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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

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 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Total
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 21 26 36 23 12 118
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 5 18 10 6 5 44
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 5 10 1 6 7 29
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 7 2 3 9 0 21
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 5 4 3 6 1 19
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 5 2 4 4 2 17
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 0 0 5 4 6 15
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 3 0 2 7 0 12
073 Measuring and Testing 2 0 3 2 3 10
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 2 3 1 3 1 10
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 3 2 3 2 0 10
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 4 3 0 0 2 9
252 Compositions 6 0 0 1 2 9
340 Communications: Electrical 1 2 0 2 3 8
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 1 1 2 2 2 8
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 0 1 2 4 0 7
280 Land Vehicles 2 4 1 0 0 7
299 Mining or In Situ Disintegration of Hard Material 2 2 1 2 0 7
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 0 1 1 2 3 7
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 0 0 0 2 4 6
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 0 2 3 1 0 6
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 0 3 2 0 1 6
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 4 1 0 1 0 6
414 Material or Article Handling 1 1 2 2 0 6
427 Coating Processes 1 2 1 2 0 6
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 0 1 2 0 2 5
029 Metal Working 1 2 1 1 0 5
042 Firearms 1 2 1 1 0 5
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 1 1 1 1 1 5
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 1 0 2 2 0 5
439 Electrical Connectors 0 2 2 1 0 5
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 0 2 0 1 1 4
033 Geometrical Instruments 0 1 1 1 1 4
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 1 1 2 0 0 4
119 Animal Husbandry 1 2 0 1 0 4
148 Metal Treatment 1 2 1 0 0 4
273 Amusement Devices: Games 1 1 0 0 2 4
382 Image Analysis 0 0 1 2 1 4
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 1 0 2 1 0 4
606 Surgery (instruments) 0 3 1 0 0 4
002 Apparel 0 2 1 0 0 3
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 0 0 2 0 1 3
072 Metal Deforming 1 1 0 0 1 3
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 0 1 1 1 0 3
114 Ships 2 1 0 0 0 3
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 1 0 1 1 0 3
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 0 1 1 1 0 3
194 Check-Actuated Control Mechanisms 1 1 0 1 0 3
221 Article Dispensing 2 1 0 0 0 3
238 Railways: Surface Track 0 2 1 0 0 3
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 2 0 1 0 0 3
250 Radiant Energy 0 0 0 1 2 3
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 1 1 0 1 0 3
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 0 0 0 3 0 3
362 Illumination 0 1 0 1 1 3
370 Multiplex Communications 2 0 1 0 0 3
420 Alloys or Metallic Compositions 1 1 1 0 0 3
434 Education and Demonstration 0 0 0 2 1 3
482 Exercise Devices 2 0 1 0 0 3
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 2 1 0 0 0 3
030 Cutlery 1 0 0 1 0 2
037 Excavating 0 2 0 0 0 2
049 Movable or Removable Closures 1 1 0 0 0 2
055 Gas Separation 1 1 0 0 0 2
060 Power Plants 1 0 0 0 1 2
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 1 1 0 0 0 2
081 Tools 1 1 0 0 0 2
083 Cutting 0 0 0 0 2 2
095 Gas Separation: Processes 1 0 0 1 0 2
104 Railways 0 0 2 0 0 2
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 2 0 0 0 0 2
136 Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric 1 0 1 0 0 2
137 Fluid Handling 1 0 1 0 0 2
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 2 0 0 0 0 2
144 Woodworking 2 0 0 0 0 2
165 Heat Exchange 0 1 1 0 0 2
180 Motor Vehicles 0 0 0 2 0 2
188 Brakes 0 1 1 0 0 2
208 Mineral Oils: Processes and Products 0 0 1 0 1 2
219 Electric Heating 1 0 1 0 0 2
220 Receptacles 0 1 0 0 1 2
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 1 0 0 0 1 2
224 Package and Article Carriers 1 0 0 0 1 2
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 0 0 0 0 2 2
244 Aeronautics 0 1 1 0 0 2
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 0 1 1 0 0 2
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 0 0 2 0 0 2
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 0 0 2 0 0 2
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 0 1 0 1 0 2
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 0 1 1 0 0 2
