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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 MEXICO

( 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
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 11 7 12 12 9 51
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 13 10 11 9 8 51
073 Measuring and Testing 9 12 14 7 8 50
250 Radiant Energy 6 10 12 9 11 48
359 Optics: Systems and Elements 6 6 10 10 14 46
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 7 5 6 11 14 43
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 7 10 6 12 2 37
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 5 5 10 10 4 34
372 Coherent Light Generators 3 2 5 13 9 32
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 6 8 5 6 5 30
385 Optical Waveguides 3 4 8 6 9 30
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 10 3 6 5 5 29
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 1 8 6 6 7 28
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 2 3 2 5 15 27
340 Communications: Electrical 8 7 0 4 8 27
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 1 3 8 9 6 27
062 Refrigeration 3 5 7 8 2 25
060 Power Plants 6 1 8 6 3 24
427 Coating Processes 10 2 6 2 4 24
326 Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry 2 8 4 5 3 22
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 2 4 4 5 7 22
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 4 3 7 3 4 21
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 2 6 3 6 4 21
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 5 5 4 4 3 21
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 3 6 3 5 3 20
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 2 4 4 6 3 19
219 Electric Heating 3 3 6 4 3 19
252 Compositions 2 7 0 9 1 19
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 2 3 5 6 3 19
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 0 1 2 6 8 17
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 4 4 1 3 4 16
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 4 0 3 4 5 16
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 1 6 1 6 2 16
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 0 5 4 3 4 16
382 Image Analysis 1 2 1 7 3 14
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 3 3 2 4 2 14
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 2 3 3 1 4 13
216 Etching a Substrate: Processes 2 3 2 3 3 13
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 2 3 3 1 4 13
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 2 5 3 1 2 13
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 3 2 4 1 3 13
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 4 2 4 2 1 13
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 4 2 0 0 6 12
280 Land Vehicles 1 4 3 2 2 12
606 Surgery (instruments) 4 2 3 1 2 12
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 1 2 3 5 1 12
137 Fluid Handling 2 3 4 2 0 11
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 4 4 0 3 0 11
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 2 2 3 3 1 11
431 Combustion 0 2 5 1 3 11
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 2 2 2 3 2 11
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 2 2 4 2 1 11
095 Gas Separation: Processes 1 2 2 3 2 10
102 Ammunition and Explosives 0 6 2 1 1 10
117 Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor 2 3 2 1 2 10
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 1 1 2 3 3 10
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 2 1 4 2 1 10
070 Locks 2 4 2 1 0 9
149 Explosive and Thermic Compositions or Charges 0 2 3 4 0 9
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 2 1 1 3 2 9
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 2 1 1 5 0 9
362 Illumination 1 2 1 2 3 9
367 Communications, Electrical: Acoustic Wave Systems and Devices 4 3 1 0 1 9
716 DP: Design and Analysis of Circuit or Semiconductor Mask (Data Processing) 0 0 1 1 7 9
029 Metal Working 1 2 0 3 2 8
119 Animal Husbandry 2 2 1 1 2 8
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring or Plural Processor Synchronization (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 0 0 4 3 8
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 2 1 0 3 2 8
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 1 1 0 4 1 7
165 Heat Exchange 2 1 2 1 1 7
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 3 1 1 1 1 7
244 Aeronautics 2 3 2 0 0 7
273 Amusement Devices: Games 2 1 1 0 3 7
376 Induced Nuclear Reactions: Processes, Systems, and Elements 0 2 3 1 1 7
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 1 3 2 0 1 7
033 Geometrical Instruments 1 0 1 4 0 6
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 1 1 0 2 2 6
136 Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric 1 0 2 1 2 6
