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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

MISSISSIPPI

( 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) 4 6 8 4 7 29
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 2 9 11 3 1 26
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 9 10 3 2 1 25
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 4 4 3 9 4 24
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 2 0 4 3 11 20
280 Land Vehicles 2 5 4 6 2 19
073 Measuring and Testing 5 5 2 2 2 16
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 2 4 3 3 3 15
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 0 5 3 5 2 15
206 Special Receptacle or Package 3 2 2 2 5 14
297 Chairs and Seats 5 3 2 2 1 13
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 3 2 5 0 3 13
029 Metal Working 2 3 5 1 1 12
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 3 4 4 1 0 12
326 Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry 1 4 1 2 4 12
137 Fluid Handling 2 2 2 4 1 11
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 2 4 1 2 1 10
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 3 3 1 2 1 10
362 Illumination 1 2 0 4 3 10
005 Beds 4 0 4 0 1 9
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 0 1 2 4 2 9
114 Ships 2 1 1 2 3 9
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 3 4 0 1 1 9
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 1 2 2 3 1 9
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 3 0 3 2 1 9
433 Dentistry 3 2 2 1 1 9
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 2 2 2 2 1 9
062 Refrigeration 1 0 4 1 2 8
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 4 1 2 1 0 8
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 4 1 0 0 3 8
219 Electric Heating 1 3 0 2 2 8
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 0 4 1 2 1 8
273 Amusement Devices: Games 2 1 2 0 3 8
340 Communications: Electrical 3 3 1 1 0 8
370 Multiplex Communications 6 1 1 0 0 8
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 4 0 1 3 0 8
440 Marine Propulsion 0 0 0 6 2 8
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 3 2 1 1 1 8
002 Apparel 1 1 1 2 2 7
042 Firearms 1 4 2 0 0 7
165 Heat Exchange 2 0 3 2 0 7
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 3 0 1 1 2 7
367 Communications, Electrical: Acoustic Wave Systems and Devices 1 1 2 0 3 7
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 0 5 0 2 0 7
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 4 1 2 0 0 7
055 Gas Separation 0 0 1 2 3 6
084 Music 0 0 1 2 3 6
119 Animal Husbandry 1 2 0 1 2 6
220 Receptacles 0 1 1 3 1 6
414 Material or Article Handling 1 3 1 1 0 6
439 Electrical Connectors 3 0 0 2 1 6
606 Surgery (instruments) 1 0 1 1 3 6
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 1 1 0 1 2 5
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 0 1 1 1 2 5
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 1 0 2 2 0 5
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 1 0 2 2 0 5
330 Amplifiers 1 0 0 2 2 5
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 1 2 1 0 1 5
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 1 1 0 2 1 5
455 Telecommunications 1 3 0 1 0 5
482 Exercise Devices 0 1 2 0 2 5
033 Geometrical Instruments 0 1 2 0 1 4
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 1 1 0 1 1 4
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 1 1 1 1 0 4
056 Harvesters 2 0 1 0 1 4
100 Presses 1 1 1 0 1 4
144 Woodworking 0 2 2 0 0 4
187 Elevator, Industrial Lift Truck, or Stationary Lift for Vehicle 0 0 3 1 0 4
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 0 2 2 0 0 4
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 3 0 0 0 1 4
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 1 2 1 0 0 4
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 4 0 0 0 0 4
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 3 0 0 1 0 4
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 1 0 3 0 0 4
452 Butchering 0 1 1 2 0 4
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 2 1 0 1 4
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 0 1 0 1 1 3
047 Plant Husbandry 0 0 1 1 1 3
081 Tools 1 0 0 1 1 3
095 Gas Separation: Processes 0 0 0 1 2 3
104 Railways 0 0 0 0 3 3
126 Stoves and Furnaces 1 1 0 1 0 3
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 0 1 1 0 1 3
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 1 2 0 0 0 3
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 0 0 2 1 0 3
211 Supports: Racks 2 0 1 0 0 3
250 Radiant Energy 1 0 2 0 0 3
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 1 1 0 0 1 3
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 0 2 0 0 1 3
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 0 0 1 1 1 3
359 Optics: Systems (Including Communication) and Elements 0 0 2 1 0 3
379 Telephonic Communications 2 1 0 0 0 3
434 Education and Demonstration 1 0 1 0 1 3
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 0 0 2 1 0 3
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 1 1 0 0 1 3
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 3 0 0 0 0 3
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 0 2 1 0 0 3
027 Undertaking 0 0 0 1 1 2
030 Cutlery 0 0 1 1 0 2
049 Movable or Removable Closures 1 0 0 1 0 2
060 Power Plants 0 1 1 0 0 2
070 Locks 0 1 1 0 0 2
071 Chemistry: Fertilizers 0 0 0 1 1 2