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 0 1 0 0 1 2
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 0 0 1 1 0 2
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 0 0 0 1 1 2
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 1 0 0 1 0 2
417 Pumps 0 0 1 1 0 2
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 0 0 0 2 0 2
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 0 1 1 0 0 2
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 0 0 0 1 1 2
508 Solid Anti-Friction Devices, Materials Therefor, Lubricant or Separant Compositions for Moving Solid Surfaces, and Miscellaneous Mineral Oil Compositions 1 0 0 0 1 2
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 0 0 1 1 0 2
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 1 0 0 0 1 2
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 0 0 0 1 1 2
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 1 1 0 0 0 2
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 1 0 1 0 0 2
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring or Plural Processor Synchronization (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 0 1 0 0 2
001 ** Classification Undetermined ** 0 0 0 0 1 1
005 Beds 1 0 0 0 0 1
008 Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers 1 0 0 0 0 1
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 0 0 1 0 0 1
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 0 1 0 0 0 1
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 0 0 1 0 0 1
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 0 0 0 0 1 1
056 Harvesters 0 0 1 0 0 1
062 Refrigeration 0 0 0 1 0 1
065 Glass Manufacturing 1 0 0 0 0 1
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 0 0 1 0 0 1
076 Metal Tools and Implements, Making 1 0 0 0 0 1
089 Ordnance 0 0 0 0 1 1
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 0 0 1 0 0 1
110 Furnaces 0 0 1 0 0 1
118 Coating Apparatus 0 0 0 0 1 1
126 Stoves and Furnaces 0 0 1 0 0 1
131 Tobacco 0 0 0 0 1 1
132 Toilet 0 0 0 0 1 1
142 Wood Turning 0 1 0 0 0 1
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 0 0 0 1 0 1
173 Tool Driving or Impacting 0 0 0 0 1 1
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 0 0 0 0 1 1
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 1 0 0 0 0 1
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 0 0 0 1 0 1
206 Special Receptacle or Package 0 0 1 0 0 1
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 1 0 0 0 0 1
223 Apparel Apparatus 0 0 0 0 1 1
225 Severing by Tearing or Breaking 0 1 0 0 0 1
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 0 0 0 1 0 1
256 Fences 1 0 0 0 0 1
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 0 0 1 0 0 1
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 1 0 0 0 0 1
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 0 1 0 0 0 1
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 0 0 1 0 0 1
330 Amplifiers 1 0 0 0 0 1
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 0 0 0 0 1 1
359 Optics: Systems and Elements 0 0 0 0 1 1
383 Flexible Bags 0 0 0 1 0 1
388 Electricity: Motor Control Systems 0 0 0 0 1 1
396 Photography 0 0 0 0 1 1
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 0 0 0 1 0 1
413 Sheet Metal Container Making 0 0 0 0 1 1
419 Powder Metallurgy Processes 1 0 0 0 0 1
431 Combustion 1 0 0 0 0 1
432 Heating 0 0 1 0 0 1
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 0 0 1 0 0 1
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 0 1 0 0 0 1
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 0 0 0 1 0 1
451 Abrading 0 1 0 0 0 1
475 Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components 1 0 0 0 0 1
492 Roll or Roller 0 0 0 0 1 1
516 Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents, Subcombinations Thereof, Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting 0 0 1 0 0 1
518 Chemistry: Fischer-Tropsch Processes; or Purification or Recovery of Products Thereof 1 0 0 0 0 1
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 0 0 0 1 0 1
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 0 0 0 0 1 1
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 0 0 1 0 0 1
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 0 0 1 0 0 1
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 0 1 0 0 0 1
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 1 0 0 1
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 0 0 0 0 1 1
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 1 0 0 0 0 1
725 Interactive Video Distribution Systems 1 0 0 0 0 1
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 0 1 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 145 148 151 139 100 683


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