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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

IDAHO

( 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
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 395 466 485 413 443 2202
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 184 201 212 259 299 1155
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 140 144 140 147 153 724
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 40 57 89 48 46 280
451 Abrading 15 56 70 46 38 225
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 26 32 43 29 29 159
399 Electrophotography 19 14 29 44 43 149
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 33 31 22 41 20 147
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 23 26 39 26 24 138
029 Metal Working 28 21 16 26 33 124
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 19 17 19 23 43 121
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 18 30 23 19 25 115
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 23 7 14 34 35 113
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 14 21 22 22 15 94
340 Communications: Electrical 25 20 18 14 14 91
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 18 27 21 16 7 89
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 23 14 12 20 20 89
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 16 18 16 19 18 87
445 Electric Lamp or Space Discharge Component or Device Manufacturing 21 14 22 9 10 76
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 14 14 22 15 10 75
118 Coating Apparatus 14 13 20 16 11 74
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 7 9 19 24 15 74
326 Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry 12 18 15 12 10 67
427 Coating Processes 14 13 15 11 9 62
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 11 14 16 7 14 62
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 13 13 11 15 6 58
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 14 11 12 10 9 56
216 Etching a Substrate: Processes 11 7 15 14 9 56
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 7 9 10 10 14 50
073 Measuring and Testing 10 6 11 13 9 49
439 Electrical Connectors 8 13 13 10 2 46
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 9 7 4 13 10 43
219 Electric Heating 12 7 11 5 6 41
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 6 10 12 8 5 41
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 6 10 13 5 5 39
360 Dynamic Magnetic Information Storage or Retrieval 9 11 4 7 5 36
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 4 3 7 12 10 36
250 Radiant Energy 4 11 6 6 6 33
400 Typewriting Machines 0 2 4 12 13 31
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 4 6 6 7 6 29
280 Land Vehicles 3 9 6 6 4 28
252 Compositions 4 3 4 11 5 27
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 3 3 2 16 3 27
083 Cutting 5 2 5 6 7 25
455 Telecommunications 5 3 3 7 7 25
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring or Plural Processor Synchronization (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 2 4 5 7 7 25
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 2 5 4 8 5 24
370 Multiplex Communications 5 6 3 2 8 24
382 Image Analysis 4 4 7 5 3 23
414 Material or Article Handling 2 7 6 5 3 23
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 10 7 3 3 0 23
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 3 2 7 6 4 22
716 DP: Design and Analysis of Circuit or Semiconductor Mask (Data Processing) 3 5 6 4 4 22
271 Sheet Feeding or Delivering 2 5 4 5 5 21
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 4 5 3 4 4 20
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 2 1 6 8 3 20
125 Stone Working 5 7 3 1 3 19
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 5 6 4 3 1 19
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 6 4 5 3 1 19
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 5 3 4 2 4 18
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 4 2 5 4 3 18
369 Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval 4 1 1 5 7 18
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 2 4 2 5 5 18
355 Photocopying 2 1 4 5 4 16
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 5 2 5 3 1 16
002 Apparel 6 2 2 1 4 15
033 Geometrical Instruments 3 2 2 4 3 14
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 3 2 3 3 3 14
101 Printing 3 3 2 2 3 13
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 0 1 1 3 8 13
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 2 0 4 4 3 13
148 Metal Treatment 3 3 2 2 3 13
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 5 2 3 2 1 13
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 4 6 2 0 1 13
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 1 2 4 3 2 12
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 2 1 2 4 3 12
211 Supports: Racks 3 5 2 2 0 12
224 Package and Article Carriers 5 2 0 3 2 12
379 Telephonic Communications 1 1 2 5 3 12
117 Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor 1 2 0 1 7 11
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 4 2 2 3 0 11
