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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 2000 - 2004 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 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Total
101 Printing 26 26 25 25 28 130
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 22 13 15 12 8 70
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 13 17 10 16 14 70
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 14 9 13 17 14 67
439 Electrical Connectors 14 9 10 15 18 66
370 Multiplex Communications 18 6 7 16 16 63
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 7 12 14 18 11 62
219 Electric Heating 11 5 16 8 15 55
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring or Plural Processor Synchronization (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 9 13 11 7 8 48
606 Surgery (instruments) 9 7 9 8 13 46
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 9 8 9 10 9 45
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 2 7 8 12 16 45
385 Optical Waveguides 1 6 8 16 12 43
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 8 11 5 9 9 42
271 Sheet Feeding or Delivering 9 8 4 14 5 40
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 1 5 16 5 13 40
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 15 4 9 6 5 39
250 Radiant Energy 7 6 13 7 4 37
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 5 13 4 9 5 36
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 9 6 2 8 9 34
340 Communications: Electrical 9 7 2 6 9 33
359 Optics: Systems and Elements 2 5 7 8 10 32
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 4 7 4 11 6 32
382 Image Analysis 9 9 2 2 9 31
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 3 6 9 7 6 31
137 Fluid Handling 6 6 6 4 7 29
280 Land Vehicles 10 4 8 3 3 28
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 9 4 5 7 2 27
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 1 5 4 9 7 26
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 4 3 6 4 9 26
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 6 8 6 4 2 26
455 Telecommunications 6 6 5 5 4 26
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 7 3 4 8 4 26
029 Metal Working 3 8 3 7 4 25
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 11 1 5 2 5 24
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 4 10 4 2 4 24
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 2 3 2 7 10 24
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 5 4 3 7 5 24
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 4 3 5 6 5 23
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 6 3 4 3 6 22
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 3 3 9 4 3 22
417 Pumps 1 5 5 9 2 22
451 Abrading 4 5 4 7 2 22
073 Measuring and Testing 3 3 5 4 6 21
180 Motor Vehicles 0 2 6 9 4 21
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 4 5 3 5 3 20
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 1 5 7 1 6 20
362 Illumination 2 7 6 2 3 20
493 Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web 3 3 4 6 4 20
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 5 1 5 6 3 20
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 2 3 3 8 3 19
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 1 5 3 3 6 18
427 Coating Processes 3 2 8 3 2 18
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 3 6 2 1 6 18
165 Heat Exchange 4 3 1 3 6 17
414 Material or Article Handling 6 5 4 1 1 17
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 2 3 5 3 4 17
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 3 4 1 5 4 17
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 4 5 3 3 2 17
060 Power Plants 0 3 2 5 6 16
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 4 6 4 2 0 16
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 3 3 5 0 5 16
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 3 5 2 3 3 16
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 5 1 2 3 5 16
379 Telephonic Communications 4 1 3 3 5 16
072 Metal Deforming 3 2 2 6 2 15
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 5 3 1 4 2 15
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 1 2 5 3 3 14
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 4 2 1 3 4 14
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 2 5 4 1 2 14
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 1 0 3 5 5 14
062 Refrigeration 2 2 2 4 3 13
083 Cutting 4 1 3 4 1 13
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 3 0 0 6 4 13
330 Amplifiers 2 4 2 4 1 13
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 2 4 1 3 3 13
398 Optical Communications 2 1 2 5 3 13
042 Firearms 1 3 2 4 2 12
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 1 1 4 3 3 12
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 2 4 0 5 1 12
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 2 3 2 1 4 12
372 Coherent Light Generators 1 1 0 2 8 12
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 5 2 3 1 1 12
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 4 2 2 1 2 11
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 0 3 2 3 3 11
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 3 1 2 3 2 11
348 Television 1 1 2 6 1 11
