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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

NEVADA

( 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
463 Amusement Devices: Games 41 43 57 96 128 365
273 Amusement Devices: Games 24 24 36 42 22 148
219 Electric Heating 8 2 4 11 13 38
340 Communications: Electrical 9 10 5 5 0 29
362 Illumination 4 3 0 6 14 27
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 7 6 4 3 3 23
029 Metal Working 6 4 3 7 3 23
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 5 7 3 3 5 23
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 6 5 2 6 4 23
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 1 3 4 2 13 23
280 Land Vehicles 4 4 2 6 6 22
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 9 2 5 3 2 21
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 1 3 3 4 7 18
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 1 3 4 7 3 18
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 5 5 6 0 2 18
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 0 0 1 4 11 16
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 3 2 5 4 2 16
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 7 1 3 2 2 15
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 5 4 1 0 5 15
119 Animal Husbandry 6 3 3 1 1 14
379 Telephonic Communications 1 5 1 4 3 14
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 2 0 0 3 9 14
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 3 1 2 5 2 13
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 0 3 5 3 2 13
062 Refrigeration 0 4 3 1 5 13
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 2 4 1 2 4 13
137 Fluid Handling 3 4 2 1 2 12
114 Ships 3 3 2 1 2 11
194 Check-Actuated Control Mechanisms 3 2 1 1 4 11
206 Special Receptacle or Package 5 2 1 1 2 11
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 1 3 4 3 0 11
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 3 0 1 3 4 11
073 Measuring and Testing 2 3 0 3 2 10
250 Radiant Energy 1 3 2 2 2 10
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 0 0 4 4 2 10
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 1 7 0 0 2 10
002 Apparel 3 1 0 3 2 9
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 4 2 0 3 0 9
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 2 3 1 0 3 9
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 2 0 2 3 2 9
482 Exercise Devices 1 1 3 4 0 9
033 Geometrical Instruments 1 1 1 4 1 8
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 0 2 2 2 2 8
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 1 1 5 1 0 8
382 Image Analysis 0 2 1 2 3 8
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 0 3 4 1 0 8
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 4 1 1 0 2 8
451 Abrading 2 2 1 1 2 8
606 Surgery (instruments) 3 3 1 1 0 8
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 1 4 1 2 0 8
008 Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers 6 0 1 0 0 7
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 2 1 2 2 0 7
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 0 1 2 2 2 7
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 2 0 1 3 1 7
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 3 1 3 0 0 7
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 4 1 0 1 1 7
252 Compositions 0 3 0 3 1 7
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 1 1 0 3 2 7
370 Multiplex Communications 2 4 1 0 0 7
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 2 0 4 1 0 7
433 Dentistry 1 3 2 1 0 7
453 Coin Handling 0 4 1 1 1 7
005 Beds 1 2 2 0 1 6
016 Miscellaneous Hardware 1 1 0 2 2 6
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 3 1 1 1 0 6
060 Power Plants 3 1 0 0 2 6
070 Locks 3 1 0 0 2 6
211 Supports: Racks 1 1 0 3 1 6
224 Package and Article Carriers 2 2 0 1 1 6
301 Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles 0 1 3 2 0 6
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 2 1 2 0 1 6
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 0 1 2 0 3 6
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 2 1 1 1 1 6
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 2 2 0 1 0 5
047 Plant Husbandry 0 0 1 2 2 5
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 1 1 2 0 1 5
188 Brakes 1 0 2 2 0 5
220 Receptacles 0 1 2 0 2 5
221 Article Dispensing 1 2 1 1 0 5
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 0 0 0 3 2 5
