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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 2007 - 2011 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

COLORADO

( 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 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 57 66 68 63 38 292
360 Dynamic Magnetic Information Storage or Retrieval 62 61 67 55 41 286
370 Multiplex Communications 32 46 50 67 77 272
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 41 43 43 58 68 253
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 16 13 62 75 65 231
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 31 23 35 73 55 217
606 Surgery (instruments) 36 17 32 55 73 213
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 26 36 46 53 51 212
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 50 43 40 38 39 210
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 24 21 45 51 34 175
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 20 33 34 34 32 153
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 23 23 33 40 29 148
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 30 35 24 24 33 146
716 Computer-Aided Design and Analysis of Circuits and Semiconductor Masks 36 27 26 17 36 142
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 19 34 27 27 27 134
725 Interactive Video Distribution Systems 11 13 24 40 46 134
379 Telephonic Communications 24 17 19 24 46 130
455 Telecommunications 28 15 22 30 33 128
348 Television 33 21 19 30 23 126
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 33 29 22 21 19 124
382 Image Analysis 27 33 30 15 19 124
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 28 26 26 18 20 118
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 20 17 23 27 22 109
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 25 15 20 26 19 105
340 Communications: Electrical 12 24 13 23 33 105
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 16 20 24 26 16 102
073 Measuring and Testing 27 18 16 19 18 98
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 23 23 14 20 17 97
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 18 18 16 24 18 94
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 14 25 17 15 20 91
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 29 21 16 14 10 90
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 23 15 20 15 16 89
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 20 16 22 16 14 88
482 Exercise Devices 11 7 16 28 21 83
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 12 13 12 28 17 82
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 5 24 18 17 15 79
726 Information Security 11 3 15 22 25 76
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 16 17 5 21 15 74
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 14 14 15 17 13 73
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 23 13 12 13 11 72
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 11 8 13 23 16 71
250 Radiant Energy 20 12 13 10 14 69
326 Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry 27 8 10 16 5 66
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 12 8 4 22 19 65
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 24 13 6 11 11 65
439 Electrical Connectors 15 20 7 17 6 65
369 Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval 14 7 17 13 13 64
280 Land Vehicles 9 10 11 24 9 63
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 8 16 12 16 9 61
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 13 12 8 14 11 58
362 Illumination 15 10 11 12 7 55
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 6 2 10 18 17 53
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 8 11 7 12 9 47
029 Metal Working 7 7 6 12 14 46
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 3 11 7 4 20 45
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 11 8 7 9 10 45
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 6 8 7 10 13 44
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 10 10 5 6 11 42
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 6 7 11 8 9 41
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 4 6 6 11 14 41
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 13 9 6 3 9 40
062 Refrigeration 10 7 4 12 5 38
137 Fluid Handling 8 8 4 6 12 38
119 Animal Husbandry 8 5 7 3 13 36
385 Optical Waveguides 15 9 3 6 3 36
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 11 7 3 7 8 36
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 9 6 6 7 7 35