072 Metal Deforming 1 0 1 0 0 2
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 0 1 1 0 0 2
083 Cutting 0 0 1 0 1 2
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 1 0 1 0 0 2
112 Sewing 1 0 0 1 0 2
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 0 0 0 1 1 2
127 Sugar, Starch, and Carbohydrates 0 1 1 0 0 2
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 2 0 0 0 0 2
169 Fire Extinguishers 0 0 2 0 0 2
180 Motor Vehicles 1 0 0 1 0 2
181 Acoustics 0 1 1 0 0 2
188 Brakes 0 1 0 1 0 2
192 Clutches and Power-Stop Control 0 0 0 1 1 2
221 Article Dispensing 0 1 0 0 1 2
224 Package and Article Carriers 1 0 0 1 0 2
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 0 0 0 2 0 2
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 0 0 2 0 0 2
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 0 0 0 0 2 2
244 Aeronautics 0 1 0 1 0 2
252 Compositions 1 0 0 1 0 2
256 Fences 0 1 0 1 0 2
292 Closure Fasteners 0 0 0 0 2 2
348 Television 0 0 0 2 0 2
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 0 0 1 1 0 2
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 1 1 0 0 0 2
383 Flexible Bags 0 0 1 0 1 2
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 0 0 1 1 0 2
431 Combustion 0 1 0 0 1 2
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 0 1 0 0 1 2
475 Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components 0 1 1 0 0 2
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 1 1 0 0 0 2
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 1 0 0 1 0 2
716 DP: Design and Analysis of Circuit or Semiconductor Mask (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 2 2
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 0 1 0 0 0 1
019 Textiles: Fiber Preparation 0 1 0 0 0 1
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 0 0 0 0 1 1
037 Excavating 0 0 0 0 1 1
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 0 0 1 0 0 1
051 Abrasive Tool Making Process, Material, or Composition 0 0 0 1 0 1
059 Chain, Staple, and Horseshoe Making 0 0 1 0 0 1
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 0 0 0 0 1 1
092 Expansible Chamber Devices 0 0 0 0 1 1
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 0 1 0 0 0 1
102 Ammunition and Explosives 0 0 1 0 0 1
118 Coating Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 1
122 Liquid Heaters and Vaporizers 1 0 0 0 0 1
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 0 1 0 0 0 1
132 Toilet 0 1 0 0 0 1
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 0 1 0 0 0 1
136 Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric 0 0 1 0 0 1
142 Wood Turning 0 0 1 0 0 1
150 Purses, Wallets, and Protective Covers 0 0 0 1 0 1
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 0 0 0 1 0 1
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 0 0 1 0 0 1
164 Metal Founding 0 0 0 0 1 1
168 Farriery 0 0 0 1 0 1
172 Earth Working 1 0 0 0 0 1
177 Weighing Scales 0 0 1 0 0 1
191 Electricity: Transmission To Vehicles 0 0 0 0 1 1
194 Check-Actuated Control Mechanisms 0 0 0 1 0 1
208 Mineral Oils: Processes and Products 0 1 0 0 0 1
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 0 0 0 1 0 1
232 Deposit and Collection Receptacles 0 0 0 0 1 1
236 Automatic Temperature and Humidity Regulation 0 0 0 1 0 1
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 0 1 0 0 0 1
267 Spring Devices 0 0 0 1 0 1
283 Printed Matter 0 1 0 0 0 1
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 0 1 0 0 0 1
298 Land Vehicles: Dumping 0 1 0 0 0 1
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 0 0 1 0 0 1
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 0 1 0 0 0 1
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 1 0 0 0 0 1
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 0 0 0 0 1 1
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 0 0 1 0 0 1
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 1 0 1
377 Electrical Pulse Counters, Pulse Dividers, or Shift Registers: Circuits and Systems 0 0 1 0 0 1
392 Electric Resistance Heating Devices 0 0 1 0 0 1
403 Joints and Connections 0 0 1 0 0 1
409 Gear Cutting, Milling, or Planing 0 0 1 0 0 1
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 0 0 1 0 0 1
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 0 0 0 0 1 1
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 0 1 0 0 0 1
417 Pumps 0 0 0 1 0 1
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 0 1 0 0 0 1
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 0 0 1 0 0 1
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 0 0 0 1 0 1
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 0 0 0 0 1 1
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 0 0 0 0 1 1
441 Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices 0 1 0 0 0 1
445 Electric Lamp or Space Discharge Component or Device Manufacturing 0 0 1 0 0 1
451 Abrading 0 0 0 1 0 1
463 Amusement Devices: Games 1 0 0 0 0 1
472 Amusement Devices 0 0 0 0 1 1
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 0 1 0 0 0 1
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 1 0 0 0 0 1
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 1 1
725 Interactive Video Distribution Systems 0 1 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 175 188 182 166 156 867


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