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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

RHODE ISLAND

( 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
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 30 26 31 20 20 127
367 Communications, Electrical: Acoustic Wave Systems and Devices 12 6 12 15 9 54
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 9 12 16 3 4 44
114 Ships 9 14 8 8 4 43
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 6 13 12 4 2 37
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 14 8 3 4 1 30
439 Electrical Connectors 6 2 7 5 9 29
382 Image Analysis 5 4 3 9 3 24
073 Measuring and Testing 5 6 7 2 3 23
340 Communications: Electrical 2 5 4 6 6 23
362 Illumination 3 4 7 5 3 22
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 6 4 7 0 4 21
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 1 4 3 2 10 20
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 3 4 4 5 4 20
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 10 1 4 2 3 20
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 4 2 5 5 3 19
029 Metal Working 4 1 5 4 4 18
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 8 3 3 3 1 18
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 5 7 3 2 1 18
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 3 2 3 5 3 16
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 4 3 3 3 1 14
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 3 5 3 1 1 13
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 4 1 2 3 2 12
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 2 1 4 2 3 12
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 1 2 2 6 1 12
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 3 4 1 1 2 11
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 2 3 2 1 3 11
005 Beds 1 2 3 2 2 10
089 Ordnance 2 3 2 1 2 10
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 3 4 1 1 1 10
385 Optical Waveguides 2 3 1 2 2 10
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 1 4 2 3 0 10
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 0 2 2 3 3 10
606 Surgery (instruments) 3 1 2 3 1 10
101 Printing 0 2 3 1 3 9
137 Fluid Handling 2 3 1 1 2 9
165 Heat Exchange 2 3 2 2 0 9
206 Special Receptacle or Package 1 2 1 4 1 9
227 Elongated-Member-Driving Apparatus 3 2 1 1 2 9
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 4 2 0 2 1 9
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 3 1 4 1 0 9
102 Ammunition and Explosives 3 1 1 0 3 8
219 Electric Heating 0 3 1 2 2 8
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 3 0 3 1 1 8
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 1 0 0 2 5 8
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 1 4 1 1 1 8
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 2 1 3 1 1 8
033 Geometrical Instruments 1 2 1 3 0 7
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 1 3 3 0 0 7
370 Multiplex Communications 2 0 0 1 4 7
472 Amusement Devices 2 1 1 1 2 7
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 3 1 0 2 1 7
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 2 0 0 2 2 6
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 1 2 0 3 0 6
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 6 0 0 0 0 6
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 2 1 0 3 0 6
220 Receptacles 2 0 1 2 1 6
348 Television 1 1 1 1 2 6
400 Typewriting Machines 0 4 1 1 0 6
440 Marine Propulsion 3 0 0 2 1 6
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 0 2 0 0 4 6
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 1 0 2 2 1 6
016 Miscellaneous Hardware 2 1 2 0 0 5
030 Cutlery 1 1 1 2 0 5
169 Fire Extinguishers 1 1 1 1 1 5
252 Compositions 3 0 2 0 0 5
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 3 0 1 0 1 5
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 2 0 0 3 0 5
372 Coherent Light Generators 1 0 1 0 3 5
427 Coating Processes 0 1 1 1 2 5
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 1 0 0 1 3 5
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 2 0 2 0 1 5
712 Processing Architectures and Instruction Processing, e.g., Processors (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 1 0 1 2 5
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 1 0 1 2 0 4
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 1 1 2 0 0 4
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 1 1 1 1 0 4
211 Supports: Racks 0 0 1 2 1 4
250 Radiant Energy 1 0 0 3 0 4
337 Electricity: Electrothermally or Thermally Actuated Switches 2 0 1 0 1 4
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 1 0 0 0 3 4
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 0 1 1 0 2 4
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 1 1 1 1 0 4
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 1 1 0 2 0 4
380 Cryptography 0 1 2 1 0 4
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 2 0 1 1 0 4
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 2 1 1 0 0 4
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 0 1 1 2 0 4
463 Amusement Devices: Games 4 0 0 0 0 4
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 1 1 0 2 0 4
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 1 1 0 1 1 4
002 Apparel 0 1 2 0 0 3
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 2 1 0 0 0 3
042 Firearms 1 0 0 2 0 3
060 Power Plants 0 1 1 0 1 3
081 Tools 1 0 0 1 1 3
095 Gas Separation: Processes 1 1 1 0 0 3
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 1 0 2 0 0 3
119 Animal Husbandry 0 0 0 3 0 3
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 0 2 0 1 0 3
190 Trunks and Hand-Carried Luggage 0 0 0 2 1 3
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 1 2 0 0 0 3
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 0 2 0 1 0 3
280 Land Vehicles 1 1 1 0 0 3
297 Chairs and Seats 0 0 0 1 2 3
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 0 1 0 1 1 3
331 Oscillators 1 0 0 1 1 3
398 Optical Communications 1 0 2 0 0 3
431 Combustion 0 2 0 1 0 3
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 0 3 0 0 0 3
441 Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices 0 0 1 1 1 3
