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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

KENTUCKY

( 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
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 43 35 43 52 46 219
399 Electrophotography 16 12 27 40 34 129
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 11 11 11 11 12 56
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 5 5 4 11 20 45
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 4 4 7 19 9 43
219 Electric Heating 12 6 10 7 5 40
271 Sheet Feeding or Delivering 5 5 4 12 13 39
062 Refrigeration 10 9 6 5 8 38
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 5 7 10 6 7 35
250 Radiant Energy 5 2 10 5 5 27
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 11 8 2 3 2 26
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 13 7 3 2 0 25
053 Package Making 5 7 8 1 2 23
002 Apparel 4 5 7 4 2 22
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 3 8 3 4 4 22
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 7 3 8 2 2 22
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 6 4 6 2 4 22
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 1 1 4 9 6 21
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 5 3 4 4 5 21
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 2 6 3 3 6 20
400 Typewriting Machines 3 3 3 6 4 19
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 3 3 4 6 3 19
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 5 2 2 4 3 16
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 2 1 6 1 5 15
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 1 5 3 6 0 15
382 Image Analysis 0 3 3 4 5 15
005 Beds 1 4 1 2 6 14
029 Metal Working 5 1 3 3 2 14
073 Measuring and Testing 4 2 4 3 1 14
340 Communications: Electrical 1 3 4 1 5 14
042 Firearms 3 2 3 4 1 13
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 2 3 3 0 5 13
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 2 1 1 4 5 13
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 3 2 2 5 1 13
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 6 2 2 1 1 12
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 3 3 1 5 0 12
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 2 1 4 1 4 12
414 Material or Article Handling 2 2 4 4 0 12
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 1 2 0 4 5 12
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 4 1 1 3 2 11
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 0 0 6 1 4 11
280 Land Vehicles 3 1 4 3 0 11
362 Illumination 3 2 2 1 3 11
439 Electrical Connectors 4 0 1 4 2 11
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 2 1 2 3 3 11
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 2 3 4 2 0 11
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 1 2 1 5 2 11
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 2 0 2 4 3 11
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 3 4 1 1 1 10
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 1 2 2 3 2 10
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 3 0 1 3 3 10
606 Surgery (instruments) 0 5 1 2 2 10
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 1 2 1 5 0 9
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 2 3 2 2 0 9
455 Telecommunications 2 0 3 2 2 9
105 Railway Rolling Stock 0 2 2 0 4 8
118 Coating Apparatus 2 1 3 2 0 8
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 3 0 1 2 2 8
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 4 1 3 0 0 8
252 Compositions 1 2 1 0 4 8
297 Chairs and Seats 1 1 1 2 3 8
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 2 1 0 4 1 8
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 4 1 0 1 2 8
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 1 0 2 3 2 8
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 3 3 1 0 1 8
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 1 3 2 2 0 8
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 4 1 1 1 1 8
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 2 0 0 4 2 8
055 Gas Separation 1 1 1 2 2 7
068 Textiles: Fluid Treating Apparatus 0 2 0 1 4 7
083 Cutting 1 1 4 0 1 7
095 Gas Separation: Processes 2 2 1 0 2 7
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 0 1 4 0 2 7
126 Stoves and Furnaces 1 5 1 0 0 7
206 Special Receptacle or Package 0 3 1 2 1 7
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 2 3 0 2 0 7
273 Amusement Devices: Games 3 1 1 2 0 7
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 0 3 0 2 2 7
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 1 2 1 1 2 7
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 1 2 2 1 1 7
427 Coating Processes 2 2 1 0 2 7
482 Exercise Devices 1 0 4 1 1 7
