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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting By Geographic Region (State and Country),
Breakout By Technology Class

Count of 2006 - 2010 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

NEW MEXICO

( 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 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total
250 Radiant Energy 13 6 8 15 15 57
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 12 4 13 16 12 57
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 9 11 5 5 16 46
382 Image Analysis 2 11 7 10 8 38
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 11 11 8 3 3 36
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 5 4 9 7 11 36
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 11 9 2 3 8 33
340 Communications: Electrical 4 9 2 6 11 32
073 Measuring and Testing 8 9 4 3 7 31
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 7 9 4 2 5 27
385 Optical Waveguides 4 8 5 7 3 27
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 5 1 5 8 7 26
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 6 4 2 5 8 25
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 8 7 4 1 4 24
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 2 6 4 7 5 24
427 Coating Processes 5 5 1 8 5 24
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 7 7 3 2 4 23
252 Compositions 7 3 3 4 5 22
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 4 4 5 3 6 22
372 Coherent Light Generators 3 2 4 4 6 19
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 3 5 0 7 4 19
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 5 1 0 2 11 19
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 3 0 7 4 5 19
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 1 3 3 3 8 18
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 8 2 3 3 2 18
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 2 3 5 3 5 18
455 Telecommunications 7 4 4 2 1 18
463 Amusement Devices: Games 0 0 2 1 15 18
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 3 1 4 6 3 17
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 3 5 1 2 6 17
326 Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry 3 2 4 3 4 16
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 4 2 5 2 3 16
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 2 2 1 4 6 15
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 0 1 4 5 5 15
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 0 2 2 3 8 15
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 3 0 3 2 7 15
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 5 0 3 0 6 14
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 6 3 0 4 1 14
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 2 1 3 3 4 13
370 Multiplex Communications 1 3 1 1 7 13
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 3 3 4 1 2 13
029 Metal Working 3 4 2 0 3 12
060 Power Plants 4 2 3 0 3 12
136 Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric 1 1 2 2 6 12
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 1 0 2 5 4 12
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 2 0 3 1 5 11
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 2 1 4 3 1 11
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 2 3 2 2 1 10
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 1 3 3 1 2 10
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 3 3 1 2 1 10
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 1 2 1 6 10
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 2 1 2 2 2 9
219 Electric Heating 4 1 1 0 3 9
297 Chairs and Seats 3 0 3 2 1 9
379 Telephonic Communications 2 1 4 1 1 9
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 3 3 1 2 0 9
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 7 0 1 0 1 9
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 0 2 1 2 3 8
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 1 0 2 3 2 8
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 1 0 2 3 2 8
362 Illumination 2 1 1 1 3 8
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 0 4 1 2 1 8
505 Superconductor Technology: Apparatus, Material, Process 1 0 0 2 5 8
606 Surgery (instruments) 2 1 1 0 4 8
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 4 2 0 1 1 8
716 Computer-Aided Design and Analysis of Circuits and Semiconductor Masks 3 0 1 3 1 8
042 Firearms 1 1 1 3 1 7
095 Gas Separation: Processes 2 0 3 2 0 7
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 0 2 2 0 3 7
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 3 2 1 1 0 7
