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

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 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Total
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 18 8 7 18 10 61
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 10 7 8 10 13 48
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 8 5 5 7 7 32
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 2 7 10 6 2 27
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 0 7 6 9 5 27
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 4 1 4 11 4 24
056 Harvesters 0 9 5 4 5 23
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 4 7 4 4 3 22
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 6 6 3 2 2 19
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 3 1 2 7 6 19
005 Beds 1 2 2 9 3 17
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 5 4 2 4 2 17
172 Earth Working 2 4 3 4 4 17
280 Land Vehicles 0 4 5 3 5 17
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 4 6 5 1 1 17
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 0 4 5 2 3 14
298 Land Vehicles: Dumping 0 3 1 5 4 13
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 1 5 2 1 4 13
029 Metal Working 3 3 3 2 1 12
256 Fences 0 2 4 2 4 12
340 Communications: Electrical 1 1 1 8 1 12
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 3 1 3 2 2 11
073 Measuring and Testing 1 6 2 0 2 11
137 Fluid Handling 0 3 3 3 2 11
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 3 2 2 3 1 11
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 3 2 2 2 2 11
455 Telecommunications 1 0 0 5 5 11
111 Planting 4 1 1 1 2 9
220 Receptacles 0 4 0 2 3 9
380 Cryptography 0 3 0 2 4 9
414 Material or Article Handling 3 0 2 3 1 9
482 Exercise Devices 1 2 4 1 1 9
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 1 2 1 1 4 9
002 Apparel 3 1 2 0 2 8
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 2 1 2 0 3 8
206 Special Receptacle or Package 2 2 0 3 1 8
219 Electric Heating 2 3 1 0 2 8
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 2 0 2 2 2 8
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 3 0 1 1 3 8
297 Chairs and Seats 1 1 0 3 3 8
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 0 2 4 1 1 8
441 Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices 0 1 0 1 6 8
439 Electrical Connectors 2 0 1 2 2 7
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 3 2 1 0 1 7
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 1 1 3 1 1 7
606 Surgery (instruments) 0 2 4 0 1 7
047 Plant Husbandry 1 1 2 1 1 6
105 Railway Rolling Stock 2 2 1 1 0 6
119 Animal Husbandry 0 2 0 3 1 6
211 Supports: Racks 1 2 1 1 1 6
246 Railway Switches and Signals 1 2 1 2 0 6
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 2 1 0 2 1 6
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 2 0 0 2 2 6
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 1 2 2 0 1 6
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 0 2 1 1 2 6
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 1 1 0 2 2 6
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 0 0 3 2 0 5
072 Metal Deforming 0 0 0 2 3 5
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 0 0 0 1 4 5
362 Illumination 1 0 2 1 1 5
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 1 1 1 2 0 5
379 Telephonic Communications 0 1 0 2 2 5
417 Pumps 1 2 1 1 0 5
014 Bridges 0 0 2 2 0 4
083 Cutting 2 1 0 0 1 4
114 Ships 1 2 0 1 0 4
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 1 2 0 0 1 4
269 Work Holders 0 1 1 1 1 4
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 0 0 1 3 0 4
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 0 0 2 2 0 4
452 Butchering 0 1 1 1 1 4
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 0 3 0 1 0 4
042 Firearms 0 1 0 1 1 3
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 2 0 0 1 0 3
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 0 1 1 0 1 3
224 Package and Article Carriers 0 1 1 1 0 3
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 1 0 1 0 1 3
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 2 0 0 0 1 3
336 Inductor Devices 0 0 2 0 1 3
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 0 0 1 0 2 3
460 Crop Threshing or Separating 0 0 2 1 0 3
474 Endless Belt Power Transmission Systems or Components 1 2 0 0 0 3
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 0 2 1 0 0 3
709 Multiple Computer or Process Coordinating (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 0 1 0 1 3
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 1 0 1 1 3
033 Geometrical Instruments 1 0 0 1 0 2
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 0 0 1 1 0 2
053 Package Making 1 1 0 0 0 2
055 Gas Separation 0 0 1 0 1 2
070 Locks 1 0 1 0 0 2
071 Chemistry: Fertilizers 2 0 0 0 0 2
081 Tools 0 0 0 0 2 2
092 Expansible Chamber Devices 1 1 0 0 0 2
122 Liquid Heaters and Vaporizers 0 0 1 1 0 2
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 0 2 0 0 0 2
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 0 1 1 0 0 2
188 Brakes 0 0 0 0 2 2
190 Trunks and Hand-Carried Luggage 0 1 1 0 0 2
202 Distillation: Apparatus 1 0 0 1 0 2
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 0 0 0 1 1 2
212 Traversing Hoists 1 0 0 0 1 2
