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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

ALABAMA

( 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
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 23 22 20 20 15 100
379 Telephonic Communications 10 10 20 5 3 48
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 9 10 7 6 10 42
370 Multiplex Communications 5 4 12 7 11 39
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 10 8 2 4 8 32
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 8 3 7 10 3 31
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 4 7 6 6 7 30
340 Communications: Electrical 4 4 9 5 7 29
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 8 5 6 3 5 27
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 5 7 2 7 3 24
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 4 5 6 5 3 23
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 6 5 5 5 2 23
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 6 2 6 3 5 22
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 10 6 6 0 0 22
250 Radiant Energy 6 0 6 2 6 20
073 Measuring and Testing 1 3 2 6 7 19
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 7 5 5 1 1 19
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 4 2 4 2 7 19
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 2 0 6 2 8 18
122 Liquid Heaters and Vaporizers 3 1 5 4 4 17
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 3 1 5 5 3 17
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 2 5 3 3 3 16
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 0 6 4 2 3 15
455 Telecommunications 1 5 3 2 4 15
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 2 4 4 4 1 15
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 5 2 1 4 3 15
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 6 2 3 2 2 15
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 7 0 0 4 4 15
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 1 1 7 4 2 15
029 Metal Working 3 4 1 6 0 14
060 Power Plants 4 4 2 3 1 14
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 6 5 2 0 1 14
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 1 3 2 4 4 14
385 Optical Waveguides 4 4 2 2 2 14
219 Electric Heating 6 1 4 1 1 13
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 1 3 5 4 0 13
280 Land Vehicles 1 2 5 2 3 13
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 4 1 4 2 2 13
414 Material or Article Handling 2 3 6 1 1 13
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 1 2 5 4 13
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 5 1 1 3 2 12
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 3 1 2 1 5 12
439 Electrical Connectors 0 0 4 6 2 12
062 Refrigeration 3 2 3 2 1 11
102 Ammunition and Explosives 1 3 1 3 3 11
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 3 1 6 1 0 11
005 Beds 2 2 3 0 3 10
033 Geometrical Instruments 0 2 2 4 2 10
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 2 1 2 4 1 10
137 Fluid Handling 4 1 3 2 0 10
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 1 1 1 2 5 10
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 2 2 2 1 3 10
362 Illumination 3 3 2 1 1 10
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 3 4 2 1 0 10
002 Apparel 2 3 1 1 2 9
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 1 3 2 2 1 9
382 Image Analysis 3 0 4 0 2 9
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 1 0 1 6 1 9
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 3 3 0 2 1 9
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 0 2 2 3 2 9
114 Ships 2 2 0 1 3 8
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 1 3 1 0 3 8
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 2 1 1 4 0 8
482 Exercise Devices 2 2 2 2 0 8
606 Surgery (instruments) 3 1 0 2 2 8
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 2 0 4 1 1 8
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 2 0 4 0 2 8
726 Information Security 0 0 3 0 5 8
089 Ordnance 2 0 1 2 2 7
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 1 3 2 0 1 7
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 3 3 0 0 1 7
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 4 2 0 1 0 7
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 4 1 1 0 1 7
297 Chairs and Seats 2 0 0 2 3 7
392 Electric Resistance Heating Devices 1 3 2 1 0 7
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 2 3 0 2 0 7
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 2 3 0 1 1 7
081 Tools 0 4 2 0 0 6
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 1 3 0 1 1 6
