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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

KANSAS

( 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
455 Telecommunications 60 44 42 35 49 230
370 Multiplex Communications 24 18 33 37 51 163
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 12 17 7 23 31 90
379 Telephonic Communications 22 11 5 11 25 74
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 9 3 5 5 43 65
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 16 12 15 10 11 64
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 7 6 8 13 20 54
340 Communications: Electrical 10 7 5 5 9 36
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 0 2 2 15 16 35
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 9 5 7 6 6 33
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 3 4 7 8 10 32
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 3 5 8 5 11 32
606 Surgery (instruments) 1 4 9 7 9 30
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 14 6 3 2 5 30
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 10 5 7 2 5 29
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 7 3 7 8 3 28
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 12 3 6 1 4 26
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 0 6 6 4 10 26
073 Measuring and Testing 5 9 2 5 4 25
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 3 6 3 8 4 24
005 Beds 9 4 3 4 1 21
056 Harvesters 4 1 3 3 10 21
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 3 7 3 2 6 21
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 4 5 4 3 4 20
439 Electrical Connectors 3 5 6 2 3 19
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 5 2 4 1 6 18
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 2 4 3 4 5 18
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 6 4 4 2 2 18
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 2 4 4 2 5 17
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 3 4 3 3 3 16
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 1 3 1 4 7 16
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 5 3 2 4 2 16
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 3 2 4 7 16
072 Metal Deforming 6 4 2 3 0 15
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 6 3 3 1 2 15
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 4 0 4 3 4 15
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 5 3 6 0 1 15
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 4 6 2 3 0 15
297 Chairs and Seats 4 0 3 5 3 15
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 2 3 1 2 7 15
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 2 3 6 3 1 15
119 Animal Husbandry 4 4 2 1 3 14
280 Land Vehicles 1 3 2 4 4 14
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 5 6 3 0 0 14
726 Information Security 1 1 3 4 5 14
211 Supports: Racks 5 5 0 0 2 12
362 Illumination 0 2 4 5 1 12
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 1 1 2 2 6 12
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 7 0 0 1 4 12
029 Metal Working 1 2 4 3 1 11
060 Power Plants 3 1 2 3 2 11
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 1 0 2 3 5 11
250 Radiant Energy 2 3 0 1 5 11
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 5 1 1 1 3 11
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 2 1 3 5 0 11
348 Television 4 2 2 2 1 11
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 0 3 2 3 3 11
482 Exercise Devices 1 3 0 4 3 11
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 2 0 2 3 4 11
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 2 2 1 4 2 11
219 Electric Heating 2 6 1 1 0 10
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 1 3 1 1 4 10
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 0 3 2 1 4 10
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 1 2 2 0 4 9
062 Refrigeration 1 3 1 1 3 9
084 Music 2 2 1 1 3 9
137 Fluid Handling 2 2 2 2 1 9
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 4 2 0 3 0 9
382 Image Analysis 1 2 1 3 2 9
398 Optical Communications 2 3 1 3 0 9
452 Butchering 3 1 2 1 2 9
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 4 1 0 1 3 9
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 0 3 0 2 3 8
414 Material or Article Handling 0 3 1 2 2 8
460 Crop Threshing or Separating 0 1 4 3 0 8
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 1 1 0 2 4 8
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 1 1 0 3 3 8
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 1 2 3 0 2 8
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 3 2 1 0 1 7
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 1 2 2 1 1 7
095 Gas Separation: Processes 1 3 1 1 1 7
105 Railway Rolling Stock 1 1 1 0 4 7
111 Planting 1 1 3 0 2 7
172 Earth Working 2 2 2 1 0 7
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 3 2 2 0 0 7
