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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

LOUISIANA

( 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
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 26 36 31 35 38 166
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 16 11 12 8 10 57
073 Measuring and Testing 16 8 5 6 7 42
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 6 11 10 4 10 41
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 12 8 4 10 6 40
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 10 11 6 4 6 37
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 5 6 9 10 5 35
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 13 2 2 5 7 29
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 4 5 6 6 8 29
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 4 2 4 8 5 23
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 0 6 3 3 11 23
208 Mineral Oils: Processes and Products 3 9 4 1 5 22
081 Tools 7 4 0 2 3 16
507 Earth Boring, Well Treating, and Oil Field Chemistry 5 3 3 2 3 16
114 Ships 3 2 2 3 5 15
119 Animal Husbandry 3 2 1 3 6 15
340 Communications: Electrical 5 3 2 1 4 15
362 Illumination 7 4 2 1 1 15
452 Butchering 1 4 2 6 2 15
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 3 3 5 2 1 14
280 Land Vehicles 4 1 3 2 3 13
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 4 3 2 1 3 13
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 4 1 1 4 2 12
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 2 2 2 0 6 12
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 2 2 3 4 1 12
367 Communications, Electrical: Acoustic Wave Systems and Devices 2 3 5 2 0 12
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 4 3 2 2 1 12
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 2 3 3 2 2 12
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 1 2 7 2 0 12
414 Material or Article Handling 1 2 2 3 3 11
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 2 2 0 6 1 11
606 Surgery (instruments) 7 0 1 1 2 11
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 2 3 1 3 2 11
033 Geometrical Instruments 4 1 4 0 1 10
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 2 0 4 2 2 10
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 1 0 5 0 4 10
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 1 3 1 2 3 10
220 Receptacles 2 3 0 0 5 10
440 Marine Propulsion 2 2 1 2 3 10
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 4 1 2 1 2 10
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 1 3 2 4 0 10
062 Refrigeration 1 2 2 2 2 9
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 3 0 2 3 1 9
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 1 1 2 2 3 9
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 0 0 4 2 3 9
221 Article Dispensing 3 1 1 1 2 8
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 2 2 2 0 2 8
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 0 2 2 1 3 8
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 0 2 2 1 3 8
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 2 0 2 2 2 8
439 Electrical Connectors 1 1 3 0 3 8
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 0 0 5 2 8
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 2 1 2 1 2 8
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 1 0 2 3 1 7
206 Special Receptacle or Package 2 1 1 2 1 7
482 Exercise Devices 1 0 2 2 2 7
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 2 2 1 1 1 7
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 3 0 2 0 1 6
273 Amusement Devices: Games 1 1 1 1 2 6
297 Chairs and Seats 2 2 1 0 1 6
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 1 1 2 1 1 6
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 1 1 2 1 1 6
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 3 0 1 1 1 6
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 0 1 1 3 1 6
002 Apparel 3 1 0 0 1 5
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 2 1 0 1 1 5
029 Metal Working 3 0 0 1 1 5
030 Cutlery 1 0 0 3 1 5
053 Package Making 1 1 1 1 1 5
056 Harvesters 1 0 0 1 3 5
131 Tobacco 0 0 0 3 2 5
137 Fluid Handling 2 1 1 1 0 5
139 Textiles: Weaving 1 0 0 2 2 5
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 3 0 1 0 1 5
250 Radiant Energy 1 2 0 0 2 5
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 0 1 0 4 0 5
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 0 2 2 0 1 5
417 Pumps 1 1 2 1 0 5
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 1 3 0 0 1 5
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 1 0 2 0 1 4
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 0 0 1 1 2 4
084 Music 0 2 1 0 1 4
101 Printing 1 1 1 0 1 4
126 Stoves and Furnaces 0 1 0 1 2 4
219 Electric Heating 1 0 0 3 0 4
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 2 2 4
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 0 1 2 0 1 4
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 1 0 2 0 1 4
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 1 0 1 0 2 4
016 Miscellaneous Hardware 0 1 0 1 1 3
037 Excavating 0 0 0 2 1 3
057 Textiles: Spinning, Twisting, and Twining 1 0 1 0 1 3
070 Locks 1 0 1 1 0 3
095 Gas Separation: Processes 0 1 0 2 0 3
102 Ammunition and Explosives 1 2 0 0 0 3
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 1 1 0 1 0 3
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 0 0 1 2 0 3
172 Earth Working 1 0 0 1 1 3
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 1 0 1 1 0 3
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 0 1 0 0 2 3
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 1 1 1 0 0 3
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 0 2 0 1 0 3
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 1 2 0 0 0 3
252 Compositions 1 1 1 0 0 3
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 0 0 0 3 0 3
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 1 1 0 1 0 3
