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

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 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Total
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 23 23 28 28 28 130
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 5 12 15 7 9 48
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 6 8 11 3 6 34
370 Multiplex Communications 6 7 9 6 5 33
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 7 6 3 7 9 32
345 Computer Graphics Processing, Operator Interface Processing, and Selective Visual Display Systems 1 7 4 11 9 32
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 2 8 9 6 5 30
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 9 7 8 2 3 29
359 Optics: Systems (Including Communication) and Elements 4 7 8 1 8 28
482 Exercise Devices 8 3 8 5 4 28
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 4 2 11 4 6 27
379 Telephonic Communications 6 5 6 5 4 26
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 3 5 5 4 9 26
606 Surgery (instruments) 10 4 5 5 1 25
073 Measuring and Testing 5 6 2 2 8 23
206 Special Receptacle or Package 2 4 6 6 4 22
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 2 4 8 3 5 22
244 Aeronautics 4 4 4 4 5 21
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 5 4 3 4 4 20
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 4 4 4 4 2 18
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 2 5 2 4 5 18
414 Material or Article Handling 4 5 5 3 1 18
002 Apparel 2 3 4 4 4 17
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 1 4 7 1 4 17
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 1 5 4 3 4 17
137 Fluid Handling 1 6 3 2 4 16
219 Electric Heating 1 2 7 2 4 16
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 3 4 3 4 2 16
280 Land Vehicles 2 3 6 2 3 16
119 Animal Husbandry 0 7 2 2 4 15
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 1 5 4 3 2 15
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 0 2 7 1 5 15
062 Refrigeration 1 3 3 3 4 14
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 1 4 4 2 2 13
056 Harvesters 5 2 2 2 2 13
060 Power Plants 3 2 0 3 5 13
029 Metal Working 3 1 2 4 2 12
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 2 4 4 2 0 12
250 Radiant Energy 1 4 3 1 3 12
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 2 0 3 3 4 12
297 Chairs and Seats 1 2 5 1 3 12
340 Communications: Electrical 1 3 2 3 3 12
427 Coating Processes 2 1 1 4 4 12
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 0 3 3 4 1 11
149 Explosive and Thermic Compositions or Charges 3 0 0 4 4 11
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 2 4 1 1 3 11
211 Supports: Racks 2 1 3 2 3 11
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 2 3 2 2 2 11
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 0 3 0 1 6 10
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 1 2 4 2 1 10
220 Receptacles 4 2 2 1 1 10
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 1 2 3 0 4 10
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 5 2 2 1 10
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 2 2 2 1 2 9
102 Ammunition and Explosives 1 3 2 2 1 9
126 Stoves and Furnaces 0 1 3 3 2 9
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 3 2 2 1 1 9
165 Heat Exchange 1 1 4 2 1 9
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 2 2 3 1 1 9
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 1 3 2 1 2 9
273 Amusement Devices: Games 3 1 4 1 0 9
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 1 1 2 2 3 9
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 1 1 1 3 3 9
383 Flexible Bags 0 3 2 2 2 9
433 Dentistry 5 1 0 2 1 9
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 2 2 1 3 0 8
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 3 0 1 3 1 8
417 Pumps 0 2 2 2 2 8
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 2 3 0 1 2 8
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 1 2 3 1 1 8
047 Plant Husbandry 1 2 0 2 2 7
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 1 1 0 1 4 7
252 Compositions 1 3 1 0 2 7
360 Dynamic Magnetic Information Storage or Retrieval 0 1 3 2 1 7
709 Multiple Computer or Process Coordinating (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 2 2 1 2 7
042 Firearms 0 0 2 1 3 6
071 Chemistry: Fertilizers 3 2 1 0 0 6
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 1 1 1 2 1 6
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 2 0 1 2 1 6
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 1 1 1 1 2 6
144 Woodworking 1 0 3 1 1 6
221 Article Dispensing 0 2 2 1 1 6
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 0 1 1 3 1 6
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 1 1 0 1 3 6
392 Electric Resistance Heating Devices 1 0 3 0 2 6
