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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Office of Electronic Information Products
Patent Technology Monitoring Division (PTMD)

Patenting By Geographic Region (State and Country),
Breakout By Technology Class

Count of 1998 - 2002 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

WEST VIRGINIA

( 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' )

The following table displays technology classes and counts of associated patents, as distributed by the year of patent grant
Class Class Title 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Total
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 48 27 21 26 36 158
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 31 30 5 18 10 94
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 4 3 5 10 1 23
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 4 2 5 4 3 18
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 1 4 7 2 3 17
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 4 1 5 2 4 16
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 1 3 3 2 3 12
414 Material or Article Handling 3 5 1 1 2 12
252 Compositions 2 3 6 0 0 11
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 1 2 4 3 0 10
299 Mining or In Situ Disintegration of Hard Material 2 3 2 2 1 10
280 Land Vehicles 0 2 2 4 1 9
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 2 1 0 3 2 8
137 Fluid Handling 3 3 1 0 1 8
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 5 1 0 0 2 8
002 Apparel 2 2 0 2 1 7
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 2 0 3 0 2 7
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 1 0 2 3 1 7
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 6 0 0 0 1 7
073 Measuring and Testing 0 1 2 0 3 6
081 Tools 1 3 1 1 0 6
148 Metal Treatment 1 1 1 2 1 6
427 Coating Processes 1 1 1 2 1 6
029 Metal Working 0 1 1 2 1 5
042 Firearms 1 0 1 2 1 5
119 Animal Husbandry 2 0 1 2 0 5
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 0 0 0 2 3 5
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 0 0 0 0 5 5
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 2 0 0 1 2 5
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 0 0 4 1 0 5
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 2 1 1 1 0 5
420 Alloys or Metallic Compositions 0 2 1 1 1 5
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 2 1 0 1 1 5
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 0 1 1 1 2 5
606 Surgery (instruments) 1 0 0 3 1 5
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 1 0 0 1 2 4
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 1 1 0 2 0 4
072 Metal Deforming 1 1 1 1 0 4
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 2 0 1 1 0 4
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 0 0 1 1 2 4
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 2 0 1 0 1 4
220 Receptacles 3 0 0 1 0 4
221 Article Dispensing 1 0 2 1 0 4
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 1 2 1 0 0 4
238 Railways: Surface Track 0 1 0 2 1 4
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 1 0 1 1 1 4
340 Communications: Electrical 0 1 1 2 0 4
370 Multiplex Communications 0 1 2 0 1 4
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 1 0 1 0 2 4
439 Electrical Connectors 0 0 0 2 2 4
033 Geometrical Instruments 0 1 0 1 1 3
037 Excavating 1 0 0 2 0 3
060 Power Plants 2 0 1 0 0 3
114 Ships 0 0 2 1 0 3
144 Woodworking 1 0 2 0 0 3
194 Check-Actuated Control Mechanisms 1 0 1 1 0 3
206 Special Receptacle or Package 2 0 0 0 1 3
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 0 0 2 0 1 3
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 1 0 0 1 1 3
273 Amusement Devices: Games 1 0 1 1 0 3
362 Illumination 0 2 0 1 0 3
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 0 0 1 0 2 3
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 0 0 2 1 0 3
508 Solid Anti-Friction Devices, Materials Therefor, Lubricant or Separate Compositions for Moving Solid Surfaces, and Miscellaneous Mineral Oil Compositions 2 0 1 0 0 3
516 Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents, Subcombinations Thereof, Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting 1 1 0 0 1 3
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 0 1 1 0 1 3
725 Interactive Video Distribution Systems 2 0 1 0 0 3
005 Beds 1 0 1 0 0 2
008 Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers 1 0 1 0 0 2
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 0 1 0 0 1 2
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 0 0 0 0 2 2
049 Movable or Removable Closures 0 0 1 1 0 2
055 Gas Separation 0 0 1 1 0 2
070 Locks 1 1 0 0 0 2
095 Gas Separation: Processes 1 0 1 0 0 2
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 0 0 0 1 1 2
104 Railways 0 0 0 0 2 2
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 0 0 2 0 0 2
136 Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric 0 0 1 0 1 2