399 Electrophotography 0 0 2 3 1 6
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 1 1 2 1 1 6
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 2 0 2 0 1 5
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 1 2 1 1 0 5
180 Motor Vehicles 1 1 1 0 2 5
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 1 1 1 0 2 5
206 Special Receptacle or Package 1 1 1 2 0 5
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 1 0 3 1 0 5
273 Amusement Devices: Games 3 0 1 1 0 5
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 1 0 0 3 1 5
348 Television 0 1 1 1 2 5
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 0 1 4 0 0 5
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 1 1 0 2 1 5
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 0 3 0 0 2 5
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 2 2 1 0 0 5
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 2 1 1 1 0 5
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 0 3 1 0 0 4
007 Compound Hand Tools 1 2 1 0 0 4
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 1 2 0 1 0 4
030 Cutlery 0 1 1 2 0 4
055 Gas Separation 1 1 0 0 2 4
119 Animal Husbandry 2 0 1 1 0 4
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 2 0 1 1 0 4
144 Woodworking 1 0 2 0 1 4
148 Metal Treatment 0 2 0 0 2 4
164 Metal Founding 0 2 1 1 0 4
165 Heat Exchange 1 1 0 2 0 4
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 1 0 1 1 1 4
224 Package and Article Carriers 1 0 2 1 0 4
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 2 0 1 0 1 4
256 Fences 1 1 1 0 1 4
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 0 0 1 1 2 4
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 1 1 1 0 1 4
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 2 1 1 0 0 4
427 Coating Processes 1 1 0 1 1 4
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 1 1 0 2 0 4
451 Abrading 3 0 0 1 0 4
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 1 0 0 1 1 3
042 Firearms 1 0 1 1 0 3
072 Metal Deforming 1 1 1 0 0 3
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 1 2 0 0 0 3
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 0 1 2 0 0 3
188 Brakes 0 1 2 0 0 3
211 Supports: Racks 1 1 0 1 0 3
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 2 0 0 1 0 3
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 0 0 1 1 1 3
246 Railway Switches and Signals 2 0 0 1 0 3
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 1 1 0 1 0 3
349 Liquid Crystal Cells, Elements and Systems 1 1 1 0 0 3
360 Dynamic Magnetic Information Storage or Retrieval 0 0 2 0 1 3
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 1 1 0 1 0 3
367 Communications, Electrical: Acoustic Wave Systems and Devices 3 0 0 0 0 3
372 Coherent Light Generators 1 1 0 0 1 3
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 3 0 0 0 0 3
403 Joints and Connections 0 3 0 0 0 3
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 0 1 0 1 1 3
434 Education and Demonstration 1 0 1 1 0 3
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 1 0 2 0 0 3
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 3 0 0 0 0 3
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 0 0 3 0 0 3
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 1 0 0 1 1 3
720 Dynamic Optical Information Storage or Retrieval 0 1 1 1 0 3
047 Plant Husbandry 1 0 0 1 0 2
056 Harvesters 1 1 0 0 0 2
066 Textiles: Knitting 0 0 1 0 1 2
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 1 0 0 0 1 2
083 Cutting 0 0 0 2 0 2
084 Music 1 0 0 1 0 2
086 Ammunition and Explosive-Charge Making 1 0 0 1 0 2
101 Printing 1 1 0 0 0 2
105 Railway Rolling Stock 0 1 0 0 1 2
116 Signals and Indicators 0 1 1 0 0 2
117 Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor 1 0 1 0 0 2
118 Coating Apparatus 0 0 0 1 1 2
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 0 1 1 0 0 2
125 Stone Working 0 1 1 0 0 2
126 Stoves and Furnaces 1 1 0 0 0 2
157 Wheelwright Machines 0 0 1 0 1 2
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 0 1 0 0 1 2
227 Elongated-Member-Driving Apparatus 0 1 1 0 0 2
234 Selective Cutting (e.g., Punching) 0 0 1 0 1 2
252 Compositions 1 0 1 0 0 2
266 Metallurgical Apparatus 1 0 0 1 0 2
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 1 0 1 0 0 2
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 1 0 1 0 0 2
326 Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry 2 0 0 0 0 2
330 Amplifiers 0 1 0 1 0 2
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 0 0 2 0 0 2