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 1 2 2 2 7
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 3 1 2 0 0 6
060 Power Plants 1 1 1 2 1 6
070 Locks 1 1 1 2 1 6
102 Ammunition and Explosives 2 2 1 1 0 6
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 1 1 2 2 0 6
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 1 0 0 3 2 6
208 Mineral Oils: Processes and Products 0 0 1 2 3 6
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 1 1 4 0 0 6
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 4 0 1 1 0 6
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 3 0 1 1 1 6
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 0 2 2 1 0 5
033 Geometrical Instruments 1 1 1 1 1 5
049 Movable or Removable Closures 2 1 0 1 1 5
056 Harvesters 1 3 0 0 1 5
072 Metal Deforming 1 0 1 1 2 5
119 Animal Husbandry 1 0 2 1 1 5
137 Fluid Handling 1 0 1 0 3 5
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 0 1 2 1 1 5
165 Heat Exchange 1 0 4 0 0 5
180 Motor Vehicles 0 3 1 0 1 5
211 Supports: Racks 1 1 2 1 0 5
256 Fences 0 2 0 2 1 5
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 2 0 0 0 3 5
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 1 1 0 1 2 5
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 0 1 2 0 2 5
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 3 0 2 0 0 5
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 1 0 0 1 3 5
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 1 0 2 2 0 5
434 Education and Demonstration 2 3 0 0 0 5
451 Abrading 1 2 1 0 1 5
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 2 0 0 3 0 5
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 0 2 1 0 2 5
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 0 0 3 1 1 5
084 Music 0 0 2 0 2 4
101 Printing 3 0 1 0 0 4
114 Ships 2 0 1 0 1 4
172 Earth Working 1 0 2 1 0 4
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 3 0 0 1 0 4
249 Static Molds 2 0 2 0 0 4
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 1 2 0 0 1 4
292 Closure Fasteners 1 1 1 0 1 4
299 Mining or In Situ Disintegration of Hard Material 0 1 2 0 1 4
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 1 0 0 2 1 4
336 Inductor Devices 0 4 0 0 0 4
379 Telephonic Communications 0 0 2 1 1 4
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 1 0 0 3 0 4
433 Dentistry 2 0 2 0 0 4
508 Solid Anti-Friction Devices, Materials Therefor, Lubricant or Separant Compositions for Moving Solid Surfaces, and Miscellaneous Mineral Oil Compositions 0 0 0 1 3 4
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 2 1 1 0 0 4
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 1 0 0 1 2 4
008 Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers 1 0 1 1 0 3
027 Undertaking 1 1 0 1 0 3
047 Plant Husbandry 0 0 2 0 1 3
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 0 3 0 0 0 3
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 0 1 1 0 1 3
117 Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor 0 0 0 2 1 3
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 0 0 0 3 0 3
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 0 0 1 0 2 3
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 0 1 1 0 1 3
216 Etching a Substrate: Processes 1 1 1 0 0 3
221 Article Dispensing 1 0 0 0 2 3
224 Package and Article Carriers 2 1 0 0 0 3
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 1 1 0 1 0 3
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 0 0 1 0 2 3
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 0 3 0 0 0 3
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 0 0 2 0 1 3
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 1 1 1 0 0 3
303 Fluid-Pressure and Analogous Brake Systems 0 0 1 2 0 3
331 Oscillators 0 0 1 0 2 3
348 Television 0 0 2 0 1 3
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 0 0 2 1 0 3
370 Multiplex Communications 0 0 2 0 1 3
385 Optical Waveguides 0 0 2 1 0 3
417 Pumps 2 0 0 0 1 3
418 Rotary Expansible Chamber Devices 0 1 0 1 1 3
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 1 0 1 1 0 3
431 Combustion 1 0 0 2 0 3
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 0 1 0 2 0 3
493 Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web 2 0 1 0 0 3
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 2 0 1 0 0 3
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 0 3 0 0 0 3
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 1 0 0 1 1 3
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 2 0 0 1 0 3
030 Cutlery 0 0 1 0 1 2
051 Abrasive Tool Making Process, Material, or Composition 0 0 0 1 1 2
089 Ordnance 0 0 1 1 0 2
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 0 1 1 0 0 2
111 Planting 0 0 0 0 2 2