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 3 2 4 0 2 11
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 2 2 2 3 2 11
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 4 4 2 1 0 11
434 Education and Demonstration 4 2 1 3 1 11
033 Geometrical Instruments 3 0 2 4 1 10
082 Turning (e.g., for metal working) 2 3 3 2 0 10
095 Gas Separation: Processes 3 0 3 2 2 10
119 Animal Husbandry 1 2 4 2 1 10
326 Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry 1 1 3 3 2 10
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 4 3 2 1 0 10
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 3 1 3 1 2 10
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 0 2 0 5 3 10
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 4 2 0 3 0 9
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 3 3 1 2 0 9
114 Ships 3 2 1 2 1 9
117 Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor 4 0 2 1 2 9
283 Printed Matter 4 3 1 1 0 9
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 3 0 1 1 4 9
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 3 2 0 4 0 9
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 2 3 2 1 1 9
002 Apparel 3 3 2 0 0 8
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 4 2 1 1 0 8
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 0 4 0 4 0 8
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 4 1 2 0 1 8
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 3 1 0 2 2 8
244 Aeronautics 1 0 1 4 2 8
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 3 3 0 1 1 8
367 Communications, Electrical: Acoustic Wave Systems and Devices 0 2 1 1 4 8
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 1 3 0 1 3 8
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 2 1 1 0 4 8
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 1 3 0 2 1 7
081 Tools 0 3 2 1 1 7
164 Metal Founding 0 3 2 1 1 7
206 Special Receptacle or Package 3 2 0 1 1 7
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 1 1 2 2 1 7
297 Chairs and Seats 4 1 2 0 0 7
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 1 0 3 1 2 7
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 2 0 3 2 0 7
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 2 2 1 0 2 7
454 Ventilation 2 2 1 2 0 7
712 Processing Architectures and Instruction Processing, e.g., Processors (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 3 0 0 3 7
725 Interactive Video Distribution Systems 0 2 3 1 1 7
084 Music 3 2 0 1 0 6
089 Ordnance 0 0 0 1 5 6
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 2 3 1 0 0 6
148 Metal Treatment 2 2 2 0 0 6
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 3 1 1 0 1 6
202 Distillation: Apparatus 1 2 1 0 2 6
215 Bottles and Jars 3 1 1 0 1 6
226 Advancing Material of Indeterminate Length 0 1 4 1 0 6
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 4 1 1 0 0 6
273 Amusement Devices: Games 3 1 1 0 1 6
331 Oscillators 1 0 0 1 4 6
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 0 0 2 2 2 6
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 1 1 1 0 3 6
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 0 1 2 2 1 6
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 1 0 3 1 0 5
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 0 1 1 1 2 5
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 0 1 0 1 3 5
169 Fire Extinguishers 1 1 2 1 0 5
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 0 0 2 2 1 5
211 Supports: Racks 0 2 2 1 0 5
224 Package and Article Carriers 2 0 2 1 0 5
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 1 2 1 1 0 5
270 Sheet-Material Associating 0 1 2 0 2 5
335 Electricity: Magnetically Operated Switches, Magnets, and Electromagnets 2 2 1 0 0 5
380 Cryptography 1 2 1 1 0 5
384 Bearings 1 0 3 1 0 5
400 Typewriting Machines 0 1 1 2 1 5
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 4 0 0 1 0 5
463 Amusement Devices: Games 0 2 1 2 0 5
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 3 0 0 1 1 5
716 DP: Design and Analysis of Circuit or Semiconductor Mask (Data Processing) 0 0 0 4 1 5
719 Interprogram Communication or Interprocess Communication (Ipc) (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 2 2 0 1 0 5
112 Sewing 0 3 1 0 0 4
118 Coating Apparatus 0 0 2 2 0 4
139 Textiles: Weaving 0 1 1 2 0 4
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 3 1 0 0 0 4
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 0 0 2 1 1 4
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 1 0 1 0 2 4
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 0 1 1 0 2 4
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 1 0 1 0 2 4
419 Powder Metallurgy Processes 1 1 2 0 0 4
433 Dentistry 1 1 2 0 0 4
445 Electric Lamp or Space Discharge Component or Device Manufacturing 1 0 0 2 1 4
588 Hazardous or Toxic Waste Destruction or Containment 1 3 0 0 0 4
005 Beds 1 0 0 1 1 3
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 0 0 3 0 0 3
037 Excavating 0 0 0 2 1 3
051 Abrasive Tool Making Process, Material, or Composition 1 0 1 1 0 3
053 Package Making 0 0 0 3 0 3
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 0 1 2 0 0 3
122 Liquid Heaters and Vaporizers 1 0 0 1 1 3
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 0 1 1 0 1 3