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 1 1 3 2 0 7
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 1 1 1 1 3 7
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 1 2 1 1 2 7
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 0 1 1 2 3 7
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 2 2 3 7
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 4 1 0 1 7
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 1 1 0 4 1 7
102 Ammunition and Explosives 2 1 1 1 1 6
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 4 1 0 1 0 6
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 2 2 0 0 2 6
335 Electricity: Magnetically Operated Switches, Magnets, and Electromagnets 1 2 0 2 1 6
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 1 2 0 2 1 6
380 Cryptography 0 1 3 0 2 6
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 0 3 2 0 1 6
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 1 0 0 2 3 6
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 3 1 0 1 0 5
180 Motor Vehicles 0 0 0 1 4 5
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 2 1 1 0 1 5
273 Amusement Devices: Games 1 2 1 0 1 5
280 Land Vehicles 2 1 1 0 1 5
398 Optical Communications 0 0 0 2 3 5
726 Information Security 2 1 0 2 0 5
033 Geometrical Instruments 0 0 1 2 1 4
084 Music 0 2 0 1 1 4
089 Ordnance 0 0 3 0 1 4
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 1 1 0 2 0 4
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 0 1 1 1 1 4
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 3 1 0 0 0 4
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 1 1 2 0 0 4
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 0 1 0 2 1 4
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 0 2 0 1 1 4
403 Joints and Connections 1 0 2 0 1 4
417 Pumps 3 0 0 1 0 4
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 0 2 1 1 0 4
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 1 0 1 1 1 4
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 0 0 1 0 3 4
712 Processing Architectures and Instruction Processing, e.g., Processors (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 1 0 3 0 4
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 0 0 1 1 2 4
002 Apparel 0 1 0 1 1 3
007 Compound Hand Tools 2 0 0 0 1 3
056 Harvesters 1 0 0 1 1 3
062 Refrigeration 2 1 0 0 0 3
114 Ships 3 0 0 0 0 3
119 Animal Husbandry 0 1 0 0 2 3
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 0 1 2 0 0 3
137 Fluid Handling 1 0 0 0 2 3
148 Metal Treatment 0 1 0 1 1 3
165 Heat Exchange 0 1 0 0 2 3
202 Distillation: Apparatus 1 1 0 0 1 3
216 Etching a Substrate: Processes 2 0 0 0 1 3
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 1 0 1 0 1 3
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 0 1 1 1 0 3
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 0 1 1 1 0 3
348 Television 1 0 0 0 2 3
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 1 0 0 0 2 3
396 Photography 1 1 0 1 0 3
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 0 1 1 0 1 3
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 0 0 1 0 2 3
433 Dentistry 1 0 2 0 0 3
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 1 0 2 0 0 3
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 1 1 0 0 1 3
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 2 0 1 0 0 3
718 Virtual Machine Task or Process Management or Task Management/Control (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 2 0 0 1 0 3
005 Beds 1 0 0 0 1 2
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 0 0 0 2 0 2
023 Chemistry: Physical Processes 0 1 1 0 0 2
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 1 0 0 0 1 2
055 Gas Separation 0 0 1 0 1 2
065 Glass Manufacturing 1 0 0 1 0 2
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 0 0 1 1 0 2
081 Tools 2 0 0 0 0 2
082 Turning (e.g., for metal working) 0 0 0 2 0 2
101 Printing 1 0 0 0 1 2
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 0 0 0 1 1 2
118 Coating Apparatus 0 1 0 0 1 2
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 1 1 0 0 0 2
126 Stoves and Furnaces 1 0 0 0 1 2
157 Wheelwright Machines 0 0 0 0 2 2
177 Weighing Scales 0 2 0 0 0 2
181 Acoustics 0 0 0 0 2 2
188 Brakes 0 0 1 1 0 2
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 0 0 0 0 2 2
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 0 0 1 0 1 2
220 Receptacles 0 1 1 0 0 2
224 Package and Article Carriers 0 0 0 2 0 2
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 0 1 1 0 0 2
