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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

ARIZONA

( 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) 90 74 117 96 87 464
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 88 76 74 112 91 441
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 32 47 54 49 49 231
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 28 35 39 47 36 185
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 26 30 36 33 41 166
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 22 21 33 47 40 163
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 25 14 44 24 34 141
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 31 19 30 22 34 136
439 Electrical Connectors 28 25 28 19 28 128
455 Telecommunications 26 18 22 37 22 125
330 Amplifiers 29 15 23 29 19 115
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 18 16 22 25 34 115
370 Multiplex Communications 22 19 22 22 27 112
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 18 17 25 27 21 108
360 Dynamic Magnetic Information Storage or Retrieval 29 30 15 12 17 103
340 Communications: Electrical 22 20 20 22 16 100
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 13 14 21 30 21 99
029 Metal Working 12 20 22 23 20 97
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 19 19 19 19 17 93
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 23 16 20 14 18 91
385 Optical Waveguides 18 20 18 18 17 91
382 Image Analysis 22 7 24 20 15 88
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 19 20 22 13 11 85
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 7 19 19 20 19 84
250 Radiant Energy 22 20 19 14 8 83
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 21 24 10 10 17 82
073 Measuring and Testing 17 12 12 22 18 81
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 10 12 24 11 24 81
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 11 13 15 22 16 77
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 9 9 16 10 32 76
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 18 16 14 13 14 75
060 Power Plants 15 14 17 12 13 71
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 15 21 9 9 16 70
280 Land Vehicles 17 12 12 12 15 68
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 17 7 12 19 13 68
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 11 12 16 16 8 63
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 16 16 13 8 10 63
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 13 12 16 12 8 61
451 Abrading 14 17 14 9 6 60
219 Electric Heating 16 8 14 11 8 57
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 2 5 13 18 19 57
348 Television 13 9 16 9 9 56
137 Fluid Handling 5 11 8 14 17 55
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 18 6 9 11 10 54
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 15 10 7 14 3 49
379 Telephonic Communications 15 7 19 3 5 49
362 Illumination 6 10 12 9 10 47
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 9 11 7 13 6 46
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 13 10 6 7 9 45
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 8 4 14 10 9 45
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 5 7 13 12 1 38
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 13 9 4 6 6 38
118 Coating Apparatus 4 4 11 10 8 37
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 6 6 9 7 9 37
119 Animal Husbandry 6 7 8 7 8 36
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 12 9 6 3 6 36
062 Refrigeration 4 7 8 7 9 35
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 15 3 7 3 7 35
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 4 5 12 7 5 33
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 8 6 5 4 9 32
042 Firearms 6 1 8 5 11 31
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 9 9 5 5 3 31
392 Electric Resistance Heating Devices 5 9 5 8 4 31
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 9 9 7 4 1 30
427 Coating Processes 7 3 9 5 6 30
716 DP: Design and Analysis of Circuit or Semiconductor Mask (Data Processing) 4 7 9 5 5 30
335 Electricity: Magnetically Operated Switches, Magnets, and Electromagnets 9 3 6 5 6 29
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 6 8 9 1 5 29
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 5 3 8 4 9 29