353 Optics: Image Projectors 0 1 1 0 0 2
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 1 0 0 1 0 2
368 Horology: Time Measuring Systems or Devices 1 0 0 1 0 2
369 Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval 0 0 1 1 0 2
383 Flexible Bags 1 1 0 0 0 2
398 Optical Communications 0 0 0 1 1 2
418 Rotary Expansible Chamber Devices 1 0 0 1 0 2
440 Marine Propulsion 1 1 0 0 0 2
441 Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices 0 0 1 0 1 2
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 0 1 0 1 0 2
452 Butchering 0 0 2 0 0 2
454 Ventilation 0 1 0 1 0 2
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 0 0 1 0 1 2
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 0 1 0 0 1 2
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 1 0 0 1 0 2
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 0 1 0 0 2
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 1 0 0 0 2
716 DP: Design and Analysis of Circuit or Semiconductor Mask (Data Processing) 1 0 0 0 1 2
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 0 1 0 1 0 2
719 Interprogram Communication or Interprocess Communication (Ipc) (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 1 0 0 1 2
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 0 1 1 0 0 2
014 Bridges 0 0 1 0 0 1
016 Miscellaneous Hardware 0 0 1 0 0 1
019 Textiles: Fiber Preparation 0 0 0 0 1 1
027 Undertaking 0 0 0 0 1 1
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 0 0 0 0 1 1
038 Textiles: Ironing or Smoothing 0 1 0 0 0 1
054 Harness for Working Animal 1 0 0 0 0 1
057 Textiles: Spinning, Twisting, and Twining 0 0 0 0 1 1
063 Jewelry 0 0 0 1 0 1
065 Glass Manufacturing 0 0 0 1 0 1
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 0 0 0 0 1 1
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 0 1 0 0 0 1
100 Presses 1 0 0 0 0 1
111 Planting 0 0 0 0 1 1
112 Sewing 0 0 1 0 0 1
132 Toilet 0 1 0 0 0 1
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 0 1 0 0 0 1
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 0 0 1 0 0 1
152 Resilient Tires and Wheels 1 0 0 0 0 1
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 0 0 0 1 0 1
172 Earth Working 0 1 0 0 0 1
173 Tool Driving or Impacting 0 0 1 0 0 1
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 0 0 0 1 0 1
177 Weighing Scales 0 0 0 1 0 1
194 Check-Actuated Control Mechanisms 1 0 0 0 0 1
202 Distillation: Apparatus 0 0 0 1 0 1
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 0 1 0 0 0 1
212 Traversing Hoists 0 0 1 0 0 1
220 Receptacles 0 1 0 0 0 1
221 Article Dispensing 0 0 0 1 0 1
225 Severing by Tearing or Breaking 1 0 0 0 0 1
236 Automatic Temperature and Humidity Regulation 0 0 0 0 1 1
245 Wire Fabrics and Structure 0 1 0 0 0 1
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 0 1 0 0 0 1
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 1
269 Work Holders 0 0 1 0 0 1
271 Sheet Feeding or Delivering 1 0 0 0 0 1
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 0 0 0 0 1 1
281 Books, Strips, and Leaves 0 0 0 0 1 1
293 Vehicle Fenders 0 0 0 0 1 1
298 Land Vehicles: Dumping 0 0 0 1 0 1
299 Mining or In Situ Disintegration of Hard Material 0 0 0 0 1 1
301 Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles 0 0 0 0 1 1
303 Fluid-Pressure and Analogous Brake Systems 0 0 0 1 0 1
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 0 1 0 0 0 1
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 0 1 0 0 0 1
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 1 0 0 0 0 1
336 Inductor Devices 1 0 0 0 0 1
377 Electrical Pulse Counters, Pulse Dividers, or Shift Registers: Circuits and Systems 0 0 1 0 0 1
386 Television Signal Processing for Dynamic Recording or Reproducing 1 0 0 0 0 1
408 Cutting by Use of Rotating Axially Moving Tool 0 0 0 1 0 1
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 0 0 0 1 0 1
433 Dentistry 0 1 0 0 0 1
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 1 0 0 0 0 1
449 Bee Culture (propagating, raising, caring for bees) 1 0 0 0 0 1
453 Coin Handling 1 0 0 0 0 1
463 Amusement Devices: Games 0 0 0 1 0 1
472 Amusement Devices 1 0 0 0 0 1
493 Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web 0 0 0 0 1 1
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 0 1 0 0 0 1
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 1 0 0 0 0 1
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 0 1 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 375 318 357 300 279 1629


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