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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

MISSOURI

( 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
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 59 30 21 31 34 175
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 20 27 21 28 46 142
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 20 25 27 22 30 124
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 18 26 20 20 34 118
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 20 13 13 10 20 76
062 Refrigeration 11 12 12 8 18 61
073 Measuring and Testing 9 12 14 16 9 60
370 Multiplex Communications 7 5 9 17 20 58
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 15 6 10 9 14 54
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 4 8 11 11 20 54
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 9 11 12 5 16 53
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 12 4 8 13 16 53
340 Communications: Electrical 6 16 10 13 7 52
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 7 6 5 12 21 51
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 7 11 10 13 10 51
439 Electrical Connectors 10 10 10 9 11 50
455 Telecommunications 8 14 7 7 14 50
029 Metal Working 11 8 6 11 10 46
005 Beds 9 7 16 7 6 45
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 11 9 5 10 9 44
280 Land Vehicles 9 12 6 5 10 42
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 5 3 2 5 26 41
382 Image Analysis 1 10 4 7 16 38
379 Telephonic Communications 7 10 6 7 7 37
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 3 4 9 5 16 37
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 2 10 8 10 6 36
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 3 4 7 5 16 35
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 8 9 5 8 5 35
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 9 3 7 8 7 34
137 Fluid Handling 8 5 4 12 4 33
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 2 8 2 5 16 33
033 Geometrical Instruments 9 4 4 7 8 32
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 6 5 7 4 10 32
362 Illumination 5 10 5 4 7 31
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 2 11 7 5 6 31
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 4 5 4 6 10 29
606 Surgery (instruments) 7 6 4 4 8 29
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 5 8 5 6 3 27
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 3 4 4 5 11 27
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 7 7 1 3 7 25
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 7 3 3 2 8 23
220 Receptacles 4 4 5 4 6 23
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 2 2 3 10 5 22
119 Animal Husbandry 4 4 5 3 5 21
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 4 7 1 6 3 21
250 Radiant Energy 7 3 5 3 3 21
219 Electric Heating 4 4 2 6 4 20
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 1 2 1 8 8 20
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 4 3 5 2 5 19
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 6 3 2 4 4 19
236 Automatic Temperature and Humidity Regulation 0 2 5 4 8 19
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 3 3 3 3 7 19
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 5 4 4 3 2 18
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 4 3 4 1 6 18
047 Plant Husbandry 2 2 1 4 8 17
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 2 1 1 8 5 17
474 Endless Belt Power Transmission Systems or Components 1 4 5 3 4 17
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 2 4 2 4 5 17
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 0 5 3 3 5 16
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 5 0 4 3 4 16
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 7 5 2 1 1 16
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 4 4 2 3 3 16
427 Coating Processes 2 0 2 6 6 16
482 Exercise Devices 2 6 0 4 4 16
297 Chairs and Seats 6 2 0 1 6 15
348 Television 4 2 2 5 2 15
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 1 3 2 4 5 15
002 Apparel 5 1 2 3 3 14
206 Special Receptacle or Package 2 2 3 4 3 14
246 Railway Switches and Signals 3 0 0 3 8 14
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 2 4 2 1 5 14
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 1 3 1 3 6 14
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 3 2 2 4 2 13
398 Optical Communications 1 2 3 0 7 13
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 1 2 1 6 3 13
452 Butchering 2 3 1 3 4 13
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 5 3 2 2 1 13
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 1 5 3 1 2 12
114 Ships 3 4 2 2 1 12
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 1 1 3 4 3 12
385 Optical Waveguides 1 2 4 1 4 12
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 2 3 2 2 3 12
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 1 1 2 2 6 12
060 Power Plants 4 2 1 1 3 11
273 Amusement Devices: Games 2 3 3 2 1 11
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 3 1 1 2 4 11
403 Joints and Connections 0 2 2 3 4 11
408 Cutting by Use of Rotating Axially Moving Tool 2 5 2 2 0 11
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 2 1 3 2 3 11
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 3 3 4 0 1 11
725 Interactive Video Distribution Systems 1 1 0 4 5 11
053 Package Making 4 0 3 2 1 10
055 Gas Separation 0 2 1 5 2 10
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 1 0 1 3 5 10
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 1 4 0 2 3 10
180 Motor Vehicles 4 3 1 2 0 10
