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

ARKANSAS

(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
062 Refrigeration 4 5 9 15 5 38
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 2 7 7 5 13 34
418 Rotary Expansible Chamber Devices 0 1 1 11 15 28
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 4 4 6 3 3 20
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 3 2 7 6 1 19
283 Printed Matter 2 2 6 4 3 17
439 Electrical Connectors 2 5 0 5 5 17
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 2 2 6 3 2 15
029 Metal Working 2 1 4 6 1 14
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 2 1 1 3 7 14
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 0 3 4 2 5 14
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 0 3 2 2 6 13
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 1 1 3 4 3 12
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 0 0 6 5 1 12
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 2 4 1 3 1 11
606 Surgery (instruments) 3 1 3 2 2 11
033 Geometrical Instruments 1 3 0 5 1 10
053 Package Making 1 4 1 4 0 10
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 4 2 2 1 1 10
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 0 1 4 1 4 10
340 Communications: Electrical 1 3 3 1 2 10
417 Pumps 0 0 2 4 4 10
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 4 3 1 2 0 10
414 Material or Article Handling 0 1 2 2 4 9
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 2 0 3 2 1 8
362 Illumination 1 1 1 3 2 8
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 1 0 2 2 3 8
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 1 3 2 0 2 8
482 Exercise Devices 1 1 1 3 2 8
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 1 1 2 2 2 8
119 Animal Husbandry 0 2 2 1 2 7
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 3 2 2 0 0 7
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 1 0 1 3 2 7
042 Firearms 1 0 1 1 3 6
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 3 0 0 1 2 6
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 0 0 1 3 2 6
280 Land Vehicles 1 2 1 1 1 6
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 2 1 2 0 1 6
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 0 0 1 3 2 6
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 1 1 1 2 1 6
433 Dentistry 0 0 3 3 0 6
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 0 1 3 2 0 6
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 2 2 0 1 1 6
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 1 0 1 3 0 5
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 2 0 2 1 0 5
070 Locks 0 2 1 1 1 5
081 Tools 1 0 1 1 2 5
126 Stoves and Furnaces 1 2 1 0 1 5
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 2 1 0 1 1 5
211 Supports: Racks 0 2 1 0 2 5
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 1 0 0 3 1 5
250 Radiant Energy 1 1 1 0 2 5
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 0 1 3 1 0 5
252 Compositions 2 0 1 1 1 5
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 1 1 0 2 1 5
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 1 1 0 2 1 5
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 1 1 2 1 0 5
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 1 0 0 3 1 5
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 0 1 1 2 1 5
452 Butchering 1 2 0 2 0 5
005 Beds 1 0 2 1 0 4
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 3 1 0 0 0 4
056 Harvesters 1 1 1 0 1 4
083 Cutting 0 2 1 1 0 4
114 Ships 0 0 1 2 1 4
137 Fluid Handling 0 2 0 0 2 4
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 2 0 0 1 1 4
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 0 0 1 1 2 4
187 Elevator, Industrial Lift Truck, or Stationary Lift for Vehicle 0 2 1 0 1 4
208 Mineral Oils: Processes and Products 1 1 0 2 0 4
220 Receptacles 1 1 1 0 1 4
224 Package and Article Carriers 0 2 0 0 2 4
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 1 0 0 1 2 4
383 Flexible Bags 0 0 1 2 1 4
431 Combustion 0 1 3 0 0 4
434 Education and Demonstration 0 2 2 0 0 4
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 2 0 1 0 0 3
049 Movable or Removable Closures 2 0 0 1 0 3
072 Metal Deforming 1 1 0 0 1 3
073 Measuring and Testing 0 1 0 2 0 3
100 Presses 0 1 0 2 0 3
116 Signals and Indicators 2 0 0 1 0 3
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 1 1 0 0 1 3
144 Woodworking 0 2 0 1 0 3
164 Metal Founding 0 1 0 2 0 3
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 0 1 0 2 0 3
194 Check-Actuated Control Mechanisms 1 0 0 2 0 3
206 Special Receptacle or Package 0 1 0 1 1 3
219 Electric Heating 0 1 1 1 0 3
236 Automatic Temperature and Humidity Regulation 0 1 1 1 0 3
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 0 0 3 0 0 3
244 Aeronautics 0 1 0 0 2 3
297 Chairs and Seats 2 0 0 0 1 3
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 0 1 1 0 1 3
359 Optics: Systems (Including Communication) and Elements 2 0 1 0 0 3
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 0 2 0 1 0 3
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 0 0 1 0 2 3
451 Abrading 0 1 0 1 1 3
455 Telecommunications 2 0 1 0 0 3
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 1 0 0 0 2 3
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 1 1 0 1 0 3
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 0 0 2 0 1 3
