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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

WEST VIRGINIA

( 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
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 5 16 5 12 12 50
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 3 8 5 3 6 25
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 9 5 4 0 6 24
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 4 8 4 3 1 20
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 3 2 2 3 3 13
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 3 4 1 2 1 11
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 3 0 1 1 6 11
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 0 1 3 5 1 10
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 4 3 1 1 1 10
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 2 2 1 0 5 10
073 Measuring and Testing 1 2 2 4 0 9
340 Communications: Electrical 2 2 1 1 2 8
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 3 1 3 0 1 8
029 Metal Working 0 1 0 2 4 7
250 Radiant Energy 0 1 2 2 2 7
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 1 0 2 1 3 7
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 2 1 3 0 0 6
148 Metal Treatment 0 2 1 1 2 6
208 Mineral Oils: Processes and Products 2 2 1 1 0 6
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 1 1 1 2 1 6
119 Animal Husbandry 1 2 0 1 1 5
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 0 2 1 0 2 5
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 1 0 3 1 0 5
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 1 3 1 0 0 5
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 1 1 1 2 0 5
221 Article Dispensing 2 3 0 0 0 5
280 Land Vehicles 2 1 0 2 0 5
362 Illumination 2 1 1 0 1 5
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 1 1 1 1 1 5
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 2 0 0 1 1 4
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 1 0 0 0 3 4
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 2 1 0 0 1 4
220 Receptacles 0 0 1 1 2 4
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 1 1 1 0 1 4
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 0 1 0 1 2 4
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 0 0 1 2 1 4
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 3 0 1 0 0 4
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 2 0 0 0 2 4
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 0 1 1 1 1 4
606 Surgery (instruments) 0 0 0 1 3 4
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 3 0 0 0 0 3
060 Power Plants 0 2 0 1 0 3
102 Ammunition and Explosives 2 0 1 0 0 3
118 Coating Apparatus 0 1 0 2 0 3
180 Motor Vehicles 0 0 0 2 1 3
219 Electric Heating 0 3 0 0 0 3
252 Compositions 2 0 0 0 1 3
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 0 0 0 2 1 3
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 0 0 0 1 2 3
382 Image Analysis 1 0 1 1 0 3
414 Material or Article Handling 0 0 0 2 1 3
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 1 1 1 0 0 3
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 1 1 0 0 1 3
002 Apparel 0 0 1 1 0 2
014 Bridges 0 1 0 1 0 2
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 1 1 0 0 0 2
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 0 0 1 0 1 2
084 Music 1 0 0 1 0 2
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 1 0 0 0 1 2
164 Metal Founding 0 0 0 1 1 2
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 0 0 1 1 0 2
224 Package and Article Carriers 2 0 0 0 0 2
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 1 0 0 0 1 2
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 0 0 0 2 0 2
299 Mining or In Situ Disintegration of Hard Material 0 0 0 2 0 2
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 0 0 0 1 1 2
385 Optical Waveguides 0 1 1 0 0 2
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 2 0 0 0 0 2
427 Coating Processes 0 1 1 0 0 2
431 Combustion 1 0 0 1 0 2
434 Education and Demonstration 0 1 1 0 0 2
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 0 2 0 0 0 2
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 0 0 0 1 1 2
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 0 1 0 0 1 2
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 2 2
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 0 0 1 0 1 2
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 0 1 0 1 0 2
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 0 0 0 1 2
005 Beds 1 0 0 0 0 1
033 Geometrical Instruments 1 0 0 0 0 1
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 0 1 0 0 0 1
047 Plant Husbandry 0 0 0 1 0 1
049 Movable or Removable Closures 0 0 1 0 0 1
053 Package Making 0 0 0 0 1 1
062 Refrigeration 0 0 0 0 1 1
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 0 1 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
083 Cutting 0 0 0 0 1 1
095 Gas Separation: Processes 0 0 0 0 1 1
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 0 1 0 0 0 1
100 Presses 0 0 0 1 0 1
104 Railways 0 0 0 0 1 1
116 Signals and Indicators 0 0 0 0 1 1
122 Liquid Heaters and Vaporizers 1 0 0 0 0 1
136 Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric 0 0 0 0 1 1
137 Fluid Handling 1 0 0 0 0 1
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 1 0 0 0 0 1
149 Explosive and Thermic Compositions or Charges 1 0 0 0 0 1
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 0 0 0 1 0 1
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 0 0 0 0 1 1
206 Special Receptacle or Package 0 0 1 0 0 1
211 Supports: Racks 0 1 0 0 0 1
215 Bottles and Jars 1 0 0 0 0 1
227 Elongated-Member-Driving Apparatus 0 0 0 0 1 1
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 0 0 0 1 0 1
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 0 0 0 0 1 1
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 0 1 0 0 0 1
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 0 0 1 0 0 1
273 Amusement Devices: Games 0 1 0 0 0 1
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 1 0 0 0 0 1
303 Fluid-Pressure and Analogous Brake Systems 0 0 0 1 0 1
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 0 0 0 0 1 1
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 0 1 0 0 0 1
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 1 0 1
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 0 0 0 0 1 1
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 0 1 0 0 0 1
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 0 1 1
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 0 0 0 0 1 1
370 Multiplex Communications 0 0 0 1 0 1
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 0 0 0 0 1 1
379 Telephonic Communications 0 0 0 1 0 1
380 Cryptography 1 0 0 0 0 1
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 1 0 0 0 0 1
420 Alloys or Metallic Compositions 0 0 0 0 1 1
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 0 0 1 0 0 1
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 1 0 0 0 0 1
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 0 0 1 0 0 1
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 0 1 0 0 0 1
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 0 0 0 0 1 1
482 Exercise Devices 0 0 0 1 0 1
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 1 0 0 0 0 1
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 0 0 0 1 0 1
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 0 0 1 0 0 1
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 0 0 0 0 1 1
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 0 0 1 0 0 1
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 0 1 1
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 1 1
726 Information Security 0 0 1 0 0 1
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 1 0 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 103 106 74 92 118 493


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