455 Telecommunications 0 1 0 1 1 3
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 0 0 1 1 1 3
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 0 0 0 1 2 3
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 1 0 2 0 0 3
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 0 0 1 0 2 3
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 0 2 0 1 0 3
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 1 0 0 0 1 2
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 1 1 0 0 0 2
055 Gas Separation 0 0 1 0 1 2
072 Metal Deforming 1 1 0 0 0 2
083 Cutting 0 0 0 2 0 2
118 Coating Apparatus 0 1 0 1 0 2
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 0 0 0 2 0 2
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 0 0 1 1 0 2
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 1 0 1 0 0 2
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 0 1 0 0 1 2
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 0 0 1 0 1 2
173 Tool Driving or Impacting 0 0 0 0 2 2
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 0 2 0 0 0 2
215 Bottles and Jars 0 0 1 0 1 2
224 Package and Article Carriers 1 0 0 1 0 2
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 1 0 1 0 0 2
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 0 0 0 0 2 2
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 1 0 1 0 0 2
273 Amusement Devices: Games 1 0 0 0 1 2
292 Closure Fasteners 1 0 0 1 0 2
330 Amplifiers 2 0 0 0 0 2
349 Liquid Crystal Cells, Elements and Systems 1 0 0 1 0 2
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 0 2 0 0 0 2
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 0 0 2 0 0 2
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 0 0 1 0 1 2
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 1 1 0 0 0 2
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 0 0 1 1 0 2
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 0 1 1 0 0 2
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 0 0 0 0 2 2
433 Dentistry 1 0 0 1 0 2
434 Education and Demonstration 0 1 1 0 0 2
482 Exercise Devices 0 0 1 1 0 2
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 0 0 1 0 1 2
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 1 0 0 0 1 2
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 1 0 0 0 2
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 1 1 2
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 0 0 0 1 1 2
001 ** Classification Undetermined ** 0 1 0 0 0 1
012 Boot and Shoe Making 0 0 0 0 1 1
026 Textiles: Cloth Finishing 0 0 1 0 0 1
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 0 0 0 1 0 1
047 Plant Husbandry 0 0 0 1 0 1
051 Abrasive Tool Making Process, Material, or Composition 0 1 0 0 0 1
063 Jewelry 1 0 0 0 0 1
066 Textiles: Knitting 0 0 1 0 0 1
084 Music 0 0 0 1 0 1
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 0 0 1 0 0 1
110 Furnaces 1 0 0 0 0 1
111 Planting 1 0 0 0 0 1
116 Signals and Indicators 1 0 0 0 0 1
132 Toilet 0 0 0 1 0 1
144 Woodworking 0 0 0 1 0 1
152 Resilient Tires and Wheels 0 1 0 0 0 1
164 Metal Founding 0 1 0 0 0 1
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 0 0 0 1 0 1
177 Weighing Scales 0 0 0 1 0 1
180 Motor Vehicles 0 0 0 1 0 1
181 Acoustics 1 0 0 0 0 1
223 Apparel Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 1
256 Fences 0 0 1 0 0 1
266 Metallurgical Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 1
271 Sheet Feeding or Delivering 0 0 0 0 1 1
283 Printed Matter 1 0 0 0 0 1
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 0 0 0 0 1 1
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 0 0 1 0 0 1
298 Land Vehicles: Dumping 0 0 0 1 0 1
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 0 1 0 0 0 1
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 0 0 0 1 0 1
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 1 0 0 0 0 1
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 0 0 0 1 0 1
326 Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry 1 0 0 0 0 1
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 0 0 0 1 0 1
335 Electricity: Magnetically Operated Switches, Magnets, and Electromagnets 1 0 0 0 0 1
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 1 0 0 0 0 1
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 0 0 0 0 1 1
383 Flexible Bags 0 0 1 0 0 1
386 Television Signal Processing for Dynamic Recording or Reproducing 0 0 1 0 0 1
396 Photography 0 0 0 1 0 1
402 Binder Device Releasably Engaging Aperture or Notch of Sheet 0 0 0 0 1 1
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 0 1 0 0 0 1
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 1 0 0 0 0 1
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 0 0 0 1 0 1
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 1 0 0 0 0 1
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 0 1 0 0 0 1
470 Threaded, Headed Fastener, or Washer Making: Process and Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 1
493 Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web 1 0 0 0 0 1
506 Combinatorial Chemistry Technology: Method, Library, Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 1
508 Solid Anti-Friction Devices, Materials Therefor, Lubricant or Separant Compositions for Moving Solid Surfaces, and Miscellaneous Mineral Oil Compositions 0 0 0 1 0 1
512 Perfume Compositions 0 1 0 0 0 1
516 Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents, Subcombinations Thereof, Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting 0 0 0 1 0 1
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 0 0 0 1 0 1
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 1 0 0 0 0 1
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 0 0 0 1 0 1
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 0 1 0 0 0 1
725 Interactive Video Distribution Systems 0 0 0 1 0 1
726 Information Security 0 0 0 1 0 1
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 0 0 1 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 309 263 269 263 218 1322


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