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 6 8 4 10 7 35
372 Coherent Light Generators 7 6 10 8 4 35
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 11 4 4 7 9 35
718 Virtual Machine Task or Process Management or Task Management/Control (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 6 4 8 6 11 35
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 2 6 3 10 12 33
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 1 3 8 11 9 32
427 Coating Processes 2 5 4 11 10 32
206 Special Receptacle or Package 3 8 6 9 5 31
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 10 3 3 10 5 31
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 7 2 7 7 8 31
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 6 6 3 9 7 31
005 Beds 4 8 8 6 4 30
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 3 2 16 4 5 30
330 Amplifiers 12 4 8 3 3 30
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 8 7 3 4 7 29
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 9 7 4 4 4 28
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 4 7 5 4 8 28
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 5 10 4 5 4 28
219 Electric Heating 5 5 3 7 7 27
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 7 9 8 1 2 27
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 2 3 3 8 11 27
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 2 7 5 5 7 26
712 Processing Architectures and Instruction Processing, e.g., Processors (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 9 6 5 3 3 26
719 Interprogram Communication or Interprocess Communication (Ipc) (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 4 2 8 8 4 26
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 3 3 5 6 8 25
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 4 0 6 8 6 24
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 4 2 3 6 9 24
494 Imperforate Bowl: Centrifugal Separators 4 2 2 5 11 24
297 Chairs and Seats 4 6 6 2 5 23
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 3 8 5 4 3 23
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 4 2 8 4 4 22
042 Firearms 2 0 2 6 12 22
060 Power Plants 4 2 4 8 4 22
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 2 3 2 6 9 22
002 Apparel 4 3 2 4 8 21
252 Compositions 4 1 5 4 7 21
273 Amusement Devices: Games 8 1 5 3 4 21
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 2 6 4 3 6 21
720 Dynamic Optical Information Storage or Retrieval 3 6 4 4 4 21
084 Music 3 4 3 8 2 20
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 9 2 1 4 4 20
396 Photography 2 4 5 6 3 20
463 Amusement Devices: Games 4 6 2 4 4 20
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 2 4 3 5 5 19
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 0 3 4 8 4 19
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 4 2 1 4 7 18
349 Liquid Crystal Cells, Elements and Systems 0 4 9 2 3 18
380 Cryptography 2 1 3 6 6 18
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 4 3 4 3 4 18
072 Metal Deforming 6 2 3 2 4 17
095 Gas Separation: Processes 1 5 1 4 6 17
367 Communications, Electrical: Acoustic Wave Systems and Devices 3 2 3 8 1 17
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 3 5 2 3 4 17
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 5 5 2 3 2 17
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 5 2 3 2 4 16
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 2 1 4 0 9 16
033 Geometrical Instruments 3 4 3 4 2 16
211 Supports: Racks 4 4 1 3 4 16
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 4 5 3 3 1 16
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 6 0 3 2 5 16
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 5 3 1 3 3 15
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 2 1 2 3 7 15
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 1 3 0 3 8 15
070 Locks 5 1 1 4 3 14
224 Package and Article Carriers 1 4 1 4 4 14
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 2 3 2 3 4 14
331 Oscillators 6 1 3 2 2 14
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 1 2 1 4 5 13
053 Package Making 2 4 4 2 1 13
165 Heat Exchange 2 2 3 2 4 13
180 Motor Vehicles 5 3 2 1 2 13
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 0 4 3 1 5 13
398 Optical Communications 6 3 1 1 2 13
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 3 1 3 3 2 12
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 2 2 0 6 2 12