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 3 1 1 0 1 6
030 Cutlery 1 2 0 0 2 5
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 3 1 0 0 1 5
070 Locks 1 0 2 1 1 5
104 Railways 2 0 1 1 1 5
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 0 2 1 1 1 5
112 Sewing 0 1 1 0 3 5
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 0 2 1 1 1 5
181 Acoustics 0 1 2 1 1 5
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 1 1 0 1 2 5
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 1 0 1 2 1 5
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 0 0 2 2 1 5
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 2 1 1 1 0 5
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 1 0 1 1 2 5
362 Illumination 0 2 0 2 1 5
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 1 0 0 2 2 5
434 Education and Demonstration 2 0 1 1 1 5
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 2 2 0 1 0 5
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 0 0 2 2 1 5
005 Beds 0 1 2 1 0 4
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 1 0 1 2 0 4
072 Metal Deforming 2 0 1 0 1 4
083 Cutting 3 0 0 0 1 4
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 0 0 2 1 1 4
118 Coating Apparatus 0 0 2 1 1 4
122 Liquid Heaters and Vaporizers 1 0 1 1 1 4
152 Resilient Tires and Wheels 0 2 0 0 2 4
188 Brakes 0 3 0 1 0 4
194 Check-Actuated Control Mechanisms 1 1 1 0 1 4
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 0 0 1 1 2 4
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 0 1 1 2 0 4
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 0 0 1 2 1 4
348 Television 0 0 2 1 1 4
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 0 0 0 1 3 4
372 Coherent Light Generators 1 1 1 0 1 4
403 Joints and Connections 0 1 1 0 2 4
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 1 1 0 2 0 4
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 2 0 1 0 1 4
439 Electrical Connectors 0 1 0 2 1 4
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 0 2 2 0 0 4
451 Abrading 0 2 0 0 2 4
588 Hazardous or Toxic Waste Destruction or Containment 0 1 1 1 1 4
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 0 0 1 3 0 4
707 DP: Database and File Management, Data Structures, Or Document Processing (Data Processing) 0 2 0 2 0 4
007 Compound Hand Tools 1 0 0 2 0 3
008 Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers 0 1 1 1 0 3
033 Geometrical Instruments 0 0 0 1 2 3
053 Package Making 2 0 1 0 0 3
082 Turning (e.g., for metal working) 3 0 0 0 0 3
087 Textiles: Braiding, Netting, and Lace Making 0 1 2 0 0 3
089 Ordnance 0 0 0 1 2 3
095 Gas Separation: Processes 1 0 1 0 1 3
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 1 1 0 1 0 3
114 Ships 0 1 2 0 0 3
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 2 0 0 0 1 3
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 3 0 0 0 0 3
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 1 1 0 0 1 3
224 Package and Article Carriers 3 0 0 0 0 3
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 0 1 1 0 1 3
303 Fluid-Pressure and Analogous Brake Systems 1 0 0 1 1 3
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 1 2 0 0 0 3
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 0 0 0 2 1 3
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 1 1 0 0 1 3
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 1 1 0 1 0 3
382 Image Analysis 0 2 1 0 0 3
400 Typewriting Machines 2 0 0 1 0 3
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 1 1 0 0 1 3
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 1 1 0 0 1 3
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 0 1 0 1 1 3
440 Marine Propulsion 0 2 1 0 0 3
441 Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices 0 1 0 1 1 3
455 Telecommunications 0 0 1 1 1 3
493 Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web 0 2 1 0 0 3
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 0 0 2 0 1 3
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 1 1 1 0 0 3
019 Textiles: Fiber Preparation 0 0 0 2 0 2
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 1 0 1 0 0 2
027 Undertaking 1 0 0 0 1 2
028 Textiles: Manufacturing 0 0 1 1 0 2
037 Excavating 1 0 1 0 0 2
038 Textiles: Ironing or Smoothing 0 0 0 1 1 2
048 Gas: Heating and Illuminating 2 0 0 0 0 2
049 Movable or Removable Closures 1 0 0 0 1 2
055 Gas Separation 0 1 0 0 1 2
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 0 0 1 1 0 2
081 Tools 0 0 0 1 1 2
084 Music 0 0 1 0 1 2
086 Ammunition and Explosive-Charge Making 0 0 1 0 1 2
092 Expansible Chamber Devices 0 2 0 0 0 2
101 Printing 0 0 2 0 0 2
110 Furnaces 0 0 1 0 1 2
116 Signals and Indicators 1 0 0 0 1 2
117 Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor 1 0 0 1 0 2
132 Toilet 1 0 1 0 0 2
148 Metal Treatment 0 1 0 1 0 2
164 Metal Founding 0 0 0 0 2 2