002 Apparel 1 1 0 0 0 2
047 Plant Husbandry 0 0 0 2 0 2
055 Gas Separation 0 1 1 0 0 2
111 Planting 0 1 0 0 1 2
149 Explosive and Thermic Compositions or Charges 2 0 0 0 0 2
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 0 1 0 1 0 2
173 Tool Driving or Impacting 1 1 0 0 0 2
180 Motor Vehicles 1 0 1 0 0 2
181 Acoustics 0 0 1 1 0 2
188 Brakes 0 0 2 0 0 2
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 0 0 0 2 0 2
232 Deposit and Collection Receptacles 1 0 1 0 0 2
256 Fences 0 0 0 2 0 2
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 0 0 1 0 1 2
292 Closure Fasteners 0 1 1 0 0 2
299 Mining or In Situ Disintegration of Hard Material 0 0 1 1 0 2
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 0 0 1 1 0 2
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 1 0 1 0 0 2
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 0 0 2 0 0 2
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 0 0 0 1 1 2
379 Telephonic Communications 0 1 0 1 0 2
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 0 0 2 0 0 2
409 Gear Cutting, Milling, or Planing 0 0 1 0 1 2
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 0 0 0 0 2 2
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 0 0 1 1 0 2
450 Foundation Garments 0 0 1 0 1 2
454 Ventilation 0 2 0 0 0 2
493 Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web 0 0 1 1 0 2
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 0 0 1 1 0 2
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 0 0 0 1 1 2
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 1 0 0 0 1 2
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 0 1 0 0 1 2
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 0 0 1 0 1 2
030 Cutlery 0 0 0 0 1 1
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 0 0 0 1 0 1
037 Excavating 0 0 0 1 0 1
054 Harness (for animals) 0 0 1 0 0 1
066 Textiles: Knitting 0 0 0 1 0 1
071 Chemistry: Fertilizers 0 0 1 0 0 1
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 0 1 0 0 0 1
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 0 0 0 1 0 1
104 Railways 0 0 1 0 0 1
110 Furnaces 1 0 0 0 0 1
118 Coating Apparatus 0 0 0 1 0 1
122 Liquid Heaters and Vaporizers 0 1 0 0 0 1
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 1 0 0 0 0 1
132 Toilet 0 1 0 0 0 1
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 0 1 0 0 0 1
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 0 0 0 0 1 1
148 Metal Treatment 1 0 0 0 0 1
150 Purses, Wallets, and Protective Covers 0 0 1 0 0 1
157 Wheelwright Machines 0 0 1 0 0 1
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 0 1 0 0 0 1
169 Fire Extinguishers 0 0 0 1 0 1
184 Lubrication 0 1 0 0 0 1
202 Distillation: Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 1
203 Distillation: Processes, Separatory 0 1 0 0 0 1
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 1 0 0 0 0 1
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 0 0 1 0 0 1
215 Bottles and Jars 0 0 1 0 0 1
221 Article Dispensing 1 0 0 0 0 1
225 Severing by Tearing or Breaking 0 1 0 0 0 1
237 Heating Systems 0 0 1 0 0 1
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 0 0 0 1 0 1
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 1 0 0 0 0 1
269 Work Holders 0 0 1 0 0 1
273 Amusement Devices: Games 0 0 0 0 1 1
293 Vehicle Fenders 0 0 1 0 0 1
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 0 0 1 0 0 1
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 0 0 1 0 0 1
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 0 0 0 1 0 1
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 0 0 0 0 1 1
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 1 0 0 0 0 1
322 Electricity: Single Generator Systems 0 0 0 0 1 1
345 Computer Graphics Processing, Operator Interface Processing, and Selective Visual Display Systems 0 0 0 1 0 1
348 Television 0 0 0 1 0 1
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 0 0 1 0 0 1
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 0 0 0 1 0 1
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 0 0 0 0 1 1
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 0 0 1 0 0 1
406 Conveyors: Fluid Current 0 0 0 0 1 1
408 Cutting by Use of Rotating Axially Moving Tool 1 0 0 0 0 1
427 Coating Processes 0 0 0 0 1 1
440 Marine Propulsion 1 0 0 0 0 1
445 Electric Lamp or Space Discharge Component or Device Manufacturing 0 0 0 1 0 1
474 Endless Belt Power Transmission Systems or Components 0 1 0 0 0 1
476 Friction Gear Transmission Systems or Components 0 1 0 0 0 1
501 Compositions: Ceramic 1 0 0 0 0 1
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 1 0 0 0 0 1
505 Superconductor Technology: Apparatus, Material, Process 1 0 0 0 0 1
518 Chemistry: Fischer-Tropsch Processes; or Purification or Recovery of Products Thereof 0 0 0 0 1 1
588 Hazardous or Toxic Waste Destruction or Containment 0 1 0 0 0 1
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 0 0 1 0 0 1
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 0 1 0 0 0 1
707 DP: Database and File Management, Data Structures, Or Document Processing (Data Processing) 0 0 0 1 0 1
725 Interactive Video Distribution Systems 0 0 1 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 125 145 188 215 180 853



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