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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

INDIANA

( 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) 64 68 43 60 58 293
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 27 31 22 46 70 196
606 Surgery (instruments) 27 28 22 38 80 195
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 20 32 31 32 35 150
340 Communications: Electrical 28 26 29 13 20 116
073 Measuring and Testing 28 27 27 14 19 115
280 Land Vehicles 23 19 14 23 32 111
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 14 14 17 18 46 109
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 20 20 20 17 25 102
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 20 14 17 26 24 101
060 Power Plants 13 17 12 29 29 100
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 11 14 18 23 33 99
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 15 23 14 25 14 91
348 Television 22 21 17 15 16 91
005 Beds 17 14 19 14 18 82
029 Metal Working 16 19 14 12 15 76
297 Chairs and Seats 21 14 16 10 14 75
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 16 17 10 12 19 74
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 22 16 8 11 15 72
439 Electrical Connectors 14 12 10 17 19 72
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 14 15 6 14 20 69
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 13 16 14 13 11 67
475 Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components 11 24 14 7 8 64
137 Fluid Handling 18 9 11 7 16 61
180 Motor Vehicles 9 10 11 18 13 61
362 Illumination 23 13 7 8 10 61
250 Radiant Energy 15 12 14 10 8 59
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 15 4 14 8 18 59
386 Motion Video Signal Processing for Recording or Reproducing 15 15 8 10 10 58
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 10 14 6 7 21 58
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 8 8 9 11 15 51
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 4 9 4 7 27 51
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 11 8 10 11 10 50
062 Refrigeration 7 10 10 6 14 47
455 Telecommunications 10 10 3 8 16 47
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 7 11 7 4 16 45
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 6 6 7 6 20 45
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 9 10 6 8 10 43
370 Multiplex Communications 11 5 8 7 12 43
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 5 3 4 10 21 43
725 Interactive Video Distribution Systems 13 6 7 7 10 43
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 8 9 6 11 8 42
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 2 5 12 7 15 41
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 6 13 6 8 8 41
027 Undertaking 2 14 11 3 6 36
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 8 9 5 4 9 35
119 Animal Husbandry 5 6 5 7 10 33
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 6 7 9 6 5 33
192 Clutches and Power-Stop Control 6 6 7 5 8 32
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 9 6 3 6 8 32
164 Metal Founding 2 8 8 6 7 31
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 8 3 4 6 10 31
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 4 12 5 4 5 30
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 5 3 7 6 8 29
188 Brakes 5 6 6 8 3 28
220 Receptacles 4 3 4 7 8 26
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 2 3 5 8 8 26
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 5 4 3 9 5 26
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 4 7 4 7 4 26
477 Interrelated Power Delivery Controls, Including Engine Control 3 9 3 5 6 26
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 9 7 3 3 4 26
206 Special Receptacle or Package 1 4 6 5 9 25
382 Image Analysis 1 4 4 6 10 25
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 7 8 4 2 3 24
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 5 0 12 1 6 24
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 6 3 4 7 4 24
379 Telephonic Communications 6 5 5 3 4 23
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 3 2 3 7 7 22
267 Spring Devices 1 4 6 5 5 21
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 4 6 5 2 4 21
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 5 3 7 4 2 21
215 Bottles and Jars 3 2 4 5 6 20
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 1 6 5 7 1 20