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 1 1 2 1 1 6
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 3 0 0 2 1 6
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 1 2 1 1 1 6
355 Photocopying 1 2 1 1 1 6
501 Compositions: Ceramic 2 2 1 1 0 6
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 1 1 1 1 2 6
002 Apparel 0 0 1 3 1 5
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 2 1 1 0 1 5
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 3 1 1 0 0 5
116 Signals and Indicators 1 0 1 1 2 5
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 0 1 2 1 1 5
348 Television 1 1 1 0 2 5
398 Optical Communications 0 1 3 0 1 5
414 Material or Article Handling 3 0 2 0 0 5
417 Pumps 2 2 0 0 1 5
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 0 1 3 0 1 5
505 Superconductor Technology: Apparatus, Material, Process 0 1 2 1 1 5
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 2 0 2 0 1 5
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 3 2 0 0 0 5
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 0 0 2 2 1 5
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 1 1 3 5
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 2 1 0 1 0 4
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 1 0 1 0 2 4
042 Firearms 0 1 2 0 1 4
047 Plant Husbandry 1 0 2 1 0 4
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 2 1 0 0 1 4
084 Music 0 2 1 0 1 4
114 Ships 0 2 0 2 0 4
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 0 1 1 1 1 4
148 Metal Treatment 1 1 1 1 0 4
164 Metal Founding 0 1 3 0 0 4
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 0 1 2 1 0 4
188 Brakes 1 2 1 0 0 4
206 Special Receptacle or Package 0 0 1 0 3 4
224 Package and Article Carriers 1 1 0 1 1 4
269 Work Holders 1 1 0 2 0 4
297 Chairs and Seats 0 1 0 2 1 4
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 0 1 0 2 1 4
380 Cryptography 0 1 1 0 2 4
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 1 1 0 0 2 4
403 Joints and Connections 0 2 1 0 1 4
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 1 2 0 1 0 4
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 0 2 2 0 0 4
433 Dentistry 1 1 0 0 2 4
455 Telecommunications 0 2 1 0 1 4
463 Amusement Devices: Games 1 1 1 1 0 4
482 Exercise Devices 2 0 1 1 0 4
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 0 0 0 2 2 4
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 1 0 1 1 0 3
063 Jewelry 0 1 1 1 0 3
081 Tools 0 2 0 1 0 3
082 Turning (e.g., for metal working) 0 1 1 1 0 3
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 1 0 0 1 1 3
118 Coating Apparatus 2 1 0 0 0 3
180 Motor Vehicles 0 2 0 1 0 3
203 Distillation: Processes, Separatory 0 1 0 0 2 3
211 Supports: Racks 1 1 0 1 0 3
220 Receptacles 2 1 0 0 0 3
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 0 2 0 0 1 3
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 2 1 0 0 0 3
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 0 2 0 1 0 3
299 Mining or In Situ Disintegration of Hard Material 0 1 1 0 1 3
331 Oscillators 0 1 0 1 1 3
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 2 0 1 0 0 3
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 0 1 0 0 2 3
368 Horology: Time Measuring Systems or Devices 0 2 0 0 1 3
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 1 0 1 1 0 3
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 0 1 1 0 1 3
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 2 1 0 0 0 3
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 1 0 0 1 1 3
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 1 1 0 1 0 3
439 Electrical Connectors 0 1 1 0 1 3
516 Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents, Subcombinations Thereof, Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting 0 2 1 0 0 3
588 Hazardous or Toxic Waste Destruction or Containment 0 0 1 1 1 3
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 1 0 2 0 0 3
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 1 0 0 1 1 3
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 1 0 0 1 1 3
712 Processing Architectures and Instruction Processing, e.g., Processors (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 1 0 0 1 3
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 1 0 0 0 2 3
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 1 0 0 0 2 3
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 0 1 1 1 0 3
005 Beds 0 1 1 0 0 2
014 Bridges 1 0 1 0 0 2
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 0 1 0 0 1 2
030 Cutlery 0 0 0 2 0 2
037 Excavating 0 1 0 0 1 2
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 1 0 1 0 0 2
048 Gas: Heating and Illuminating 1 0 0 0 1 2
053 Package Making 1 0 0 0 1 2
054 Harness (for animals) 1 0 1 0 0 2