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 2 3 0 3 4 12
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 2 1 2 1 6 12
014 Bridges 0 0 4 2 5 11
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 4 4 0 3 0 11
081 Tools 3 1 1 1 5 11
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 0 3 1 4 3 11
118 Coating Apparatus 2 2 2 2 3 11
220 Receptacles 0 0 2 5 4 11
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 1 2 3 1 4 11
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 1 2 2 2 4 11
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 1 3 1 2 4 11
030 Cutlery 4 1 3 0 2 10
136 Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric 5 0 0 3 2 10
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 1 0 3 4 2 10
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 1 0 2 3 4 10
414 Material or Article Handling 3 2 2 1 2 10
433 Dentistry 3 2 0 4 1 10
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 1 1 1 5 2 10
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 2 1 1 3 3 10
089 Ordnance 1 0 0 5 3 9
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 2 1 2 3 1 9
188 Brakes 4 0 4 0 1 9
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 2 2 1 2 2 9
215 Bottles and Jars 1 0 2 4 2 9
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 3 0 3 2 1 9
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 0 1 2 3 3 9
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 1 0 4 3 1 9
386 Motion Video Signal Processing for Recording or Reproducing 2 1 2 3 1 9
047 Plant Husbandry 1 1 1 2 3 8
112 Sewing 2 2 3 1 0 8
292 Closure Fasteners 2 2 2 2 0 8
399 Electrophotography 0 3 0 3 2 8
065 Glass Manufacturing 0 0 0 3 4 7
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 0 1 3 0 3 7
083 Cutting 3 0 1 0 3 7
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 0 1 1 3 2 7
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 1 3 0 2 1 7
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 2 1 0 3 1 7
353 Optics: Image Projectors 2 0 1 0 4 7
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 2 1 0 2 2 7
434 Education and Demonstration 2 1 0 0 4 7
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 1 2 0 1 3 7
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 2 0 2 1 1 6
055 Gas Separation 0 3 1 2 0 6
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 0 2 0 2 2 6
100 Presses 0 1 0 2 3 6
126 Stoves and Furnaces 0 0 1 1 4 6
452 Butchering 2 2 0 1 1 6
472 Amusement Devices 3 1 0 1 1 6
102 Ammunition and Explosives 0 2 1 2 0 5
132 Toilet 1 2 1 1 0 5
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 0 0 0 3 2 5
164 Metal Founding 1 0 3 0 1 5
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 0 2 0 2 1 5
221 Article Dispensing 1 2 0 2 0 5
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 0 1 2 1 1 5
335 Electricity: Magnetically Operated Switches, Magnets, and Electromagnets 1 1 1 1 1 5
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 2 0 1 1 1 5
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 2 1 0 1 1 5
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 0 1 1 3 0 5
417 Pumps 2 0 1 1 1 5
451 Abrading 1 0 0 4 0 5
501 Compositions: Ceramic 0 0 0 5 0 5
518 Chemistry: Fischer-Tropsch Processes; or Purification or Recovery of Products Thereof 0 1 1 0 3 5
016 Miscellaneous Hardware 1 2 0 0 1 4
037 Excavating 0 0 0 1 3 4
048 Gas: Heating and Illuminating 0 0 0 1 3 4
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 0 1 1 1 1 4
104 Railways 0 1 1 1 1 4
117 Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor 2 0 1 1 0 4
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 0 0 0 2 2 4
148 Metal Treatment 2 0 2 0 0 4
149 Explosive and Thermic Compositions or Charges 0 0 1 1 2 4
181 Acoustics 1 0 0 2 1 4
192 Clutches and Power-Stop Control 0 0 1 3 0 4
208 Mineral Oils: Processes and Products 1 0 1 2 0 4
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 1 0 0 1 2 4
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 1 2 0 1 0 4
322 Electricity: Single Generator Systems 1 1 1 0 1 4
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 0 1 2 0 1 4
474 Endless Belt Power Transmission Systems or Components 1 1 0 0 2 4
507 Earth Boring, Well Treating, and Oil Field Chemistry 0 0 1 1 2 4
049 Movable or Removable Closures 2 0 1 0 0 3
082 Turning (e.g., for metal working) 0 0 0 3 0 3
105 Railway Rolling Stock 0 0 0 0 3 3
110 Furnaces 0 2 1 0 0 3
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 0 1 0 1 1 3
