 4 0 1 16
273 Amusement Devices: Games 1 2 4 5 4 16
372 Coherent Light Generators 4 5 1 3 3 16
385 Optical Waveguides 2 3 2 3 6 16
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 3 2 2 6 3 16
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 1 2 6 3 4 16
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 2 6 3 3 2 16
451 Abrading 3 2 3 6 2 16
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 2 5 3 1 4 15
033 Geometrical Instruments 3 1 3 4 4 15
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 1 5 6 2 1 15
224 Package and Article Carriers 4 4 2 2 3 15
345 Computer Graphics Processing, Operator Interface Processing, and Selective Visual Display Systems 1 3 5 3 3 15
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 1 1 2 7 3 14
348 Television 3 5 0 2 4 14
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 2 4 4 1 3 14
434 Education and Demonstration 0 3 4 2 5 14
454 Ventilation 2 4 2 3 3 14
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 3 2 5 1 2 13
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 5 3 3 2 0 13
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 4 3 2 2 2 13
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 2 3 2 4 2 13
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 3 2 3 2 3 13
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 2 2 2 2 4 12
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 3 2 1 3 3 12
221 Article Dispensing 0 5 2 2 3 12
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 4 0 3 4 1 12
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 1 1 4 0 6 12
292 Closure Fasteners 2 1 2 6 1 12
403 Joints and Connections 1 5 0 3 3 12
508 Solid Anti-Friction Devices, Materials Therefor, Lubricant or Separate Compositions for Moving Solid Surfaces, and Miscellaneous Mineral Oil Compositions 4 1 1 3 3 12
709 Multiple Computer or Process Coordinating (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 3 1 7 0 12
016 Miscellaneous Hardware 2 3 3 0 3 11
072 Metal Deforming 1 2 4 1 3 11
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 2 1 7 1 0 11
118 Coating Apparatus 0 5 2 3 1 11
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 1 0 4 4 2 11
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 2 1 2 3 3 11
370 Multiplex Communications 0 1 4 4 2 11
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 2 0 4 4 1 11
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 1 6 1 1 2 11
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 3 1 1 2 4 11
030 Cutlery 1 2 2 4 1 10
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 1 1 4 1 3 10
083 Cutting 2 1 4 1 2 10
132 Toilet 2 1 7 0 0 10
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 2 2 3 1 2 10
070 Locks 1 3 3 1 1 9
084 Music 2 3 3 1 0 9
095 Gas Separation: Processes 3 3 1 1 1 9
100 Presses 0 3 1 3 2 9
102 Ammunition and Explosives 0 5 2 1 1 9
188 Brakes 1 2 4 1 1 9
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 0 0 1 2 6 9
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 0 3 2 2 2 9
267 Spring Devices 1 1 3 3 1 9
269 Work Holders 0 4 2 0 3 9
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 2 2 1 1 3 9
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 2 1 5 0 1 9
042 Firearms 2 2 1 1 2 8
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 4 0 2 1 1 8
049 Movable or Removable Closures 0 2 1 2 3 8
056 Harvesters 0 1 5 0 2 8
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 5 1 1 1 0 8
165 Heat Exchange 2 1 3 1 1 8
194 Check-Actuated Control Mechanisms 2 1 1 1 3 8
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 2 2 2 1 1 8
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 2 1 2 0 3 8
303 Fluid-Pressure and Analogous Brake Systems 1 3 1 1 2 8
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 0 1 2 2 3 8
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 1 3 0 3 1 8
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 3 2 0 3 8
089 Ordnance 0 0 3 2 2 7
101 Printing 0 3 3 1 0 7
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 1 0 3 1 2 7
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 2 0 1 3 1 7
