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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

RHODE ISLAND

( 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
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 20 20 21 37 54 152
367 Communications, Electrical: Acoustic Wave Systems and Devices 15 9 5 5 4 38
340 Communications: Electrical 6 6 9 8 2 31
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 4 2 4 11 8 29
114 Ships 8 4 8 3 5 28
439 Electrical Connectors 5 9 2 7 3 26
382 Image Analysis 9 3 4 2 7 25
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 3 4 7 4 7 25
606 Surgery (instruments) 3 1 0 11 10 25
362 Illumination 5 3 8 3 3 22
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 2 3 5 3 6 19
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 4 1 3 6 5 19
169 Fire Extinguishers 1 1 3 12 1 18
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 2 10 2 1 3 18
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 2 3 4 5 4 18
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 0 4 3 7 4 18
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 5 4 5 2 1 17
073 Measuring and Testing 2 3 5 4 2 16
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 2 5 1 6 2 16
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 0 4 2 5 5 16
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 5 3 2 2 2 14
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 3 3 1 3 4 14
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 2 1 6 3 2 14
137 Fluid Handling 1 2 4 4 2 13
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 3 2 2 2 4 13
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 3 1 1 3 4 12
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 2 1 3 5 1 12
029 Metal Working 4 4 2 1 0 11
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 1 1 2 4 3 11
227 Elongated-Member-Driving Apparatus 1 2 3 2 3 11
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 1 1 3 2 4 11
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 1 2 1 2 5 11
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 3 0 2 1 4 10
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 2 1 2 2 3 10
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 0 2 1 4 3 10
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 3 1 4 1 1 10
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 1 3 3 1 2 10
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 3 2 1 3 10
119 Animal Husbandry 3 0 3 2 1 9
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 0 3 3 1 2 9
370 Multiplex Communications 1 4 1 0 3 9
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 5 3 0 1 0 9
463 Amusement Devices: Games 0 0 1 3 5 9
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 1 1 4 1 2 9
206 Special Receptacle or Package 4 1 1 2 0 8
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 0 1 1 2 4 8
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 2 0 0 1 4 7
033 Geometrical Instruments 3 0 0 3 1 7
102 Ammunition and Explosives 0 3 0 1 3 7
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 1 1 1 2 2 7
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 0 1 2 3 1 7
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 6 1 0 0 0 7
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 2 1 1 2 1 7
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 1 2 1 2 7
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 1 0 2 2 1 6
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 2 2 0 0 2 6
089 Ordnance 1 2 2 0 1 6
101 Printing 1 3 0 1 1 6
297 Chairs and Seats 1 2 1 0 2 6
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 1 0 1 3 1 6
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 1 0 1 0 4 6
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 3 0 0 3 0 6
005 Beds 2 2 0 1 0 5
030 Cutlery 2 0 1 1 1 5
190 Trunks and Hand-Carried Luggage 2 1 0 0 2 5
211 Supports: Racks 2 1 0 1 1 5
348 Television 1 2 0 0 2 5
372 Coherent Light Generators 0 3 2 0 0 5
385 Optical Waveguides 2 2 1 0 0 5
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 2 0 2 1 0 5
455 Telecommunications 1 1 3 0 0 5
472 Amusement Devices 1 2 1 0 1 5
482 Exercise Devices 1 0 1 2 1 5
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 1 0 1 0 3 5
712 Processing Architectures and Instruction Processing, e.g., Processors (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 2 0 0 2 5
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 1 0 2 0 2 5
042 Firearms 2 0 0 0 2 4
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 0 0 3 0 1 4
060 Power Plants 0 1 0 0 3 4
083 Cutting 2 0 2 0 0 4
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 1 0 2 1 0 4
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 1 0 0 1 2 4
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 3 0 0 1 0 4
215 Bottles and Jars 0 1 0 1 2 4
219 Electric Heating 2 2 0 0 0 4
220 Receptacles 2 1 1 0 0 4
250 Radiant Energy 3 0 1 0 0 4
252 Compositions 0 0 1 1 2 4
273 Amusement Devices: Games 0 1 1 0 2 4
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 0 0 1 2 1 4
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 1 1 2 0 0 4
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 0 0 0 2 2 4
427 Coating Processes 1 2 0 1 0 4
440 Marine Propulsion 2 1 0 0 1 4
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 0 1 0 0 3 4
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 1 2 1 0 0 4
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 2 0 1 0 1 4
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 0 0 1 1 2 4
084 Music 1 0 1 0 1 3
144 Woodworking 1 0 0 0 2 3
224 Package and Article Carriers 1 0 0 2 0 3
236 Automatic Temperature and Humidity Regulation 0 0 0 1 2 3
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 0 2 0 1 0 3
