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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

VERMONT

( 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
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 71 74 74 82 75 376
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 47 52 61 81 74 315
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 44 21 23 37 54 179
716 DP: Design and Analysis of Circuit or Semiconductor Mask (Data Processing) 21 15 39 36 27 138
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 14 9 21 31 17 92
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 10 20 14 8 16 68
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 16 9 18 14 10 67
326 Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry 3 9 9 11 13 45
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 6 12 12 6 8 44
280 Land Vehicles 15 7 3 5 3 33
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 8 3 7 5 2 25
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 8 5 4 5 2 24
219 Electric Heating 4 6 8 1 2 21
382 Image Analysis 4 1 2 6 6 19
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 1 6 4 4 4 19
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 5 0 7 5 1 18
250 Radiant Energy 7 2 4 0 4 17
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 1 2 3 8 3 17
029 Metal Working 2 3 3 4 4 16
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 3 2 4 4 3 16
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 2 3 5 3 1 14
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 3 3 3 0 5 14
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 2 3 2 5 2 14
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 1 3 3 3 3 13
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 3 2 3 4 1 13
331 Oscillators 1 3 1 2 5 12
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 1 2 4 3 2 12
439 Electrical Connectors 4 2 2 2 2 12
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 2 0 5 1 4 12
073 Measuring and Testing 5 1 0 2 3 11
355 Photocopying 2 2 3 2 2 11
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 1 1 0 4 5 11
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 2 1 2 5 1 11
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 2 1 1 2 3 9
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 5 2 2 0 0 9
216 Etching a Substrate: Processes 3 1 5 0 0 9
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 0 2 3 3 1 9
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 1 0 3 1 3 8
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 0 0 3 2 2 7
330 Amplifiers 0 1 2 3 1 7
340 Communications: Electrical 1 2 2 2 0 7
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 2 3 1 0 1 7
385 Optical Waveguides 1 2 0 1 3 7
427 Coating Processes 0 2 2 1 2 7
451 Abrading 2 2 3 0 0 7
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 1 0 2 3 7
002 Apparel 1 1 4 0 0 6
033 Geometrical Instruments 1 1 0 3 1 6
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 4 2 0 0 0 6
192 Clutches and Power-Stop Control 1 4 0 1 0 6
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 1 3 2 0 0 6
360 Dynamic Magnetic Information Storage or Retrieval 3 2 0 0 1 6
377 Electrical Pulse Counters, Pulse Dividers, or Shift Registers: Circuits and Systems 0 3 1 1 1 6
712 Processing Architectures and Instruction Processing, e.g., Processors (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 1 3 1 1 6
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 1 2 1 1 0 5
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 1 3 1 0 0 5
336 Inductor Devices 1 1 1 2 0 5
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 1 2 0 2 0 5
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 1 0 1 2 1 5
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 1 3 0 1 0 5
455 Telecommunications 0 0 2 2 1 5
005 Beds 2 0 1 0 1 4
118 Coating Apparatus 1 2 0 0 1 4
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 0 1 0 0 3 4
362 Illumination 1 1 1 0 1 4
370 Multiplex Communications 1 0 2 1 0 4
396 Photography 0 0 2 0 2 4
398 Optical Communications 2 1 0 1 0 4
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 1 1 0 1 1 4
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 1 1 0 1 1 4
482 Exercise Devices 0 0 1 3 0 4
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 1 0 2 1 0 4
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 1 1 2 0 0 4
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 0 1 0 2 1 4
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 0 1 1 2 0 4
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 1 0 2 1 0 4
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 1 0 0 2 0 3
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 0 0 1 1 1 3
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 1 0 1 1 0 3
084 Music 0 0 2 1 0 3
119 Animal Husbandry 2 0 0 1 0 3
137 Fluid Handling 2 1 0 0 0 3
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 1 0 1 0 1 3
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 0 1 1 0 1 3
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 1 0 2 0 0 3
414 Material or Article Handling 0 0 0 1 2 3
475 Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components 2 1 0 0 0 3
