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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

KANSAS

( 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
455 Telecommunications 13 18 60 44 42 177
370 Multiplex Communications 11 15 24 18 33 101
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 22 31 16 12 15 96
379 Telephonic Communications 15 12 22 11 5 65
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 6 1 12 17 7 43
340 Communications: Electrical 10 8 10 7 5 40
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 12 7 12 3 6 40
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 8 9 10 5 7 39
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 12 5 7 6 8 38
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 7 6 14 6 3 36
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 7 5 9 5 7 33
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 4 4 7 3 7 25
606 Surgery (instruments) 7 4 1 4 9 25
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 5 4 3 5 8 25
005 Beds 3 5 9 4 3 24
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 1 5 9 3 5 23
073 Measuring and Testing 3 3 5 9 2 22
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 6 4 5 2 4 21
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 6 2 4 5 4 21
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 8 3 5 3 2 21
119 Animal Husbandry 5 5 4 4 2 20
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 3 5 3 6 3 20
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 12 4 2 0 2 20
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 4 1 5 3 6 19
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 4 2 3 7 3 19
439 Electrical Connectors 4 1 3 5 6 19
072 Metal Deforming 4 2 6 4 2 18
280 Land Vehicles 6 6 1 3 2 18
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 3 1 6 4 4 18
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 3 2 6 3 3 17
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 5 3 2 4 3 17
211 Supports: Racks 3 3 5 5 0 16
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 1 1 3 4 7 16
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 5 4 5 1 1 16
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 0 4 4 6 2 16
056 Harvesters 5 2 4 1 3 15
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 5 3 7 0 0 15
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 2 2 2 3 6 15
029 Metal Working 2 5 1 2 4 14
172 Earth Working 4 4 2 2 2 14
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 3 4 3 2 2 14
362 Illumination 2 6 0 2 4 14
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 0 0 5 6 3 14
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 0 2 0 6 6 14
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 2 1 3 4 3 13
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 5 6 1 0 1 13
219 Electric Heating 2 1 2 6 1 12
348 Television 4 0 4 2 2 12
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 6 1 1 3 1 12
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 2 0 2 4 4 12
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 2 1 4 0 4 11
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 4 1 2 3 1 11
137 Fluid Handling 2 2 2 2 2 10
269 Work Holders 2 3 3 0 2 10
297 Chairs and Seats 1 2 4 0 3 10
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 3 1 2 1 3 10
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 3 3 1 1 2 10
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 4 2 0 3 1 10
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 5 0 2 2 0 9
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 4 0 1 2 2 9
062 Refrigeration 2 2 1 3 1 9
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 2 5 0 1 1 9
249 Static Molds 2 4 3 0 0 9
250 Radiant Energy 3 1 2 3 0 9
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 3 1 2 2 1 9
460 Crop Threshing or Separating 3 1 0 1 4 9
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 6 1 1 1 0 9
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 1 2 1 2 3 9
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 0 2 3 2 1 8
033 Geometrical Instruments 4 2 0 0 2 8
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 2 1 1 2 2 8
060 Power Plants 2 0 3 1 2 8
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 2 2 3 0 1 8
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 2 1 1 3 1 8
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 0 2 3 1 2 8
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 4 3 0 0 1 8
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 4 1 0 1 2 8
382 Image Analysis 2 2 1 2 1 8
398 Optical Communications 1 1 2 3 1 8
414 Material or Article Handling 2 2 0 3 1 8
452 Butchering 2 0 3 1 2 8