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 7 1 4 5 3 20
165 Heat Exchange 6 4 2 3 4 19
033 Geometrical Instruments 6 2 3 0 7 18
084 Music 1 3 3 5 6 18
219 Electric Heating 5 3 3 5 2 18
292 Closure Fasteners 6 3 1 3 5 18
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 4 3 3 2 6 18
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 3 4 5 1 5 18
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 4 2 4 5 2 17
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 1 4 2 5 5 17
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 7 1 0 2 7 17
092 Expansible Chamber Devices 6 4 3 3 0 16
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 3 5 2 3 3 16
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 5 3 3 1 4 16
181 Acoustics 1 0 5 6 4 16
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 4 5 1 2 3 15
089 Ordnance 3 2 1 4 5 15
414 Material or Article Handling 1 2 4 3 5 15
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 2 3 2 3 5 15
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 1 5 1 2 5 14
083 Cutting 4 5 0 2 3 14
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 7 2 1 3 1 14
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 6 2 1 2 3 14
301 Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles 5 2 3 1 3 14
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 3 4 0 3 4 14
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 2 3 2 2 4 13
353 Optics: Image Projectors 1 4 4 1 3 13
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 0 2 4 3 3 12
081 Tools 1 4 2 0 5 12
095 Gas Separation: Processes 2 1 4 3 2 12
114 Ships 5 2 1 1 3 12
269 Work Holders 5 3 2 1 1 12
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 4 2 0 3 3 12
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 1 2 2 1 6 12
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 4 1 1 2 4 12
427 Coating Processes 3 0 5 1 3 12
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 5 0 2 3 2 12
434 Education and Demonstration 6 2 0 3 1 12
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 1 2 4 2 3 12
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 3 1 1 3 4 12
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 0 2 2 1 6 11
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 1 1 0 1 8 11
236 Automatic Temperature and Humidity Regulation 3 3 2 0 3 11
273 Amusement Devices: Games 2 3 2 1 3 11
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 0 1 0 4 6 11
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 2 1 2 2 4 11
433 Dentistry 3 5 0 1 2 11
454 Ventilation 3 1 2 4 1 11
482 Exercise Devices 3 1 5 0 2 11
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 0 3 3 3 2 11
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 4 2 1 1 3 11
016 Miscellaneous Hardware 4 1 0 3 2 10
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 4 0 2 3 1 10
055 Gas Separation 1 4 1 2 2 10
148 Metal Treatment 0 2 2 3 3 10
211 Supports: Racks 3 4 0 1 2 10
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 4 1 1 1 3 10
380 Cryptography 1 2 1 3 3 10
403 Joints and Connections 2 2 1 3 2 10
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 3 2 0 2 3 10
417 Pumps 1 2 3 1 3 10
451 Abrading 3 2 2 2 1 10
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 2 0 1 2 5 10
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 3 2 2 1 1 9
056 Harvesters 1 1 2 0 5 9
072 Metal Deforming 4 3 1 0 1 9
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 3 1 0 4 1 9
111 Planting 3 1 3 1 1 9
177 Weighing Scales 1 3 3 1 1 9
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 3 3 1 1 1 9
221 Article Dispensing 3 1 0 2 3 9
252 Compositions 2 2 0 4 1 9
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 2 3 2 1 1 9
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 3 2 1 1 2 9
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 1 1 2 2 3 9
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 1 2 0 5 1 9
384 Bearings 1 2 3 3 0 9
392 Electric Resistance Heating Devices 5 2 0 2 0 9
398 Optical Communications 1 1 2 3 2 9
002 Apparel 3 1 1 1 2 8
070 Locks 1 4 1 0 2 8
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 1 0 1 3 3 8
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 1 2 0 2 3 8
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 3 1 0 1 3 8
303 Fluid-Pressure and Analogous Brake Systems 1 2 1 1 3 8
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 2 0 3 1 2 8