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 0 2 1 3 5 11
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 1 2 2 3 3 11
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 2 3 1 3 1 10
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 3 3 1 1 2 10
137 Fluid Handling 0 4 4 2 0 10
331 Oscillators 2 2 2 0 4 10
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 2 3 3 2 0 10
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 5 3 1 0 1 10
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 2 1 4 1 2 10
359 Optics: Systems and Elements 1 4 0 3 1 9
362 Illumination 4 3 1 0 1 9
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 0 1 5 1 2 9
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 0 2 2 4 1 9
065 Glass Manufacturing 1 1 1 3 2 8
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 2 1 2 0 3 8
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 2 1 0 2 3 8
180 Motor Vehicles 2 2 2 1 1 8
269 Work Holders 1 1 2 1 3 8
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 1 1 2 4 0 8
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 1 1 3 0 3 8
042 Firearms 0 0 1 3 3 7
062 Refrigeration 2 0 2 2 1 7
119 Animal Husbandry 3 1 2 1 0 7
220 Receptacles 2 1 2 1 1 7
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 2 1 2 1 1 7
385 Optical Waveguides 0 1 2 1 3 7
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 2 0 1 2 2 7
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 0 0 1 3 3 7
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 1 1 2 1 2 7
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 0 4 3 0 0 7
095 Gas Separation: Processes 1 1 2 1 1 6
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 0 1 2 1 2 6
136 Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric 1 4 0 0 1 6
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 1 1 0 1 3 6
206 Special Receptacle or Package 3 1 1 0 1 6
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 1 2 1 2 0 6
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 3 1 0 0 2 6
348 Television 2 1 0 2 1 6
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 1 1 1 2 1 6
072 Metal Deforming 1 0 1 3 0 5
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 2 2 0 0 1 5
111 Planting 0 1 1 2 1 5
139 Textiles: Weaving 0 4 1 0 0 5
172 Earth Working 0 1 3 0 1 5
273 Amusement Devices: Games 1 1 1 0 2 5
292 Closure Fasteners 4 1 0 0 0 5
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 1 2 1 1 0 5
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 1 1 0 1 2 5
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 2 2 0 0 1 5
377 Electrical Pulse Counters, Pulse Dividers, or Shift Registers: Circuits and Systems 2 1 0 2 0 5
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 1 0 2 1 1 5
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 1 0 1 2 1 5
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 3 2 0 0 0 5
482 Exercise Devices 0 1 1 2 1 5
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 1 2 2 0 0 5
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 0 2 0 1 2 5
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 3 0 0 0 1 4
053 Package Making 1 0 0 1 2 4
060 Power Plants 0 1 0 1 2 4
070 Locks 2 0 1 0 1 4
081 Tools 4 0 0 0 0 4
089 Ordnance 0 0 1 0 3 4
114 Ships 0 1 2 1 0 4
122 Liquid Heaters and Vaporizers 1 2 0 1 0 4
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 1 0 1 2 0 4
164 Metal Founding 2 0 0 2 0 4
188 Brakes 2 0 0 1 1 4
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 2 1 0 1 0 4
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 2 0 0 0 2 4
249 Static Molds 0 0 2 2 0 4
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 2 1 0 1 0 4
270 Sheet-Material Associating 0 0 0 2 2 4
283 Printed Matter 1 0 3 0 0 4
297 Chairs and Seats 1 1 1 0 1 4
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 1 0 0 0 3 4
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 1 0 2 1 0 4
392 Electric Resistance Heating Devices 2 1 0 0 1 4
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 1 1 1 0 1 4
433 Dentistry 1 1 1 1 0 4
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 0 2 0 1 1 4
606 Surgery (instruments) 1 1 1 0 1 4
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 3 0 0 1 0 4
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 1 1 2 0 0 4
016 Miscellaneous Hardware 1 1 1 0 0 3
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 0 1 1 1 0 3
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 1 1 0 1 0 3
047 Plant Husbandry 2 1 0 0 0 3
051 Abrasive Tool Making Process, Material, or Composition 1 1 0 0 1 3
055 Gas Separation 0 0 2 0 1 3
056 Harvesters 2 1 0 0 0 3
071 Chemistry: Fertilizers 1 1 0 0 1 3
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 2 0 0 1 0 3
100 Presses 1 1 0 1 0 3
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 2 0 1 0 0 3
126 Stoves and Furnaces 1 0 1 1 0 3
165 Heat Exchange 0 1 0 1 1 3
221 Article Dispensing 1 0 1 1 0 3
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 0 1 1 0 1 3
295 Railway Wheels and Axles 1 0 0 2 0 3
