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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

IDAHO

( 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
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 444 356 369 322 261 1752
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 298 255 229 209 199 1190
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 153 142 151 140 123 709
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 35 37 87 64 59 282
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 46 39 44 50 24 203
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 43 29 39 36 33 180
451 Abrading 38 43 52 33 13 179
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 25 29 38 19 15 126
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 20 22 19 19 24 104
399 Electrophotography 43 26 16 5 9 99
029 Metal Working 33 13 26 18 8 98
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 24 14 7 15 16 76
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 12 16 20 13 14 75
250 Radiant Energy 6 6 14 26 18 70
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 20 17 16 10 6 69
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 29 12 12 3 8 64
427 Coating Processes 9 18 9 12 15 63
340 Communications: Electrical 14 10 18 10 10 62
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 15 14 11 10 10 60
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 7 15 16 9 13 60
326 Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry 10 12 14 10 5 51
118 Coating Apparatus 11 16 8 7 4 46
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 14 9 12 5 6 46
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 19 11 6 3 2 41
073 Measuring and Testing 9 7 12 4 3 35
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 15 5 10 5 0 35
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 10 7 6 3 8 34
216 Etching a Substrate: Processes 8 4 10 4 6 32
382 Image Analysis 3 7 5 7 10 32
369 Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval 7 3 7 6 7 30
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 6 2 7 9 5 29
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 7 11 4 2 3 27
439 Electrical Connectors 2 9 9 4 3 27
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 10 4 7 6 0 27
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 4 4 6 7 6 27
716 DP: Design and Analysis of Circuit or Semiconductor Mask (Data Processing) 4 6 8 6 3 27
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 6 8 3 4 5 26
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 5 4 6 6 5 26
117 Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor 7 5 7 4 2 25
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 1 4 4 9 7 25
400 Typewriting Machines 13 7 4 0 1 25
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 5 9 7 1 2 24
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 2 6 7 2 7 24
360 Dynamic Magnetic Information Storage or Retrieval 5 1 5 9 3 23
445 Electric Lamp or Space Discharge Component or Device Manufacturing 10 5 6 0 2 23
455 Telecommunications 7 6 8 1 1 23
271 Sheet Feeding or Delivering 5 7 5 2 3 22
033 Geometrical Instruments 3 6 7 2 3 21
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 5 5 6 5 0 21
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 10 6 2 2 1 21
280 Land Vehicles 4 6 2 4 4 20
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 3 3 8 6 0 20
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 5 4 8 3 0 20
219 Electric Heating 6 6 2 4 1 19
083 Cutting 7 6 4 0 1 18
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 9 2 4 2 1 18
355 Photocopying 4 3 5 3 3 18
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 1 4 6 3 4 18
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 3 4 6 2 3 18
252 Compositions 5 3 4 4 1 17
370 Multiplex Communications 8 1 2 2 3 16
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 1 5 3 4 3 16
726 Information Security 2 2 2 8 2 16
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 3 2 3 2 5 15
385 Optical Waveguides 3 1 3 5 3 15
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 1 4 4 2 4 15
042 Firearms 3 5 0 2 4 14
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 3 0 3 4 4 14
331 Oscillators 4 0 5 3 2 14
348 Television 1 1 3 4 5 14
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 3 3 5 2 1 14
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 4 4 3 2 0 13
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 5 3 3 1 1 13
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 2 0 3 2 6 13
002 Apparel 4 2 3 1 2 12
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 3 4 2 2 1 12
148 Metal Treatment 3 1 2 2 3 11
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 0 2 4 3 2 11
053 Package Making 2 1 1 6 0 10
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 8 0 0 0 2 10
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 3 4 2 1 0 10
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 1 0 5 2 2 10
