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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

LOUISIANA

( 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
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 13 24 26 36 31 130
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 16 14 16 11 13 70
073 Measuring and Testing 10 10 16 8 5 49
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 12 9 12 8 4 45
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 7 11 6 10 10 44
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 11 6 10 11 6 44
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 17 5 13 2 2 39
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 8 7 5 6 9 35
208 Mineral Oils: Processes and Products 8 8 3 9 4 32
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 7 4 4 5 6 26
507 Earth Boring, Well Treating, and Oil Field Chemistry 10 3 5 3 3 24
606 Surgery (instruments) 4 5 7 0 1 17
081 Tools 4 1 7 4 0 16
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 3 3 4 2 4 16
033 Geometrical Instruments 1 5 4 1 4 15
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 6 3 4 1 1 15
362 Illumination 1 1 7 4 2 15
414 Material or Article Handling 7 3 1 2 2 15
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 3 4 2 2 3 14
280 Land Vehicles 2 4 4 1 3 14
340 Communications: Electrical 2 2 5 3 2 14
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 3 2 4 3 2 14
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 6 1 4 1 2 14
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 8 1 2 2 0 13
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 3 1 1 2 6 13
114 Ships 5 0 3 2 2 12
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 5 2 3 0 2 12
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 0 1 3 3 5 12
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 2 0 4 3 2 11
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 2 2 2 0 4 10
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 3 1 2 2 2 10
206 Special Receptacle or Package 1 5 2 1 1 10
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 1 3 2 2 2 10
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 1 4 3 0 2 10
367 Communications, Electrical: Acoustic Wave Systems and Devices 0 0 2 3 5 10
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 2 0 2 3 3 10
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 1 3 1 3 2 10
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 2 1 1 0 5 9
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 3 1 1 3 1 9
440 Marine Propulsion 1 3 2 2 1 9
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 3 1 2 2 1 9
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 0 0 0 6 3 9
119 Animal Husbandry 1 1 3 2 1 8
137 Fluid Handling 2 2 2 1 1 8
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 2 2 1 3 0 8
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 2 0 2 3 1 8
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 1 2 2 1 2 8
002 Apparel 1 2 3 1 0 7
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 2 2 2 1 0 7
053 Package Making 2 2 1 1 1 7
056 Harvesters 3 3 1 0 0 7
060 Power Plants 3 2 0 1 1 7
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 3 3 0 0 1 7
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 3 3 1 0 0 7
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 3 1 1 1 1 7
250 Radiant Energy 1 2 1 3 0 7
297 Chairs and Seats 0 2 2 2 1 7
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 3 0 2 0 2 7
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 1 2 1 1 2 7
439 Electrical Connectors 2 0 1 1 3 7
452 Butchering 0 0 1 4 2 7
518 Chemistry: Fischer-Tropsch Processes; or Purification or Recovery of Products Thereof 5 0 0 0 2 7
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 2 1 0 0 4 7
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 1 2 1 0 2 6
062 Refrigeration 0 1 1 2 2 6
084 Music 2 1 0 2 1 6
102 Ammunition and Explosives 2 1 1 2 0 6
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 2 2 1 0 1 6
220 Receptacles 0 1 2 3 0 6
252 Compositions 2 1 1 1 1 6
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 1 1 0 2 2 6
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 1 1 1 1 2 6
417 Pumps 2 0 1 1 2 6
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 2 0 3 0 1 6
219 Electric Heating 3 1 1 0 0 5
221 Article Dispensing 0 0 3 1 1 5
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 1 0 3 0 1 5
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 1 1 1 2 0 5
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 0 1 0 2 2 5
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 1 0 0 2 2 5
273 Amusement Devices: Games 1 1 1 1 1 5
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 1 2 1 0 1 5
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 2 1 1 1 0 5
463 Amusement Devices: Games 1 1 1 0 2 5
005 Beds 2 1 1 0 0 4
029 Metal Working 1 0 3 0 0 4
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 2 1 0 1 0 4
037 Excavating 2 2 0 0 0 4
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 0 3 0 0 1 4
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 1 1 1 1 0 4
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 3 0 0 1 0 4
224 Package and Article Carriers 2 0 0 1 1 4
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 0 2 1 0 1 4
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 0 0 1 1 2 4
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 1 0 2 1 0 4
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 2 2 0 0 0 4
464 Rotary Shafts, Gudgeons, Housings, and Flexible Couplings for Rotary Shafts 1 0 3 0 0 4
482 Exercise Devices 1 0 1 0 2 4
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 1 1 0 1 1 4
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 1 0 1 0 2 4
042 Firearms 0 1 1 1 0 3
047 Plant Husbandry 1 0 0 1 1 3
101 Printing 0 0 1 1 1 3
126 Stoves and Furnaces 0 2 0 1 0 3
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 0 0 1 0 2 3
165 Heat Exchange 1 1 1 0 0 3
211 Supports: Racks 1 1 0 1 0 3
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 2 1 0 0 0 3
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 0 2 0 1 0 3
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 2 1 0 0 0 3
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 1 2 0 0 0 3
