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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

MONTANA

( 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
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 6 9 8 10 7 40
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 11 10 4 1 3 29
414 Material or Article Handling 9 2 4 2 4 21
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 3 5 6 4 1 19
463 Amusement Devices: Games 5 3 3 3 5 19
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 5 3 3 3 3 17
033 Geometrical Instruments 1 2 4 7 1 15
280 Land Vehicles 5 2 2 3 3 15
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 3 4 2 3 1 13
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 2 2 3 3 2 12
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 1 0 3 4 1 9
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 2 2 2 1 2 9
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 2 2 5 0 0 9
002 Apparel 1 0 3 2 2 8
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 3 1 1 0 3 8
029 Metal Working 0 1 3 1 2 7
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 1 2 1 0 3 7
118 Coating Apparatus 1 2 2 2 0 7
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 1 3 1 2 0 7
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 1 1 3 2 0 7
005 Beds 2 0 2 0 2 6
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 4 0 0 1 1 6
206 Special Receptacle or Package 1 0 3 1 1 6
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 1 2 0 1 2 6
250 Radiant Energy 2 3 0 0 1 6
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 1 0 3 0 1 5
273 Amusement Devices: Games 0 2 0 2 1 5
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 1 0 1 3 0 5
172 Earth Working 1 2 0 0 1 4
224 Package and Article Carriers 3 1 0 0 0 4
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 1 0 2 0 1 4
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 0 0 1 1 2 4
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 0 1 2 0 1 4
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 0 1 0 2 1 4
297 Chairs and Seats 0 1 0 1 2 4
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 1 0 2 1 0 4
362 Illumination 0 0 1 2 1 4
385 Optical Waveguides 0 1 0 1 2 4
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 0 1 1 1 0 3
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 0 0 2 0 1 3
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 2 0 1 0 0 3
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 1 1 1 0 0 3
119 Animal Husbandry 1 1 0 1 0 3
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 1 0 0 1 1 3
144 Woodworking 1 0 1 1 0 3
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 1 0 1 1 0 3
340 Communications: Electrical 0 1 1 0 1 3
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 1 0 1 1 0 3
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 2 0 1 0 0 3
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 0 1 0 1 1 3
482 Exercise Devices 1 0 0 1 1 3
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 0 1 1 0 1 3
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 0 0 0 3 0 3
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 0 0 1 2 0 3
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 0 0 1 2 0 3
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 1 0 0 1 0 2
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 0 2 0 0 0 2
037 Excavating 1 0 1 0 0 2
054 Harness for Working Animal 0 2 0 0 0 2
062 Refrigeration 0 0 1 1 0 2
073 Measuring and Testing 1 0 0 0 1 2
081 Tools 0 1 1 0 0 2
084 Music 0 0 1 1 0 2
100 Presses 0 0 0 1 1 2
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 1 0 0 1 0 2
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 0 0 2 0 0 2
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 0 0 0 2 0 2
266 Metallurgical Apparatus 1 1 0 0 0 2
279 Chucks or Sockets 1 1 0 0 0 2
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 0 0 1 1 0 2
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 1 1 0 0 0 2
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 1 0 0 1 0 2
382 Image Analysis 1 0 0 0 1 2
403 Joints and Connections 0 1 1 0 0 2
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 0 0 1 0 1 2
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 1 0 0 1 0 2
417 Pumps 0 2 0 0 0 2
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 0 1 1 0 0 2
449 Bee Culture (propagating, raising, caring for bees) 0 2 0 0 0 2
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 1 0 0 1 0 2
606 Surgery (instruments) 0 1 0 0 1 2
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 1 1 0 0 0 2
007 Compound Hand Tools 0 1 0 0 0 1
042 Firearms 0 0 1 0 0 1
048 Gas: Heating and Illuminating 0 0 0 0 1 1
055 Gas Separation 1 0 0 0 0 1
056 Harvesters 0 1 0 0 0 1
060 Power Plants 1 0 0 0 0 1
072 Metal Deforming 0 0 0 0 1 1
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 0 0 0 1 0 1
083 Cutting 1 0 0 0 0 1
092 Expansible Chamber Devices 1 0 0 0 0 1
095 Gas Separation: Processes 0 0 0 0 1 1
102 Ammunition and Explosives 0 0 1 0 0 1
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 0 0 0 1 0 1
114 Ships 0 0 1 0 0 1
126 Stoves and Furnaces 0 1 0 0 0 1
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 1 0 0 0 0 1
132 Toilet 1 0 0 0 0 1
137 Fluid Handling 0 0 0 0 1 1
140 Wireworking 0 0 1 0 0 1
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 0 0 1 0 0 1
148 Metal Treatment 0 0 1 0 0 1
152 Resilient Tires and Wheels 0 0 1 0 0 1
165 Heat Exchange 0 0 1 0 0 1
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 0 0 0 1 0 1
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 0 0 1 0 0 1
184 Lubrication 0 0 0 0 1 1
187 Elevator, Industrial Lift Truck, or Stationary Lift for Vehicle 0 0 0 0 1 1
193 Conveyors, Chutes, Skids, Guides, and Ways 0 0 0 1 0 1
219 Electric Heating 0 0 0 0 1 1
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 0 0 0 1 0 1
236 Automatic Temperature and Humidity Regulation 0 0 0 1 0 1
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 0 0 0 1 0 1
256 Fences 0 0 0 1 0 1
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 0 0 0 1 0 1
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 0 0 0 1 0 1
269 Work Holders 1 0 0 0 0 1
292 Closure Fasteners 0 0 1 0 0 1
293 Vehicle Fenders 0 0 0 1 0 1
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 0 1 0 0 0 1
303 Fluid-Pressure and Analogous Brake Systems 0 0 0 0 1 1
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 0 0 1 0 0 1
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 0 0 1 0 0 1
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 1 0 0 0 0 1
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 1 0 0 0 0 1
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 0 0 0 0 1 1
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 0 0 0 1 0 1
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 0 0 0 0 1 1
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 0 0 0 1 0 1
370 Multiplex Communications 0 0 1 0 0 1
383 Flexible Bags 0 1 0 0 0 1
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 0 0 0 0 1 1
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 1 0 0 0 0 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
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 0 0 0 1 0 1
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 0 1 0 0 0 1
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 0 0 1 0 0 1
432 Heating 0 0 0 0 1 1
434 Education and Demonstration 0 1 0 0 0 1
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 0 0 1 0 0 1
439 Electrical Connectors 0 1 0 0 0 1
451 Abrading 0 0 0 0 1 1
454 Ventilation 1 0 0 0 0 1
472 Amusement Devices 0 1 0 0 0 1
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 1 0 0 0 0 1
507 Earth Boring, Well Treating, and Oil Field Chemistry 1 0 0 0 0 1
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 0 0 1 0 0 1
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 1 0 0 0 0 1
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 0 0 0 1 0 1
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 1 1
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 0 0 0 0 1
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 0 0 1 0 0 1
725 Interactive Video Distribution Systems 0 0 0 0 1 1
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 0 0 0 0 1 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 119 101 121 110 91 542


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