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 8 9 6 3 3 29
372 Coherent Light Generators 5 7 10 3 3 28
606 Surgery (instruments) 8 4 9 3 4 28
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 5 7 3 4 8 27
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 2 2 7 6 8 25
033 Geometrical Instruments 0 7 8 5 4 24
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 8 4 5 5 2 24
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 6 5 5 1 7 24
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 7 6 5 3 2 23
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 7 7 4 3 2 23
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 6 4 5 4 4 23
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 7 2 7 4 3 23
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 5 2 3 4 9 23
482 Exercise Devices 6 3 4 6 4 23
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 4 6 9 2 2 23
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 10 4 1 5 2 22
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 5 6 3 4 4 22
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 9 8 0 2 3 22
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 3 7 3 5 4 22
081 Tools 6 4 6 2 3 21
211 Supports: Racks 5 6 4 3 3 21
326 Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry 4 1 4 5 7 21
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 3 4 4 7 3 21
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 3 5 3 2 8 21
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 10 4 3 1 2 20
206 Special Receptacle or Package 3 5 4 2 6 20
297 Chairs and Seats 3 3 7 3 4 20
331 Oscillators 6 5 3 3 3 20
380 Cryptography 4 3 7 5 1 20
414 Material or Article Handling 5 3 5 4 3 20
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 3 5 4 4 4 20
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 6 4 4 2 4 20
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 5 3 5 3 3 19
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 6 6 4 1 2 19
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 7 1 7 2 2 19
712 Processing Architectures and Instruction Processing, e.g., Processors (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 5 5 2 4 3 19
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 3 5 3 1 6 18
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 6 2 2 6 2 18
355 Photocopying 0 5 5 5 3 18
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 6 2 2 5 2 17
165 Heat Exchange 1 5 8 1 2 17
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 2 1 4 4 6 17
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 3 2 5 1 6 17
726 Information Security 0 0 0 10 7 17
252 Compositions 2 0 2 1 11 16
353 Optics: Image Projectors 2 2 4 3 5 16
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 1 2 5 3 5 16
718 Virtual Machine Task or Process Management or Task Management/Control (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 5 1 3 2 5 16
002 Apparel 4 4 1 3 3 15
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 2 3 3 5 2 15
089 Ordnance 3 3 3 3 3 15
102 Ammunition and Explosives 1 4 4 3 3 15
114 Ships 1 1 3 3 7 15
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 3 2 3 6 1 15
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 5 0 2 1 7 15
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 4 2 3 3 3 15
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 1 6 5 2 1 15
030 Cutlery 4 4 3 3 0 14
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 3 0 7 3 1 14
117 Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor 5 4 2 0 3 14
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 2 1 4 3 4 14
224 Package and Article Carriers 6 3 3 2 0 14
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 5 2 1 3 3 14
336 Inductor Devices 0 3 1 7 3 14
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 5 4 0 1 4 14
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 1 2 5 2 3 13
084 Music 4 2 1 4 2 13
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 2 3 2 3 3 13
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 1 3 4 4 1 13
216 Etching a Substrate: Processes 1 5 4 3 0 13
434 Education and Demonstration 1 6 5 1 0 13
454 Ventilation 2 4 5 0 2 13
719 Interprogram Communication or Interprocess Communication (Ipc) (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 2 2 3 1 5 13
