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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

NEW HAMPSHIRE

( 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
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 29 38 22 13 15 117
101 Printing 19 18 26 26 25 114
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 19 16 12 17 10 74
439 Electrical Connectors 8 19 14 9 10 60
709 Multiple Computer or Process Coordinating (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 16 7 11 15 11 60
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 8 13 14 9 13 57
370 Multiplex Communications 13 7 17 6 7 50
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 6 9 7 12 14 48
219 Electric Heating 6 9 11 5 16 47
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 13 12 5 13 4 47
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 12 9 8 11 5 45
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 6 11 15 4 9 45
606 Surgery (instruments) 9 9 9 7 9 43
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 13 12 9 6 2 42
250 Radiant Energy 9 6 7 6 13 41
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 11 12 9 4 5 41
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 7 7 9 8 9 40
280 Land Vehicles 6 10 10 4 8 38
340 Communications: Electrical 11 5 9 7 2 34
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 5 4 1 5 16 31
414 Material or Article Handling 9 7 6 5 4 31
271 Sheet Feeding or Delivering 4 4 9 8 4 29
382 Image Analysis 2 7 9 9 2 29
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 7 8 6 3 4 28
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 6 5 11 1 5 28
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 4 6 4 10 4 28
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 3 5 6 8 6 28
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 8 5 4 7 4 28
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 7 7 6 4 3 27
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 9 6 4 3 5 27
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 7 6 1 5 7 26
345 Computer Graphics Processing, Operator Interface Processing, and Selective Visual Display Systems 5 6 5 6 4 26
137 Fluid Handling 3 3 6 6 6 24
362 Illumination 5 4 2 7 6 24
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 4 7 4 5 3 23
359 Optics: Systems (Including Communication) and Elements 1 3 4 6 9 23
427 Coating Processes 4 5 3 3 8 23
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 5 0 3 6 9 23
073 Measuring and Testing 6 5 3 3 5 22
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 2 6 4 6 4 22
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 1 6 3 3 9 22
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 9 6 2 4 1 22
029 Metal Working 2 6 3 7 3 21
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 2 1 2 7 8 20
451 Abrading 4 3 4 5 4 20
455 Telecommunications 1 1 6 6 5 19
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 2 5 4 5 3 19
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 3 2 7 3 4 19
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 3 4 3 3 5 18
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 1 4 4 3 6 18
379 Telephonic Communications 7 3 4 1 3 18
385 Optical Waveguides 3 0 1 6 8 18
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 5 5 2 3 3 18
002 Apparel 4 5 3 3 2 17
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 7 4 4 2 0 17
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 3 4 1 5 4 17
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 1 7 4 3 2 17
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 4 2 5 1 5 17
114 Ships 3 7 3 2 1 16
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 2 5 4 4 1 16
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 2 3 3 6 2 16
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 3 6 1 1 4 15
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 5 2 5 1 2 15
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 4 2 1 2 5 14
180 Motor Vehicles 3 3 0 2 6 14
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 2 2 3 5 2 14
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 2 7 0 3 2 14
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 2 1 2 5 4 14
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 2 2 2 3 5 14
493 Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web 3 1 3 3 4 14
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 2 2 5 2 3 14
042 Firearms 4 3 1 3 2 13
165 Heat Exchange 4 1 4 3 1 13
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 1 5 4 2 1 13
206 Special Receptacle or Package 4 4 3 2 0 13
215 Bottles and Jars 3 5 3 1 1 13
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 2 4 4 2 1 13
417 Pumps 1 1 1 5 5 13
072 Metal Deforming 2 3 3 2 2 12
083 Cutting 0 4 4 1 3 12
117 Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor 2 4 4 0 2 12
226 Advancing Material of Indeterminate Length 4 3 0 1 4 12
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 2 1 3 2 4 12
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 3 0 4 2 2 11
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 2 4 3 1 1 11
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 3 2 2 4 0 11
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 2 2 3 1 3 11
