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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

NEW HAMPSHIRE

( 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
370 Multiplex Communications 16 9 20 27 14 86
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 11 10 23 26 13 83
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 8 12 23 18 14 75
219 Electric Heating 15 18 14 8 8 63
101 Printing 28 9 11 2 2 52
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 13 12 8 9 7 49
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 14 13 8 6 8 49
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 16 10 6 12 4 48
455 Telecommunications 4 3 17 18 6 48
439 Electrical Connectors 18 4 10 8 7 47
340 Communications: Electrical 9 5 10 8 13 45
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 6 5 8 12 11 42
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 8 7 9 8 9 41
362 Illumination 3 8 12 11 6 40
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 6 7 13 7 6 39
385 Optical Waveguides 12 7 8 6 6 39
606 Surgery (instruments) 13 4 11 4 7 39
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 9 5 10 6 8 38
073 Measuring and Testing 6 4 8 9 6 33
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 9 7 4 5 8 33
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 10 7 5 5 6 33
250 Radiant Energy 4 6 8 5 9 32
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 5 7 3 4 13 32
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 5 9 2 6 10 32
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 2 6 5 12 7 32
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 3 6 5 13 4 31
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 2 2 9 10 7 30
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 14 2 4 5 4 29
029 Metal Working 4 6 10 4 4 28
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 9 10 3 3 3 28
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 4 2 7 10 5 28
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 5 4 3 3 11 26
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 9 1 4 7 4 25
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 10 1 4 3 7 25
060 Power Plants 6 6 4 3 5 24
180 Motor Vehicles 4 7 3 5 5 24
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 2 3 8 7 3 23
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 5 5 2 7 4 23
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 6 4 4 5 3 22
379 Telephonic Communications 5 3 9 3 2 22
382 Image Analysis 9 3 4 4 2 22
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 7 3 5 1 4 20
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 6 3 4 4 3 20
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 1 6 8 3 1 19
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 5 5 3 2 4 19
372 Coherent Light Generators 8 3 2 6 0 19
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 5 5 4 1 4 19
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 1 3 7 3 5 19
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 6 5 3 2 2 18
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 6 3 3 2 4 18
137 Fluid Handling 7 3 4 2 1 17
165 Heat Exchange 6 5 2 4 0 17
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 3 6 5 3 0 17
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 3 3 2 2 7 17
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 5 4 6 0 1 16
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 4 4 2 5 1 16
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 2 3 0 6 5 16
271 Sheet Feeding or Delivering 5 5 1 3 1 15
280 Land Vehicles 3 4 4 2 2 15
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 4 6 2 2 1 15
042 Firearms 2 3 4 3 2 14
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 3 2 1 5 2 13
493 Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web 4 2 5 1 1 13
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 3 2 1 2 4 12
726 Information Security 0 4 4 2 2 12
072 Metal Deforming 2 1 6 1 1 11
114 Ships 1 3 3 3 1 11
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 5 3 1 1 1 11
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 3 3 3 1 1 11
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 2 1 3 2 3 11
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 3 3 1 2 2 11
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 4 0 3 2 2 11
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 4 4 1 0 2 11
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 2 1 3 4 1 11
451 Abrading 2 2 4 2 1 11
712 Processing Architectures and Instruction Processing, e.g., Processors (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 3 3 2 0 3 11
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 3 3 3 1 0 10
367 Communications, Electrical: Acoustic Wave Systems and Devices 4 2 1 1 2 10