139 Textiles: Weaving 0 0 2 1 0 3
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 1 0 0 1 1 3
169 Fire Extinguishers 0 0 0 2 1 3
177 Weighing Scales 1 1 1 0 0 3
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 1 1 0 1 0 3
216 Etching a Substrate: Processes 0 0 1 1 1 3
236 Automatic Temperature and Humidity Regulation 0 0 1 1 1 3
238 Railways: Surface Track 0 0 1 1 1 3
267 Spring Devices 1 0 1 0 1 3
271 Sheet Feeding or Delivering 1 1 1 0 0 3
299 Mining or In Situ Disintegration of Hard Material 2 0 1 0 0 3
336 Inductor Devices 0 0 2 1 0 3
355 Photocopying 1 1 0 0 1 3
368 Horology: Time Measuring Systems or Devices 0 2 0 1 0 3
403 Joints and Connections 0 1 0 1 1 3
406 Conveyors: Fluid Current 0 1 0 1 1 3
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 1 1 0 1 0 3
431 Combustion 0 0 3 0 0 3
445 Electric Lamp or Space Discharge Component or Device Manufacturing 2 0 0 0 1 3
454 Ventilation 1 1 1 0 0 3
464 Rotary Shafts, Gudgeons, Housings, and Flexible Couplings for Rotary Shafts 0 0 1 1 1 3
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 0 0 0 1 2 3
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 0 1 1 0 0 2
056 Harvesters 0 1 0 0 1 2
086 Ammunition and Explosive-Charge Making 0 0 1 1 0 2
101 Printing 0 1 0 1 0 2
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 0 0 0 1 1 2
114 Ships 1 0 0 0 1 2
116 Signals and Indicators 1 0 1 0 0 2
122 Liquid Heaters and Vaporizers 1 1 0 0 0 2
125 Stone Working 1 0 0 0 1 2
144 Woodworking 1 0 1 0 0 2
150 Purses, Wallets, and Protective Covers 0 1 1 0 0 2
152 Resilient Tires and Wheels 2 0 0 0 0 2
187 Elevator, Industrial Lift Truck, or Stationary Lift for Vehicle 0 0 0 1 1 2
191 Electricity: Transmission To Vehicles 0 0 2 0 0 2
246 Railway Switches and Signals 0 1 0 1 0 2
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 0 0 1 1 0 2
269 Work Holders 0 0 0 0 2 2
270 Sheet-Material Associating 0 2 0 0 0 2
338 Electrical Resistors 1 1 0 0 0 2
392 Electric Resistance Heating Devices 0 0 1 1 0 2
408 Cutting by Use of Rotating Axially Moving Tool 0 1 1 0 0 2
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 1 1 0 0 0 2
450 Foundation Garments 0 0 0 0 2 2
493 Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web 1 0 0 0 1 2
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 0 2 0 0 0 2
588 Hazardous or Toxic Waste Destruction or Containment 0 1 0 1 0 2
007 Compound Hand Tools 1 0 0 0 0 1
008 Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers 0 1 0 0 0 1
028 Textiles: Manufacturing 0 0 0 0 1 1
071 Chemistry: Fertilizers 0 0 0 0 1 1
076 Metal Tools and Implements, Making 1 0 0 0 0 1
087 Textiles: Braiding, Netting, and Lace Making 0 1 0 0 0 1
092 Expansible Chamber Devices 0 1 0 0 0 1
127 Sugar, Starch, and Carbohydrates 1 0 0 0 0 1
131 Tobacco 0 1 0 0 0 1
172 Earth Working 0 0 1 0 0 1
173 Tool Driving or Impacting 0 0 1 0 0 1
190 Trunks and Hand-Carried Luggage 0 0 0 0 1 1
193 Conveyors, Chutes, Skids, Guides, and Ways 0 0 0 1 0 1
201 Distillation: Processes, Thermolytic 0 0 0 0 1 1
202 Distillation: Apparatus 0 1 0 0 0 1
203 Distillation: Processes, Separatory 0 0 0 1 0 1
223 Apparel Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 1
256 Fences 0 1 0 0 0 1
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 0 0 0 0 1 1
283 Printed Matter 0 0 0 0 1 1
291 Track Sanders 0 0 0 0 1 1
301 Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles 1 0 0 0 0 1
337 Electricity: Electrothermally or Thermally Actuated Switches 0 1 0 0 0 1
373 Industrial Electric Heating Furnaces 1 0 0 0 0 1
377 Electrical Pulse Counters, Pulse Dividers, or Shift Registers: Circuits and Systems 0 0 0 0 1 1
383 Flexible Bags 0 0 0 1 0 1
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 0 0 0 1 0 1
413 Sheet Metal Container Making 0 0 1 0 0 1
418 Rotary Expansible Chamber Devices 0 0 0 0 1 1
419 Powder Metallurgy Processes 0 0 0 1 0 1
440 Marine Propulsion 1 0 0 0 0 1
441 Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices 0 0 1 0 0 1
492 Roll or Roller 1 0 0 0 0 1
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 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 0 1 1
516 Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents, Subcombinations Thereof, Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting 0 0 0 1 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 1745 1621 1714 2135 2102 9317


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