027 Undertaking 0 0 0 1 1 2
056 Harvesters 1 1 0 0 0 2
062 Refrigeration 0 1 1 0 0 2
089 Ordnance 0 1 0 0 1 2
095 Gas Separation: Processes 0 1 0 0 1 2
132 Toilet 1 0 0 1 0 2
144 Woodworking 1 0 1 0 0 2
164 Metal Founding 0 0 0 1 1 2
188 Brakes 0 0 0 1 1 2
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 0 0 0 1 1 2
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 0 0 0 1 1 2
220 Receptacles 2 0 0 0 0 2
224 Package and Article Carriers 0 0 0 1 1 2
303 Fluid-Pressure and Analogous Brake Systems 0 0 1 1 0 2
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 1 0 0 0 1 2
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 1 0 0 0 1 2
338 Electrical Resistors 0 0 0 1 1 2
348 Television 0 0 0 2 0 2
372 Coherent Light Generators 1 1 0 0 0 2
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 0 1 0 1 0 2
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 0 0 2 0 0 2
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 0 0 0 1 1 2
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 2 0 0 0 0 2
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 1 0 1 0 0 2
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 0 0 0 0 2 2
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 0 1 0 1 0 2
434 Education and Demonstration 0 1 0 1 0 2
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 0 0 0 1 1 2
450 Foundation Garments 0 1 1 0 0 2
464 Rotary Shafts, Gudgeons, Housings, and Flexible Couplings for Rotary Shafts 0 1 0 1 0 2
606 Surgery (instruments) 0 1 1 0 0 2
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 1 0 0 0 1 2
726 Information Security 0 0 0 0 2 2
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 1 0 0 0 0 1
007 Compound Hand Tools 0 1 0 0 0 1
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 0 1 0 0 0 1
037 Excavating 0 0 0 0 1 1
042 Firearms 0 1 0 0 0 1
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 0 0 0 1 0 1
049 Movable or Removable Closures 0 0 0 0 1 1
060 Power Plants 0 0 1 0 0 1
070 Locks 1 0 0 0 0 1
071 Chemistry: Fertilizers 1 0 0 0 0 1
072 Metal Deforming 0 0 1 0 0 1
081 Tools 1 0 0 0 0 1
092 Expansible Chamber Devices 0 0 0 1 0 1
101 Printing 1 0 0 0 0 1
102 Ammunition and Explosives 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
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 0 0 0 1 0 1
125 Stone Working 0 1 0 0 0 1
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 0 0 0 1 0 1
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 1 0 0 0 0 1
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 1 0 0 0 0 1
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 0 0 1 0 0 1
187 Elevator, Industrial Lift Truck, or Stationary Lift for Vehicle 0 0 0 0 1 1
206 Special Receptacle or Package 1 0 0 0 0 1
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 0 0 0 1 0 1
211 Supports: Racks 0 0 1 0 0 1
215 Bottles and Jars 0 1 0 0 0 1
221 Article Dispensing 1 0 0 0 0 1
223 Apparel Apparatus 0 0 0 0 1 1
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 0 0 0 0 1 1
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 0 1 0 0 0 1
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 0 0 1 0 0 1
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 0 0 0 1 0 1
273 Amusement Devices: Games 0 0 1 0 0 1
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 0 0 1 0 0 1
279 Chucks or Sockets 0 0 0 1 0 1
283 Printed Matter 0 1 0 0 0 1
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 0 0 0 1 0 1
293 Vehicle Fenders 0 1 0 0 0 1
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 0 0 0 1 0 1
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 0 0 0 0 1 1
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 0 0 1 0 0 1
337 Electricity: Electrothermally or Thermally Actuated Switches 0 0 1 0 0 1
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 0 1 0 0 0 1
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 0 0 0 0 1 1
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 0 0 1 0 0 1
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 0 0 0 0 1 1
367 Communications, Electrical: Acoustic Wave Systems and Devices 1 0 0 0 0 1
380 Cryptography 0 0 0 0 1 1
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 0 0 0 0 1 1
392 Electric Resistance Heating Devices 0 0 0 1 0 1
417 Pumps 0 0 0 1 0 1
433 Dentistry 0 1 0 0 0 1
441 Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices 0 0 0 1 0 1
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 1 0 0 0 0 1
474 Endless Belt Power Transmission Systems or Components 0 0 0 0 1 1
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 1 0 0 0 0 1
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 0 0 1 0 0 1
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 0 0 0 0 1 1
718 Virtual Machine Task or Process Management or Task Management/Control (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 1 0 1
719 Interprogram Communication or Interprocess Communication (Ipc) (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 1 0 0 0 1
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 0 1 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 400 367 437 472 437 2113


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