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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

SOUTH CAROLINA

( 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
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 28 26 21 30 29 134
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 16 30 24 15 29 114
005 Beds 7 6 13 23 13 62
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 15 14 7 11 10 57
219 Electric Heating 12 5 15 12 12 56
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 9 13 4 17 11 54
139 Textiles: Weaving 9 11 14 11 4 49
279 Chucks or Sockets 14 10 6 9 10 49
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 6 8 12 6 12 44
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 9 11 4 8 11 43
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 12 9 10 2 8 41
137 Fluid Handling 5 9 10 7 6 37
482 Exercise Devices 3 6 14 3 11 37
427 Coating Processes 7 6 9 7 7 36
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 9 5 5 9 8 36
206 Special Receptacle or Package 6 7 5 9 7 34
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 5 8 8 4 8 33
073 Measuring and Testing 6 7 6 5 7 31
008 Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers 3 14 5 4 4 30
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 3 6 6 9 6 30
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 4 4 8 8 5 29
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 6 4 6 8 4 28
053 Package Making 6 5 6 6 5 28
029 Metal Working 6 2 5 8 6 27
340 Communications: Electrical 4 9 4 2 8 27
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 4 6 3 5 8 26
002 Apparel 5 7 4 6 3 25
152 Resilient Tires and Wheels 6 6 2 4 6 24
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 1 5 6 6 5 23
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 7 2 3 6 5 23
362 Illumination 7 5 2 4 5 23
220 Receptacles 6 1 4 7 4 22
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 6 2 2 4 7 21
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 5 5 5 1 5 21
384 Bearings 7 4 4 2 4 21
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 2 5 6 1 6 20
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 3 3 6 4 4 20
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 2 2 3 8 5 20
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 3 5 7 2 3 20
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 6 0 3 6 4 19
252 Compositions 5 5 2 5 2 19
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 0 3 5 7 4 19
062 Refrigeration 3 1 5 3 6 18
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 4 5 3 3 3 18
280 Land Vehicles 5 3 2 4 4 18
030 Cutlery 3 6 5 1 1 16
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 3 1 1 0 11 16
606 Surgery (instruments) 7 1 3 2 3 16
112 Sewing 7 0 2 5 1 15
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 5 4 1 2 3 15
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 0 5 4 5 1 15
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 0 3 3 3 6 15
385 Optical Waveguides 1 1 1 7 5 15
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 2 1 5 2 5 15
709 Multiple Computer or Process Coordinating (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 2 2 3 3 5 15
026 Textiles: Cloth Finishing 3 2 2 5 2 14
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 0 0 1 1 12 14
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 3 5 2 2 2 14
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 1 2 3 5 2 13
119 Animal Husbandry 6 1 0 5 1 13
335 Electricity: Magnetically Operated Switches, Magnets, and Electromagnets 1 4 7 0 1 13
019 Textiles: Fiber Preparation 2 4 2 3 1 12
028 Textiles: Manufacturing 3 2 3 3 1 12
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 0 2 2 2 6 12
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 2 4 2 1 3 12
188 Brakes 1 4 2 0 5 12
303 Fluid-Pressure and Analogous Brake Systems 7 2 2 1 0 12
033 Geometrical Instruments 3 1 3 2 2 11
057 Textiles: Spinning, Twisting, and Twining 5 5 0 1 0 11
060 Power Plants 0 3 0 3 5 11
101 Printing 2 0 3 2 4 11
104 Railways 2 3 4 1 1 11
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 4 5 1 1 0 11
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 4 1 2 3 1 11
409 Gear Cutting, Milling, or Planing 1 3 4 1 2 11
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 3 2 1 2 3 11
439 Electrical Connectors 1 2 3 4 1 11
114 Ships 2 2 2 3 1 10
173 Tool Driving or Impacting 0 2 2 6 0 10
451 Abrading 0 3 3 1 3 10
588 Hazardous or Toxic Waste Destruction or Containment 2 2 2 4 0 10
066 Textiles: Knitting 2 2 3 2 0 9
224 Package and Article Carriers 2 3 0 4 0 9
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 2 0 0 0 7 9
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 4 0 1 2 2 9
414 Material or Article Handling 3 0 0 2 4 9
493 Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web 3 0 5 1 0 9
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 3 3 3 0 0 9
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 4 1 1 0 3 9
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 2 3 1 2 9
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 3 0 2 1 2 8
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 2 2 3 0 1 8
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 2 2 1 1 2 8
047 Plant Husbandry 3 0 2 2 1 8
