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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

NEBRASKA

( 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
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 9 6 13 29 18 75
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 9 9 10 17 15 60
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 8 10 7 12 12 49
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 2 5 6 8 7 28
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 8 4 6 6 4 28
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 8 4 3 2 7 24
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 5 2 3 8 6 24
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 4 3 2 8 4 21
119 Animal Husbandry 3 6 5 5 1 20
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 9 4 2 1 3 19
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 4 4 4 3 3 18
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 0 1 7 1 8 17
073 Measuring and Testing 4 2 2 5 3 16
280 Land Vehicles 4 3 4 3 2 16
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 2 5 4 1 3 15
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 2 3 4 3 2 14
029 Metal Working 1 4 4 2 2 13
056 Harvesters 2 5 2 1 1 11
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 2 0 1 5 3 11
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 1 2 1 2 5 11
137 Fluid Handling 4 3 1 1 1 10
340 Communications: Electrical 1 1 2 3 3 10
111 Planting 2 1 3 1 2 9
172 Earth Working 1 2 4 0 2 9
379 Telephonic Communications 2 3 1 1 2 9
414 Material or Article Handling 4 2 2 0 1 9
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 2 1 2 1 3 9
474 Endless Belt Power Transmission Systems or Components 3 4 1 1 0 9
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 2 5 1 0 0 8
256 Fences 3 3 2 0 0 8
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 3 1 0 1 3 8
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 2 2 2 2 0 8
033 Geometrical Instruments 2 2 1 1 1 7
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 1 3 2 0 1 7
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 2 2 0 1 2 7
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 3 0 3 0 1 7
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 0 0 2 4 1 7
726 Information Security 0 1 1 3 2 7
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 0 1 3 1 1 6
072 Metal Deforming 2 1 3 0 0 6
081 Tools 0 5 1 0 0 6
455 Telecommunications 1 0 2 2 1 6
482 Exercise Devices 0 2 1 3 0 6
211 Supports: Racks 1 1 1 1 1 5
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 2 1 2 0 0 5
269 Work Holders 2 0 0 3 0 5
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 0 0 2 1 2 5
338 Electrical Resistors 0 0 2 2 1 5
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 2 0 2 1 0 5
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 0 2 1 0 2 5
463 Amusement Devices: Games 2 0 0 0 3 5
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 0 2 0 2 5
188 Brakes 0 0 4 0 0 4
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 1 1 1 1 0 4
223 Apparel Apparatus 1 2 0 0 1 4
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 1 0 2 0 1 4
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 1 1 0 0 2 4
417 Pumps 0 0 3 1 0 4
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 0 0 2 1 1 4
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 1 1 0 0 1 3
042 Firearms 0 2 0 1 0 3
055 Gas Separation 0 0 0 2 1 3
062 Refrigeration 1 1 0 1 0 3
083 Cutting 2 0 0 1 0 3
102 Ammunition and Explosives 0 1 1 0 1 3
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 0 0 1 2 0 3
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 0 1 0 1 1 3
144 Woodworking 0 1 0 2 0 3
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 1 1 0 1 0 3
180 Motor Vehicles 0 0 1 2 0 3
206 Special Receptacle or Package 0 0 1 1 1 3
219 Electric Heating 1 1 0 0 1 3
221 Article Dispensing 1 1 0 0 1 3
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 0 0 1 1 1 3
238 Railways: Surface Track 2 1 0 0 0 3
271 Sheet Feeding or Delivering 1 1 0 0 1 3
273 Amusement Devices: Games 3 0 0 0 0 3
362 Illumination 1 1 1 0 0 3
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 1 0 1 0 1 3
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 1 1 0 0 1 3
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 2 0 0 1 0 3
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 1 0 0 1 1 3
433 Dentistry 0 0 2 0 1 3
439 Electrical Connectors 0 0 0 2 1 3
441 Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices 1 0 2 0 0 3
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 0 0 0 1 2 3
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 0 0 1 1 1 3
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 0 0 3 0 0 3
014 Bridges 1 0 0 0 1 2
037 Excavating 1 1 0 0 0 2
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 1 0 0 0 1 2
070 Locks 0 2 0 0 0 2
