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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

NEW MEXICO

( 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
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 4 13 16 12 10 55
250 Radiant Energy 6 8 15 15 9 53
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 11 5 5 16 6 43
382 Image Analysis 11 7 10 8 6 42
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 4 9 7 11 9 40
340 Communications: Electrical 9 2 6 11 9 37
073 Measuring and Testing 9 4 3 7 9 32
385 Optical Waveguides 8 5 7 3 7 30
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 1 5 8 7 9 30
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 11 8 3 3 3 28
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 9 2 3 8 5 27
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 6 4 7 5 4 26
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 3 3 3 8 8 25
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 9 4 2 5 3 23
427 Coating Processes 5 1 8 5 4 23
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 7 3 2 4 7 23
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 4 2 5 8 4 23
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 5 0 7 4 6 22
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 5 1 2 6 7 21
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 1 4 5 5 6 21
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 3 5 3 5 5 21
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 7 4 1 4 5 21
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 4 5 3 6 3 21
463 Amusement Devices: Games 0 2 1 15 3 21
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 0 7 4 5 5 21
252 Compositions 3 3 4 5 5 20
372 Coherent Light Generators 2 4 4 6 3 19
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 2 2 3 8 4 19
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 0 3 2 7 6 18
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 1 4 6 3 3 17
370 Multiplex Communications 3 1 1 7 5 17
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 1 0 2 11 3 17
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 2 1 4 6 3 16
326 Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry 2 4 3 4 3 16
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 2 5 2 3 4 16
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 1 4 3 1 6 15
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 1 1 2 3 8 15
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 2 3 3 2 4 14
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 0 2 5 4 3 14
455 Telecommunications 4 4 2 1 3 14
029 Metal Working 4 2 0 3 4 13
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 1 3 3 4 2 13
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 2 1 6 3 13
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 2 1 2 3 4 12
136 Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric 1 2 2 6 1 12
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 0 3 0 6 3 12
060 Power Plants 2 3 0 3 3 11
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 1 2 2 2 4 11
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 3 4 1 2 1 11
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 0 2 3 2 2 9
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 0 3 1 5 0 9
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 2 2 0 3 2 9
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 3 3 1 2 0 9
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 4 1 2 1 1 9
379 Telephonic Communications 1 4 1 1 2 9
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 3 0 4 1 1 9
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 2 1 1 2 3 9
606 Surgery (instruments) 1 1 0 4 3 9
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 3 1 2 1 2 9
042 Firearms 1 1 3 1 2 8
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 3 2 2 1 0 8
102 Ammunition and Explosives 1 1 1 1 4 8
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 0 2 3 2 1 8
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 2 0 2 1 3 8
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 1 3 2 0 2 8
505 Superconductor Technology: Apparatus, Material, Process 0 0 2 5 1 8
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 2 1 1 0 4 8
297 Chairs and Seats 0 3 2 1 1 7
335 Electricity: Magnetically Operated Switches, Magnets, and Electromagnets 2 0 2 1 2 7
380 Cryptography 1 3 0 2 1 7
398 Optical Communications 0 0 2 3 2 7
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 1 1 1 3 1 7
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 2 2 3 0 7
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 4 1 0 1 1 7
716 Computer-Aided Design and Analysis of Circuits and Semiconductor Masks 0 1 3 1 2 7
089 Ordnance 0 3 0 1 2 6
095 Gas Separation: Processes 0 3 2 0 1 6
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 2 0 0 2 2 6
362 Illumination 1 1 1 3 0 6
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 3 2 0 1 0 6
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 3 1 2 0 0 6
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 0 0 2 3 1 6
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 1 0 4 1 0 6
033 Geometrical Instruments 0 1 2 1 1 5
137 Fluid Handling 0 0 0 2 3 5
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 1 0 2 0 2 5
157 Wheelwright Machines 0 0 0 2 3 5
180 Motor Vehicles 0 0 1 4 0 5
219 Electric Heating 1 1 0 3 0 5
273 Amusement Devices: Games 2 1 0 1 1 5
280 Land Vehicles 1 1 0 1 2 5
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 1 1 1 0 2 5
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 1 0 2 1 1 5
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 2 0 1 1 1 5
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 0 1 0 2 2 5
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 2 0 1 1 1 5
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 0 1 0 1 3 5
712 Processing Architectures and Instruction Processing, e.g., Processors (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 0 3 0 1 5
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 0 1 1 2 1 5
726 Information Security 1 0 2 0 2 5
002 Apparel 1 0 1 1 1 4
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 0 1 0 0 3 4
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 0 1 1 0 2 4
084 Music 2 0 1 1 0 4
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 0 0 1 1 2 4
126 Stoves and Furnaces 0 0 0 1 3 4
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 1 2 0 0 1 4
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 1 1 1 1 0 4
203 Distillation: Processes, Separatory 0 0 0 1 3 4
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 0 1 0 1 2 4
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 2 1 1 0 0 4