081 Tools 3 2 0 1 2 8
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 4 2 0 2 0 8
117 Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor 0 3 5 0 0 8
118 Coating Apparatus 3 1 2 0 2 8
122 Liquid Heaters and Vaporizers 1 0 3 4 0 8
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 2 2 1 1 2 8
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 2 2 2 1 1 8
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 0 0 3 4 1 8
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 1 3 0 3 1 8
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 4 2 0 2 0 8
382 Image Analysis 1 0 0 3 4 8
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 0 5 0 1 2 8
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 2 2 3 0 1 8
417 Pumps 0 4 1 0 3 8
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 1 0 1 0 6 8
431 Combustion 1 3 0 3 1 8
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 2 4 1 0 1 8
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 2 3 2 1 0 8
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 1 1 1 3 2 8
016 Miscellaneous Hardware 1 1 1 1 3 7
042 Firearms 0 1 1 5 0 7
095 Gas Separation: Processes 1 1 1 3 1 7
211 Supports: Racks 1 1 2 2 1 7
221 Article Dispensing 0 2 2 1 2 7
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 1 1 1 3 1 7
297 Chairs and Seats 1 1 1 2 2 7
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 1 2 2 0 2 7
348 Television 4 1 2 0 0 7
359 Optics: Systems (Including Communication) and Elements 0 0 0 3 4 7
379 Telephonic Communications 2 2 0 1 2 7
403 Joints and Connections 4 1 1 1 0 7
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 1 0 1 3 2 7
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 1 5 1 0 0 7
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 1 1 2 2 0 6
055 Gas Separation 2 1 2 0 1 6
070 Locks 1 2 2 0 1 6
072 Metal Deforming 1 2 1 1 1 6
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 0 0 1 4 1 6
091 Motors: Expansible Chamber Type 3 1 1 1 0 6
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 3 2 1 0 0 6
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 3 2 0 0 1 6
273 Amusement Devices: Games 3 1 1 0 1 6
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 2 1 2 1 0 6
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 2 1 1 2 0 6
345 Computer Graphics Processing, Operator Interface Processing, and Selective Visual Display Systems 2 3 0 0 1 6
376 Induced Nuclear Reactions: Processes, Systems, and Elements 0 2 2 2 0 6
418 Rotary Expansible Chamber Devices 0 0 1 4 1 6
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 3 0 1 1 1 6
433 Dentistry 2 2 1 0 1 6
454 Ventilation 1 0 2 1 2 6
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 1 2 1 1 1 6
056 Harvesters 2 2 0 0 1 5
082 Turning (e.g., for metal working) 1 2 0 0 2 5
083 Cutting 3 1 0 1 0 5
084 Music 0 3 1 1 0 5
144 Woodworking 1 1 0 1 2 5
148 Metal Treatment 1 1 1 1 1 5
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 0 3 1 0 1 5
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 1 0 2 0 2 5
256 Fences 1 1 1 2 0 5
292 Closure Fasteners 2 1 1 0 1 5
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 0 0 1 3 1 5
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 1 2 1 1 0 5
440 Marine Propulsion 0 1 0 2 2 5
441 Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices 2 1 1 0 1 5
450 Foundation Garments 1 1 2 1 0 5
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 3 0 2 0 0 5
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 2 2 1 0 0 5
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 3 0 1 1 0 5
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 2 0 1 1 1 5
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 0 0 0 0 4 4
065 Glass Manufacturing 1 0 3 0 0 4
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 1 1 1 1 0 4
116 Signals and Indicators 0 2 0 1 1 4
131 Tobacco 1 0 0 3 0 4
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 0 0 1 2 1 4
213 Railway Draft Appliances 0 2 0 1 1 4
246 Railway Switches and Signals 1 0 1 0 2 4
250 Radiant Energy 0 2 0 2 0 4
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 1 1 0 0 2 4
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 0 1 0 1 2 4
464 Rotary Shafts, Gudgeons, Housings, and Flexible Couplings for Rotary Shafts 0 2 1 1 0 4
516 Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents, Subcombinations Thereof, Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting 1 1 1 1 0 4
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 1 1 1 0 1 4
109 Safes, Bank Protection, or a Related Device 2 0 0 0 1 3
165 Heat Exchange 0 2 0 1 0 3
180 Motor Vehicles 0 1 0 2 0 3
184 Lubrication 0 0 0 1 2 3
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 1 0 1 0 1 3
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 0 1 1 0 1 3
232 Deposit and Collection Receptacles 2 0 0 1 0 3
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 0 1 0 1 1 3
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 2 1 0 0 0 3
370 Multiplex Communications 0 1 0 1 1 3
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 1 0 0 0 2 3
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 1 0 0 0 2 3
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 1 0 1 1 0 3
408 Cutting by Use of Rotating Axially Moving Tool 1 1 0 0 1 3