065 Glass Manufacturing 0 1 1 0 0 2
083 Cutting 0 0 0 1 1 2
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 1 1 0 0 0 2
126 Stoves and Furnaces 0 2 0 0 0 2
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 0 1 1 0 0 2
169 Fire Extinguishers 0 0 2 0 0 2
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 2 0 0 0 0 2
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 0 1 0 0 1 2
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 0 0 0 1 1 2
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 1 0 0 0 1 2
279 Chucks or Sockets 0 1 0 1 0 2
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 1 0 0 0 1 2
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 1 0 1 0 0 2
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 1 0 1 0 0 2
330 Amplifiers 0 0 2 0 0 2
335 Electricity: Magnetically Operated Switches, Magnets, and Electromagnets 0 0 1 0 1 2
337 Electricity: Electrothermally or Thermally Actuated Switches 2 0 0 0 0 2
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 0 1 0 0 1 2
349 Liquid Crystal Cells, Elements and Systems 0 1 0 1 0 2
370 Multiplex Communications 0 1 0 1 0 2
399 Electrophotography 1 1 0 0 0 2
406 Conveyors: Fluid Current 1 1 0 0 0 2
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 0 1 1 0 0 2
419 Powder Metallurgy Processes 0 0 1 0 1 2
434 Education and Demonstration 0 1 1 0 0 2
450 Foundation Garments 0 1 1 0 0 2
451 Abrading 1 0 0 0 1 2
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 1 1 2
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 2 0 0 0 0 2
718 Virtual Machine Task or Process Management or Task Management/Control (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 1 1 2
001 ** Classification Undetermined ** 1 0 0 0 0 1
028 Textiles: Manufacturing 1 0 0 0 0 1
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 0 1 0 0 0 1
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 0 0 1 0 0 1
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 0 1 0 0 0 1
056 Harvesters 0 0 0 1 0 1
072 Metal Deforming 0 0 1 0 0 1
086 Ammunition and Explosive-Charge Making 0 1 0 0 0 1
104 Railways 1 0 0 0 0 1
105 Railway Rolling Stock 0 0 1 0 0 1
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 0 0 0 0 1 1
132 Toilet 0 0 1 0 0 1
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 0 0 0 1 0 1
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 1 0 0 0 0 1
152 Resilient Tires and Wheels 0 0 0 1 0 1
157 Wheelwright Machines 1 0 0 0 0 1
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 0 0 1 0 0 1
172 Earth Working 0 1 0 0 0 1
177 Weighing Scales 0 0 0 0 1 1
181 Acoustics 0 0 0 0 1 1
190 Trunks and Hand-Carried Luggage 0 0 0 1 0 1
202 Distillation: Apparatus 0 0 0 0 1 1
208 Mineral Oils: Processes and Products 0 0 0 1 0 1
212 Traversing Hoists 1 0 0 0 0 1
221 Article Dispensing 0 0 0 0 1 1
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 0 1 0 0 0 1
236 Automatic Temperature and Humidity Regulation 0 0 0 1 0 1
237 Heating Systems 0 1 0 0 0 1
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 0 1 0 0 0 1
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 0 1 0 0 0 1
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 0 0 0 1 0 1
256 Fences 0 0 1 0 0 1
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 0 0 0 0 1 1
267 Spring Devices 1 0 0 0 0 1
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 0 1 0 0 0 1
292 Closure Fasteners 0 0 0 1 0 1
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 0 0 0 0 1 1
301 Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles 0 0 0 1 0 1
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 0 0 0 1 0 1
336 Inductor Devices 0 0 1 0 0 1
338 Electrical Resistors 1 0 0 0 0 1
373 Industrial Electric Heating Furnaces 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 0 0 0 0 1 1
400 Typewriting Machines 0 1 0 0 0 1
402 Binder Device Releasably Engaging Aperture or Notch of Sheet 0 0 0 1 0 1
418 Rotary Expansible Chamber Devices 0 1 0 0 0 1
440 Marine Propulsion 0 1 0 0 0 1
441 Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices 0 0 0 1 0 1
445 Electric Lamp or Space Discharge Component or Device Manufacturing 0 0 1 0 0 1
454 Ventilation 0 1 0 0 0 1
472 Amusement Devices 1 0 0 0 0 1
475 Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components 0 0 1 0 0 1
508 Solid Anti-Friction Devices, Materials Therefor, Lubricant or Separant Compositions for Moving Solid Surfaces, and Miscellaneous Mineral Oil Compositions 0 1 0 0 0 1
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 0 0 1 0 0 1
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 0 0 1 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 323 377 371 390 370 1831


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