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 2 0 0 0 0 2
168 Farriery 1 1 0 0 0 2
172 Earth Working 1 0 1 0 0 2
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 1 1 0 0 0 2
223 Apparel Apparatus 1 0 1 0 0 2
226 Advancing Material of Indeterminate Length 1 0 0 0 1 2
232 Deposit and Collection Receptacles 1 0 1 0 0 2
236 Automatic Temperature and Humidity Regulation 0 1 1 0 0 2
249 Static Molds 0 0 1 1 0 2
293 Vehicle Fenders 0 2 0 0 0 2
301 Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles 0 1 0 0 1 2
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 0 1 1 0 0 2
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 0 0 2 0 0 2
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 1 0 0 0 1 2
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 0 0 0 0 2 2
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 0 1 0 1 0 2
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 0 0 1 0 1 2
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 1 0 1 0 0 2
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 0 0 0 2 0 2
409 Gear Cutting, Milling, or Planing 0 1 0 1 0 2
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 0 0 0 0 2 2
432 Heating 1 0 1 0 0 2
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 0 0 0 0 2 2
452 Butchering 1 0 0 1 0 2
454 Ventilation 2 0 0 0 0 2
463 Amusement Devices: Games 0 0 0 1 1 2
472 Amusement Devices 1 1 0 0 0 2
474 Endless Belt Power Transmission Systems or Components 0 1 0 1 0 2
483 Tool Changing 0 0 1 1 0 2
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 0 0 1 1 0 2
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 2 0 0 0 2
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 0 1 0 0 1 2
014 Bridges 0 0 0 1 0 1
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 0 1 0 0 0 1
054 Harness (for animals) 0 0 0 0 1 1
068 Textiles: Fluid Treating Apparatus 0 1 0 0 0 1
076 Metal Tools and Implements, Making 0 1 0 0 0 1
100 Presses 0 0 0 1 0 1
105 Railway Rolling Stock 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 0 1 1
169 Fire Extinguishers 0 0 1 0 0 1
171 Unearthing Plants or Buried Objects 0 0 0 1 0 1
173 Tool Driving or Impacting 0 0 0 1 0 1
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 0 0 0 0 1 1
180 Motor Vehicles 0 0 0 1 0 1
190 Trunks and Hand-Carried Luggage 0 0 1 0 0 1
192 Clutches and Power-Stop Control 0 0 0 1 0 1
201 Distillation: Processes, Thermolytic 1 0 0 0 0 1
227 Elongated-Member-Driving Apparatus 0 0 0 0 1 1
245 Wire Fabrics and Structure 0 1 0 0 0 1
246 Railway Switches and Signals 0 0 0 1 0 1
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 0 0 1 0 0 1
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 0 1 0 0 0 1
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 0 0 0 0 1 1
267 Spring Devices 0 0 0 1 0 1
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 0 0 0 1 0 1
281 Books, Strips, and Leaves 0 0 1 0 0 1
283 Printed Matter 0 1 0 0 0 1
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 0 0 0 0 1 1
292 Closure Fasteners 0 0 0 1 0 1
326 Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry 0 1 0 0 0 1
330 Amplifiers 0 0 1 0 0 1
335 Electricity: Magnetically Operated Switches, Magnets, and Electromagnets 0 0 0 0 1 1
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 0 0 0 1 0 1
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 1 0 0 0 0 1
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 0 1 0 0 0 1
369 Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval 0 1 0 0 0 1
373 Industrial Electric Heating Furnaces 0 0 1 0 0 1
380 Cryptography 0 1 0 0 0 1
385 Optical Waveguides 0 1 0 0 0 1
388 Electricity: Motor Control Systems 0 0 1 0 0 1
407 Cutters, for Shaping 0 0 1 0 0 1
408 Cutting by Use of Rotating Axially Moving Tool 0 0 1 0 0 1
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 1 0 0 0 0 1
418 Rotary Expansible Chamber Devices 0 0 0 1 0 1
420 Alloys or Metallic Compositions 0 0 0 1 0 1
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 0 0 1 0 0 1
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 0 1 0 0 0 1
450 Foundation Garments 0 0 0 0 1 1
462 Books, Strips, and Leaves for Manifolding 0 0 0 0 1 1
492 Roll or Roller 0 0 1 0 0 1
494 Imperforate Bowl: Centrifugal Separators 0 0 1 0 0 1
501 Compositions: Ceramic 1 0 0 0 0 1
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 0 0 0 0 1 1
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 0 0 0 1 0 1
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 1 0 0 0 0 1
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 1 0 0 0 0 1
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 1 0 1
725 Interactive Video Distribution Systems 0 0 0 0 1 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 300 365 405 337 382 1789



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