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 3 1 5 0 1 10
062 Refrigeration 1 4 2 2 0 9
101 Printing 3 2 2 1 1 9
125 Stone Working 3 4 1 0 1 9
180 Motor Vehicles 1 2 2 2 2 9
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 3 5 1 0 0 9
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 2 1 4 0 1 8
119 Animal Husbandry 0 1 1 1 5 8
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 3 0 3 2 0 8
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 0 1 1 2 4 8
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 4 2 1 0 1 8
362 Illumination 1 1 2 1 3 8
376 Induced Nuclear Reactions: Processes, Systems, and Elements 1 1 2 3 1 8
414 Material or Article Handling 3 2 2 0 1 8
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 1 2 4 1 0 8
718 Virtual Machine Task or Process Management or Task Management/Control (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 4 4 0 0 8
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 2 1 3 0 1 7
089 Ordnance 3 0 0 2 2 7
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 0 1 4 2 0 7
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 3 1 0 1 2 7
137 Fluid Handling 0 3 2 2 0 7
206 Special Receptacle or Package 1 0 2 2 2 7
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 3 0 0 2 2 7
224 Package and Article Carriers 2 1 1 1 2 7
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 1 4 0 2 0 7
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 2 1 2 0 2 7
297 Chairs and Seats 1 0 4 1 1 7
330 Amplifiers 1 1 0 3 2 7
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 0 2 1 2 2 7
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 1 3 1 1 1 7
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 1 1 2 1 2 7
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 2 2 1 0 2 7
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 2 1 2 0 2 7
060 Power Plants 2 1 2 0 1 6
181 Acoustics 2 2 1 1 0 6
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 1 2 2 1 0 6
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 2 0 2 0 2 6
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 1 1 3 0 1 6
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 0 2 2 0 2 6
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 2 0 0 3 1 6
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 0 1 3 0 2 6
030 Cutlery 2 0 2 1 0 5
055 Gas Separation 1 2 0 0 2 5
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 0 1 3 0 1 5
273 Amusement Devices: Games 2 2 0 0 1 5
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 3 1 0 1 0 5
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 0 1 2 2 0 5
367 Communications, Electrical: Acoustic Wave Systems and Devices 0 2 2 1 0 5
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 1 0 0 0 4 5
392 Electric Resistance Heating Devices 1 1 1 1 1 5
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 0 2 0 2 1 5
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 0 2 0 1 2 5
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 2 1 2 0 0 5
712 Processing Architectures and Instruction Processing, e.g., Processors (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 2 0 2 0 5
719 Interprogram Communication or Interprocess Communication (Ipc) (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 2 2 0 1 0 5
007 Compound Hand Tools 1 0 1 2 0 4
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 0 2 2 0 0 4
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 0 1 2 0 1 4
095 Gas Separation: Processes 1 1 2 0 0 4
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 1 1 2 0 0 4
168 Farriery 0 1 0 0 3 4
220 Receptacles 1 1 1 1 0 4
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 0 1 0 2 1 4
269 Work Holders 3 1 0 0 0 4
349 Liquid Crystal Cells, Elements and Systems 1 1 2 0 0 4
373 Industrial Electric Heating Furnaces 0 0 3 0 1 4
379 Telephonic Communications 3 0 1 0 0 4
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 2 0 1 1 0 4
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 0 2 2 0 0 4
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 1 0 1 1 0 3
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 1 0 1 1 0 3
065 Glass Manufacturing 2 1 0 0 0 3
081 Tools 0 1 0 1 1 3
102 Ammunition and Explosives 2 0 0 0 1 3
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 2 1 0 0 0 3
114 Ships 0 2 0 1 0 3
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 0 0 2 1 0 3
188 Brakes 1 0 0 1 1 3
211 Supports: Racks 0 1 1 1 0 3
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 1 2 0 0 0 3
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 2 1 0 0 0 3
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 0 1 1 0 1 3
301 Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles 0 1 0 1 1 3
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 0 1 0 1 1 3
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 0 0 1 2 0 3
441 Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices 1 1 1 0 0 3
