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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

OKLAHOMA

( 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
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 115 99 76 119 79 488
507 Earth Boring, Well Treating, and Oil Field Chemistry 15 11 26 41 32 125
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 10 12 15 15 21 73
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 11 10 15 5 11 52
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 9 8 5 20 8 50
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 17 15 7 5 5 49
073 Measuring and Testing 5 9 10 12 11 47
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 4 14 10 6 12 46
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 7 14 8 9 5 43
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 9 4 16 7 6 42
340 Communications: Electrical 7 9 9 10 1 36
137 Fluid Handling 8 10 6 3 7 34
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 4 7 4 8 9 32
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 6 8 4 6 6 30
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 4 1 8 2 14 29
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 4 1 6 7 8 26
280 Land Vehicles 8 9 2 2 5 26
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 10 7 2 4 3 26
417 Pumps 1 2 5 9 7 24
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 0 3 5 9 6 23
208 Mineral Oils: Processes and Products 4 5 3 6 4 22
440 Marine Propulsion 5 6 6 2 1 20
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 3 3 5 1 6 18
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 2 3 4 4 5 18
062 Refrigeration 1 8 1 5 2 17
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 2 2 4 3 6 17
256 Fences 3 4 2 4 3 16
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 3 0 5 3 4 15
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 2 6 4 1 2 15
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 0 2 1 4 7 14
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 3 3 2 5 1 14
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 0 1 1 9 2 13
250 Radiant Energy 3 2 2 2 4 13
029 Metal Working 1 1 1 3 6 12
042 Firearms 4 2 1 2 3 12
095 Gas Separation: Processes 1 3 1 5 2 12
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 2 0 3 3 4 12
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 1 3 2 4 2 12
518 Chemistry: Fischer-Tropsch Processes; or Purification or Recovery of Products Thereof 9 3 0 0 0 12
047 Plant Husbandry 2 3 1 3 2 11
060 Power Plants 1 2 1 5 2 11
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 5 1 0 4 1 11
370 Multiplex Communications 1 2 1 3 4 11
427 Coating Processes 0 1 2 2 6 11
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 3 1 1 3 3 11
005 Beds 0 3 3 3 1 10
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 2 1 2 3 2 10
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 1 1 3 3 2 10
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 4 1 2 1 2 10
725 Interactive Video Distribution Systems 1 0 2 2 5 10
037 Excavating 1 1 0 4 3 9
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 2 2 0 1 4 9
414 Material or Article Handling 1 1 1 4 2 9
431 Combustion 2 2 1 1 3 9
433 Dentistry 3 0 0 1 5 9
439 Electrical Connectors 3 0 2 2 2 9
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 3 2 2 1 1 9
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 4 0 0 2 2 8
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 1 0 1 4 2 8
360 Dynamic Magnetic Information Storage or Retrieval 3 1 2 2 0 8
367 Communications, Electrical: Acoustic Wave Systems and Devices 2 2 1 2 1 8
463 Amusement Devices: Games 2 2 1 0 3 8
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 2 2 3 0 1 8
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 2 1 1 3 1 8
033 Geometrical Instruments 4 0 1 1 1 7
092 Expansible Chamber Devices 2 2 2 0 1 7
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 0 0 0 5 2 7
180 Motor Vehicles 1 0 4 1 1 7
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 1 1 1 3 1 7
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 2 0 3 1 1 7
273 Amusement Devices: Games 1 2 2 1 1 7
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 3 1 2 1 0 7
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 3 0 1 2 1 7
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 2 1 0 1 3 7
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 1 1 3 1 0 6
114 Ships 3 1 1 0 1 6
152 Resilient Tires and Wheels 1 2 0 0 3 6
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 2 1 1 1 1 6
252 Compositions 2 2 0 0 2 6
297 Chairs and Seats 1 1 0 2 2 6
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 1 2 0 1 2 6
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 2 0 0 0 4 6
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 0 0 1 2 3 6
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 3 0 2 1 0 6
002 Apparel 1 3 0 0 1 5
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 1 2 0 2 0 5
119 Animal Husbandry 2 0 2 0 1 5
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 0 0 4 0 1 5
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 3 0 0 1 1 5
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 1 0 0 3 1 5
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 1 1 0 0 3 5
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 1 0 1 1 2 5
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 0 2 1 1 1 5
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 0 0 1 2 2 5
369 Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval 1 0 1 2 1 5
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 4 0 1 0 0 5
452 Butchering 1 1 1 1 1 5
482 Exercise Devices 0 0 0 4 1 5
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 1 2 1 0 1 5
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 1 0 0 3 1 5
048 Gas: Heating and Illuminating 1 2 0 0 1 4
072 Metal Deforming 2 1 0 0 1 4
084 Music 0 2 1 0 1 4
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 2 1 0 0 1 4
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 1 0 0 1 2 4
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 1 0 1 1 1 4
211 Supports: Racks 2 1 1 0 0 4
220 Receptacles 0 0 1 0 3 4
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 2 0 2 0 0 4
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 0 0 1 3 0 4
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 1 0 1 2 0 4
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 1 1 1 1 0 4
348 Television 1 0 1 0 2 4