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 1 3 1 0 2 7
223 Apparel Apparatus 2 0 1 1 3 7
227 Elongated-Member-Driving Apparatus 0 1 3 2 1 7
250 Radiant Energy 1 0 3 1 2 7
417 Pumps 2 2 0 2 1 7
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 4 2 1 0 0 7
455 Telecommunications 4 1 1 1 0 7
707 DP: Database and File Management, Data Structures, Or Document Processing (Data Processing) 0 3 3 1 0 7
047 Plant Husbandry 0 2 0 2 2 6
054 Harness (for animals) 0 1 0 3 2 6
060 Power Plants 1 2 2 0 1 6
081 Tools 0 1 3 1 1 6
125 Stone Working 1 3 1 1 0 6
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 0 2 2 2 0 6
164 Metal Founding 2 0 1 0 3 6
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 2 1 0 1 2 6
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 2 1 2 0 1 6
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 0 2 3 1 0 6
330 Amplifiers 2 1 0 2 1 6
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 1 0 2 0 3 6
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 1 2 2 0 1 6
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 2 0 1 1 2 6
384 Bearings 0 1 1 0 4 6
392 Electric Resistance Heating Devices 1 0 1 1 3 6
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 0 0 2 2 2 6
432 Heating 1 2 0 0 3 6
452 Butchering 2 1 2 1 0 6
463 Amusement Devices: Games 1 5 0 0 0 6
474 Endless Belt Power Transmission Systems or Components 2 1 0 0 3 6
475 Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components 1 0 2 2 1 6
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 0 1 1 3 1 6
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 0 2 1 1 2 6
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 1 0 3 1 0 5
037 Excavating 0 0 0 2 3 5
071 Chemistry: Fertilizers 0 1 2 0 2 5
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 0 1 0 2 2 5
131 Tobacco 0 4 1 0 0 5
148 Metal Treatment 1 0 0 2 2 5
236 Automatic Temperature and Humidity Regulation 0 0 1 1 3 5
246 Railway Switches and Signals 3 1 1 0 0 5
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 1 2 0 1 1 5
408 Cutting by Use of Rotating Axially Moving Tool 1 1 1 1 1 5
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 0 1 2 0 2 5
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 2 1 2 0 5
140 Wireworking 0 2 1 1 0 4
144 Woodworking 0 1 1 1 1 4
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 0 0 1 1 2 4
172 Earth Working 0 1 1 2 0 4
208 Mineral Oils: Processes and Products 0 1 1 2 0 4
218 High-Voltage Switches with Arc Preventing or Extinguishing Devices 1 0 0 0 3 4
256 Fences 0 0 0 1 3 4
281 Books, Strips, and Leaves 3 1 0 0 0 4
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 2 1 0 0 1 4
355 Photocopying 2 0 1 1 0 4
360 Dynamic Magnetic Information Storage or Retrieval 0 0 3 1 0 4
376 Induced Nuclear Reactions: Processes, Systems, and Elements 1 0 1 1 1 4
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 2 0 1 1 0 4
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 0 2 1 0 1 4
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 0 1 0 3 0 4
460 Crop Threshing or Separating 1 1 0 1 1 4
464 Rotary Shafts, Gudgeons, Housings, and Flexible Couplings for Rotary Shafts 0 1 1 0 2 4
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 0 0 2 1 1 4
038 Textiles: Ironing or Smoothing 0 1 1 0 1 3
092 Expansible Chamber Devices 1 1 0 1 0 3
105 Railway Rolling Stock 0 2 1 0 0 3
116 Signals and Indicators 1 1 0 1 0 3
169 Fire Extinguishers 1 1 1 0 0 3
184 Lubrication 1 0 1 0 1 3
190 Trunks and Hand-Carried Luggage 2 0 0 0 1 3
213 Railway Draft Appliances 0 0 0 0 3 3
232 Deposit and Collection Receptacles 0 1 0 2 0 3
238 Railways: Surface Track 0 1 0 2 0 3
283 Printed Matter 0 0 2 1 0 3
299 Mining or In Situ Disintegration of Hard Material 1 1 1 0 0 3
301 Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles 0 0 2 0 1 3
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 0 1 2 0 0 3
383 Flexible Bags 1 1 0 0 1 3
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 1 0 1 0 1 3
407 Cutters, for Shaping 0 1 1 1 0 3
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 0 0 0 2 1 3