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 0 1 0 1 1 3
434 Education and Demonstration 2 1 0 0 0 3
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 0 0 0 1 2 3
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 0 0 0 3 0 3
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 1 1 0 1 0 3
037 Excavating 0 0 0 0 2 2
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 0 0 1 0 1 2
076 Metal Tools and Implements, Making 1 0 0 1 0 2
087 Textiles: Braiding, Netting, and Lace Making 0 0 0 0 2 2
089 Ordnance 0 0 1 0 1 2
102 Ammunition and Explosives 0 1 0 1 0 2
126 Stoves and Furnaces 1 1 0 0 0 2
132 Toilet 0 1 1 0 0 2
172 Earth Working 1 0 0 0 1 2
203 Distillation: Processes, Separatory 1 1 0 0 0 2
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 2 0 0 0 0 2
216 Etching a Substrate: Processes 2 0 0 0 0 2
226 Advancing Material of Indeterminate Length 1 1 0 0 0 2
283 Printed Matter 1 1 0 0 0 2
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 0 0 1 0 1 2
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 0 0 1 1 0 2
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 0 0 1 1 0 2
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 0 0 0 0 2 2
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 0 1 0 0 1 2
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 0 0 1 0 1 2
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 2 0 0 0 0 2
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 0 0 0 0 2 2
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 0 0 0 0 2 2
396 Photography 0 0 0 0 2 2
407 Cutters, for Shaping 0 1 1 0 0 2
419 Powder Metallurgy Processes 0 0 0 1 1 2
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 0 0 2 0 0 2
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 1 1 0 0 0 2
463 Amusement Devices: Games 0 0 0 1 1 2
475 Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components 0 1 0 0 1 2
501 Compositions: Ceramic 0 0 1 1 0 2
507 Earth Boring, Well Treating, and Oil Field Chemistry 0 0 0 1 1 2
508 Solid Anti-Friction Devices, Materials Therefor, Lubricant or Separate Compositions for Moving Solid Surfaces, and Miscellaneous Mineral Oil Compositions 0 0 1 1 0 2
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 1 0 0 1 0 2
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 1 0 0 0 1 2
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 0 0 0 0 2 2
001 ** Classification Undetermined ** 0 0 0 0 1 1
012 Boot and Shoe Making 0 1 0 0 0 1
027 Undertaking 1 0 0 0 0 1
071 Chemistry: Fertilizers 0 0 0 1 0 1
092 Expansible Chamber Devices 1 0 0 0 0 1
100 Presses 0 1 0 0 0 1
105 Railway Rolling Stock 0 0 0 1 0 1
110 Furnaces 1 0 0 0 0 1
111 Planting 1 0 0 0 0 1
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 0 0 0 0 1 1
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 0 0 0 0 1 1
164 Metal Founding 0 0 0 1 0 1
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 1 0 0 0 0 1
169 Fire Extinguishers 0 0 1 0 0 1
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 0 0 0 0 1 1
177 Weighing Scales 0 0 0 0 1 1
181 Acoustics 1 0 0 0 0 1
187 Elevator, Industrial Lift Truck, or Stationary Lift for Vehicle 1 0 0 0 0 1
190 Trunks and Hand-Carried Luggage 0 0 1 0 0 1
202 Distillation: Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 1
212 Traversing Hoists 0 1 0 0 0 1
215 Bottles and Jars 0 0 0 0 1 1
236 Automatic Temperature and Humidity Regulation 0 0 0 1 0 1
237 Heating Systems 0 0 0 0 1 1
249 Static Molds 0 1 0 0 0 1
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 0 0 1 0 0 1
266 Metallurgical Apparatus 0 0 0 1 0 1
267 Spring Devices 0 1 0 0 0 1
270 Sheet-Material Associating 0 0 0 0 1 1
289 Knots and Knot Tying 0 0 0 0 1 1
293 Vehicle Fenders 0 1 0 0 0 1
299 Mining or In Situ Disintegration of Hard Material 0 0 0 1 0 1
301 Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles 0 0 1 0 0 1
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 0 0 0 1 0 1
336 Inductor Devices 0 0 1 0 0 1
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 0 0 0 0 1 1
349 Liquid Crystal Cells, Elements and Systems 0 0 1 0 0 1
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 1 0 0 0 0 1
367 Communications, Electrical: Acoustic Wave Systems and Devices 0 0 1 0 0 1
383 Flexible Bags 0 0 0 1 0 1
392 Electric Resistance Heating Devices 0 0 1 0 0 1
432 Heating 1 0 0 0 0 1
445 Electric Lamp or Space Discharge Component or Device Manufacturing 0 0 1 0 0 1
455 Telecommunications 0 0 1 0 0 1
492 Roll or Roller 0 0 0 1 0 1
503 Record Receiver Having Plural Interactive Leaves or a Colorless Color Former, Method of Use, or Developer Therefor 1 0 0 0 0 1
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 0 0 1 0 0 1
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 0 0 1 0 0 1
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 0 0 0 1 0 1
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 0 1 0 0 0 1
712 Processing Architectures and Instruction Processing, e.g., Processors (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 1 0 0 1
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document (Data Processing) 0 1 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 570 560 531 565 599 2825


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