382 Image Analysis 0 2 1 1 0 4
385 Optical Waveguides 3 0 0 0 1 4
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 0 1 0 0 3 4
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 0 0 0 2 2 4
726 Information Security 1 0 1 2 0 4
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 0 0 2 1 0 3
053 Package Making 1 0 1 1 0 3
054 Harness for Working Animal 1 1 1 0 0 3
083 Cutting 2 0 0 1 0 3
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 0 2 0 1 0 3
116 Signals and Indicators 0 0 1 0 2 3
165 Heat Exchange 2 0 1 0 0 3
173 Tool Driving or Impacting 1 0 1 0 1 3
181 Acoustics 2 0 0 0 1 3
202 Distillation: Apparatus 0 1 2 0 0 3
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 1 0 0 1 1 3
301 Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles 1 0 2 0 0 3
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 1 1 0 1 0 3
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 1 1 0 0 1 3
362 Illumination 0 1 0 1 1 3
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 0 0 0 2 1 3
451 Abrading 2 0 0 0 1 3
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 3 0 0 0 0 3
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 0 1 0 0 2 3
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 2 0 0 0 1 3
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 1 1 0 0 0 2
014 Bridges 1 0 0 0 1 2
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 0 1 0 1 0 2
055 Gas Separation 0 1 0 0 1 2
081 Tools 1 0 1 0 0 2
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 0 1 0 1 0 2
118 Coating Apparatus 0 0 0 0 2 2
126 Stoves and Furnaces 0 1 0 1 0 2
144 Woodworking 1 1 0 0 0 2
187 Elevator, Industrial Lift Truck, or Stationary Lift for Vehicle 1 0 0 0 1 2
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 0 0 2 0 0 2
201 Distillation: Processes, Thermolytic 0 0 1 1 0 2
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 0 1 0 1 0 2
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 0 1 0 1 0 2
219 Electric Heating 1 0 0 1 0 2
221 Article Dispensing 0 0 0 0 2 2
224 Package and Article Carriers 0 0 1 1 0 2
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 0 0 0 2 0 2
336 Inductor Devices 1 0 0 1 0 2
353 Optics: Image Projectors 0 0 1 0 1 2
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 0 1 0 0 1 2
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 0 1 0 1 0 2
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 0 0 1 0 1 2
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 0 2 0 0 0 2
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 1 0 0 1 0 2
434 Education and Demonstration 0 0 2 0 0 2
454 Ventilation 1 0 0 0 1 2
455 Telecommunications 1 0 1 0 0 2
606 Surgery (instruments) 0 1 0 0 1 2
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 0 0 0 2 0 2
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 0 0 0 1 1 2
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 0 2 2
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 1 1 0 0 0 2
007 Compound Hand Tools 0 0 0 0 1 1
016 Miscellaneous Hardware 1 0 0 0 0 1
023 Chemistry: Physical Processes 1 0 0 0 0 1
027 Undertaking 0 0 1 0 0 1
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 0 0 0 1 0 1
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 0 0 1 0 0 1
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 0 0 0 0 1 1
056 Harvesters 0 0 0 1 0 1
068 Textiles: Fluid Treating Apparatus 0 0 0 0 1 1
070 Locks 1 0 0 0 0 1
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 0 0 1 0 0 1
082 Turning (e.g., for metal working) 1 0 0 0 0 1
086 Ammunition and Explosive-Charge Making 1 0 0 0 0 1
102 Ammunition and Explosives 0 1 0 0 0 1
110 Furnaces 0 1 0 0 0 1
112 Sewing 1 0 0 0 0 1
122 Liquid Heaters and Vaporizers 0 0 0 1 0 1
148 Metal Treatment 0 0 0 1 0 1
150 Purses, Wallets, and Protective Covers 0 0 0 1 0 1
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 0 0 1 0 0 1
164 Metal Founding 1 0 0 0 0 1
177 Weighing Scales 0 0 0 1 0 1
184 Lubrication 0 1 0 0 0 1
192 Clutches and Power-Stop Control 0 0 1 0 0 1
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 0 0 1 0 0 1
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 0 1 0 0 0 1
206 Special Receptacle or Package 0 1 0 0 0 1
212 Traversing Hoists 0 1 0 0 0 1
227 Elongated-Member-Driving Apparatus 0 0 0 0 1 1
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 0 1 0 0 0 1
249 Static Molds 0 0 0 1 0 1
267 Spring Devices 0 0 0 0 1 1
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 0 1 0 0 0 1
292 Closure Fasteners 1 0 0 0 0 1
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 0 0 1 0 0 1
298 Land Vehicles: Dumping 0 0 0 0 1 1
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 0 0 0 0 1 1
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 0 0 1 0 0 1
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 0 0 1 0 0 1
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 0 1 0 0 0 1
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 1 0 0 0 0 1
368 Horology: Time Measuring Systems or Devices 0 0 0 1 0 1
372 Coherent Light Generators 0 1 0 0 0 1
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 1 0 0 0 0 1
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 0 1 0 0 0 1
379 Telephonic Communications 0 1 0 0 0 1
392 Electric Resistance Heating Devices 1 0 0 0 0 1
398 Optical Communications 0 0 0 0 1 1
406 Conveyors: Fluid Current 0 0 1 0 0 1
408 Cutting by Use of Rotating Axially Moving Tool 1 0 0 0 0 1
418 Rotary Expansible Chamber Devices 0 1 0 0 0 1
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 0 0 0 0 1 1
441 Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices 0 0 1 0 0 1
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 0 0 0 0 1 1
475 Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components 0 0 1 0 0 1
501 Compositions: Ceramic 0 0 0 0 1 1
503 Record Receiver Having Plural Interactive Leaves or a Colorless Color Former, Method of Use, or Developer Therefor 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 1 0 0 0 1
588 Hazardous or Toxic Waste Destruction or Containment 0 0 1 0 0 1
712 Processing Architectures and Instruction Processing, e.g., Processors (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 1 0 1
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 1 0 0 0 0 1
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 1 0 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 470 417 403 516 484 2290


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