440 Marine Propulsion 0 0 0 1 2 3
441 Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices 0 0 0 2 1 3
453 Coin Handling 2 1 0 0 0 3
516 Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents, Subcombinations Thereof, Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting 0 0 0 3 0 3
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 1 1 0 0 1 3
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 0 1 1 0 1 3
007 Compound Hand Tools 1 1 0 0 0 2
048 Gas: Heating and Illuminating 0 1 1 0 0 2
057 Textiles: Spinning, Twisting, and Twining 0 1 0 0 1 2
066 Textiles: Knitting 0 0 0 2 0 2
091 Motors: Expansible Chamber Type 1 0 0 0 1 2
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 0 0 0 2 0 2
104 Railways 2 0 0 0 0 2
112 Sewing 1 0 1 0 0 2
127 Sugar, Starch, and Carbohydrates 0 0 0 0 2 2
136 Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric 0 0 0 1 1 2
180 Motor Vehicles 0 1 0 1 0 2
181 Acoustics 0 0 0 1 1 2
192 Clutches and Power-Stop Control 1 1 0 0 0 2
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 0 0 1 0 1 2
212 Traversing Hoists 0 0 1 1 0 2
215 Bottles and Jars 0 0 0 2 0 2
249 Static Molds 0 1 0 0 1 2
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 0 1 1 0 0 2
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 1 0 1 0 0 2
338 Electrical Resistors 1 1 0 0 0 2
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 0 1 1 0 0 2
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 0 1 0 1 0 2
368 Horology: Time Measuring Systems or Devices 1 0 0 0 1 2
369 Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval 0 1 1 0 0 2
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 0 0 1 0 1 2
380 Cryptography 0 1 0 0 1 2
412 Bookbinding: Process and Apparatus 0 0 0 1 1 2
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 1 0 1 0 0 2
420 Alloys or Metallic Compositions 1 0 0 0 1 2
431 Combustion 0 2 0 0 0 2
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 1 0 1 0 0 2
450 Foundation Garments 1 1 0 0 0 2
507 Earth Boring, Well Treating, and Oil Field Chemistry 0 2 0 0 0 2
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 1 0 0 0 2
008 Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers 0 1 0 0 0 1
059 Chain, Staple, and Horseshoe Making 0 0 1 0 0 1
063 Jewelry 1 0 0 0 0 1
065 Glass Manufacturing 1 0 0 0 0 1
076 Metal Tools and Implements, Making 0 0 0 1 0 1
082 Turning (e.g., for metal working) 0 1 0 0 0 1
086 Ammunition and Explosive-Charge Making 0 0 1 0 0 1
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 0 0 0 1 0 1
110 Furnaces 0 0 0 0 1 1
122 Liquid Heaters and Vaporizers 0 1 0 0 0 1
159 Concentrating Evaporators 1 0 0 0 0 1
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 0 1 0 0 0 1
201 Distillation: Processes, Thermolytic 0 1 0 0 0 1
203 Distillation: Processes, Separatory 0 0 0 0 1 1
216 Etching a Substrate: Processes 0 1 0 0 0 1
279 Chucks or Sockets 0 0 1 0 0 1
293 Vehicle Fenders 1 0 0 0 0 1
298 Land Vehicles: Dumping 0 0 1 0 0 1
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 1 0 0 0 0 1
322 Electricity: Single Generator Systems 1 0 0 0 0 1
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 0 0 1 0 0 1
335 Electricity: Magnetically Operated Switches, Magnets, and Electromagnets 0 0 1 0 0 1
336 Inductor Devices 1 0 0 0 0 1
349 Liquid Crystal Cells, Elements and Systems 1 0 0 0 0 1
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 0 1 0 0 0 1
377 Electrical Pulse Counters, Pulse Dividers, or Shift Registers: Circuits and Systems 0 0 0 0 1 1
396 Photography 0 1 0 0 0 1
413 Sheet Metal Container Making 0 0 0 1 0 1
418 Rotary Expansible Chamber Devices 1 0 0 0 0 1
472 Amusement Devices 0 0 1 0 0 1
492 Roll or Roller 0 0 1 0 0 1
493 Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web 0 0 0 0 1 1
588 Hazardous or Toxic Waste Destruction or Containment 0 1 0 0 0 1
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 0 0 0 0 1 1
725 Interactive Video Distribution Systems 0 0 0 0 1 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 731 900 931 822 841 4225



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