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 1 1 1 1 1 5
297 Chairs and Seats 2 0 1 0 2 5
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 0 1 2 0 2 5
434 Education and Demonstration 1 1 1 2 0 5
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 2 0 2 1 0 5
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 2 1 1 0 0 4
030 Cutlery 1 0 0 3 0 4
132 Toilet 0 2 1 1 0 4
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 0 1 1 2 0 4
152 Resilient Tires and Wheels 0 1 1 0 2 4
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 1 0 0 3 0 4
244 Aeronautics 1 1 1 1 0 4
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 2 0 0 0 2 4
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 0 1 2 0 1 4
292 Closure Fasteners 2 0 0 2 0 4
330 Amplifiers 0 0 0 1 3 4
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 0 0 2 2 0 4
335 Electricity: Magnetically Operated Switches, Magnets, and Electromagnets 0 1 1 2 0 4
348 Television 1 3 0 0 0 4
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 1 0 1 1 1 4
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 1 1 0 1 1 4
414 Material or Article Handling 0 0 1 3 0 4
417 Pumps 1 1 1 1 0 4
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 1 0 2 1 0 4
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 0 2 1 1 0 4
042 Firearms 0 0 1 0 2 3
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 0 2 1 0 0 3
102 Ammunition and Explosives 0 1 0 1 1 3
110 Furnaces 1 1 0 0 1 3
117 Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor 0 0 1 1 1 3
149 Explosive and Thermic Compositions or Charges 1 0 1 1 0 3
165 Heat Exchange 1 1 0 0 1 3
180 Motor Vehicles 0 0 1 0 2 3
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 0 1 1 1 0 3
281 Books, Strips, and Leaves 1 1 0 0 1 3
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 0 0 2 0 1 3
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 0 0 1 1 1 3
337 Electricity: Electrothermally or Thermally Actuated Switches 2 0 0 1 0 3
338 Electrical Resistors 1 1 0 1 0 3
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 1 1 1 0 0 3
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 0 1 0 2 0 3
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 0 1 1 1 0 3
385 Optical Waveguides 0 0 0 1 2 3
386 Television Signal Processing for Dynamic Recording or Reproducing 0 1 2 0 0 3
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 0 0 0 0 3 3
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 0 1 0 1 1 3
431 Combustion 1 1 1 0 0 3
439 Electrical Connectors 1 1 0 1 0 3
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 0 0 1 0 2 3
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 1 1 0 0 1 3
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring or Plural Processor Synchronization (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 1 0 2 3
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 1 2 3
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 0 0 1 1 1 3
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 1 1 0 1 0 3
007 Compound Hand Tools 0 2 0 0 0 2
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 0 0 1 1 0 2
049 Movable or Removable Closures 0 2 0 0 0 2
055 Gas Separation 1 1 0 0 0 2
063 Jewelry 0 0 0 1 1 2
072 Metal Deforming 1 0 1 0 0 2
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 0 1 0 1 0 2
081 Tools 1 0 1 0 0 2
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 0 1 0 1 0 2
116 Signals and Indicators 1 0 0 1 0 2
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 0 0 0 0 2 2
126 Stoves and Furnaces 0 0 2 0 0 2
131 Tobacco 0 1 1 0 0 2
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 0 1 1 0 0 2
144 Woodworking 1 1 0 0 0 2
150 Purses, Wallets, and Protective Covers 1 0 1 0 0 2
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 0 0 1 0 1 2
190 Trunks and Hand-Carried Luggage 0 0 1 1 0 2
192 Clutches and Power-Stop Control 0 0 1 1 0 2
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 0 0 0 1 1 2
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 1 1 0 0 0 2
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 2 0 0 0 0 2
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 0 1 0 0 1 2
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 0 1 0 1 0 2
256 Fences 1 1 0 0 0 2
283 Printed Matter 0 2 0 0 0 2
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 1 0 1 0 0 2
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 0 0 1 1 0 2