118 Coating Apparatus 1 1 0 0 0 2
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 2 0 0 0 0 2
125 Stone Working 0 0 1 1 0 2
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 1 0 0 1 0 2
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 0 1 0 1 0 2
169 Fire Extinguishers 1 1 0 0 0 2
173 Tool Driving or Impacting 1 0 1 0 0 2
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 0 0 1 1 0 2
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 0 1 0 1 0 2
220 Receptacles 0 0 0 0 2 2
224 Package and Article Carriers 0 0 0 2 0 2
246 Railway Switches and Signals 0 0 0 1 1 2
250 Radiant Energy 0 1 0 0 1 2
270 Sheet-Material Associating 1 0 0 1 0 2
292 Closure Fasteners 0 2 0 0 0 2
297 Chairs and Seats 0 0 0 2 0 2
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 2 0 0 0 0 2
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 1 0 0 0 1 2
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 0 1 0 1 0 2
360 Dynamic Magnetic Information Storage or Retrieval 1 0 1 0 0 2
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 0 1 0 0 1 2
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 0 1 1 0 0 2
427 Coating Processes 0 1 0 1 0 2
454 Ventilation 0 2 0 0 0 2
493 Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web 0 0 0 1 1 2
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 2 0 0 0 0 2
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 2 0 0 0 2
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 2 0 0 0 2
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 0 1 1 0 0 2
008 Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers 1 0 0 0 0 1
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 0 0 0 1 0 1
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 0 1 0 0 0 1
030 Cutlery 0 1 0 0 0 1
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 1 0 0 0 0 1
047 Plant Husbandry 0 0 0 1 0 1
053 Package Making 1 0 0 0 0 1
071 Chemistry: Fertilizers 1 0 0 0 0 1
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 0 0 0 0 1 1
084 Music 0 0 0 1 0 1
086 Ammunition and Explosive-Charge Making 0 0 0 0 1 1
095 Gas Separation: Processes 0 0 0 1 0 1
100 Presses 1 0 0 0 0 1
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 1 0 0 0 0 1
114 Ships 0 1 0 0 0 1
116 Signals and Indicators 0 0 0 0 1 1
117 Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor 0 0 0 1 0 1
126 Stoves and Furnaces 0 0 1 0 0 1
150 Purses, Wallets, and Protective Covers 0 0 0 0 1 1
191 Electricity: Transmission To Vehicles 0 0 1 0 0 1
202 Distillation: Apparatus 0 0 0 0 1 1
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 0 0 1 0 0 1
212 Traversing Hoists 0 1 0 0 0 1
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 0 0 1 0 0 1
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 1
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 0 0 1 0 0 1
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 0 0 0 1 0 1
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 0 1 0 0 0 1
299 Mining or In Situ Disintegration of Hard Material 1 0 0 0 0 1
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 1 0 0 0 0 1
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 1 0 0 0 0 1
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 0 1 0 0 0 1
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 0 1 0 0 0 1
326 Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry 0 0 1 0 0 1
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 0 1 0 0 0 1
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 1 0 0 0 0 1
370 Multiplex Communications 0 0 1 0 0 1
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 0 0 1 0 0 1
376 Induced Nuclear Reactions: Processes, Systems, and Elements 1 0 0 0 0 1
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 0 0 0 0 1 1
382 Image Analysis 0 0 1 0 0 1
384 Bearings 0 0 0 0 1 1
403 Joints and Connections 0 1 0 0 0 1
406 Conveyors: Fluid Current 0 0 1 0 0 1
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 0 0 0 0 1 1
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 0 0 0 1 0 1
431 Combustion 0 1 0 0 0 1
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 1 0 0 0 0 1
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 1 0 0 0 0 1
451 Abrading 0 1 0 0 0 1
460 Crop Threshing or Separating 0 0 0 1 0 1
464 Rotary Shafts, Gudgeons, Housings, and Flexible Couplings for Rotary Shafts 0 0 0 0 1 1
472 Amusement Devices 0 0 0 0 1 1
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 0 0 0 0 1 1
606 Surgery (instruments) 0 0 0 1 0 1
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 1 1
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 0 1 0 0 0 1
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 0 0 1 0 0 1
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 1 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 191 182 186 203 191 953


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