380 Cryptography 0 1 2 4 3 10
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 0 0 0 1 8 9
136 Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric 1 2 1 2 3 9
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 0 2 1 3 3 9
326 Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry 2 1 2 3 1 9
331 Oscillators 4 0 0 1 4 9
398 Optical Communications 3 2 1 1 2 9
434 Education and Demonstration 1 4 3 0 1 9
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 0 1 5 3 0 9
716 DP: Design and Analysis of Circuit or Semiconductor Mask (Data Processing) 1 0 3 1 4 9
719 Interprogram Communication or Interprocess Communication (Ipc) (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 6 1 2 9
002 Apparel 0 3 3 2 0 8
053 Package Making 0 1 3 2 2 8
089 Ordnance 5 0 1 1 1 8
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 2 1 4 1 0 8
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 3 1 1 2 1 8
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 0 3 1 1 3 8
348 Television 1 2 1 4 0 8
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 2 1 0 1 4 8
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 4 0 2 2 0 8
084 Music 0 2 1 1 3 7
119 Animal Husbandry 1 2 3 1 0 7
202 Distillation: Apparatus 2 2 1 0 2 7
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 2 2 3 0 0 7
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 1 2 2 2 0 7
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 1 0 4 2 0 7
330 Amplifiers 1 0 2 2 2 7
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 2 2 1 2 0 7
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 0 1 2 1 3 7
427 Coating Processes 2 3 2 0 0 7
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 4 1 1 1 0 7
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 1 2 1 2 1 7
005 Beds 1 1 2 0 2 6
062 Refrigeration 3 0 2 1 0 6
083 Cutting 1 0 2 2 1 6
117 Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor 2 1 2 0 1 6
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 4 0 2 0 0 6
164 Metal Founding 1 3 1 1 0 6
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 0 5 1 0 0 6
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 1 1 1 1 2 6
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 2 3 0 0 1 6
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 2 0 1 2 1 6
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 2 0 4 0 0 6
414 Material or Article Handling 1 1 1 3 0 6
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 0 0 0 5 1 6
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 0 4 1 0 1 6
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 2 2 1 0 0 5
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 0 1 1 2 1 5
081 Tools 1 0 1 1 2 5
082 Turning (e.g., for metal working) 0 1 1 1 2 5
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 3 1 0 0 1 5
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 1 1 1 1 1 5
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 4 0 1 0 0 5
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 2 1 1 0 1 5
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 0 1 0 3 1 5
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 1 1 2 1 0 5
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 2 1 1 0 1 5
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 0 3 1 0 1 5
718 Virtual Machine Task or Process Management or Task Management/Control (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 3 0 1 0 1 5
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 0 0 2 2 0 4
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 1 1 1 1 0 4
030 Cutlery 0 3 1 0 0 4
033 Geometrical Instruments 1 0 0 1 2 4
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 3 0 0 0 1 4
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 0 0 0 3 1 4
110 Furnaces 1 1 1 0 1 4
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 1 0 1 2 0 4
181 Acoustics 1 2 0 0 1 4
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 1 1 1 0 1 4
221 Article Dispensing 1 1 1 0 1 4
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 0 2 2 0 0 4
297 Chairs and Seats 0 1 0 3 0 4
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 0 1 1 0 2 4
417 Pumps 2 0 0 0 2 4
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 3 0 0 1 0 4
431 Combustion 1 0 2 1 0 4
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 0 1 1 1 1 4
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 3 0 0 1 0 4
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 2 0 1 0 1 4
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 1 0 1 0 2 4
095 Gas Separation: Processes 2 0 1 0 0 3
173 Tool Driving or Impacting 1 1 0 0 1 3
191 Electricity: Transmission To Vehicles 1 1 0 0 1 3
192 Clutches and Power-Stop Control 0 0 2 1 0 3
215 Bottles and Jars 1 0 0 2 0 3