460 Crop Threshing or Separating 1 1 0 0 1 3
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 0 0 1 1 1 3
005 Beds 0 0 1 1 0 2
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 0 1 0 1 0 2
051 Abrasive Tool Making Process, Material, or Composition 1 0 0 1 0 2
056 Harvesters 0 1 1 0 0 2
071 Chemistry: Fertilizers 1 0 0 1 0 2
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 1 0 0 0 1 2
084 Music 0 0 0 2 0 2
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 0 2 0 0 0 2
136 Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric 1 1 0 0 0 2
144 Woodworking 0 0 2 0 0 2
164 Metal Founding 0 2 0 0 0 2
172 Earth Working 1 1 0 0 0 2
173 Tool Driving or Impacting 0 0 2 0 0 2
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 1 0 1 0 0 2
192 Clutches and Power-Stop Control 0 2 0 0 0 2
221 Article Dispensing 0 0 1 1 0 2
249 Static Molds 0 0 0 2 0 2
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 1 0 1 0 0 2
270 Sheet-Material Associating 2 0 0 0 0 2
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 0 0 1 0 1 2
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 0 0 0 1 1 2
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 1 1 0 0 0 2
368 Horology: Time Measuring Systems or Devices 0 0 1 1 0 2
380 Cryptography 0 0 1 0 1 2
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 0 1 0 0 1 2
386 Television Signal Processing for Dynamic Recording or Reproducing 1 1 0 0 0 2
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 0 0 1 0 1 2
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 1 1 0 0 0 2
417 Pumps 1 0 1 0 0 2
431 Combustion 0 0 0 1 1 2
434 Education and Demonstration 0 0 0 2 0 2
588 Hazardous or Toxic Waste Destruction or Containment 0 0 1 1 0 2
606 Surgery (instruments) 1 0 0 0 1 2
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 0 0 1 0 1 2
014 Bridges 1 0 0 0 0 1
016 Miscellaneous Hardware 0 0 1 0 0 1
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 0 1 0 0 0 1
047 Plant Husbandry 0 0 1 0 0 1
048 Gas: Heating and Illuminating 0 0 1 0 0 1
049 Movable or Removable Closures 0 0 0 1 0 1
054 Harness for Working Animal 0 0 0 0 1 1
068 Textiles: Fluid Treating Apparatus 0 0 0 1 0 1
069 Leather Manufactures 0 0 0 1 0 1
070 Locks 1 0 0 0 0 1
072 Metal Deforming 0 0 0 1 0 1
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 0 0 0 0 1 1
100 Presses 0 0 1 0 0 1
105 Railway Rolling Stock 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 0 0 0 1 0 1
122 Liquid Heaters and Vaporizers 0 0 1 0 0 1
139 Textiles: Weaving 0 0 0 1 0 1
140 Wireworking 0 0 1 0 0 1
165 Heat Exchange 1 0 0 0 0 1
169 Fire Extinguishers 0 0 0 0 1 1
171 Unearthing Plants or Buried Objects 0 0 0 0 1 1
177 Weighing Scales 0 0 1 0 0 1
190 Trunks and Hand-Carried Luggage 0 0 1 0 0 1
194 Check-Actuated Control Mechanisms 0 1 0 0 0 1
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 0 0 1 0 0 1
215 Bottles and Jars 0 0 0 0 1 1
225 Severing by Tearing or Breaking 0 1 0 0 0 1
227 Elongated-Member-Driving Apparatus 0 1 0 0 0 1
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 0 0 1 0 0 1
256 Fences 0 1 0 0 0 1
266 Metallurgical Apparatus 0 0 0 1 0 1
279 Chucks or Sockets 1 0 0 0 0 1
289 Knots and Knot Tying 1 0 0 0 0 1
298 Land Vehicles: Dumping 0 0 0 0 1 1
303 Fluid-Pressure and Analogous Brake Systems 1 0 0 0 0 1
305 Wheel Substitutes for Land Vehicles 0 0 0 0 1 1
329 Demodulators 1 0 0 0 0 1
336 Inductor Devices 1 0 0 0 0 1
338 Electrical Resistors 1 0 0 0 0 1
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 0 0 0 1 0 1
352 Optics: Motion Pictures 0 0 1 0 0 1
353 Optics: Image Projectors 0 1 0 0 0 1
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 1 0 0 0 0 1
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 0 1 0 0 0 1
398 Optical Communications 0 0 0 1 0 1
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 1 0 0 0 0 1
406 Conveyors: Fluid Current 0 0 1 0 0 1
408 Cutting by Use of Rotating Axially Moving Tool 0 0 0 1 0 1
412 Bookbinding: Process and Apparatus 0 1 0 0 0 1
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 0 1 0 0 0 1
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 0 0 0 1 0 1
419 Powder Metallurgy Processes 0 0 0 0 1 1
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 0 0 0 1 0 1
440 Marine Propulsion 0 0 1 0 0 1
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 0 0 0 1 0 1
449 Bee Culture (propagating, raising, caring for bees) 0 0 1 0 0 1
450 Foundation Garments 0 0 1 0 0 1
452 Butchering 0 0 1 0 0 1
463 Amusement Devices: Games 0 0 0 1 0 1
482 Exercise Devices 1 0 0 0 0 1
492 Roll or Roller 0 1 0 0 0 1
518 Chemistry: Fischer-Tropsch Processes; or Purification or Recovery of Products Thereof 0 0 1 0 0 1
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 0 0 1 0 0 1
720 Dynamic Optical Information Storage or Retrieval 0 1 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 1785 1529 1663 1350 1162 7489


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