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 1 0 4 1 2 8
369 Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval 2 1 1 1 3 8
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 0 2 2 1 3 8
053 Package Making 2 2 2 1 0 7
068 Textiles: Fluid Treating Apparatus 0 0 1 4 2 7
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 1 2 1 0 3 7
172 Earth Working 1 2 0 2 2 7
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 1 2 1 2 1 7
224 Package and Article Carriers 3 3 0 0 1 7
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 1 1 0 1 4 7
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 4 0 0 0 3 7
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 0 3 3 0 1 7
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 1 1 3 1 1 7
385 Optical Waveguides 0 3 1 3 0 7
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 2 1 2 2 0 7
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 2 2 1 0 2 7
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 2 2 0 1 2 7
049 Movable or Removable Closures 1 0 0 2 3 6
102 Ammunition and Explosives 0 0 3 1 2 6
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 1 2 0 2 1 6
126 Stoves and Furnaces 2 1 1 0 2 6
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 1 1 3 0 1 6
216 Etching a Substrate: Processes 0 1 1 3 1 6
322 Electricity: Single Generator Systems 0 1 2 2 1 6
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 2 0 2 1 1 6
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 2 2 2 0 0 6
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 0 2 2 1 1 6
588 Hazardous or Toxic Waste Destruction or Containment 3 1 0 0 2 6
047 Plant Husbandry 1 1 1 1 1 5
169 Fire Extinguishers 1 0 1 0 3 5
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 2 0 0 2 1 5
256 Fences 3 1 1 0 0 5
336 Inductor Devices 1 3 1 0 0 5
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 1 0 3 0 1 5
409 Gear Cutting, Milling, or Planing 0 1 2 2 0 5
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 1 3 1 0 0 5
418 Rotary Expansible Chamber Devices 3 1 1 0 0 5
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 0 0 0 3 2 5
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 3 0 1 1 5
716 Computer-Aided Design and Analysis of Circuits and Semiconductor Masks 1 1 2 0 1 5
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 0 1 2 0 2 5
726 Information Security 0 0 3 0 2 5
008 Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers 1 1 0 0 2 4
042 Firearms 0 1 0 0 3 4
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 0 0 1 2 1 4
118 Coating Apparatus 0 1 1 1 1 4
184 Lubrication 2 0 0 0 2 4
213 Railway Draft Appliances 0 2 1 1 0 4
237 Heating Systems 1 0 1 0 2 4
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 0 1 1 0 2 4
326 Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry 0 2 1 1 0 4
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 2 0 2 0 0 4
338 Electrical Resistors 4 0 0 0 0 4
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 2 0 0 0 2 4
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 1 1 0 1 1 4
383 Flexible Bags 2 1 0 1 0 4
431 Combustion 0 1 0 1 2 4
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 0 3 0 0 1 4
460 Crop Threshing or Separating 2 1 0 0 1 4
474 Endless Belt Power Transmission Systems or Components 3 0 0 0 1 4
030 Cutlery 0 0 0 2 1 3
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 0 0 2 0 1 3
037 Excavating 0 0 1 0 2 3
082 Turning (e.g., for metal working) 0 0 0 3 0 3
110 Furnaces 2 0 0 0 1 3
112 Sewing 1 0 2 0 0 3
116 Signals and Indicators 0 1 1 1 0 3
117 Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor 2 0 0 0 1 3
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 1 1 1 0 0 3
144 Woodworking 0 0 1 1 1 3
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 2 0 1 0 0 3
227 Elongated-Member-Driving Apparatus 2 1 0 0 0 3
299 Mining or In Situ Disintegration of Hard Material 0 0 2 0 1 3
335 Electricity: Magnetically Operated Switches, Magnets, and Electromagnets 1 0 0 2 0 3
349 Liquid Crystal Cells, Elements and Systems 0 1 2 0 0 3
367 Communications, Electrical: Acoustic Wave Systems and Devices 0 0 0 0 3 3
396 Photography 0 2 0 1 0 3
408 Cutting by Use of Rotating Axially Moving Tool 1 0 0 1 1 3
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 2 1 0 0 0 3
432 Heating 0 0 1 0 2 3