082 Turning (e.g., for metal working) 2 0 2 3 3 10
119 Animal Husbandry 2 1 1 2 4 10
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 2 2 2 3 1 10
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 2 1 4 1 2 10
283 Printed Matter 0 2 4 3 1 10
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 3 1 3 3 0 10
335 Electricity: Magnetically Operated Switches, Magnets, and Electromagnets 1 4 2 2 1 10
434 Education and Demonstration 1 2 4 2 1 10
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 4 2 2 1 1 10
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 2 1 2 3 2 10
060 Power Plants 2 2 0 3 2 9
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 0 2 3 3 1 9
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 3 4 0 0 2 9
297 Chairs and Seats 1 1 4 1 2 9
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 1 1 2 3 2 9
367 Communications, Electrical: Acoustic Wave Systems and Devices 5 1 0 2 1 9
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 2 1 2 2 2 9
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 0 1 3 4 1 9
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 3 2 1 0 3 9
062 Refrigeration 1 1 2 2 2 8
084 Music 0 3 3 2 0 8
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 1 0 2 3 2 8
330 Amplifiers 0 0 2 4 2 8
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 1 1 3 1 2 8
725 Interactive Video Distribution Systems 0 3 0 2 3 8
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 2 1 1 3 0 7
033 Geometrical Instruments 1 1 3 0 2 7
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 2 2 0 0 3 7
095 Gas Separation: Processes 1 0 3 0 3 7
211 Supports: Racks 2 1 0 2 2 7
220 Receptacles 2 3 1 1 0 7
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 1 2 1 2 1 7
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 1 2 3 1 0 7
273 Amusement Devices: Games 2 0 3 1 1 7
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 0 3 1 0 3 7
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 2 0 2 0 3 7
348 Television 2 1 1 1 2 7
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 1 1 3 2 0 7
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 2 1 1 3 0 7
433 Dentistry 0 3 1 1 2 7
454 Ventilation 2 0 2 2 1 7
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 3 1 1 1 1 7
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 3 1 3 0 0 7
588 Hazardous or Toxic Waste Destruction or Containment 2 1 1 3 0 7
712 Processing Architectures and Instruction Processing, e.g., Processors (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 2 1 3 0 7
081 Tools 1 0 0 3 2 6
118 Coating Apparatus 2 2 0 0 2 6
148 Metal Treatment 0 0 2 2 2 6
164 Metal Founding 0 1 0 3 2 6
224 Package and Article Carriers 0 2 2 0 2 6
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 0 0 4 1 1 6
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 2 0 1 1 2 6
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 0 1 2 2 1 6
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 1 1 3 0 1 6
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 2 2 1 0 1 6
432 Heating 2 1 0 1 2 6
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 0 3 2 0 1 6
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document (Data Processing) 0 3 1 2 0 6
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 1 0 0 4 0 5
227 Elongated-Member-Driving Apparatus 1 1 2 0 1 5
252 Compositions 1 1 2 1 0 5
270 Sheet-Material Associating 2 0 0 1 2 5
326 Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry 0 0 1 1 3 5
372 Coherent Light Generators 2 1 1 1 0 5
380 Cryptography 0 1 1 2 1 5
384 Bearings 0 1 1 0 3 5
396 Photography 3 1 0 1 0 5
403 Joints and Connections 3 0 1 0 1 5
419 Powder Metallurgy Processes 1 0 1 1 2 5
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 0 1 4 0 0 5
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 1 1 1 1 1 5
463 Amusement Devices: Games 1 1 0 2 1 5
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 3 1 0 0 1 5
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 3 0 1 0 1 5
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 0 2 0 1 2 5
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 0 0 1 0 3 4
005 Beds 1 2 1 0 0 4
012 Boot and Shoe Making 3 0 0 0 1 4
065 Glass Manufacturing 0 3 1 0 0 4
112 Sewing 0 0 0 3 1 4
132 Toilet 3 0 0 1 0 4
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 0 1 3 0 0 4
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 0 2 0 1 1 4
169 Fire Extinguishers 0 0 1 1 2 4
202 Distillation: Apparatus 0 0 1 2 1 4
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 0 1 0 2 1 4
216 Etching a Substrate: Processes 1 1 1 0 1 4
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 0 0 3 1 0 4
360 Dynamic Magnetic Information Storage or Retrieval 0 1 2 0 1 4
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 2 2 0 0 0 4
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 2 0 0 1 1 4
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 2 1 1 0 0 4
026 Textiles: Cloth Finishing 0 2 1 0 0 3
030 Cutlery 2 1 0 0 0 3
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 0 1 0 1 1 3
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 1 2 0 0 0 3
047 Plant Husbandry 0 1 2 0 0 3
068 Textiles: Fluid Treating Apparatus 2 1 0 0 0 3
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 1 1 0 1 0 3