417 Pumps 1 2 2 5 0 10
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 1 1 0 2 6 10
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 5 0 1 2 2 10
030 Cutlery 1 3 1 2 2 9
042 Firearms 1 3 2 0 3 9
056 Harvesters 2 1 1 4 1 9
084 Music 0 3 3 2 1 9
089 Ordnance 1 2 0 2 4 9
211 Supports: Racks 1 3 0 1 4 9
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 1 2 1 1 4 9
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 3 1 1 0 4 9
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 1 4 2 1 1 9
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 4 1 2 1 1 9
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 3 0 3 0 3 9
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 1 5 0 3 0 9
434 Education and Demonstration 2 0 2 2 3 9
451 Abrading 2 1 0 3 3 9
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 2 1 2 2 2 9
072 Metal Deforming 4 0 1 2 1 8
095 Gas Separation: Processes 0 2 3 2 1 8
104 Railways 2 0 2 1 3 8
117 Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor 2 5 0 1 0 8
164 Metal Founding 1 2 3 1 1 8
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 1 1 5 1 0 8
221 Article Dispensing 1 2 1 3 1 8
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 0 2 2 1 3 8
372 Coherent Light Generators 1 1 3 1 2 8
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 3 1 0 1 3 8
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 2 0 0 2 4 8
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 1 0 1 3 3 8
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 6 0 0 0 2 8
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 2 1 2 2 8
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 0 3 0 2 3 8
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 1 1 4 1 0 7
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 1 0 2 2 2 7
105 Railway Rolling Stock 3 2 2 0 0 7
144 Woodworking 3 2 1 0 1 7
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 1 1 1 2 2 7
414 Material or Article Handling 1 1 3 1 1 7
431 Combustion 4 0 0 2 1 7
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 2 2 3 0 0 7
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 3 1 0 2 1 7
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 0 1 4 1 1 7
081 Tools 1 4 1 0 0 6
092 Expansible Chamber Devices 2 2 0 0 2 6
101 Printing 3 0 2 1 0 6
122 Liquid Heaters and Vaporizers 2 0 2 1 1 6
132 Toilet 1 3 0 1 1 6
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 0 4 1 0 1 6
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 4 1 0 0 1 6
187 Elevator, Industrial Lift Truck, or Stationary Lift for Vehicle 3 3 0 0 0 6
188 Brakes 3 1 0 1 1 6
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 2 1 0 3 0 6
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 0 0 1 5 0 6
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 4 0 0 2 0 6
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 1 2 2 0 1 6
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 2 1 2 0 1 6
335 Electricity: Magnetically Operated Switches, Magnets, and Electromagnets 1 3 0 1 1 6
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 0 1 1 2 2 6
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 3 1 1 0 1 6
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 1 2 0 0 3 6
726 Information Security 1 1 0 3 1 6
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 2 1 0 0 2 5
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 2 1 0 1 1 5
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 1 1 1 0 2 5
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 2 1 1 0 1 5
252 Compositions 2 1 0 2 0 5
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 1 2 1 1 0 5
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 1 0 0 1 3 5
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 0 0 2 1 2 5
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 1 2 0 0 2 5
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 1 1 1 2 0 5
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 0 1 2 1 1 5
454 Ventilation 1 1 0 2 1 5
016 Miscellaneous Hardware 0 2 0 0 2 4
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 4 0 0 0 0 4
038 Textiles: Ironing or Smoothing 2 0 2 0 0 4
049 Movable or Removable Closures 2 1 0 0 1 4
070 Locks 2 1 1 0 0 4
082 Turning (e.g., for metal working) 0 0 1 1 2 4
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 1 0 1 1 1 4
172 Earth Working 0 1 2 1 0 4
190 Trunks and Hand-Carried Luggage 1 1 1 0 1 4
283 Printed Matter 1 2 0 0 1 4
292 Closure Fasteners 1 1 1 0 1 4
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 1 0 1 1 1 4
384 Bearings 1 0 3 0 0 4
402 Binder Device Releasably Engaging Aperture or Notch of Sheet 0 0 2 2 0 4
433 Dentistry 0 0 2 0 2 4
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 1 1 0 0 2 4
719 Interprogram Communication or Interprocess Communication (Ipc) (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 0 1 0 2 4
037 Excavating 1 1 0 0 1 3
102 Ammunition and Explosives 0 3 0 0 0 3
118 Coating Apparatus 0 1 1 0 1 3
148 Metal Treatment 3 0 0 0 0 3
157 Wheelwright Machines 0 1 1 1 0 3
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 1 2 0 0 0 3
165 Heat Exchange 0 0 1 1 1 3
177 Weighing Scales 1 1 0 1 0 3
181 Acoustics 0 0 1 1 1 3
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 1 0 1 0 1 3
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 1 0 0 2 0 3
227 Elongated-Member-Driving Apparatus 1 2 0 0 0 3
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 1 0 1 0 1 3
298 Land Vehicles: Dumping 1 0 2 0 0 3
