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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting By Geographic Region (State and Country),
Breakout By Technology Class

Count of 2004 - 2008 Utility Patent Grants
As Distributed 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

MISSISSIPPI

( patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor )
( technology class is determined by the primary classification assigned to a patent- see 'Explanation of Data' )
( some classes have been combined together under a single class identifier )

The following table displays technology classes and counts of utility patents classified in them; patents are distributed either by year of patent grant or by year of patent application.
Class Class Title 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Total
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 4 3 15 12 7 41
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 5 6 4 3 6 24
297 Chairs and Seats 2 3 4 6 4 19
362 Illumination 3 3 4 5 0 15
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 3 4 1 4 3 15
029 Metal Working 5 5 2 0 1 13
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 4 1 2 1 5 13
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 2 0 2 5 2 11
273 Amusement Devices: Games 1 4 3 2 1 11
280 Land Vehicles 4 2 1 1 3 11
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 5 0 2 3 0 10
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 2 0 1 5 2 10
095 Gas Separation: Processes 0 1 1 2 4 8
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 1 0 2 4 1 8
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 1 3 0 0 4 8
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 4 2 0 0 1 7
250 Radiant Energy 0 1 1 4 1 7
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 0 3 0 3 1 7
033 Geometrical Instruments 1 1 1 2 1 6
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 2 2 1 1 0 6
330 Amplifiers 0 1 4 1 0 6
340 Communications: Electrical 1 0 0 2 3 6
379 Telephonic Communications 2 0 2 1 1 6
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 2 0 0 1 3 6
455 Telecommunications 1 1 3 0 1 6
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 0 1 2 2 1 6
606 Surgery (instruments) 1 1 1 2 1 6
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 1 0 1 2 2 6
062 Refrigeration 3 0 2 0 0 5
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 0 0 0 4 1 5
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 2 0 1 1 1 5
119 Animal Husbandry 1 2 1 1 0 5
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 2 0 0 3 0 5
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 1 2 1 0 1 5
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 0 1 1 2 1 5
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 3 0 0 1 1 5
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 3 1 0 0 1 5
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 0 5 0 0 0 5
439 Electrical Connectors 0 0 2 2 1 5
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 2 0 0 3 0 5
002 Apparel 1 1 1 1 0 4
005 Beds 1 0 2 1 0 4
042 Firearms 0 1 0 0 3 4
055 Gas Separation 0 1 1 2 0 4
073 Measuring and Testing 1 2 0 1 0 4
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 1 1 0 2 0 4
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 0 1 1 2 0 4
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 2 0 1 1 0 4
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 1 0 3 0 0 4
433 Dentistry 1 1 1 1 0 4
463 Amusement Devices: Games 0 0 0 2 2 4
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 1 2 1 0 0 4
482 Exercise Devices 0 1 1 1 1 4
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 2 0 1 1 0 4
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 2 1 0 0 1 4
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 2 2 0 0 4
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 2 1 0 0 0 3
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 1 0 1 1 0 3
126 Stoves and Furnaces 3 0 0 0 0 3
137 Fluid Handling 3 0 0 0 0 3
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 1 1 1 0 0 3
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 1 0 0 1 1 3
180 Motor Vehicles 0 1 1 0 1 3
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 0 1 1 1 0 3
220 Receptacles 2 1 0 0 0 3
224 Package and Article Carriers 0 2 0 1 0 3
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 1 1 0 0 1 3
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 1 1 0 0 1 3
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 1 0 0 1 1 3
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 1 1 0 0 1 3
385 Optical Waveguides 1 0 1 1 0 3
392 Electric Resistance Heating Devices 0 1 2 0 0 3
414 Material or Article Handling 0 2 0 1 0 3
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 0 1 0 1 1 3
452 Butchering 1 0 0 2 0 3
454 Ventilation 2 0 1 0 0 3
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 0 1 2 0 0 3
008 Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers 1 1 0 0 0 2
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 1 0 1 0 0 2
070 Locks 1 0 1 0 0 2
072 Metal Deforming 0 0 0 2 0 2
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 1 1 0 0 0 2
084 Music 1 0 0 0 1 2
102 Ammunition and Explosives 0 1 0 1 0 2
