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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

ARKANSAS

( 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
418 Rotary Expansible Chamber Devices 11 15 14 7 5 52
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 5 13 8 8 3 37
062 Refrigeration 15 5 10 1 3 34
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 3 2 9 13 5 32
417 Pumps 4 4 10 6 2 26
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 2 5 8 1 3 19
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 2 6 4 4 1 17
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 3 1 3 5 4 16
414 Material or Article Handling 2 4 5 2 1 14
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 3 3 2 5 0 13
119 Animal Husbandry 1 2 3 2 5 13
439 Electrical Connectors 3 5 3 1 1 13
033 Geometrical Instruments 5 1 1 4 1 12
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 3 7 1 0 1 12
029 Metal Working 6 1 1 2 1 11
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 3 2 2 1 3 11
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 2 3 4 1 1 11
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 1 1 2 3 3 10
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 6 1 0 1 2 10
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 5 1 0 1 3 10
283 Printed Matter 4 3 2 0 0 9
053 Package Making 4 0 0 2 2 8
340 Communications: Electrical 1 2 2 0 3 8
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 2 0 2 2 2 8
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 0 2 2 2 2 8
482 Exercise Devices 3 2 0 0 3 8
606 Surgery (instruments) 2 2 2 1 1 8
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 4 3 0 1 0 8
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 1 2 1 1 2 7
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 1 4 0 0 2 7
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 3 1 1 0 2 7
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 1 2 3 1 0 7
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 2 1 2 2 0 7
280 Land Vehicles 1 1 1 3 1 7
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 2 1 3 0 1 7
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 3 2 1 0 1 7
047 Plant Husbandry 2 0 1 2 1 6
114 Ships 2 1 2 1 0 6
164 Metal Founding 2 0 1 0 3 6
362 Illumination 3 2 0 1 0 6
452 Butchering 2 0 2 1 1 6
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 3 0 1 1 0 5
042 Firearms 1 3 1 0 0 5
073 Measuring and Testing 2 0 1 1 1 5
081 Tools 1 2 0 1 1 5
219 Electric Heating 1 0 0 2 2 5
224 Package and Article Carriers 0 2 2 1 0 5
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 3 2 0 0 0 5
383 Flexible Bags 2 1 1 1 0 5
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 0 1 3 0 1 5
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 2 2 1 0 0 5
002 Apparel 0 0 0 3 1 4
005 Beds 1 0 2 0 1 4
056 Harvesters 0 1 0 0 3 4
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 1 1 2 0 0 4
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 1 2 1 0 0 4
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 2 0 1 0 1 4
206 Special Receptacle or Package 1 1 1 1 0 4
208 Mineral Oils: Processes and Products 2 0 2 0 0 4
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 2 1 0 0 1 4
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 0 0 1 2 1 4
244 Aeronautics 0 2 2 0 0 4
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 1 1 0 0 2 4
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 1 0 1 1 1 4
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 3 1 0 0 0 4
433 Dentistry 3 0 0 1 0 4
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 2 0 1 1 0 4
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 1 0 0 1 2 4
030 Cutlery 0 1 0 1 1 3
070 Locks 1 1 0 1 0 3
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 1 0 2 0 0 3
100 Presses 2 0 0 0 1 3
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 0 1 1 1 0 3
126 Stoves and Furnaces 0 1 1 0 1 3
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 0 0 2 0 1 3
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 1 1 0 1 0 3
180 Motor Vehicles 0 0 0 1 2 3
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 2 0 0 1 0 3
211 Supports: Racks 0 2 0 1 0 3
220 Receptacles 0 1 1 1 0 3
252 Compositions 1 1 0 0 1 3
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 2 1 0 0 0 3
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 0 0 1 1 1 3
348 Television 1 0 0 1 1 3
359 Optics: Systems and Elements 0 0 0 2 1 3
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 1 0 2 0 0 3
382 Image Analysis 0 0 2 1 0 3
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 2 1 0 0 0 3
427 Coating Processes 0 1 0 2 0 3
450 Foundation Garments 0 1 1 1 0 3
451 Abrading 1 1 0 0 1 3
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 0 2 0 1 0 3
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 1 1 1 0 0 3
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 0 0 3 0 0 3
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 0 0 1 1 0 2
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 1 0 0 0 1 2
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 1 0 0 1 0 2
054 Harness (for animals) 0 0 0 2 0 2
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 0 0 1 1 0 2
084 Music 0 0 0 2 0 2
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 0 0 1 1 0 2
118 Coating Apparatus 1 0 0 1 0 2
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 0 0 1 0 1 2
137 Fluid Handling 0 2 0 0 0 2
149 Explosive and Thermic Compositions or Charges 0 0 1 1 0 2
181 Acoustics 1 0 0 1 0 2
193 Conveyors, Chutes, Skids, Guides, and Ways 0 0 1 1 0 2