269 Work Holders 2 0 0 0 0 2
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 1 1 0 0 0 2
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 0 0 0 1 1 2
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 2 0 0 0 0 2
330 Amplifiers 0 0 1 0 1 2
331 Oscillators 0 1 0 0 1 2
338 Electrical Resistors 1 1 0 0 0 2
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 0 0 0 2 0 2
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 0 0 0 0 2 2
352 Optics: Motion Pictures 0 1 0 0 1 2
367 Communications, Electrical: Acoustic Wave Systems and Devices 0 0 0 0 2 2
369 Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval 1 0 0 0 1 2
377 Electrical Pulse Counters, Pulse Dividers, or Shift Registers: Circuits and Systems 1 0 0 1 0 2
414 Material or Article Handling 1 0 0 0 1 2
439 Electrical Connectors 0 0 2 0 0 2
516 Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents, Subcombinations Thereof, Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting 0 1 0 0 1 2
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 1 0 1 0 0 2
588 Hazardous or Toxic Waste Destruction or Containment 0 1 0 0 1 2
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 0 0 1 0 1 2
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 0 1 0 0 0 1
030 Cutlery 0 0 1 0 0 1
037 Excavating 0 0 0 1 0 1
038 Textiles: Ironing or Smoothing 0 0 0 0 1 1
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 0 0 1 0 0 1
047 Plant Husbandry 0 0 0 0 1 1
048 Gas: Heating and Illuminating 0 0 0 1 0 1
053 Package Making 0 0 0 1 0 1
071 Chemistry: Fertilizers 0 0 0 0 1 1
072 Metal Deforming 1 0 0 0 0 1
083 Cutting 1 0 0 0 0 1
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 0 0 0 1 0 1
100 Presses 0 0 1 0 0 1
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 0 0 0 0 1 1
112 Sewing 0 0 0 1 0 1
117 Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor 0 0 1 0 0 1
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 0 1 0 0 0 1
132 Toilet 0 0 0 1 0 1
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 0 0 1 0 0 1
149 Explosive and Thermic Compositions or Charges 0 0 0 0 1 1
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 0 0 0 1 0 1
169 Fire Extinguishers 1 0 0 0 0 1
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 0 0 1 0 0 1
203 Distillation: Processes, Separatory 0 0 0 0 1 1
206 Special Receptacle or Package 0 0 0 0 1 1
215 Bottles and Jars 0 0 0 1 0 1
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 1 0 0 0 0 1
232 Deposit and Collection Receptacles 0 1 0 0 0 1
236 Automatic Temperature and Humidity Regulation 0 1 0 0 0 1
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 0 0 1 0 0 1
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 0 0 0 0 1 1
246 Railway Switches and Signals 1 0 0 0 0 1
267 Spring Devices 0 0 1 0 0 1
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 0 0 0 1 0 1
322 Electricity: Single Generator Systems 0 0 0 1 0 1
329 Demodulators 0 0 1 0 0 1
337 Electricity: Electrothermally or Thermally Actuated Switches 0 0 1 0 0 1
355 Photocopying 1 0 0 0 0 1
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 0 0 0 0 1 1
373 Industrial Electric Heating Furnaces 0 1 0 0 0 1
376 Induced Nuclear Reactions: Processes, Systems, and Elements 0 0 0 1 0 1
384 Bearings 0 0 0 0 1 1
402 Binder Device Releasably Engaging Aperture or Notch of Sheet 1 0 0 0 0 1
409 Gear Cutting, Milling, or Planing 0 1 0 0 0 1
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 0 0 1 0 0 1
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 1 0 0 0 0 1
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 0 1 0 0 0 1
431 Combustion 0 0 0 0 1 1
434 Education and Demonstration 0 0 0 1 0 1
451 Abrading 1 0 0 0 0 1
452 Butchering 0 0 1 0 0 1
482 Exercise Devices 0 0 1 0 0 1
501 Compositions: Ceramic 1 0 0 0 0 1
506 Combinatorial Chemistry Technology: Method, Library, Apparatus 0 0 1 0 0 1
508 Solid Anti-Friction Devices, Materials Therefor, Lubricant or Separant Compositions for Moving Solid Surfaces, and Miscellaneous Mineral Oil Compositions 0 1 0 0 0 1
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 0 0 1 0 0 1
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 0 1 0 0 0 1
719 Interprogram Communication or Interprocess Communication (Ipc) (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 1 0 1
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 0 0 1 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 344 286 280 303 434 1647


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