298 Land Vehicles: Dumping 0 1 0 2 0 3
303 Fluid-Pressure and Analogous Brake Systems 0 1 1 0 1 3
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 0 0 2 1 0 3
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 0 1 2 0 0 3
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 0 0 1 2 0 3
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 1 0 0 1 1 3
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 0 1 0 2 0 3
450 Foundation Garments 0 2 1 0 0 3
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 1 1 0 1 0 3
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 1 0 0 0 2 3
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 0 0 1 0 2 3
712 Processing Architectures and Instruction Processing, e.g., Processors (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 0 0 1 1 3
030 Cutlery 0 0 0 0 2 2
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 2 0 0 0 0 2
054 Harness (for animals) 1 0 0 1 0 2
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 0 0 1 0 1 2
102 Ammunition and Explosives 0 0 0 0 2 2
110 Furnaces 0 1 0 0 1 2
116 Signals and Indicators 1 1 0 0 0 2
127 Sugar, Starch, and Carbohydrates 1 1 0 0 0 2
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 0 0 0 2 0 2
144 Woodworking 1 0 0 1 0 2
168 Farriery 0 1 0 1 0 2
181 Acoustics 0 0 0 0 2 2
187 Elevator, Industrial Lift Truck, or Stationary Lift for Vehicle 1 0 1 0 0 2
244 Aeronautics 1 0 0 1 0 2
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 0 0 1 1 0 2
266 Metallurgical Apparatus 1 1 0 0 0 2
289 Knots and Knot Tying 1 0 0 0 1 2
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 0 1 1 0 0 2
329 Demodulators 1 0 0 0 1 2
330 Amplifiers 0 1 0 0 1 2
376 Induced Nuclear Reactions: Processes, Systems, and Elements 0 1 0 0 1 2
386 Television Signal Processing for Dynamic Recording or Reproducing 0 0 0 1 1 2
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 0 0 0 1 1 2
403 Joints and Connections 1 1 0 0 0 2
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 0 0 1 1 0 2
417 Pumps 1 0 0 0 1 2
418 Rotary Expansible Chamber Devices 1 0 1 0 0 2
431 Combustion 0 1 0 1 0 2
432 Heating 1 1 0 0 0 2
441 Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices 0 0 1 0 1 2
460 Crop Threshing or Separating 0 0 1 0 1 2
470 Threaded, Headed Fastener, or Washer Making: Process and Apparatus 0 0 1 1 0 2
492 Roll or Roller 0 0 0 2 0 2
493 Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web 1 0 0 1 0 2
588 Hazardous or Toxic Waste Destruction or Containment 1 0 1 0 0 2
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 0 0 1 1 0 2
719 Interprogram Communication or Interprocess Communication (Ipc) (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 0 2 2
001 ** Classification Undetermined ** 1 0 0 0 0 1
007 Compound Hand Tools 0 0 0 0 1 1
008 Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers 1 0 0 0 0 1
014 Bridges 0 0 0 0 1 1
026 Textiles: Cloth Finishing 0 0 0 1 0 1
028 Textiles: Manufacturing 1 0 0 0 0 1
037 Excavating 0 0 1 0 0 1
076 Metal Tools and Implements, Making 0 0 1 0 0 1
084 Music 0 0 1 0 0 1
086 Ammunition and Explosive-Charge Making 0 0 0 1 0 1
092 Expansible Chamber Devices 0 1 0 0 0 1
104 Railways 1 0 0 0 0 1
105 Railway Rolling Stock 0 0 0 1 0 1
112 Sewing 0 0 1 0 0 1
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 0 1 0 0 0 1
140 Wireworking 1 0 0 0 0 1
150 Purses, Wallets, and Protective Covers 0 0 1 0 0 1
152 Resilient Tires and Wheels 0 0 0 1 0 1
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 0 1 0 0 0 1
171 Unearthing Plants or Buried Objects 1 0 0 0 0 1
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 0 0 0 0 1 1
177 Weighing Scales 0 0 0 1 0 1
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 1 0 0 0 0 1
184 Lubrication 1 0 0 0 0 1
193 Conveyors, Chutes, Skids, Guides, and Ways 0 0 0 1 0 1
223 Apparel Apparatus 0 1 0 0 0 1
256 Fences 0 0 0 1 0 1
267 Spring Devices 1 0 0 0 0 1
279 Chucks or Sockets 0 0 0 0 1 1
336 Inductor Devices 0 0 0 0 1 1
338 Electrical Resistors 0 0 0 0 1 1
349 Liquid Crystal Cells, Elements and Systems 0 0 0 0 1 1
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 0 0 1 0 0 1
353 Optics: Image Projectors 0 0 0 1 0 1
368 Horology: Time Measuring Systems or Devices 0 0 0 1 0 1
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 0 0 0 1 0 1
398 Optical Communications 0 1 0 0 0 1
412 Bookbinding: Process and Apparatus 0 1 0 0 0 1
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 0 1 0 0 0 1
434 Education and Demonstration 0 0 1 0 0 1
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 0 0 0 1 0 1
452 Butchering 0 1 0 0 0 1
463 Amusement Devices: Games 0 1 0 0 0 1
475 Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components 1 0 0 0 0 1
512 Perfume Compositions 0 0 0 1 0 1
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 1 0 0 0 0 1
725 Interactive Video Distribution Systems 0 0 0 1 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 1572 1697 1828 1803 1785 8685


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