173 Tool Driving or Impacting 1 1 0 0 1 3
181 Acoustics 1 0 1 0 1 3
185 Motors: Spring, Weight, or Animal Powered 0 0 1 1 1 3
188 Brakes 0 0 2 1 0 3
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 0 2 1 0 0 3
227 Elongated-Member-Driving Apparatus 2 0 1 0 0 3
249 Static Molds 1 1 0 1 0 3
252 Compositions 2 1 0 0 0 3
267 Spring Devices 0 0 2 0 1 3
269 Work Holders 1 0 0 1 1 3
292 Closure Fasteners 1 0 1 1 0 3
301 Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles 0 0 0 2 1 3
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 0 0 2 1 0 3
360 Dynamic Magnetic Information Storage or Retrieval 2 0 1 0 0 3
369 Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval 0 0 0 2 1 3
432 Heating 0 1 2 0 0 3
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 1 1 1 0 0 3
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 2 0 1 0 0 3
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 1 0 0 2 0 3
718 Virtual Machine Task or Process Management or Task Management/Control (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 0 3 3
012 Boot and Shoe Making 0 0 1 0 1 2
016 Miscellaneous Hardware 0 0 1 0 1 2
026 Textiles: Cloth Finishing 1 0 0 1 0 2
030 Cutlery 0 0 0 2 0 2
047 Plant Husbandry 2 0 0 0 0 2
049 Movable or Removable Closures 1 0 1 0 0 2
055 Gas Separation 0 1 0 0 1 2
065 Glass Manufacturing 1 0 0 1 0 2
102 Ammunition and Explosives 0 0 0 0 2 2
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 0 2 0 0 0 2
136 Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric 0 0 0 1 1 2
157 Wheelwright Machines 1 1 0 0 0 2
191 Electricity: Transmission To Vehicles 0 0 1 0 1 2
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 0 0 1 0 1 2
212 Traversing Hoists 0 1 0 1 0 2
216 Etching a Substrate: Processes 1 0 0 1 0 2
220 Receptacles 1 1 0 0 0 2
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 1 0 0 1 0 2
332 Modulators 0 1 0 1 0 2
336 Inductor Devices 0 0 0 2 0 2
338 Electrical Resistors 0 0 1 1 0 2
349 Liquid Crystal Cells, Elements and Systems 0 0 0 2 0 2
353 Optics: Image Projectors 0 0 0 2 0 2
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 0 1 1 0 0 2
402 Binder Device Releasably Engaging Aperture or Notch of Sheet 2 0 0 0 0 2
403 Joints and Connections 1 0 1 0 0 2
409 Gear Cutting, Milling, or Planing 1 1 0 0 0 2
412 Bookbinding: Process and Apparatus 0 0 1 1 0 2
482 Exercise Devices 0 1 1 0 0 2
503 Record Receiver Having Plural Interactive Leaves or a Colorless Color Former, Method of Use, or Developer Therefor 1 0 1 0 0 2
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 0 1 0 1 0 2
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 0 0 1 0 1 2
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 0 0 1 1 0 2
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 1 0 1 0 0 2
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 0 1 0 1 0 2
008 Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers 0 0 1 0 0 1
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 0 0 0 0 1 1
054 Harness (for animals) 0 1 0 0 0 1
056 Harvesters 1 0 0 0 0 1
063 Jewelry 0 0 0 1 0 1
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 0 1 0 0 0 1
104 Railways 0 0 1 0 0 1
110 Furnaces 0 0 0 0 1 1
126 Stoves and Furnaces 0 1 0 0 0 1
132 Toilet 0 1 0 0 0 1
144 Woodworking 0 0 1 0 0 1
149 Explosive and Thermic Compositions or Charges 0 0 0 0 1 1
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 0 0 0 1 0 1
172 Earth Working 0 1 0 0 0 1
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 0 0 1 0 0 1
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 0 1 0 0 0 1
184 Lubrication 1 0 0 0 0 1
187 Elevator, Industrial Lift Truck, or Stationary Lift for Vehicle 0 0 0 0 1 1
196 Mineral Oils: Apparatus 0 1 0 0 0 1
208 Mineral Oils: Processes and Products 0 1 0 0 0 1
221 Article Dispensing 0 0 0 0 1 1
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 1 0 0 0 0 1
293 Vehicle Fenders 0 0 0 0 1 1
298 Land Vehicles: Dumping 0 0 0 1 0 1
355 Photocopying 0 1 0 0 0 1
368 Horology: Time Measuring Systems or Devices 0 0 1 0 0 1
377 Electrical Pulse Counters, Pulse Dividers, or Shift Registers: Circuits and Systems 0 1 0 0 0 1
392 Electric Resistance Heating Devices 1 0 0 0 0 1
396 Photography 0 1 0 0 0 1
407 Cutters, for Shaping 0 1 0 0 0 1
408 Cutting by Use of Rotating Axially Moving Tool 0 1 0 0 0 1
418 Rotary Expansible Chamber Devices 0 0 0 1 0 1
431 Combustion 0 0 0 0 1 1
440 Marine Propulsion 0 0 0 1 0 1
441 Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices 0 1 0 0 0 1
453 Coin Handling 0 1 0 0 0 1
470 Threaded, Headed Fastener, or Washer Making: Process and Apparatus 0 1 0 0 0 1
472 Amusement Devices 0 0 1 0 0 1
474 Endless Belt Power Transmission Systems or Components 1 0 0 0 0 1
505 Superconductor Technology: Apparatus, Material, Process 0 1 0 0 0 1
508 Solid Anti-Friction Devices, Materials Therefor, Lubricant or Separant Compositions for Moving Solid Surfaces, and Miscellaneous Mineral Oil Compositions 0 0 1 0 0 1
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 1 0 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 627 598 609 677 626 3137


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