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 0 1 0 0 2 3
370 Multiplex Communications 0 0 1 0 2 3
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 1 0 1 0 1 3
382 Image Analysis 0 0 1 0 2 3
385 Optical Waveguides 0 1 1 1 0 3
403 Joints and Connections 0 1 0 1 1 3
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 2 1 0 0 0 3
455 Telecommunications 1 0 1 0 1 3
463 Amusement Devices: Games 1 0 2 0 0 3
464 Rotary Shafts, Gudgeons, Housings, and Flexible Couplings for Rotary Shafts 3 0 0 0 0 3
493 Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web 2 1 0 0 0 3
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 0 0 1 1 1 3
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 1 1 0 0 1 3
027 Undertaking 0 1 1 0 0 2
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 0 1 0 1 0 2
042 Firearms 1 1 0 0 0 2
047 Plant Husbandry 0 1 1 0 0 2
059 Chain, Staple, and Horseshoe Making 1 0 0 1 0 2
060 Power Plants 0 1 1 0 0 2
086 Ammunition and Explosive-Charge Making 0 0 1 1 0 2
089 Ordnance 0 0 1 0 1 2
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 1 0 0 1 0 2
127 Sugar, Starch, and Carbohydrates 0 2 0 0 0 2
152 Resilient Tires and Wheels 0 0 1 0 1 2
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 0 1 0 0 1 2
180 Motor Vehicles 1 0 0 0 1 2
181 Acoustics 0 1 1 0 0 2
211 Supports: Racks 0 1 0 0 1 2
212 Traversing Hoists 1 0 0 1 0 2
215 Bottles and Jars 1 0 1 0 0 2
223 Apparel Apparatus 1 0 0 0 1 2
224 Package and Article Carriers 0 1 1 0 0 2
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 1 0 0 1 0 2
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 1 0 1 0 0 2
330 Amplifiers 1 1 0 0 0 2
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 1 0 0 0 1 2
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 0 0 1 0 1 2
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 1 0 1 0 0 2
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 0 1 0 0 1 2
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 1 1 0 0 0 2
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 0 0 0 0 2 2
427 Coating Processes 0 0 0 1 1 2
433 Dentistry 1 0 0 0 1 2
441 Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices 2 0 0 0 0 2
518 Chemistry: Fischer-Tropsch Processes; or Purification or Recovery of Products Thereof 0 0 2 0 0 2
005 Beds 1 0 0 0 0 1
014 Bridges 0 1 0 0 0 1
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 0 1 0 0 0 1
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 0 0 1 0 0 1
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 0 0 0 0 1 1
072 Metal Deforming 1 0 0 0 0 1
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 0 1 0 0 0 1
083 Cutting 0 0 0 0 1 1
092 Expansible Chamber Devices 0 0 1 0 0 1
110 Furnaces 0 0 1 0 0 1
112 Sewing 0 0 0 1 0 1
125 Stone Working 1 0 0 0 0 1
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 0 0 1 0 0 1
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 0 1 0 0 0 1
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 0 0 0 0 1 1
165 Heat Exchange 1 0 0 0 0 1
173 Tool Driving or Impacting 0 0 1 0 0 1
177 Weighing Scales 1 0 0 0 0 1
188 Brakes 1 0 0 0 0 1
193 Conveyors, Chutes, Skids, Guides, and Ways 1 0 0 0 0 1
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 1 0 0 0 0 1
203 Distillation: Processes, Separatory 0 0 1 0 0 1
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 1 0 0 0 0 1
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 1 0 0 0 0 1
216 Etching a Substrate: Processes 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 1 0 0 1
232 Deposit and Collection Receptacles 1 0 0 0 0 1
236 Automatic Temperature and Humidity Regulation 1 0 0 0 0 1
238 Railways: Surface Track 0 0 1 0 0 1
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 0 0 0 1 0 1
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 0 0 0 0 1 1
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 0 1 0 0 0 1
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 0 0 0 0 1 1
266 Metallurgical Apparatus 0 0 0 0 1 1
269 Work Holders 0 1 0 0 0 1
271 Sheet Feeding or Delivering 1 0 0 0 0 1
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 0 1 0 0 0 1
283 Printed Matter 0 0 0 0 1 1
301 Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles 1 0 0 0 0 1
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 0 0 1 0 0 1
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 1 0 0 0 0 1
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 0 0 1 0 0 1
348 Television 0 0 0 0 1 1
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 0 1 0 0 0 1
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 1 0 1
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 0 0 0 1 0 1
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 1 0 0 0 0 1
383 Flexible Bags 1 0 0 0 0 1
392 Electric Resistance Heating Devices 0 0 0 1 0 1
398 Optical Communications 0 1 0 0 0 1
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 0 0 0 0 1 1
432 Heating 0 0 0 0 1 1
434 Education and Demonstration 0 0 0 0 1 1
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 1 0 0 0 0 1
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 0 0 0 0 1 1
450 Foundation Garments 0 0 0 1 0 1
451 Abrading 0 0 0 1 0 1
454 Ventilation 0 0 0 0 1 1
501 Compositions: Ceramic 1 0 0 0 0 1
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 0 0 1 0 0 1
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 1 1
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 1 0 0 0 0 1
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 1 0 1
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 0 1 0 0 0 1
718 Virtual Machine Task or Process Management or Task Management/Control (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 0 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 321 262 260 257 304 1404


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