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 1 1 0 0 0 2
372 Coherent Light Generators 0 0 0 1 1 2
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 0 0 1 0 1 2
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 0 0 0 2 0 2
383 Flexible Bags 1 1 0 0 0 2
384 Bearings 1 1 0 0 0 2
396 Photography 0 0 0 1 1 2
400 Typewriting Machines 0 0 1 0 1 2
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 0 1 0 1 0 2
403 Joints and Connections 1 0 0 0 1 2
427 Coating Processes 1 0 0 0 1 2
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 2 0 0 0 0 2
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 0 0 1 1 0 2
452 Butchering 2 0 0 0 0 2
464 Rotary Shafts, Gudgeons, Housings, and Flexible Couplings for Rotary Shafts 0 0 0 0 2 2
493 Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web 0 0 0 2 0 2
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 1 0 0 0 1 2
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 0 1 1 0 0 2
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 0 1 1 0 0 2
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 1 1 2
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 2 0 0 2
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 0 1 0 0 1 2
023 Chemistry: Physical Processes 0 0 0 1 0 1
053 Package Making 0 0 0 1 0 1
054 Harness (for animals) 0 0 0 0 1 1
059 Chain, Staple, and Horseshoe Making 1 0 0 0 0 1
082 Turning (e.g., for metal working) 1 0 0 0 0 1
091 Motors: Expansible Chamber Type 0 0 0 1 0 1
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 0 0 1 0 0 1
101 Printing 0 0 0 0 1 1
109 Safes, Bank Protection, or a Related Device 1 0 0 0 0 1
111 Planting 0 1 0 0 0 1
112 Sewing 1 0 0 0 0 1
122 Liquid Heaters and Vaporizers 1 0 0 0 0 1
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 0 1 0 0 0 1
148 Metal Treatment 0 0 0 0 1 1
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 0 0 1 0 0 1
169 Fire Extinguishers 0 1 0 0 0 1
172 Earth Working 0 0 1 0 0 1
173 Tool Driving or Impacting 1 0 0 0 0 1
177 Weighing Scales 0 0 1 0 0 1
184 Lubrication 1 0 0 0 0 1
187 Elevator, Industrial Lift Truck, or Stationary Lift for Vehicle 0 1 0 0 0 1
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 0 0 1 0 0 1
202 Distillation: Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 1
208 Mineral Oils: Processes and Products 0 0 0 0 1 1
212 Traversing Hoists 0 1 0 0 0 1
215 Bottles and Jars 0 0 0 0 1 1
223 Apparel Apparatus 0 0 0 1 0 1
225 Severing by Tearing or Breaking 0 0 0 0 1 1
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 1 0 0 0 0 1
249 Static Molds 0 1 0 0 0 1
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 0 0 1 0 0 1
267 Spring Devices 0 0 0 0 1 1
269 Work Holders 0 0 0 0 1 1
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 0 0 0 0 1 1
293 Vehicle Fenders 0 0 0 1 0 1
322 Electricity: Single Generator Systems 0 0 0 0 1 1
326 Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry 0 1 0 0 0 1
331 Oscillators 0 0 0 0 1 1
353 Optics: Image Projectors 0 0 0 0 1 1
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 1 0 0 0 0 1
360 Dynamic Magnetic Information Storage or Retrieval 0 0 1 0 0 1
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 0 0 0 1 0 1
368 Horology: Time Measuring Systems or Devices 0 0 1 0 0 1
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 1 0 1
376 Induced Nuclear Reactions: Processes, Systems, and Elements 0 1 0 0 0 1
392 Electric Resistance Heating Devices 1 0 0 0 0 1
406 Conveyors: Fluid Current 0 1 0 0 0 1
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 0 0 0 1 0 1
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 0 1 0 0 0 1
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 0 0 0 0 1 1
440 Marine Propulsion 0 1 0 0 0 1
454 Ventilation 0 1 0 0 0 1
455 Telecommunications 0 0 0 1 0 1
472 Amusement Devices 0 1 0 0 0 1
507 Earth Boring, Well Treating, and Oil Field Chemistry 0 0 0 1 0 1
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 1 1
712 Processing Architectures and Instruction Processing, e.g., Processors (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 1 0 1
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 0 0 1 0 0 1
725 Interactive Video Distribution Systems 0 0 0 1 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 316 313 308 388 410 1735


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