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 0 1 0 0 1 2
238 Railways: Surface Track 0 1 0 1 0 2
250 Radiant Energy 0 1 0 0 1 2
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 0 1 1 0 0 2
252 Compositions 0 0 1 0 1 2
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 0 0 1 1 0 2
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 0 0 0 1 1 2
273 Amusement Devices: Games 0 1 1 0 0 2
292 Closure Fasteners 1 0 1 0 0 2
301 Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles 1 1 0 0 0 2
305 Wheel Substitutes for Land Vehicles 0 0 0 1 1 2
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 1 0 1 0 0 2
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 0 0 0 1 1 2
359 Optics: Systems (Including Communication) and Elements 1 0 0 1 0 2
360 Dynamic Magnetic Information Storage or Retrieval 0 0 0 1 1 2
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 0 2 0 0 0 2
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 0 1 0 0 1 2
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 0 0 1 1 0 2
427 Coating Processes 0 0 0 1 1 2
463 Amusement Devices: Games 1 0 0 1 0 2
477 Interrelated Power Delivery Controls, Including Engine Control 1 0 1 0 0 2
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 0 1 1 0 0 2
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 0 1 0 0 1 2
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 0 1 0 1 0 2
007 Compound Hand Tools 0 0 0 0 1 1
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 1 0 0 0 0 1
016 Miscellaneous Hardware 0 0 1 0 0 1
037 Excavating 0 0 0 1 0 1
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 1 0 0 0 0 1
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 0 0 0 1 0 1
049 Movable or Removable Closures 0 0 0 1 0 1
054 Harness (for animals) 0 0 0 0 1 1
057 Textiles: Spinning, Twisting, and Twining 1 0 0 0 0 1
062 Refrigeration 0 0 0 1 0 1
063 Jewelry 0 0 0 0 1 1
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 0 0 1 0 0 1
082 Turning (e.g., for metal working) 0 1 0 0 0 1
084 Music 0 0 1 0 0 1
086 Ammunition and Explosive-Charge Making 0 0 1 0 0 1
091 Motors: Expansible Chamber Type 0 0 0 0 1 1
095 Gas Separation: Processes 0 0 1 0 0 1
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 0 1 0 0 0 1
100 Presses 0 1 0 0 0 1
104 Railways 1 0 0 0 0 1
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 0 0 0 0 1 1
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 1 0 0 0 0 1
109 Safes, Bank Protection, or a Related Device 0 0 0 1 0 1
118 Coating Apparatus 0 0 0 0 1 1
126 Stoves and Furnaces 0 0 0 0 1 1
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 0 0 1 0 0 1
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 0 0 0 0 1 1
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 0 0 1 0 0 1
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 0 0 0 1 0 1
148 Metal Treatment 0 0 0 1 0 1
150 Purses, Wallets, and Protective Covers 0 1 0 0 0 1
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 0 1 0 0 0 1
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 0 0 0 0 1 1
169 Fire Extinguishers 0 0 1 0 0 1
173 Tool Driving or Impacting 0 0 0 1 0 1
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 0 1 0 0 0 1
177 Weighing Scales 0 0 0 0 1 1
180 Motor Vehicles 1 0 0 0 0 1
221 Article Dispensing 0 0 1 0 0 1
227 Elongated-Member-Driving Apparatus 0 0 0 0 1 1
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 0 0 0 1 0 1
237 Heating Systems 0 0 0 1 0 1
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 0 0 0 1 0 1
244 Aeronautics 0 1 0 0 0 1
271 Sheet Feeding or Delivering 0 0 0 0 1 1
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 0 0 1 0 0 1
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 0 0 0 1 0 1
322 Electricity: Single Generator Systems 0 0 1 0 0 1
338 Electrical Resistors 1 0 0 0 0 1
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 0 0 1 0 0 1
369 Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval 0 0 1 0 0 1
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 0 1 0 0 0 1
382 Image Analysis 0 0 0 0 1 1
385 Optical Waveguides 0 0 0 1 0 1
403 Joints and Connections 0 0 1 0 0 1
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 0 0 0 0 1 1
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 0 1 0 0 0 1
412 Bookbinding: Process and Apparatus 0 1 0 0 0 1
418 Rotary Expansible Chamber Devices 0 0 1 0 0 1
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 0 0 0 1 0 1
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 0 0 1 0 0 1
433 Dentistry 1 0 0 0 0 1
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 1 0 0 0 0 1
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 0 0 0 0 1 1
451 Abrading 0 0 0 0 1 1
454 Ventilation 0 0 0 0 1 1
464 Rotary Shafts, Gudgeons, Housings, and Flexible Couplings for Rotary Shafts 0 0 0 0 1 1
493 Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web 1 0 0 0 0 1
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 1 0 0 0 0 1
707 DP: Database and File Management, Data Structures, Or Document Processing (Data Processing) 1 0 0 0 0 1
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 0 1 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 164 204 191 230 215 1004



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