493 Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web 1 1 1 0 0 3
508 Solid Anti-Friction Devices, Materials Therefor, Lubricant or Separant Compositions for Moving Solid Surfaces, and Miscellaneous Mineral Oil Compositions 1 0 0 1 1 3
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 0 0 0 1 2 3
720 Dynamic Optical Information Storage or Retrieval 0 1 2 0 0 3
014 Bridges 0 1 0 1 0 2
038 Textiles: Ironing or Smoothing 0 0 0 1 1 2
071 Chemistry: Fertilizers 1 0 0 1 0 2
091 Motors: Expansible Chamber Type 0 2 0 0 0 2
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 0 1 0 1 0 2
101 Printing 1 0 0 0 1 2
104 Railways 0 2 0 0 0 2
105 Railway Rolling Stock 0 0 0 0 2 2
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 0 1 1 0 0 2
140 Wireworking 0 0 0 2 0 2
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 0 0 0 0 2 2
173 Tool Driving or Impacting 1 0 1 0 0 2
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 0 2 0 0 0 2
208 Mineral Oils: Processes and Products 0 0 0 1 1 2
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 0 1 1 0 0 2
232 Deposit and Collection Receptacles 1 1 0 0 0 2
246 Railway Switches and Signals 0 0 0 2 0 2
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 0 0 0 1 1 2
266 Metallurgical Apparatus 0 0 0 2 0 2
293 Vehicle Fenders 1 0 0 1 0 2
305 Wheel Substitutes for Land Vehicles 1 1 0 0 0 2
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 0 1 0 1 0 2
331 Oscillators 0 1 0 1 0 2
352 Optics: Motion Pictures 0 1 0 0 1 2
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 0 0 1 0 1 2
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 2 0 0 0 0 2
001 ** Classification Undetermined ** 0 0 0 1 0 1
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 0 1 0 0 0 1
048 Gas: Heating and Illuminating 0 1 0 0 0 1
054 Harness for Working Animal 0 0 0 1 0 1
057 Textiles: Spinning, Twisting, and Twining 0 1 0 0 0 1
063 Jewelry 0 0 0 0 1 1
065 Glass Manufacturing 1 0 0 0 0 1
076 Metal Tools and Implements, Making 0 0 0 0 1 1
086 Ammunition and Explosive-Charge Making 0 0 0 0 1 1
100 Presses 1 0 0 0 0 1
122 Liquid Heaters and Vaporizers 1 0 0 0 0 1
136 Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric 0 0 0 0 1 1
149 Explosive and Thermic Compositions or Charges 0 0 0 1 0 1
152 Resilient Tires and Wheels 0 0 1 0 0 1
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 0 0 0 0 1 1
171 Unearthing Plants or Buried Objects 1 0 0 0 0 1
193 Conveyors, Chutes, Skids, Guides, and Ways 0 0 0 1 0 1
201 Distillation: Processes, Thermolytic 0 0 0 1 0 1
202 Distillation: Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 1
203 Distillation: Processes, Separatory 1 0 0 0 0 1
249 Static Molds 1 0 0 0 0 1
260 Chemistry of Carbon Compounds 0 0 0 1 0 1
271 Sheet Feeding or Delivering 0 0 0 1 0 1
283 Printed Matter 0 0 1 0 0 1
295 Railway Wheels and Axles 0 0 1 0 0 1
298 Land Vehicles: Dumping 0 0 1 0 0 1
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 0 1 0 0 0 1
330 Amplifiers 0 0 1 0 0 1
355 Photocopying 0 1 0 0 0 1
360 Dynamic Magnetic Information Storage or Retrieval 0 0 0 0 1 1
368 Horology: Time Measuring Systems or Devices 0 0 1 0 0 1
377 Electrical Pulse Counters, Pulse Dividers, or Shift Registers: Circuits and Systems 1 0 0 0 0 1
388 Electricity: Motor Control Systems 0 0 0 0 1 1
407 Cutters, for Shaping 1 0 0 0 0 1
419 Powder Metallurgy Processes 0 0 0 1 0 1
420 Alloys or Metallic Compositions 0 0 0 0 1 1
440 Marine Propulsion 0 0 0 0 1 1
441 Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices 0 1 0 0 0 1
452 Butchering 0 0 0 0 1 1
464 Rotary Shafts, Gudgeons, Housings, and Flexible Couplings for Rotary Shafts 0 0 0 0 1 1
470 Threaded, Headed Fastener, or Washer Making: Process and Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 1
494 Imperforate Bowl: Centrifugal Separators 1 0 0 0 0 1
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 0 0 0 0 1 1
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 0 0 0 0 1 1
718 Virtual Machine Task or Process Management or Task Management/Control (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 0 0 0 0 1
719 Interprogram Communication or Interprocess Communication (Ipc) (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 1 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 1165 1137 985 1095 1492 5874


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