273 Amusement Devices: Games 1 3 4 2 2 12
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 3 0 4 3 2 12
369 Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval 3 2 0 5 2 12
417 Pumps 4 1 2 3 2 12
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 1 3 2 2 4 12
164 Metal Founding 5 1 3 0 2 11
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 2 2 4 1 2 11
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 2 0 2 3 4 11
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 1 2 4 4 0 11
441 Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices 2 3 1 4 1 11
005 Beds 0 4 1 1 4 10
188 Brakes 4 4 1 1 0 10
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 2 1 3 1 3 10
220 Receptacles 2 0 0 1 7 10
292 Closure Fasteners 1 2 2 1 4 10
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 2 3 3 1 1 10
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 2 0 3 2 3 10
445 Electric Lamp or Space Discharge Component or Device Manufacturing 3 3 2 1 1 10
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 3 2 1 1 2 9
181 Acoustics 0 2 1 1 5 9
398 Optical Communications 1 4 0 3 1 9
440 Marine Propulsion 0 2 1 0 6 9
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 4 1 1 2 1 9
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 1 1 3 1 3 9
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 2 0 2 1 3 8
053 Package Making 1 1 2 2 2 8
054 Harness for Working Animal 1 0 2 2 3 8
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 4 3 1 0 0 8
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 1 1 2 2 2 8
149 Explosive and Thermic Compositions or Charges 2 6 0 0 0 8
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 5 1 2 0 0 8
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 1 0 5 1 1 8
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 2 1 2 2 1 8
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 1 2 2 1 2 8
384 Bearings 3 1 2 1 1 8
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 2 2 1 2 1 8
419 Powder Metallurgy Processes 2 3 0 3 0 8
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 2 1 4 1 0 8
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 3 2 2 1 0 8
016 Miscellaneous Hardware 6 0 1 0 0 7
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 1 5 1 0 0 7
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 1 1 1 3 1 7
037 Excavating 2 4 0 1 0 7
072 Metal Deforming 1 2 1 1 2 7
192 Clutches and Power-Stop Control 2 0 2 1 2 7
322 Electricity: Single Generator Systems 0 3 2 1 1 7
725 Interactive Video Distribution Systems 0 2 3 1 1 7
070 Locks 2 1 1 0 2 6
101 Printing 2 0 0 2 2 6
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 3 1 1 0 1 6
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 2 1 0 2 1 6
150 Purses, Wallets, and Protective Covers 1 0 1 2 2 6
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 2 1 1 2 0 6
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 2 3 1 0 0 6
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 0 0 0 3 3 6
396 Photography 1 2 1 1 1 6
433 Dentistry 0 1 1 1 3 6
049 Movable or Removable Closures 4 0 1 0 0 5
083 Cutting 1 0 2 1 1 5
111 Planting 1 3 0 0 1 5
136 Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric 3 1 0 1 0 5
180 Motor Vehicles 1 1 2 1 0 5
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 2 1 0 1 1 5
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 1 0 0 2 2 5
293 Vehicle Fenders 0 1 1 1 2 5
349 Liquid Crystal Cells, Elements and Systems 2 1 1 1 0 5
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 0 1 1 2 1 5
403 Joints and Connections 2 0 2 0 1 5
409 Gear Cutting, Milling, or Planing 2 1 2 0 0 5
463 Amusement Devices: Games 2 2 0 0 1 5
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 1 3 1 0 0 5
720 Dynamic Optical Information Storage or Retrieval 1 1 1 0 2 5
055 Gas Separation 0 0 1 2 1 4
063 Jewelry 0 1 0 3 0 4
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 0 1 1 1 1 4
112 Sewing 0 3 0 0 1 4
116 Signals and Indicators 0 1 0 1 2 4
184 Lubrication 0 0 1 2 1 4
223 Apparel Apparatus 0 0 1 2 1 4
236 Automatic Temperature and Humidity Regulation 1 0 1 1 1 4
368 Horology: Time Measuring Systems or Devices 1 1 0 1 1 4
432 Heating 2 1 1 0 0 4
464 Rotary Shafts, Gudgeons, Housings, and Flexible Couplings for Rotary Shafts 3 0 0 0 1 4
007 Compound Hand Tools 0 3 0 0 0 3