122 Liquid Heaters and Vaporizers 0 1 0 1 0 2
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 0 2 0 0 0 2
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 0 1 0 0 1 2
144 Woodworking 0 1 0 1 0 2
148 Metal Treatment 1 1 0 0 0 2
188 Brakes 0 1 1 0 0 2
192 Clutches and Power-Stop Control 0 0 1 1 0 2
202 Distillation: Apparatus 0 1 0 1 0 2
212 Traversing Hoists 1 0 1 0 0 2
232 Deposit and Collection Receptacles 0 0 0 1 1 2
236 Automatic Temperature and Humidity Regulation 0 0 1 0 1 2
238 Railways: Surface Track 1 0 0 0 1 2
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 1 1 0 0 0 2
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 0 0 0 0 2 2
266 Metallurgical Apparatus 2 0 0 0 0 2
301 Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles 0 0 2 0 0 2
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 0 0 0 1 1 2
335 Electricity: Magnetically Operated Switches, Magnets, and Electromagnets 0 2 0 0 0 2
368 Horology: Time Measuring Systems or Devices 0 0 2 0 0 2
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 0 0 1 1 0 2
398 Optical Communications 0 0 0 1 1 2
408 Cutting by Use of Rotating Axially Moving Tool 1 1 0 0 0 2
409 Gear Cutting, Milling, or Planing 0 0 1 1 0 2
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 1 0 0 0 1 2
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 0 0 1 1 0 2
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 0 0 1 0 1 2
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 0 0 1 0 1 2
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 1 0 1 0 0 2
454 Ventilation 2 0 0 0 0 2
474 Endless Belt Power Transmission Systems or Components 1 1 0 0 0 2
492 Roll or Roller 0 1 0 0 1 2
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 0 1 0 0 1 2
518 Chemistry: Fischer-Tropsch Processes; or Purification or Recovery of Products Thereof 2 0 0 0 0 2
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 0 0 0 1 1 2
016 Miscellaneous Hardware 0 0 0 1 0 1
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 1 0 0 0 0 1
028 Textiles: Manufacturing 0 0 0 0 1 1
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 0 0 0 0 1 1
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 0 0 0 1 0 1
054 Harness for Working Animal 0 1 0 0 0 1
063 Jewelry 1 0 0 0 0 1
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 1 0 0 0 0 1
081 Tools 0 0 1 0 0 1
091 Motors: Expansible Chamber Type 0 0 0 1 0 1
100 Presses 1 0 0 0 0 1
104 Railways 1 0 0 0 0 1
110 Furnaces 0 1 0 0 0 1
112 Sewing 1 0 0 0 0 1
127 Sugar, Starch, and Carbohydrates 1 0 0 0 0 1
131 Tobacco 0 1 0 0 0 1
152 Resilient Tires and Wheels 0 1 0 0 0 1
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 0 0 0 0 1 1
173 Tool Driving or Impacting 0 0 1 0 0 1
177 Weighing Scales 1 0 0 0 0 1
181 Acoustics 1 0 0 0 0 1
187 Elevator, Industrial Lift Truck, or Stationary Lift for Vehicle 0 0 0 1 0 1
193 Conveyors, Chutes, Skids, Guides, and Ways 1 0 0 0 0 1
223 Apparel Apparatus 0 0 0 0 1 1
226 Advancing Material of Indeterminate Length 0 1 0 0 0 1
279 Chucks or Sockets 1 0 0 0 0 1
281 Books, Strips, and Leaves 1 0 0 0 0 1
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 0 0 0 1 0 1
326 Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry 0 0 0 1 0 1
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 0 0 1 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) 1 0 0 0 0 1
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 0 0 0 1 0 1
353 Optics: Image Projectors 0 0 1 0 0 1
369 Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval 0 0 0 0 1 1
372 Coherent Light Generators 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 0 0 1 1
388 Electricity: Motor Control Systems 1 0 0 0 0 1
392 Electric Resistance Heating Devices 0 0 1 0 0 1
403 Joints and Connections 0 0 0 0 1 1
406 Conveyors: Fluid Current 0 0 1 0 0 1
440 Marine Propulsion 0 1 0 0 0 1
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 0 0 0 1 0 1
464 Rotary Shafts, Gudgeons, Housings, and Flexible Couplings for Rotary Shafts 0 1 0 0 0 1
470 Threaded, Headed Fastener, or Washer Making: Process and Apparatus 0 0 1 0 0 1
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 1 0 0 0 0 1
506 Combinatorial Chemistry Technology: Method, Library, Apparatus 0 1 0 0 0 1
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 0 1 1
716 DP: Design and Analysis of Circuit or Semiconductor Mask (Data Processing) 1 0 0 0 0 1
718 Virtual Machine Task or Process Management or Task Management/Control (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 1 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 407 346 413 429 413 2008


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