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 1 1 0 1 0 3
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 1 2 0 0 0 3
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 1 0 1 1 0 3
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 0 1 1 0 1 3
385 Optical Waveguides 1 0 0 1 1 3
434 Education and Demonstration 3 0 0 0 0 3
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 0 0 0 1 2 3
441 Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices 0 1 2 0 0 3
455 Telecommunications 0 1 1 0 1 3
493 Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web 0 0 2 1 0 3
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 0 0 1 2 0 3
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 1 1 0 0 3
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 1 0 1 0 1 3
014 Bridges 0 1 0 1 0 2
016 Miscellaneous Hardware 1 0 0 1 0 2
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 1 0 0 1 0 2
027 Undertaking 0 0 0 1 1 2
030 Cutlery 0 1 1 0 0 2
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 1 0 0 0 1 2
057 Textiles: Spinning, Twisting, and Twining 0 0 1 0 1 2
070 Locks 0 0 1 0 1 2
072 Metal Deforming 1 0 1 0 0 2
100 Presses 0 2 0 0 0 2
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 1 1 0 0 0 2
127 Sugar, Starch, and Carbohydrates 0 0 0 2 0 2
131 Tobacco 1 1 0 0 0 2
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 1 0 0 0 1 2
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 1 0 0 1 0 2
139 Textiles: Weaving 0 1 1 0 0 2
172 Earth Working 1 0 1 0 0 2
177 Weighing Scales 1 0 1 0 0 2
180 Motor Vehicles 1 0 1 0 0 2
181 Acoustics 0 0 0 1 1 2
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 0 1 1 0 0 2
203 Distillation: Processes, Separatory 1 0 0 0 1 2
215 Bottles and Jars 0 0 1 0 1 2
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 0 0 0 2 0 2
301 Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles 1 0 1 0 0 2
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 0 2 0 0 0 2
330 Amplifiers 0 0 1 1 0 2
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 0 1 1 0 0 2
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 1 0 0 0 1 2
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 0 1 0 0 1 2
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 1 0 0 1 0 2
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 2 0 0 0 0 2
403 Joints and Connections 0 1 0 1 0 2
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 1 1 0 0 0 2
508 Solid Anti-Friction Devices, Materials Therefor, Lubricant or Separant Compositions for Moving Solid Surfaces, and Miscellaneous Mineral Oil Compositions 1 1 0 0 0 2
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 1 0 0 0 1 2
051 Abrasive Tool Making Process, Material, or Composition 1 0 0 0 0 1
059 Chain, Staple, and Horseshoe Making 0 0 1 0 0 1
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 0 0 0 1 0 1
076 Metal Tools and Implements, Making 0 1 0 0 0 1
086 Ammunition and Explosive-Charge Making 0 0 0 0 1 1
089 Ordnance 0 0 0 0 1 1
091 Motors: Expansible Chamber Type 1 0 0 0 0 1
092 Expansible Chamber Devices 0 0 0 0 1 1
095 Gas Separation: Processes 0 0 0 1 0 1
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 0 0 1 0 0 1
110 Furnaces 0 0 0 0 1 1
118 Coating Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 1
125 Stone Working 0 0 1 0 0 1
152 Resilient Tires and Wheels 0 0 0 0 1 1
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 1 0 0 0 0 1
173 Tool Driving or Impacting 0 0 0 0 1 1
188 Brakes 0 0 1 0 0 1
193 Conveyors, Chutes, Skids, Guides, and Ways 0 0 1 0 0 1
202 Distillation: Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 1
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 0 0 1 0 0 1
212 Traversing Hoists 0 0 1 0 0 1
216 Etching a Substrate: Processes 0 0 1 0 0 1
223 Apparel Apparatus 0 0 1 0 0 1
225 Severing by Tearing or Breaking 0 0 1 0 0 1
227 Elongated-Member-Driving Apparatus 0 0 0 0 1 1
232 Deposit and Collection Receptacles 0 0 1 0 0 1
236 Automatic Temperature and Humidity Regulation 0 0 1 0 0 1
238 Railways: Surface Track 0 0 0 0 1 1
249 Static Molds 0 1 0 0 0 1
256 Fences 1 0 0 0 0 1
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 0 0 0 1 0 1
269 Work Holders 0 0 0 1 0 1
271 Sheet Feeding or Delivering 0 0 1 0 0 1
283 Printed Matter 1 0 0 0 0 1
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 0 1 0 0 0 1
292 Closure Fasteners 0 1 0 0 0 1
299 Mining or In Situ Disintegration of Hard Material 1 0 0 0 0 1
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 0 0 0 1 0 1
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 0 0 0 0 1 1
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 0 0 1 0 0 1
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 0 0 1 0 0 1
348 Television 1 0 0 0 0 1
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 0 0 0 1 0 1
368 Horology: Time Measuring Systems or Devices 1 0 0 0 0 1
370 Multiplex Communications 0 0 0 0 1 1
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 0 1 0 0 0 1
376 Induced Nuclear Reactions: Processes, Systems, and Elements 0 1 0 0 0 1
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 0 0 1 0 0 1
382 Image Analysis 0 0 0 0 1 1
383 Flexible Bags 0 0 1 0 0 1
398 Optical Communications 0 0 0 1 0 1
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 0 1 0 0 0 1
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 0 0 0 1 0 1
418 Rotary Expansible Chamber Devices 1 0 0 0 0 1
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 1 0 0 0 0 1
433 Dentistry 0 0 1 0 0 1
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 0 0 1 0 0 1
454 Ventilation 0 1 0 0 0 1
460 Crop Threshing or Separating 0 1 0 0 0 1
472 Amusement Devices 0 1 0 0 0 1
475 Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components 1 0 0 0 0 1
501 Compositions: Ceramic 0 0 1 0 0 1
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 1 0 0 0 0 1
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 1 1
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 0 0 1 0 0 1
718 Virtual Machine Task or Process Management or Task Management/Control (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 1 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 343 271 321 262 260 1457


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