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 1 1 0 1 0 3
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 0 0 0 1 2 3
126 Stoves and Furnaces 1 1 0 1 0 3
173 Tool Driving or Impacting 0 1 1 1 0 3
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 0 2 1 0 0 3
269 Work Holders 0 2 1 0 0 3
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 1 1 1 0 0 3
368 Horology: Time Measuring Systems or Devices 1 1 0 0 1 3
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 0 1 0 1 1 3
408 Cutting by Use of Rotating Axially Moving Tool 0 2 0 1 0 3
409 Gear Cutting, Milling, or Planing 1 0 1 1 0 3
453 Coin Handling 2 0 0 1 0 3
474 Endless Belt Power Transmission Systems or Components 2 0 1 0 0 3
482 Exercise Devices 0 1 0 1 1 3
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 0 2 0 1 0 3
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 2 0 1 0 0 3
008 Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers 1 0 0 0 1 2
049 Movable or Removable Closures 0 0 1 0 1 2
051 Abrasive Tool Making Process, Material, or Composition 0 0 1 0 1 2
055 Gas Separation 0 1 0 1 0 2
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 0 0 0 2 0 2
139 Textiles: Weaving 0 0 0 1 1 2
157 Wheelwright Machines 0 0 1 1 0 2
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 0 1 0 0 1 2
181 Acoustics 0 0 1 0 1 2
188 Brakes 0 0 0 0 2 2
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 0 1 0 0 1 2
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 0 0 0 0 2 2
236 Automatic Temperature and Humidity Regulation 0 2 0 0 0 2
244 Aeronautics 0 0 1 0 1 2
249 Static Molds 0 0 1 1 0 2
267 Spring Devices 0 0 0 0 2 2
279 Chucks or Sockets 0 2 0 0 0 2
281 Books, Strips, and Leaves 1 1 0 0 0 2
292 Closure Fasteners 0 0 1 0 1 2
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 0 0 0 0 2 2
338 Electrical Resistors 0 1 0 0 1 2
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 0 0 1 0 1 2
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 0 0 0 0 2 2
399 Electrophotography 0 2 0 0 0 2
400 Typewriting Machines 0 0 0 1 1 2
402 Binder Device Releasably Engaging Aperture or Notch of Sheet 0 0 2 0 0 2
407 Cutters, for Shaping 0 1 0 1 0 2
441 Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices 1 0 0 1 0 2
445 Electric Lamp or Space Discharge Component or Device Manufacturing 0 1 1 0 0 2
503 Record Receiver Having Plural Interactive Leaves or a Colorless Color Former, Method of Use, or Developer Therefor 0 0 1 0 1 2
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 0 0 0 2 0 2
716 DP: Design and Analysis of Circuit or Semiconductor Mask (Data Processing) 0 2 0 0 0 2
007 Compound Hand Tools 1 0 0 0 0 1
016 Miscellaneous Hardware 0 0 0 0 1 1
054 Harness (for animals) 0 0 0 1 0 1
056 Harvesters 0 0 1 0 0 1
066 Textiles: Knitting 0 1 0 0 0 1
089 Ordnance 1 0 0 0 0 1
104 Railways 0 0 0 0 1 1
110 Furnaces 1 0 0 0 0 1
122 Liquid Heaters and Vaporizers 0 0 1 0 0 1
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 0 1 0 0 0 1
144 Woodworking 0 0 0 0 1 1
172 Earth Working 0 0 0 1 0 1
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 0 0 0 1 0 1
184 Lubrication 0 0 1 0 0 1
185 Motors: Spring, Weight, or Animal Powered 0 0 0 0 1 1
187 Elevator, Industrial Lift Truck, or Stationary Lift for Vehicle 1 0 0 0 0 1
191 Electricity: Transmission To Vehicles 0 0 0 0 1 1
194 Check-Actuated Control Mechanisms 1 0 0 0 0 1
196 Mineral Oils: Apparatus 0 0 0 1 0 1
208 Mineral Oils: Processes and Products 0 0 0 1 0 1
212 Traversing Hoists 0 0 0 1 0 1
225 Severing by Tearing or Breaking 1 0 0 0 0 1
256 Fences 1 0 0 0 0 1
331 Oscillators 0 0 1 0 0 1
332 Modulators 0 0 0 1 0 1
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 0 1 0 0 0 1
353 Optics: Image Projectors 0 1 0 0 0 1
355 Photocopying 0 0 0 1 0 1
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 0 1 0 0 0 1
377 Electrical Pulse Counters, Pulse Dividers, or Shift Registers: Circuits and Systems 0 0 0 1 0 1
383 Flexible Bags 0 1 0 0 0 1
388 Electricity: Motor Control Systems 1 0 0 0 0 1
392 Electric Resistance Heating Devices 0 0 1 0 0 1
406 Conveyors: Fluid Current 0 1 0 0 0 1
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 0 1 0 0 0 1
412 Bookbinding: Process and Apparatus 0 0 0 0 1 1
440 Marine Propulsion 1 0 0 0 0 1
464 Rotary Shafts, Gudgeons, Housings, and Flexible Couplings for Rotary Shafts 1 0 0 0 0 1
470 Threaded, Headed Fastener, or Washer Making: Process and Apparatus 0 0 0 1 0 1
472 Amusement Devices 0 0 0 0 1 1
475 Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components 0 1 0 0 0 1
505 Superconductor Technology: Apparatus, Material, Process 0 0 0 1 0 1
508 Solid Anti-Friction Devices, Materials Therefor, Lubricant or Separate Compositions for Moving Solid Surfaces, and Miscellaneous Mineral Oil Compositions 0 0 0 0 1 1
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 1 0 0 0 0 1
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 0 0 0 0 1 1
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 0 1 0 0 0 1
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 0 0 0 1 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 611 651 626 598 609 3095


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