027 Undertaking 1 0 1 1 0 3
047 Plant Husbandry 0 2 1 0 0 3
104 Railways 1 0 1 1 0 3
126 Stoves and Furnaces 0 1 0 1 1 3
132 Toilet 0 0 0 1 2 3
140 Wireworking 0 1 1 1 0 3
148 Metal Treatment 0 2 1 0 0 3
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 0 0 0 2 1 3
169 Fire Extinguishers 0 2 0 0 1 3
173 Tool Driving or Impacting 0 1 2 0 0 3
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 0 2 1 0 0 3
187 Elevator, Industrial Lift Truck, or Stationary Lift for Vehicle 0 1 1 1 0 3
256 Fences 1 0 1 0 1 3
386 Television Signal Processing for Dynamic Recording or Reproducing 0 0 1 0 2 3
400 Typewriting Machines 1 1 0 0 1 3
431 Combustion 1 1 0 0 1 3
450 Foundation Garments 1 0 1 1 0 3
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 0 0 3 0 0 3
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 1 0 0 0 1 2
095 Gas Separation: Processes 0 2 0 0 0 2
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 1 0 0 0 1 2
110 Furnaces 0 0 1 1 0 2
131 Tobacco 0 0 0 0 2 2
159 Concentrating Evaporators 0 1 0 1 0 2
168 Farriery 0 0 1 1 0 2
172 Earth Working 1 0 1 0 0 2
193 Conveyors, Chutes, Skids, Guides, and Ways 1 1 0 0 0 2
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 1 0 1 0 0 2
203 Distillation: Processes, Separatory 0 1 0 0 1 2
266 Metallurgical Apparatus 0 1 0 0 1 2
267 Spring Devices 1 1 0 0 0 2
269 Work Holders 1 0 1 0 0 2
301 Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles 2 0 0 0 0 2
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 0 0 0 1 1 2
338 Electrical Resistors 0 0 0 0 2 2
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 0 0 1 1 0 2
376 Induced Nuclear Reactions: Processes, Systems, and Elements 1 1 0 0 0 2
383 Flexible Bags 0 0 0 1 1 2
399 Electrophotography 0 0 2 0 0 2
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 1 1 0 0 0 2
407 Cutters, for Shaping 0 0 1 0 1 2
408 Cutting by Use of Rotating Axially Moving Tool 0 1 0 1 0 2
420 Alloys or Metallic Compositions 2 0 0 0 0 2
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 1 0 1 0 0 2
475 Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components 1 0 0 1 0 2
501 Compositions: Ceramic 1 1 0 0 0 2
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 0 0 1 1 0 2
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 0 0 1 1 0 2
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 1 0 1 0 0 2
001 ** Classification Undetermined ** 0 1 0 0 0 1
038 Textiles: Ironing or Smoothing 0 0 0 1 0 1
048 Gas: Heating and Illuminating 1 0 0 0 0 1
051 Abrasive Tool Making Process, Material, or Composition 0 0 1 0 0 1
059 Chain, Staple, and Horseshoe Making 0 0 1 0 0 1
065 Glass Manufacturing 0 0 0 0 1 1
071 Chemistry: Fertilizers 0 1 0 0 0 1
082 Turning (e.g., for metal working) 0 1 0 0 0 1
091 Motors: Expansible Chamber Type 0 1 0 0 0 1
092 Expansible Chamber Devices 1 0 0 0 0 1
109 Safes, Bank Protection, or a Related Device 0 0 1 0 0 1
122 Liquid Heaters and Vaporizers 1 0 0 0 0 1
125 Stone Working 0 0 1 0 0 1
144 Woodworking 0 0 1 0 0 1
152 Resilient Tires and Wheels 1 0 0 0 0 1
202 Distillation: Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 1
215 Bottles and Jars 1 0 0 0 0 1
225 Severing by Tearing or Breaking 1 0 0 0 0 1
227 Elongated-Member-Driving Apparatus 0 0 0 1 0 1
232 Deposit and Collection Receptacles 1 0 0 0 0 1
249 Static Molds 1 0 0 0 0 1
279 Chucks or Sockets 0 0 1 0 0 1
289 Knots and Knot Tying 0 0 0 1 0 1
298 Land Vehicles: Dumping 0 1 0 0 0 1
305 Wheel Substitutes for Land Vehicles 0 0 0 0 1 1
332 Modulators 1 0 0 0 0 1
337 Electricity: Electrothermally or Thermally Actuated Switches 1 0 0 0 0 1
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 1 0 0 0 0 1
418 Rotary Expansible Chamber Devices 0 0 0 0 1 1
472 Amusement Devices 0 0 1 0 0 1
476 Friction Gear Transmission Systems or Components 1 0 0 0 0 1
492 Roll or Roller 1 0 0 0 0 1
506 Combinatorial Chemistry Technology: Method, Library, Apparatus 0 1 0 0 0 1
507 Earth Boring, Well Treating, and Oil Field Chemistry 0 1 0 0 0 1
516 Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents, Subcombinations Thereof, Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting 1 0 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 1621 1457 1705 1571 1584 7938


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