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 0 1 0 1 1 3
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 1 0 0 1 1 3
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 3 0 0 0 0 3
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 2 0 1 0 0 3
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 0 1 2 0 0 3
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 1 0 0 0 2 3
402 Binder Device Releasably Engaging Aperture or Notch of Sheet 0 1 2 0 0 3
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 1 0 0 1 1 3
431 Combustion 1 0 1 1 0 3
434 Education and Demonstration 0 0 2 0 1 3
441 Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices 1 1 0 1 0 3
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 1 1 0 1 0 3
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 1 1 1 0 0 3
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 0 0 1 1 1 3
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 0 2 0 1 0 3
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 1 1 0 0 1 3
002 Apparel 0 0 0 2 0 2
012 Boot and Shoe Making 0 1 1 0 0 2
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 0 0 1 0 1 2
066 Textiles: Knitting 0 0 1 0 1 2
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 0 0 1 0 1 2
081 Tools 1 1 0 0 0 2
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 0 0 0 2 0 2
118 Coating Apparatus 1 0 0 0 1 2
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 2 0 0 0 0 2
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 1 0 0 1 0 2
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 0 1 0 0 1 2
165 Heat Exchange 2 0 0 0 0 2
173 Tool Driving or Impacting 0 2 0 0 0 2
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 1 0 0 1 0 2
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 0 0 0 2 0 2
280 Land Vehicles 0 0 0 0 2 2
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 0 0 0 2 0 2
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 1 1 0 0 0 2
331 Oscillators 1 1 0 0 0 2
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 0 2 2
379 Telephonic Communications 0 0 0 2 0 2
383 Flexible Bags 0 0 1 1 0 2
400 Typewriting Machines 1 0 0 1 0 2
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 0 0 0 1 1 2
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 0 0 0 1 1 2
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 0 2 0 0 0 2
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 0 0 0 0 2 2
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 0 0 1 1 0 2
451 Abrading 0 0 0 1 1 2
508 Solid Anti-Friction Devices, Materials Therefor, Lubricant or Separant Compositions for Moving Solid Surfaces, and Miscellaneous Mineral Oil Compositions 1 0 0 1 0 2
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 0 0 1 0 0 1
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 0 1 0 0 0 1
038 Textiles: Ironing or Smoothing 0 0 0 1 0 1
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 0 0 0 1 0 1
047 Plant Husbandry 1 0 0 0 0 1
055 Gas Separation 0 1 0 0 0 1
059 Chain, Staple, and Horseshoe Making 0 0 0 0 1 1
062 Refrigeration 0 0 1 0 0 1
068 Textiles: Fluid Treating Apparatus 0 0 0 0 1 1
070 Locks 0 0 0 1 0 1
071 Chemistry: Fertilizers 0 0 0 1 0 1
072 Metal Deforming 0 0 1 0 0 1
087 Textiles: Braiding, Netting, and Lace Making 0 0 0 1 0 1
095 Gas Separation: Processes 0 0 1 0 0 1
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 0 0 0 0 1 1
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 0 0 1 0 0 1
116 Signals and Indicators 0 0 0 1 0 1
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 1 0 0 0 0 1
132 Toilet 1 0 0 0 0 1
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 0 0 0 1 0 1
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 0 1 0 0 0 1
177 Weighing Scales 1 0 0 0 0 1
180 Motor Vehicles 1 0 0 0 0 1
181 Acoustics 0 0 0 1 0 1
216 Etching a Substrate: Processes 0 0 1 0 0 1
221 Article Dispensing 0 0 0 0 1 1
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 0 0 1 0 0 1
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 0 0 0 0 1 1
271 Sheet Feeding or Delivering 0 1 0 0 0 1
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 0 1 0 0 0 1
292 Closure Fasteners 1 0 0 0 0 1
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 0 0 0 0 1 1
298 Land Vehicles: Dumping 1 0 0 0 0 1
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 1 0 0 0 0 1
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 0 0 0 0 1 1
326 Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry 0 0 1 0 0 1
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 1 0 0 0 0 1
337 Electricity: Electrothermally or Thermally Actuated Switches 0 1 0 0 0 1
349 Liquid Crystal Cells, Elements and Systems 1 0 0 0 0 1
368 Horology: Time Measuring Systems or Devices 0 0 0 0 1 1
380 Cryptography 1 0 0 0 0 1
386 Motion Video Signal Processing for Recording or Reproducing 0 0 0 1 0 1
396 Photography 1 0 0 0 0 1
398 Optical Communications 0 0 0 0 1 1
408 Cutting by Use of Rotating Axially Moving Tool 0 0 0 0 1 1
433 Dentistry 1 0 0 0 0 1
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 0 0 0 0 1 1
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 1 0 0 0 0 1
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 0 0 1 0 0 1
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 0 1 0 0 0 1
516 Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents, Subcombinations Thereof, Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting 1 0 0 0 0 1
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 1 0 0 0 0 1
710 Input/Output (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
725 Interactive Video Distribution Systems 1 0 0 0 0 1
726 Information Security 1 0 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 263 218 231 276 306 1294


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