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 1 1 2 2 1 7
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 1 2 3 0 1 7
427 Coating Processes 1 0 4 2 0 7
016 Miscellaneous Hardware 2 1 0 2 1 6
042 Firearms 1 2 0 1 2 6
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 2 1 2 1 0 6
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 1 4 0 0 1 6
180 Motor Vehicles 1 0 0 3 2 6
220 Receptacles 0 2 0 1 3 6
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 1 3 1 0 1 6
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 3 1 2 0 0 6
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 0 1 0 2 3 6
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 0 0 0 3 3 6
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 2 2 1 1 0 6
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 2 0 2 0 2 6
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 0 1 2 0 2 5
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 0 1 0 2 2 5
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 2 2 0 1 0 5
055 Gas Separation 1 1 1 1 1 5
125 Stone Working 1 0 2 1 1 5
181 Acoustics 0 0 0 2 3 5
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 3 0 1 1 0 5
221 Article Dispensing 2 0 1 0 2 5
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 1 2 1 0 1 5
269 Work Holders 3 0 2 0 0 5
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 1 0 2 1 1 5
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 1 0 1 1 2 5
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 2 0 1 0 2 5
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 1 1 0 1 2 5
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 1 0 2 1 1 5
451 Abrading 3 1 0 0 1 5
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 1 0 1 0 3 5
719 Interprogram Communication or Interprocess Communication (Ipc) (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 1 0 2 1 5
725 Interactive Video Distribution Systems 0 0 1 2 2 5
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 3 1 0 0 0 4
033 Geometrical Instruments 0 0 2 0 2 4
071 Chemistry: Fertilizers 0 0 0 0 4 4
081 Tools 1 2 0 1 0 4
083 Cutting 0 1 1 1 1 4
101 Printing 2 0 2 0 0 4
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 1 1 1 0 1 4
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 0 1 1 1 1 4
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 4 0 0 0 0 4
206 Special Receptacle or Package 0 0 1 2 1 4
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 0 2 0 0 2 4
273 Amusement Devices: Games 0 0 1 3 0 4
303 Fluid-Pressure and Analogous Brake Systems 1 2 0 0 1 4
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 0 1 2 1 0 4
380 Cryptography 0 1 2 0 1 4
385 Optical Waveguides 0 0 2 1 1 4
434 Education and Demonstration 2 0 1 0 1 4
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 0 3 1 0 0 4
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 0 0 3 0 0 3
053 Package Making 3 0 0 0 0 3
066 Textiles: Knitting 1 1 1 0 0 3
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 0 0 1 1 1 3
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 0 0 0 2 1 3
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 0 0 1 0 2 3
100 Presses 0 0 2 1 0 3
173 Tool Driving or Impacting 0 0 1 0 2 3
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 0 2 1 0 0 3
249 Static Molds 3 0 0 0 0 3
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 1 1 1 0 0 3
283 Printed Matter 0 0 2 0 1 3
299 Mining or In Situ Disintegration of Hard Material 1 0 2 0 0 3
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 1 0 0 0 2 3
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 0 0 1 1 1 3
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 0 1 1 1 0 3
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 0 1 1 1 0 3
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 1 1 0 1 0 3
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 1 1 1 0 0 3
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 1 1 1 0 0 3
417 Pumps 0 0 1 2 0 3
432 Heating 1 1 0 1 0 3
445 Electric Lamp or Space Discharge Component or Device Manufacturing 0 0 2 1 0 3
454 Ventilation 1 2 0 0 0 3
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 1 0 1 1 0 3
718 Virtual Machine Task or Process Management or Task Management/Control (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 1 2 3
037 Excavating 1 0 0 0 1 2
047 Plant Husbandry 0 0 0 1 1 2
054 Harness for Working Animal 0 1 0 1 0 2
118 Coating Apparatus 0 0 0 2 0 2
126 Stoves and Furnaces 0 0 1 1 0 2
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 0 1 0 0 1 2
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 1 1 0 0 0 2
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 0 0 0 1 1 2
184 Lubrication 1 1 0 0 0 2
187 Elevator, Industrial Lift Truck, or Stationary Lift for Vehicle 1 0 1 0 0 2
194 Check-Actuated Control Mechanisms 0 0 1 1 0 2