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 1 1 0 0 0 2
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 2 0 0 0 0 2
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 0 0 2 0 0 2
144 Woodworking 0 1 0 1 0 2
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 0 2 0 0 0 2
219 Electric Heating 1 1 0 0 0 2
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 0 0 0 0 2 2
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 0 2 0 0 0 2
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 0 0 0 1 1 2
283 Printed Matter 0 0 1 1 0 2
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 1 1 0 0 0 2
301 Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles 0 0 1 0 1 2
370 Multiplex Communications 0 0 1 1 0 2
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 0 2 2
402 Binder Device Releasably Engaging Aperture or Notch of Sheet 1 1 0 0 0 2
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 0 0 0 1 1 2
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 0 1 0 1 0 2
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 1 0 1 0 0 2
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 1 0 1 0 0 2
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 0 2 0 0 0 2
001 ** Classification Undetermined ** 0 1 0 0 0 1
016 Miscellaneous Hardware 0 0 0 0 1 1
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 0 0 0 1 0 1
027 Undertaking 0 0 0 1 0 1
030 Cutlery 0 0 0 1 0 1
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 0 0 1 0 0 1
037 Excavating 0 0 1 0 0 1
048 Gas: Heating and Illuminating 1 0 0 0 0 1
049 Movable or Removable Closures 1 0 0 0 0 1
053 Package Making 0 0 0 1 0 1
056 Harvesters 0 0 1 0 0 1
060 Power Plants 0 0 0 1 0 1
063 Jewelry 0 0 0 1 0 1
083 Cutting 0 1 0 0 0 1
092 Expansible Chamber Devices 1 0 0 0 0 1
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 0 0 0 1 0 1
100 Presses 0 0 0 0 1 1
109 Safes, Bank Protection, or a Related Device 0 1 0 0 0 1
111 Planting 0 1 0 0 0 1
114 Ships 0 0 0 0 1 1
116 Signals and Indicators 0 0 0 0 1 1
117 Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor 0 0 0 0 1 1
118 Coating Apparatus 0 1 0 0 0 1
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 0 1 0 0 0 1
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 1 0 0 0 0 1
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 0 0 0 0 1 1
165 Heat Exchange 0 0 0 0 1 1
172 Earth Working 0 1 0 0 0 1
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 0 0 1 0 0 1
177 Weighing Scales 0 0 1 0 0 1
181 Acoustics 0 1 0 0 0 1
187 Elevator, Industrial Lift Truck, or Stationary Lift for Vehicle 1 0 0 0 0 1
192 Clutches and Power-Stop Control 0 1 0 0 0 1
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 0 0 0 1 0 1
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 0 0 0 1 0 1
206 Special Receptacle or Package 0 1 0 0 0 1
208 Mineral Oils: Processes and Products 0 0 1 0 0 1
211 Supports: Racks 0 0 1 0 0 1
215 Bottles and Jars 0 0 0 0 1 1
221 Article Dispensing 0 0 1 0 0 1
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 0 0 1 0 0 1
223 Apparel Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 1
236 Automatic Temperature and Humidity Regulation 0 0 0 1 0 1
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 0 0 0 1 0 1
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 0 0 0 0 1 1
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 0 0 1 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
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 1 0 0 0 0 1
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 1 0 0 0 0 1
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 0 0 0 0 1 1
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 0 0 1 0 0 1
336 Inductor Devices 0 1 0 0 0 1
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 1 0 0 0 0 1
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 0 0 0 0 1 1
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 0 0 0 1 0 1
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 0 0 0 1 0 1
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 0 0 0 0 1 1
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 1 0 0 0 0 1
406 Conveyors: Fluid Current 0 0 1 0 0 1
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 0 0 0 1 0 1
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 0 0 1 0 0 1
427 Coating Processes 0 0 1 0 0 1
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 1 0 0 0 0 1
451 Abrading 1 0 0 0 0 1
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 1 0 0 0 0 1
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 0 0 0 0 1 1
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 0 0 0 1 0 1
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 0 0 1 0 0 1
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 0 0 0 1 0 1
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 0 0 0 0 1
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 1 0 0 0 0 1
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 0 0 1 0 0 1
716 DP: Design and Analysis of Circuit or Semiconductor Mask (Data Processing) 0 0 1 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 136 114 119 142 102 613


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