482 Exercise Devices 2 2 1 3 0 8
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 1 2 0 3 2 8
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 2 1 0 3 2 8
095 Gas Separation: Processes 0 2 1 3 1 7
101 Printing 1 2 2 0 2 7
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 1 3 1 0 2 7
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 2 1 1 2 1 7
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 6 0 0 1 0 7
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 1 1 1 3 1 7
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 0 1 4 2 0 7
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 1 3 2 0 1 7
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 4 1 1 1 0 7
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 2 0 0 3 2 7
434 Education and Demonstration 2 2 2 0 1 7
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 2 0 3 1 0 6
084 Music 1 0 2 2 1 6
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 1 0 2 1 2 6
111 Planting 0 1 1 1 3 6
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 0 1 1 4 0 6
224 Package and Article Carriers 2 3 0 0 1 6
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 1 2 1 0 2 6
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 0 0 1 2 3 6
451 Abrading 0 2 3 1 0 6
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 0 1 4 1 0 6
726 Information Security 1 0 1 1 3 6
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 1 0 2 2 1 6
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 1 1 0 1 2 5
042 Firearms 0 2 1 2 0 5
055 Gas Separation 1 1 1 1 1 5
221 Article Dispensing 0 2 2 0 1 5
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 1 3 1 0 0 5
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 0 1 0 2 2 5
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 1 0 1 1 2 5
403 Joints and Connections 1 2 2 0 0 5
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 0 2 1 1 1 5
417 Pumps 1 3 0 0 1 5
427 Coating Processes 0 0 1 0 4 5
454 Ventilation 0 2 1 2 0 5
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 0 1 2 0 2 5
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 1 0 0 0 3 4
053 Package Making 1 0 3 0 0 4
081 Tools 1 0 1 2 0 4
083 Cutting 1 1 0 1 1 4
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 0 0 4 0 0 4
184 Lubrication 1 1 1 1 0 4
256 Fences 1 1 2 0 0 4
303 Fluid-Pressure and Analogous Brake Systems 1 0 1 2 0 4
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 3 0 0 1 0 4
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 0 1 1 1 1 4
432 Heating 1 1 1 1 0 4
463 Amusement Devices: Games 1 1 0 0 2 4
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 2 0 1 0 1 4
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 1 1 1 1 0 4
016 Miscellaneous Hardware 0 0 2 1 0 3
066 Textiles: Knitting 0 0 1 1 1 3
100 Presses 1 0 0 0 2 3
105 Railway Rolling Stock 0 0 1 1 1 3
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 0 0 1 1 1 3
125 Stone Working 0 0 1 0 2 3
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 0 1 1 1 0 3
177 Weighing Scales 0 2 0 1 0 3
206 Special Receptacle or Package 1 1 0 0 1 3
220 Receptacles 1 0 0 2 0 3
227 Elongated-Member-Driving Apparatus 0 2 1 0 0 3
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 0 0 0 3 0 3
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 0 0 0 2 1 3
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 0 0 1 1 1 3
252 Compositions 0 2 0 0 1 3
283 Printed Matter 0 1 0 0 2 3
293 Vehicle Fenders 3 0 0 0 0 3
299 Mining or In Situ Disintegration of Hard Material 0 0 1 0 2 3
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 1 0 0 1 1 3
380 Cryptography 0 0 0 1 2 3
400 Typewriting Machines 2 0 1 0 0 3
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 2 0 0 1 0 3
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 0 0 1 0 2 3
431 Combustion 2 0 1 0 0 3
719 Interprogram Communication or Interprocess Communication (Ipc) (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 1 1 1 0 3
002 Apparel 0 1 0 0 1 2
030 Cutlery 1 1 0 0 0 2
037 Excavating 0 1 1 0 0 2
054 Harness for Working Animal 0 1 0 1 0 2
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 1 0 0 0 1 2
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 1 0 0 0 1 2
102 Ammunition and Explosives 0 2 0 0 0 2
114 Ships 1 1 0 0 0 2
122 Liquid Heaters and Vaporizers 0 1 1 0 0 2
126 Stoves and Furnaces 1 0 0 0 1 2
173 Tool Driving or Impacting 1 0 0 0 1 2
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 1 1 0 0 0 2
180 Motor Vehicles 1 0 1 0 0 2
181 Acoustics 0 2 0 0 0 2
187 Elevator, Industrial Lift Truck, or Stationary Lift for Vehicle 0 0 1 0 1 2
188 Brakes 0 1 1 0 0 2
238 Railways: Surface Track 0 0 1 0 1 2