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 1 0 0 1 0 2
203 Distillation: Processes, Separatory 0 0 0 1 1 2
208 Mineral Oils: Processes and Products 1 0 0 1 0 2
224 Package and Article Carriers 0 0 1 1 0 2
238 Railways: Surface Track 1 0 1 0 0 2
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 1 0 0 0 1 2
252 Compositions 0 0 1 0 1 2
256 Fences 2 0 0 0 0 2
270 Sheet-Material Associating 1 0 0 1 0 2
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 0 1 0 0 1 2
305 Wheel Substitutes for Land Vehicles 0 0 1 1 0 2
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 0 0 0 1 1 2
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 0 1 0 1 0 2
368 Horology: Time Measuring Systems or Devices 1 0 0 0 1 2
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 1 0 0 0 1 2
396 Photography 0 0 1 1 0 2
403 Joints and Connections 2 0 0 0 0 2
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 0 1 0 1 0 2
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 0 0 1 0 1 2
433 Dentistry 0 0 1 0 1 2
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 0 1 0 0 1 2
440 Marine Propulsion 0 1 0 0 1 2
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 0 1 1 0 0 2
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 0 1 0 0 1 2
463 Amusement Devices: Games 0 0 2 0 0 2
507 Earth Boring, Well Treating, and Oil Field Chemistry 0 0 0 0 2 2
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 1 1 0 0 0 2
588 Hazardous or Toxic Waste Destruction or Containment 0 1 1 0 0 2
001 ** Classification Undetermined ** 0 0 0 0 1 1
002 Apparel 0 0 1 0 0 1
007 Compound Hand Tools 0 0 0 0 1 1
038 Textiles: Ironing or Smoothing 0 1 0 0 0 1
059 Chain, Staple, and Horseshoe Making 0 0 0 1 0 1
104 Railways 0 0 0 1 0 1
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 0 0 0 1 0 1
114 Ships 0 0 0 1 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 1 0 0 0 0 1
122 Liquid Heaters and Vaporizers 1 0 0 0 0 1
132 Toilet 0 0 0 0 1 1
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 0 1 0 0 0 1
144 Woodworking 0 0 1 0 0 1
150 Purses, Wallets, and Protective Covers 0 0 0 0 1 1
164 Metal Founding 1 0 0 0 0 1
169 Fire Extinguishers 0 0 0 0 1 1
177 Weighing Scales 0 1 0 0 0 1
188 Brakes 1 0 0 0 0 1
202 Distillation: Apparatus 0 1 0 0 0 1
212 Traversing Hoists 0 0 1 0 0 1
225 Severing by Tearing or Breaking 0 0 0 1 0 1
227 Elongated-Member-Driving Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 1
236 Automatic Temperature and Humidity Regulation 1 0 0 0 0 1
266 Metallurgical Apparatus 0 1 0 0 0 1
271 Sheet Feeding or Delivering 0 1 0 0 0 1
281 Books, Strips, and Leaves 0 0 0 1 0 1
292 Closure Fasteners 0 0 1 0 0 1
298 Land Vehicles: Dumping 0 1 0 0 0 1
301 Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles 0 0 1 0 0 1
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 0 0 0 1 0 1
330 Amplifiers 0 0 1 0 0 1
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 0 1 0 0 0 1
353 Optics: Image Projectors 0 0 0 1 0 1
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 0 0 1 0 0 1
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 0 1 0 0 0 1
367 Communications, Electrical: Acoustic Wave Systems and Devices 0 0 0 0 1 1
369 Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval 0 0 0 1 0 1
372 Coherent Light Generators 1 0 0 0 0 1
383 Flexible Bags 0 1 0 0 0 1
384 Bearings 0 0 1 0 0 1
388 Electricity: Motor Control Systems 1 0 0 0 0 1
392 Electric Resistance Heating Devices 0 0 0 0 1 1
400 Typewriting Machines 1 0 0 0 0 1
406 Conveyors: Fluid Current 0 0 0 0 1 1
408 Cutting by Use of Rotating Axially Moving Tool 1 0 0 0 0 1
418 Rotary Expansible Chamber Devices 0 0 0 0 1 1
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 0 0 0 0 1 1
431 Combustion 1 0 0 0 0 1
441 Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices 0 0 1 0 0 1
470 Threaded, Headed Fastener, or Washer Making: Process and Apparatus 0 1 0 0 0 1
474 Endless Belt Power Transmission Systems or Components 0 0 0 0 1 1
493 Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web 1 0 0 0 0 1
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 0 0 1 0 0 1
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 0 0 0 0 1 1
508 Solid Anti-Friction Devices, Materials Therefor, Lubricant or Separant Compositions for Moving Solid Surfaces, and Miscellaneous Mineral Oil Compositions 0 0 0 1 0 1
516 Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents, Subcombinations Thereof, Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting 0 0 0 0 1 1
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 0 1 0 0 0 1
716 Computer-Aided Design and Analysis of Circuits and Semiconductor Masks 0 1 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 492 424 425 435 615 2391


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