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 1 2 0 0 1 4
348 Television 0 0 0 2 2 4
403 Joints and Connections 0 2 0 1 1 4
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 1 1 0 1 1 4
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 0 1 1 1 1 4
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 0 1 0 3 0 4
048 Gas: Heating and Illuminating 0 0 1 0 2 3
055 Gas Separation 0 1 0 1 1 3
056 Harvesters 0 0 1 1 1 3
082 Turning (e.g., for metal working) 0 0 2 0 1 3
118 Coating Apparatus 1 0 0 1 1 3
119 Animal Husbandry 1 0 0 2 0 3
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 1 0 0 0 2 3
148 Metal Treatment 1 0 1 1 0 3
165 Heat Exchange 1 0 0 2 0 3
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 1 1 0 1 0 3
202 Distillation: Apparatus 1 0 0 1 1 3
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 0 1 0 1 1 3
220 Receptacles 1 1 0 0 1 3
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 1 1 1 0 0 3
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 1 0 0 0 2 3
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 0 0 1 1 1 3
331 Oscillators 1 0 0 1 1 3
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 0 0 2 0 1 3
376 Induced Nuclear Reactions: Processes, Systems, and Elements 0 0 1 0 2 3
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 0 0 0 2 1 3
433 Dentistry 0 2 0 0 1 3
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 0 2 0 0 1 3
588 Hazardous or Toxic Waste Destruction or Containment 1 0 0 1 1 3
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 0 1 0 1 1 3
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 0 0 2 0 0 2
023 Chemistry: Physical Processes 1 1 0 0 0 2
030 Cutlery 0 1 0 0 1 2
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 1 0 1 0 0 2
053 Package Making 0 0 1 0 1 2
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 0 0 0 1 1 2
132 Toilet 0 0 1 0 1 2
149 Explosive and Thermic Compositions or Charges 0 0 0 1 1 2
177 Weighing Scales 2 0 0 0 0 2
181 Acoustics 0 0 0 2 0 2
188 Brakes 0 1 1 0 0 2
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 0 0 0 2 0 2
224 Package and Article Carriers 0 0 2 0 0 2
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 1 1 0 0 0 2
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 1 0 0 0 1 2
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 0 1 0 0 1 2
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 1 0 1 0 0 2
283 Printed Matter 0 0 0 0 2 2
330 Amplifiers 0 1 0 1 0 2
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 0 0 0 2 0 2
352 Optics: Motion Pictures 1 0 0 1 0 2
367 Communications, Electrical: Acoustic Wave Systems and Devices 0 0 0 2 0 2
373 Industrial Electric Heating Furnaces 1 0 0 0 1 2
384 Bearings 0 0 0 1 1 2
396 Photography 1 0 1 0 0 2
417 Pumps 0 0 1 0 1 2
431 Combustion 0 0 0 1 1 2
439 Electrical Connectors 0 2 0 0 0 2
516 Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents, Subcombinations Thereof, Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting 1 0 0 1 0 2
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 1 0 0 1 0 2
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 0 1 0 0 1 2
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 1 0 0 0 1 2
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 1 0 0 0 0 1
005 Beds 0 0 0 1 0 1
007 Compound Hand Tools 0 0 0 1 0 1
008 Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers 0 0 0 0 1 1
014 Bridges 0 0 0 0 1 1
027 Undertaking 0 0 0 0 1 1
037 Excavating 0 0 1 0 0 1
038 Textiles: Ironing or Smoothing 0 0 0 1 0 1
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 0 0 0 1 0 1
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 0 0 0 0 1 1
047 Plant Husbandry 0 0 0 1 0 1
062 Refrigeration 1 0 0 0 0 1
065 Glass Manufacturing 0 0 1 0 0 1
071 Chemistry: Fertilizers 0 0 0 1 0 1
081 Tools 0 0 0 0 1 1
092 Expansible Chamber Devices 0 0 0 0 1 1
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 0 0 1 0 0 1
100 Presses 0 1 0 0 0 1
101 Printing 0 0 0 1 0 1
112 Sewing 0 0 1 0 0 1
117 Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor 0 1 0 0 0 1
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 1 0 0 0 0 1
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 0 1 0 0 0 1
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 0 0 1 0 0 1
164 Metal Founding 0 0 0 0 1 1
173 Tool Driving or Impacting 0 0 0 0 1 1
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 0 1 0 0 0 1
206 Special Receptacle or Package 0 0 0 1 0 1
215 Bottles and Jars 0 0 1 0 0 1
216 Etching a Substrate: Processes 0 0 0 1 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
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 0 0 0 1 0 1
267 Spring Devices 0 1 0 0 0 1
269 Work Holders 0 0 0 0 1 1
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 0 0 1 0 0 1
322 Electricity: Single Generator Systems 0 0 1 0 0 1
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 0 0 0 0 1 1
329 Demodulators 0 1 0 0 0 1
337 Electricity: Electrothermally or Thermally Actuated Switches 0 1 0 0 0 1
338 Electrical Resistors 1 0 0 0 0 1
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 0 0 0 1 0 1
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 0 0 0 0 1 1
369 Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval 0 0 0 1 0 1
377 Electrical Pulse Counters, Pulse Dividers, or Shift Registers: Circuits and Systems 0 0 1 0 0 1
409 Gear Cutting, Milling, or Planing 1 0 0 0 0 1
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 0 1 0 0 0 1
414 Material or Article Handling 0 0 0 1 0 1
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 1 0 0 0 0 1
434 Education and Demonstration 0 0 1 0 0 1
445 Electric Lamp or Space Discharge Component or Device Manufacturing 0 0 0 0 1 1
452 Butchering 0 1 0 0 0 1
482 Exercise Devices 0 1 0 0 0 1
501 Compositions: Ceramic 0 0 0 0 1 1
506 Combinatorial Chemistry Technology: Method, Library, Apparatus 0 1 0 0 0 1
508 Solid Anti-Friction Devices, Materials Therefor, Lubricant or Separant Compositions for Moving Solid Surfaces, and Miscellaneous Mineral Oil Compositions 1 0 0 0 0 1
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 0 1 0 0 0 1
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 1 0 0 0 1
718 Virtual Machine Task or Process Management or Task Management/Control (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 1 0 0 1
719 Interprogram Communication or Interprocess Communication (Ipc) (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 1 0 0 1
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 0 1 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 286 280 303 434 389 1692


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