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 0 0 0 2 0 2
301 Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles 1 0 0 0 1 2
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 1 1 0 0 0 2
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 0 0 0 1 1 2
330 Amplifiers 1 0 0 0 1 2
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 0 1 0 1 0 2
372 Coherent Light Generators 1 0 1 0 0 2
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 0 1 1 0 0 2
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 0 0 1 1 0 2
385 Optical Waveguides 0 0 0 0 2 2
409 Gear Cutting, Milling, or Planing 0 2 0 0 0 2
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 1 1 0 0 0 2
440 Marine Propulsion 0 1 0 1 0 2
441 Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices 1 0 0 0 1 2
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 0 0 0 1 1 2
445 Electric Lamp or Space Discharge Component or Device Manufacturing 0 0 0 0 2 2
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 0 1 0 1 0 2
507 Earth Boring, Well Treating, and Oil Field Chemistry 2 0 0 0 0 2
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 0 0 1 1 0 2
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 0 1 0 1 0 2
588 Hazardous or Toxic Waste Destruction or Containment 0 0 0 1 1 2
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 0 0 1 0 1 2
014 Bridges 0 1 0 0 0 1
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 0 0 0 1 0 1
038 Textiles: Ironing or Smoothing 0 0 0 1 0 1
065 Glass Manufacturing 1 0 0 0 0 1
071 Chemistry: Fertilizers 1 0 0 0 0 1
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 0 1 0 0 0 1
116 Signals and Indicators 1 0 0 0 0 1
117 Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor 0 0 1 0 0 1
132 Toilet 1 0 0 0 0 1
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 0 0 0 1 0 1
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 0 0 0 1 0 1
144 Woodworking 0 0 0 0 1 1
164 Metal Founding 0 0 1 0 0 1
169 Fire Extinguishers 0 1 0 0 0 1
192 Clutches and Power-Stop Control 1 0 0 0 0 1
194 Check-Actuated Control Mechanisms 0 0 0 0 1 1
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 0 0 1 0 0 1
202 Distillation: Apparatus 0 0 0 1 0 1
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 1 0 0 0 0 1
208 Mineral Oils: Processes and Products 0 0 1 0 0 1
212 Traversing Hoists 0 0 0 0 1 1
216 Etching a Substrate: Processes 0 1 0 0 0 1
225 Severing by Tearing or Breaking 1 0 0 0 0 1
232 Deposit and Collection Receptacles 1 0 0 0 0 1
236 Automatic Temperature and Humidity Regulation 0 0 1 0 0 1
266 Metallurgical Apparatus 0 0 0 1 0 1
270 Sheet-Material Associating 0 0 1 0 0 1
271 Sheet Feeding or Delivering 0 0 0 1 0 1
273 Amusement Devices: Games 0 0 0 0 1 1
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 1 0 0 0 0 1
281 Books, Strips, and Leaves 0 1 0 0 0 1
292 Closure Fasteners 0 0 0 0 1 1
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 0 0 0 1 0 1
298 Land Vehicles: Dumping 0 0 0 1 0 1
305 Wheel Substitutes for Land Vehicles 0 0 0 0 1 1
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 0 0 1 0 0 1
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 0 1 0 0 0 1
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 0 0 0 1 0 1
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 0 0 0 0 1 1
360 Dynamic Magnetic Information Storage or Retrieval 1 0 0 0 0 1
368 Horology: Time Measuring Systems or Devices 0 0 1 0 0 1
383 Flexible Bags 0 0 0 1 0 1
384 Bearings 0 0 0 0 1 1
386 Television Signal Processing for Dynamic Recording or Reproducing 1 0 0 0 0 1
388 Electricity: Motor Control Systems 0 0 1 0 0 1
396 Photography 0 0 0 0 1 1
408 Cutting by Use of Rotating Axially Moving Tool 0 0 1 0 0 1
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 0 0 0 0 1 1
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 0 1 0 0 0 1
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 0 1 0 0 0 1
433 Dentistry 0 0 0 0 1 1
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 0 0 0 1 0 1
470 Threaded, Headed Fastener, or Washer Making: Process and Apparatus 0 0 0 1 0 1
476 Friction Gear Transmission Systems or Components 1 0 0 0 0 1
493 Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web 0 0 1 0 0 1
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 0 0 0 0 1 1
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 1 0 0 0 0 1
716 DP: Design and Analysis of Circuit or Semiconductor Mask (Data Processing) 0 0 0 1 0 1
725 Interactive Video Distribution Systems 0 0 0 0 1 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 448 380 492 424 425 2169


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