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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

NORTH DAKOTA

( 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
180 Motor Vehicles 1 8 3 2 2 16
037 Excavating 4 4 3 2 2 15
280 Land Vehicles 3 6 2 2 1 14
172 Earth Working 3 3 4 1 2 13
111 Planting 6 2 2 1 1 12
414 Material or Article Handling 1 3 4 0 4 12
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 2 1 3 3 2 11
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 0 3 4 2 0 9
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 2 2 1 0 2 7
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 3 1 1 1 1 7
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 1 3 0 1 1 6
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 1 2 1 1 1 6
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 2 1 2 0 1 6
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 2 1 2 1 0 6
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 1 2 1 0 1 5
060 Power Plants 1 0 1 2 1 5
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 2 1 1 1 0 5
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 1 1 1 2 0 5
305 Wheel Substitutes for Land Vehicles 1 2 1 1 0 5
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 0 3 2 0 0 5
002 Apparel 0 1 1 1 1 4
033 Geometrical Instruments 0 0 1 1 2 4
056 Harvesters 1 2 1 0 0 4
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 1 0 2 1 0 4
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 1 3 0 0 0 4
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 2 2 0 0 0 4
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 0 1 1 0 2 4
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 1 1 0 1 0 3
073 Measuring and Testing 1 0 0 2 0 3
091 Motors: Expansible Chamber Type 0 1 2 0 0 3
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 2 1 0 0 0 3
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 1 1 1 0 0 3
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 1 0 2 0 0 3
211 Supports: Racks 0 1 1 1 0 3
219 Electric Heating 1 2 0 0 0 3
220 Receptacles 1 1 1 0 0 3
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 0 1 0 2 0 3
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 0 0 1 1 1 3
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 1 0 2 0 0 3
299 Mining or In Situ Disintegration of Hard Material 1 2 0 0 0 3
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 2 1 0 0 0 3
460 Crop Threshing or Separating 1 1 0 0 1 3
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 2 0 1 0 0 3
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 0 0 0 2 1 3
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 0 0 1 2 0 3
016 Miscellaneous Hardware 1 0 0 0 1 2
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 1 0 0 0 1 2
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 1 1 0 0 0 2
047 Plant Husbandry 0 1 1 0 0 2
049 Movable or Removable Closures 0 1 0 1 0 2
081 Tools 0 1 1 0 0 2
083 Cutting 1 1 0 0 0 2
092 Expansible Chamber Devices 0 1 0 0 1 2
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 1 0 0 0 1 2
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 1 1 0 0 0 2
144 Woodworking 0 0 1 0 1 2
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 1 1 0 0 0 2
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 1 1 0 0 0 2
250 Radiant Energy 1 0 0 0 1 2
273 Amusement Devices: Games 1 0 0 1 0 2
292 Closure Fasteners 1 0 0 1 0 2
340 Communications: Electrical 0 0 1 1 0 2
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 0 2 0 0 0 2
360 Dynamic Magnetic Information Storage or Retrieval 1 0 0 0 1 2
362 Illumination 2 0 0 0 0 2
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 1 0 0 0 1 2
433 Dentistry 0 0 1 0 1 2
482 Exercise Devices 0 0 1 1 0 2
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 0 0 0 1 1 2
720 Dynamic Optical Information Storage or Retrieval 1 0 0 1 0 2
012 Boot and Shoe Making 0 1 0 0 0 1
014 Bridges 0 0 0 1 0 1
029 Metal Working 0 0 0 1 0 1
030 Cutlery 0 0 0 1 0 1
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 0 0 0 0 1 1
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 1 0 0 0 0 1
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 1 0 0 0 0 1
054 Harness (for animals) 0 0 0 0 1 1
059 Chain, Staple, and Horseshoe Making 1 0 0 0 0 1
065 Glass Manufacturing 0 1 0 0 0 1
072 Metal Deforming 0 0 0 0 1 1
095 Gas Separation: Processes 0 0 0 1 0 1
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 0 0 1 0 0 1
118 Coating Apparatus 0 1 0 0 0 1
132 Toilet 0 0 1 0 0 1
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 0 1 0 0 0 1
137 Fluid Handling 0 1 0 0 0 1
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 1 0 0 0 0 1
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 0 1 0 0 0 1
165 Heat Exchange 0 1 0 0 0 1
171 Unearthing Plants or Buried Objects 0 1 0 0 0 1
181 Acoustics 1 0 0 0 0 1
184 Lubrication 0 0 1 0 0 1
188 Brakes 0 0 1 0 0 1
202 Distillation: Apparatus 0 0 1 0 0 1
206 Special Receptacle or Package 0 1 0 0 0 1
224 Package and Article Carriers 0 0 0 1 0 1
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 1 0 0 0 0 1
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 0 0 1 0 0 1
256 Fences 0 0 0 0 1 1
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 0 0 0 1 0 1
267 Spring Devices 1 0 0 0 0 1
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 0 0 0 1 0 1
297 Chairs and Seats 0 0 0 0 1 1
301 Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles 1 0 0 0 0 1
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 0 1 0 0 0 1
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 0 0 1 0 0 1
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 0 0 0 0 1 1
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 1 0 1
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 0 0 1 0 0 1
368 Horology: Time Measuring Systems or Devices 0 0 0 1 0 1
383 Flexible Bags 0 0 0 0 1 1
403 Joints and Connections 1 0 0 0 0 1
417 Pumps 0 0 1 0 0 1
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 0 0 0 0 1 1
431 Combustion 1 0 0 0 0 1
434 Education and Demonstration 1 0 0 0 0 1
440 Marine Propulsion 0 1 0 0 0 1
441 Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices 0 1 0 0 0 1
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 0 1 0 0 0 1
449 Bee Culture (propagating, raising, caring for bees) 0 1 0 0 0 1
451 Abrading 0 0 1 0 0 1
454 Ventilation 0 0 0 0 1 1
464 Rotary Shafts, Gudgeons, Housings, and Flexible Couplings for Rotary Shafts 0 1 0 0 0 1
472 Amusement Devices 0 0 0 1 0 1
477 Interrelated Power Delivery Controls, Including Engine Control 0 0 0 1 0 1
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 0 0 0 0 1 1
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 0 0 0 0 1 1
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 0 0 0 0 1 1
606 Surgery (instruments) 1 0 0 0 0 1
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 1 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 85 97 73 55 53 363


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