194 Check-Actuated Control Mechanisms 2 0 0 0 0 2
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 1 0 1 0 0 2
250 Radiant Energy 0 2 0 0 0 2
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 1 0 0 0 1 2
256 Fences 2 0 0 0 0 2
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 0 0 0 0 2 2
269 Work Holders 0 0 1 0 1 2
273 Amusement Devices: Games 0 1 0 1 0 2
303 Fluid-Pressure and Analogous Brake Systems 0 0 2 0 0 2
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 1 0 0 1 0 2
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 0 0 1 1 0 2
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 0 1 1 0 0 2
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 0 2 0 0 0 2
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 0 2 0 0 0 2
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 0 0 1 1 0 2
440 Marine Propulsion 0 0 0 1 1 2
501 Compositions: Ceramic 0 0 0 0 2 2
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 1 1 0 0 0 2
518 Chemistry: Fischer-Tropsch Processes; or Purification or Recovery of Products Thereof 0 1 1 0 0 2
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 1 0 1 0 0 2
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 0 1 0 0 1 2
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 0 0 0 1 1 2
007 Compound Hand Tools 0 0 0 0 1 1
037 Excavating 1 0 0 0 0 1
049 Movable or Removable Closures 1 0 0 0 0 1
066 Textiles: Knitting 1 0 0 0 0 1
072 Metal Deforming 0 1 0 0 0 1
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 0 0 0 1 0 1
076 Metal Tools and Implements, Making 0 0 0 1 0 1
083 Cutting 1 0 0 0 0 1
089 Ordnance 0 0 0 1 0 1
102 Ammunition and Explosives 0 0 0 0 1 1
111 Planting 0 1 0 0 0 1
116 Signals and Indicators 1 0 0 0 0 1
125 Stone Working 0 0 1 0 0 1
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 0 1 0 0 0 1
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 0 0 1 0 0 1
144 Woodworking 1 0 0 0 0 1
152 Resilient Tires and Wheels 1 0 0 0 0 1
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 1 0 0 0 0 1
169 Fire Extinguishers 1 0 0 0 0 1
184 Lubrication 0 0 1 0 0 1
185 Motors: Spring, Weight, or Animal Powered 0 0 1 0 0 1
186 Merchandising 0 0 0 0 1 1
187 Elevator, Industrial Lift Truck, or Stationary Lift for Vehicle 0 1 0 0 0 1
188 Brakes 0 0 0 1 0 1
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 0 0 1 0 0 1
203 Distillation: Processes, Separatory 0 0 0 1 0 1
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 0 0 0 0 1 1
212 Traversing Hoists 0 0 1 0 0 1
218 High-Voltage Switches with Arc Preventing or Extinguishing Devices 0 0 0 0 1 1
223 Apparel Apparatus 0 0 0 0 1 1
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 0 0 0 0 1 1
236 Automatic Temperature and Humidity Regulation 1 0 0 0 0 1
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 0 0 0 1 0 1
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 0 1 0 0 0 1
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 0 1 0 0 0 1
297 Chairs and Seats 0 1 0 0 0 1
299 Mining or In Situ Disintegration of Hard Material 1 0 0 0 0 1
301 Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles 0 0 0 0 1 1
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 0 0 0 0 1 1
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 0 0 0 1 0 1
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 0 1 0 0 0 1
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 1 0 0 0 0 1
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 0 0 1 0 0 1
322 Electricity: Single Generator Systems 0 1 0 0 0 1
335 Electricity: Magnetically Operated Switches, Magnets, and Electromagnets 0 0 0 0 1 1
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 0 0 0 0 1 1
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 1 0 0 0 0 1
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 0 0 0 1 0 1
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 0 0 1 0 0 1
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 0 0 1 0 0 1
376 Induced Nuclear Reactions: Processes, Systems, and Elements 0 0 0 1 0 1
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 0 0 0 0 1 1
379 Telephonic Communications 1 0 0 0 0 1
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 0 1 0 0 0 1
406 Conveyors: Fluid Current 0 1 0 0 0 1
409 Gear Cutting, Milling, or Planing 0 1 0 0 0 1
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 1 0 0 0 0 1
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 1 0 0 0 0 1
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 0 0 0 1 0 1
434 Education and Demonstration 0 0 0 0 1 1
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 0 0 1 0 0 1
445 Electric Lamp or Space Discharge Component or Device Manufacturing 1 0 0 0 0 1
453 Coin Handling 0 0 0 0 1 1
470 Threaded, Headed Fastener, or Washer Making: Process and Apparatus 0 0 0 0 1 1
493 Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web 1 0 0 0 0 1
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 1 0 0 0 0 1
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 0 0 0 1 0 1
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 0 1 0 0 0 1
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 0 1 0 0 0 1
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 0 0 0 1 0 1
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring or Plural Processor Synchronization (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 0 1 1
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 0 1 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 214 180 184 152 132 862


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