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 0 0 2 0 0 2
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 0 0 0 1 1 2
165 Heat Exchange 0 0 0 1 1 2
188 Brakes 0 0 0 1 1 2
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 1 0 1 0 0 2
219 Electric Heating 0 0 1 0 1 2
224 Package and Article Carriers 0 1 1 0 0 2
244 Aeronautics 0 0 0 1 1 2
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 0 2 0 0 0 2
250 Radiant Energy 1 1 0 0 0 2
256 Fences 1 0 1 0 0 2
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 0 2 0 0 0 2
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 0 0 0 0 2 2
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 0 1 0 1 0 2
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 0 1 0 0 1 2
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 0 0 0 1 1 2
345 Computer Graphics Processing, Operator Interface Processing, and Selective Visual Display Systems 1 0 1 0 0 2
417 Pumps 1 0 0 0 1 2
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 0 0 0 1 1 2
431 Combustion 1 0 1 0 0 2
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 1 1 0 0 0 2
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 0 1 0 0 1 2
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 0 2 0 0 0 2
455 Telecommunications 1 1 0 0 0 2
482 Exercise Devices 0 0 1 0 1 2
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 1 0 1 0 0 2
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 0 1 0 0 1 2
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 0 0 1 1 0 2
709 Multiple Computer or Process Coordinating (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 1 0 1 2
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 0 1 0 1 0 2
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 0 0 0 0 1 1
030 Cutlery 0 0 1 0 0 1
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 0 0 0 1 0 1
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 1 0 0 0 0 1
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 0 1 0 0 0 1
047 Plant Husbandry 0 1 0 0 0 1
053 Package Making 1 0 0 0 0 1
056 Harvesters 0 0 0 0 1 1
057 Textiles: Spinning, Twisting, and Twining 0 1 0 0 0 1
062 Refrigeration 1 0 0 0 0 1
065 Glass Manufacturing 0 0 1 0 0 1
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 0 0 0 0 1 1
076 Metal Tools and Implements, Making 0 0 1 0 0 1
086 Ammunition and Explosive-Charge Making 1 0 0 0 0 1
089 Ordnance 1 0 0 0 0 1
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 0 0 0 0 1 1
110 Furnaces 0 0 0 0 1 1
116 Signals and Indicators 0 1 0 0 0 1
126 Stoves and Furnaces 0 0 0 0 1 1
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 0 1 0 0 0 1
142 Wood Turning 0 0 0 1 0 1
152 Resilient Tires and Wheels 1 0 0 0 0 1
157 Wheelwright Machines 0 1 0 0 0 1
172 Earth Working 1 0 0 0 0 1
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 0 1 0 0 0 1
208 Mineral Oils: Processes and Products 0 0 0 0 1 1
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 0 0 1 0 0 1
211 Supports: Racks 1 0 0 0 0 1
225 Severing by Tearing or Breaking 0 0 0 1 0 1
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 0 1 0 0 0 1
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 0 0 0 0 1 1
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 0 0 1 0 0 1
301 Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles 0 1 0 0 0 1
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 0 1 0 0 0 1
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 0 0 0 1 0 1
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 0 1 0 0 0 1
330 Amplifiers 0 0 1 0 0 1
348 Television 0 1 0 0 0 1
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 0 0 0 1 0 1
382 Image Analysis 0 0 0 0 1 1
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 0 1 0 0 0 1
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 0 0 1 0 0 1
413 Sheet Metal Container Making 1 0 0 0 0 1
419 Powder Metallurgy Processes 0 0 1 0 0 1
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 0 1 0 0 0 1
432 Heating 0 0 0 0 1 1
434 Education and Demonstration 0 1 0 0 0 1
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 0 0 0 1 0 1
451 Abrading 0 0 0 1 0 1
472 Amusement Devices 1 0 0 0 0 1
475 Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components 0 0 1 0 0 1
493 Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web 0 1 0 0 0 1
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 0 0 0 0 1 1
518 Chemistry: Fischer-Tropsch Processes; or Purification or Recovery of Products Thereof 0 0 1 0 0 1
588 Hazardous or Toxic Waste Destruction or Containment 1 0 0 0 0 1
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 1 1
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 1 0 0 0 0 1
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 0 0 0 1 0 1
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 0 0 0 0 1
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 0 1 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 189 149 144 148 151 781


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