224 Package and Article Carriers 0 1 2 0 0 3
227 Elongated-Member-Driving Apparatus 0 2 1 0 0 3
267 Spring Devices 1 0 0 1 1 3
273 Amusement Devices: Games 1 1 0 0 1 3
368 Horology: Time Measuring Systems or Devices 0 0 2 1 0 3
369 Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval 1 0 0 2 0 3
383 Flexible Bags 0 0 1 1 1 3
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 2 0 0 1 0 3
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 2 0 1 0 0 3
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 1 0 0 1 1 3
725 Interactive Video Distribution Systems 1 0 1 1 0 3
016 Miscellaneous Hardware 1 0 1 0 0 2
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 0 1 0 0 1 2
037 Excavating 1 0 0 1 0 2
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 1 0 0 0 1 2
055 Gas Separation 1 0 0 1 0 2
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 0 0 0 2 0 2
102 Ammunition and Explosives 2 0 0 0 0 2
132 Toilet 0 0 1 0 1 2
185 Motors: Spring, Weight, or Animal Powered 1 1 0 0 0 2
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 0 2 0 0 0 2
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 0 1 0 1 0 2
226 Advancing Material of Indeterminate Length 0 1 1 0 0 2
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 0 1 1 0 0 2
236 Automatic Temperature and Humidity Regulation 0 0 0 1 1 2
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 0 0 0 1 1 2
252 Compositions 0 2 0 0 0 2
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 0 1 1 0 0 2
269 Work Holders 1 0 0 1 0 2
270 Sheet-Material Associating 2 0 0 0 0 2
281 Books, Strips, and Leaves 0 2 0 0 0 2
292 Closure Fasteners 0 0 0 1 1 2
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 1 0 0 0 1 2
301 Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles 1 0 1 0 0 2
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 0 1 1 0 0 2
353 Optics: Image Projectors 0 1 0 1 0 2
360 Dynamic Magnetic Information Storage or Retrieval 0 0 1 0 1 2
400 Typewriting Machines 1 1 0 0 0 2
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 0 1 1 0 0 2
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 0 0 1 0 1 2
441 Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices 0 0 0 0 2 2
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 0 0 1 0 1 2
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 0 0 0 2 0 2
012 Boot and Shoe Making 1 0 0 0 0 1
070 Locks 0 0 1 0 0 1
092 Expansible Chamber Devices 0 0 0 0 1 1
104 Railways 0 0 0 0 1 1
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 0 0 1 0 0 1
122 Liquid Heaters and Vaporizers 1 0 0 0 0 1
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 0 0 0 0 1 1
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 1 0 0 0 0 1
144 Woodworking 0 0 0 1 0 1
149 Explosive and Thermic Compositions or Charges 1 0 0 0 0 1
172 Earth Working 0 0 1 0 0 1
187 Elevator, Industrial Lift Truck, or Stationary Lift for Vehicle 1 0 0 0 0 1
188 Brakes 0 0 0 1 0 1
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 0 0 0 1 0 1
203 Distillation: Processes, Separatory 0 0 0 0 1 1
206 Special Receptacle or Package 1 0 0 0 0 1
216 Etching a Substrate: Processes 0 0 0 0 1 1
223 Apparel Apparatus 0 0 0 0 1 1
232 Deposit and Collection Receptacles 0 0 1 0 0 1
249 Static Molds 0 0 0 1 0 1
279 Chucks or Sockets 0 1 0 0 0 1
283 Printed Matter 0 0 0 1 0 1
293 Vehicle Fenders 1 0 0 0 0 1
346 Recorders 0 0 1 0 0 1
386 Television Signal Processing for Dynamic Recording or Reproducing 0 0 0 0 1 1
392 Electric Resistance Heating Devices 0 0 1 0 0 1
396 Photography 0 0 0 0 1 1
403 Joints and Connections 0 0 1 0 0 1
408 Cutting by Use of Rotating Axially Moving Tool 0 1 0 0 0 1
409 Gear Cutting, Milling, or Planing 0 0 1 0 0 1
412 Bookbinding: Process and Apparatus 0 1 0 0 0 1
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 0 0 0 1 0 1
420 Alloys or Metallic Compositions 0 1 0 0 0 1
433 Dentistry 0 0 1 0 0 1
445 Electric Lamp or Space Discharge Component or Device Manufacturing 1 0 0 0 0 1
452 Butchering 0 0 1 0 0 1
454 Ventilation 0 1 0 0 0 1
463 Amusement Devices: Games 0 0 0 1 0 1
474 Endless Belt Power Transmission Systems or Components 0 0 1 0 0 1
482 Exercise Devices 0 0 0 0 1 1
501 Compositions: Ceramic 0 0 0 1 0 1
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 0 0 1 0 0 1
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 0 0 1 0 0 1
505 Superconductor Technology: Apparatus, Material, Process 0 0 0 1 0 1
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 0 0 0 0 1 1
588 Hazardous or Toxic Waste Destruction or Containment 0 0 1 0 0 1
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 0 1 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 626 498 602 542 477 2745


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