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 0 2 0 0 1 3
406 Conveyors: Fluid Current 0 0 1 1 1 3
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 2 1 0 0 0 3
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 0 0 2 0 1 3
475 Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components 0 1 0 2 0 3
493 Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web 0 0 0 2 1 3
501 Compositions: Ceramic 0 0 1 0 2 3
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 0 0 1 1 3
007 Compound Hand Tools 0 1 0 1 0 2
008 Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers 1 1 0 0 0 2
014 Bridges 0 1 0 0 1 2
076 Metal Tools and Implements, Making 0 2 0 0 0 2
083 Cutting 1 0 1 0 0 2
109 Safes, Bank Protection, or a Related Device 1 0 0 1 0 2
110 Furnaces 1 0 0 0 1 2
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 0 0 0 0 2 2
126 Stoves and Furnaces 1 1 0 0 0 2
149 Explosive and Thermic Compositions or Charges 0 0 1 0 1 2
169 Fire Extinguishers 1 0 0 1 0 2
184 Lubrication 2 0 0 0 0 2
192 Clutches and Power-Stop Control 0 1 0 0 1 2
193 Conveyors, Chutes, Skids, Guides, and Ways 1 0 0 0 1 2
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 1 1 0 0 0 2
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 0 1 1 0 0 2
213 Railway Draft Appliances 1 1 0 0 0 2
215 Bottles and Jars 1 0 0 0 1 2
217 Wooden Receptacles 0 0 0 0 2 2
223 Apparel Apparatus 1 1 0 0 0 2
224 Package and Article Carriers 2 0 0 0 0 2
256 Fences 1 0 0 1 0 2
266 Metallurgical Apparatus 0 0 0 1 1 2
269 Work Holders 0 1 0 0 1 2
270 Sheet-Material Associating 1 0 0 0 1 2
301 Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles 0 0 0 0 2 2
303 Fluid-Pressure and Analogous Brake Systems 0 1 0 0 1 2
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 0 0 0 0 2 2
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 0 0 0 0 2 2
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 1 0 0 1 0 2
326 Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry 0 0 2 0 0 2
337 Electricity: Electrothermally or Thermally Actuated Switches 0 0 2 0 0 2
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 0 0 0 0 2 2
368 Horology: Time Measuring Systems or Devices 0 0 2 0 0 2
386 Motion Video Signal Processing for Recording or Reproducing 0 0 0 1 1 2
409 Gear Cutting, Milling, or Planing 0 0 1 1 0 2
440 Marine Propulsion 0 0 2 0 0 2
453 Coin Handling 0 0 1 0 1 2
472 Amusement Devices 0 1 1 0 0 2
507 Earth Boring, Well Treating, and Oil Field Chemistry 0 0 0 2 0 2
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 0 0 1 0 1 2
712 Processing Architectures and Instruction Processing, e.g., Processors (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 1 1 2
012 Boot and Shoe Making 0 0 1 0 0 1
019 Textiles: Fiber Preparation 0 0 1 0 0 1
023 Chemistry: Physical Processes 0 0 0 0 1 1
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 0 1 0 0 0 1
048 Gas: Heating and Illuminating 0 0 0 0 1 1
054 Harness for Working Animal 1 0 0 0 0 1
065 Glass Manufacturing 0 0 0 0 1 1
068 Textiles: Fluid Treating Apparatus 0 0 0 0 1 1
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 0 0 1 0 0 1
100 Presses 1 0 0 0 0 1
111 Planting 0 0 0 0 1 1
112 Sewing 0 0 0 0 1 1
116 Signals and Indicators 1 0 0 0 0 1
125 Stone Working 0 0 0 0 1 1
139 Textiles: Weaving 1 0 0 0 0 1
140 Wireworking 1 0 0 0 0 1
147 Coopering 0 0 0 0 1 1
152 Resilient Tires and Wheels 0 0 0 0 1 1
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 1 0 0 0 0 1
173 Tool Driving or Impacting 0 0 0 0 1 1
194 Check-Actuated Control Mechanisms 0 0 0 0 1 1
202 Distillation: Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 1
208 Mineral Oils: Processes and Products 0 0 1 0 0 1
212 Traversing Hoists 1 0 0 0 0 1
225 Severing by Tearing or Breaking 1 0 0 0 0 1
232 Deposit and Collection Receptacles 0 0 1 0 0 1
249 Static Molds 0 1 0 0 0 1
267 Spring Devices 0 0 0 1 0 1
281 Books, Strips, and Leaves 0 0 0 0 1 1
293 Vehicle Fenders 0 0 1 0 0 1
336 Inductor Devices 0 0 0 0 1 1
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 0 0 0 0 1 1
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 0 1 0 0 0 1
360 Dynamic Magnetic Information Storage or Retrieval 0 0 0 1 0 1
367 Communications, Electrical: Acoustic Wave Systems and Devices 0 0 0 1 0 1
369 Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval 0 0 0 0 1 1
380 Cryptography 0 1 0 0 0 1
383 Flexible Bags 1 0 0 0 0 1
388 Electricity: Motor Control Systems 0 1 0 0 0 1
392 Electric Resistance Heating Devices 1 0 0 0 0 1
396 Photography 0 0 0 1 0 1
399 Electrophotography 1 0 0 0 0 1
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 0 1 0 0 0 1
412 Bookbinding: Process and Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 1
418 Rotary Expansible Chamber Devices 1 0 0 0 0 1
419 Powder Metallurgy Processes 0 0 0 0 1 1
420 Alloys or Metallic Compositions 0 0 0 1 0 1
432 Heating 1 0 0 0 0 1
450 Foundation Garments 0 0 1 0 0 1
463 Amusement Devices: Games 0 1 0 0 0 1
483 Tool Changing 0 0 0 1 0 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
588 Hazardous or Toxic Waste Destruction or Containment 0 1 0 0 0 1
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 0 0 0 1 0 1
716 Computer-Aided Design and Analysis of Circuits and Semiconductor Masks 0 0 0 0 1 1
718 Virtual Machine Task or Process Management or Task Management/Control (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 1 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 721 702 615 708 975 3721


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